Painter, sculptor and architect of Florence, 1475 - 1564

	"In Rome he also blocked out eight statues, and in Florence another five, along with a Victory surmounting the figure of a captive, which are now in the possession of Duke Cosimo" I-344 Victory
	Atlas
	Bearded slave
	Awakening slave
	Young slave
	"Michelangelo also finished the Moses, a beautiful statue in marble ten feet high. Seated in an attitude of great dignity, Moses rests one arm on the tablets that he is grasping in one hand, while with the other he is holding his beard." I-345 Moses
	"Through the skill of Michelangelo, God has wanted to restore and prepare the body of Moses for the Resurrection before that of anyone else. And well may the Jews continue to go there, as they do every Sabbath, both men and women, like flocks of starlings, to visit and adore the statue, since they will be adoring something that is divine rather than human." I-345 Moses (detail)