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Brutus. Marble head,detail.For overall see 40-08-18/67. Inv.97
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Brutus. Marble head,detail.For o...

Pieta. Marble statue (1550)
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Pieta. Marble statue (1550)

Cathedral Saint Peter: the cupola (interior); The canopy was made by Bernini in 1633.
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Cathedral Saint Peter: the cupola (interior); The canopy was made by B...

Moses, from the tomb of Pope Julius II in San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome. The two horns have been symbolic of Moses since the Hebrew word for "rays of light" was mistranslated as "horns" in the Vulgata, the medieval translation of the Old Testament. Marble.
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Moses, from the tomb of Pope Julius II in San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome. The tw...

Moses (detail), from the tomb of Pope Julius II in San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome. Michelangelo worked on the papal tomb off and on from 1505 to 1545. Marble.
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Moses (detail), from the tomb of Pope Julius II in San Pietro in Vincoli, R...

Moses( detail), from the tomb of Pope Julius II Rovere, in San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome. The two horns have been symbolic of Moses since the Hebrew word for "rays of light" was mistranslated in the Vulgata, the medieval translation of the Old Testament. Marble.
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Moses( detail), from the tomb of Pope Julius II Rovere, in San Pietro in Vincoli...

Rachel, wife of Jacob and here the symbol of an active life, from the tomb of Pope Julius II Rovere in San Pietro in Vincoli. Michelangelo worked on the papal tomb off and on from 1505-1545. Marble
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Rachel, wife of Jacob and here the symbol of an active life, from the tomb of P...

Leah, wife of Jacob and here the symbol of a contemplative life, from the tomb of Pope Julius II Rovere, San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome. Michelangelo worked on the papal tomb off and on from 1505-1545. Marble
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Leah, wife of Jacob and here the symbol of a contemplative life, from...

The figure of Dawn, from the tomb of Lorenzo Medici, (1492-1519), Duke of Urbino, nephew of Lorenzo il Magnifico and of Pope Leo X. Marble, 1521-1534
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The figure of Dawn, from the tomb of Lorenzo Medici, (1492-1519), Duke of Urb...

The figure of Dawn (detail) from the tomb of Lorenzo Medici (1492-1519), Duke of Urbino, nephew of Lorenzo il Magnifico and Pope Leo X. Marble, 1521-1534
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The figure of Dawn (detail) from the tomb of Lorenzo Medici (1492-151...

The figure of Dusk (detail), from the tomb of Lorenzo Medici (1492-1519), Duke of Urbino and nephew of Lorenzo il Magnifico and Pope Leo X. Marble, 1521-1534
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The figure of Dusk (detail), from the tomb of Lorenzo Medici (1492-151...

The figure of Night, from the tomb of Giuliano Medici (1478-1516), Duke of Nemours and son of Lorenzo il Magnifico. Marble, 1521-1534
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The figure of Night, from the tomb of Giuliano Medici (1478-1516), Duke of Nem...