St. Matthew by Michelangelo

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St. Matthew by Michelangelo is an unfinished marble sculpture of the apostle Matthew, exemplifying Michelangelo’s powerful, emerging-from-the-stone style and his work for the Florence Cathedral.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf marble sculpture
unfinished sculpture
artisticPeriod Michelangelo’s early mature period
artMovement High Renaissance NERFINISHED
commissionedBy Opera del Duomo of Florence NERFINISHED
commissionedFor Florence Cathedral NERFINISHED
conceptuallyRelatedTo Michelangelo’s non-finito Prisoners NERFINISHED
conservationStatus well preserved
countryOfOrigin Italy
creator Michelangelo NERFINISHED
currentLocation Galleria dell’Accademia NERFINISHED
depicts Saint Matthew NERFINISHED
depictsReligion Christianity NERFINISHED
genre religious art
hasPartOrComponent standing figure of Saint Matthew
hasStyle emerging-from-the-stone
non-finito
hasType freestanding sculpture
height approximately 271 cm
iconographicAttribute book of the Gospel
inception c. 1505–1506
early 16th century
influencedBy classical sculpture
languageOfTitle Italian
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Florence NERFINISHED
locatedInTheCountry Italy NERFINISHED
materialUsed marble
notableCharacteristic powerful twisting pose
unfinished figure emerging from block
visible chisel marks
originalIntendedLocation Florence Cathedral NERFINISHED
partOfSeries Apostles for Florence Cathedral
sharesCreatorWith David by Michelangelo NERFINISHED
Pietà by Michelangelo NERFINISHED
Prisoners (Slaves) by Michelangelo NERFINISHED
significantCollection Galleria dell’Accademia sculpture collection NERFINISHED
significantEvent commission for a series of apostle statues for Florence Cathedral
significantPlaceAssociatedWithWork Florence NERFINISHED
subjectHasRole apostle
titleInItalian San Matteo NERFINISHED

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Galleria dell'Accademia notableWork St. Matthew by Michelangelo