Moses (Michelangelo)

Moses is a sculpture by the Italian High Renaissance artist Michelangelo, housed in the Basilica of in . Commissioned in 1505 by Pope Julius II for his tomb, it depicts the biblical figure Moses with horns on his head, based on a description in chapter 34 of Exodus in the Vulgate, the Latin translation of the Bible used at that time.
Wikipedia
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  • Work of art
  • …is a statue
  • …is also known as “Moses”
  • …dates from 1513
  • …stands 2.4 metres (7.9 feet) tall
  • Description: sculpture by Michelangelo

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include San Pietro in Vincoli and Arch of Constantine.

Church
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is a Roman Catholic titular church and minor basilica in , Italy.

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The is a triumphal arch in dedicated to the emperor Constantine the Great. is situated 510 metres southwest of Moses (Michelangelo).

Archaeological site
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The was a vast landscaped complex built… is situated 320 metres southeast of Moses (Michelangelo).

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esquilino-San Giovanni and Colosseo.

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Esquilino and San Giovanni are adjacent neighborhoods in .

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The district is the heart of ancient and the Roman Empire.

Locality
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The is the smallest of the famous Seven Hills of Rome.

Moses (Michelangelo)

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Latitude
41.89388° or 41° 53′ 38″ north
Longitude
12.4934° or 12° 29′ 36″ east
Open location code
8FHJVFVV+H9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 356935276
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­artwork
Open­Street­Map attribute
artwork_type=­statue
Wiki­data ID
Q1989744

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Moses (Michelangelo)” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منحوتة قبر يوليوس الثاني”
  • Arabic: “منحوته قبر يوليوس الثاني”
  • Armenian: “Մովսես (Միքելանջելո)”
  • Armenian: “Մովսես”
  • Azerbaijani: “Musanın hökmü (Mikelancelo)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Musanın hökmü”
  • Basque: “Moises”
  • Bulgarian: “Мойсей (Микеланджело)”
  • Bulgarian: “Мойсей”
  • Catalan: “Moisés de Miquel Ángel”
  • Catalan: “Moisés Miquel Àngel”
  • Catalan: “Moisès”
  • Catalan: “penelope”
  • Central Kurdish: “مووسا”
  • Chinese: “梅瑟 (米开朗基罗)”
  • Chinese: “梅瑟”
  • Danish: “Moses”
  • Dutch: “Michelangelo’s Mozes”
  • Dutch: “Mozes (Michelangelo)”
  • Dutch: “Mozes”
  • Esperanto: “Moseo (Mikelanĝelo)”
  • Esperanto: “Moseo”
  • Finnish: “Mooses”
  • French: “Moïse (Michel-Ange)”
  • French: “Moïse”
  • Galician: “Moisés de Miguel Ángel”
  • Galician: “Moisés de Miguel Anxo”
  • Galician: “Moisés”
  • German: “Moses”
  • Greek: “Ο Μωυσής του Μιχαήλ Άγγελου”
  • Hebrew: “משה”
  • Hungarian: “Mózes”
  • Indonesian: “Musa”
  • Italian: “Mosè di Michelangelo”
  • Italian: “Mosè”
  • Italian: “Statua del Mosè”
  • Japanese: “モーゼ像 (ミケランジェロ)”
  • Japanese: “モーセ像”
  • Korean: “모세”
  • Kurdish: “مووسا (میکێلانجێلۆ)”
  • Persian: “موسی”
  • Polish: “Mojżesz”
  • Portuguese: “Moisés de Michelangelo”
  • Portuguese: “Moisés”
  • Romanian: “Moise”
  • Russian: “Моисей”
  • Russian: “Статуя Моисея (Микеланджело)”
  • Serbian: “Мојсије (Микеланђело)”
  • Serbian: “Мојсије”
  • Slovenian: “Michelangelov Mojzes”
  • Slovenian: “Mojzes (Michelangelo)”
  • Slovenian: “Mojzes”
  • Spanish: “Moisés de Miguel Ángel”
  • Spanish: “Moisés”
  • Swedish: “Mose”
  • Turkish: “Mosè”
  • Turkish: “Musa Anıtı”
  • Turkish: “Musa’nin Hukmu”
  • Turkish: “Musa’nın Hükmü”
  • Ukrainian: “Мойсей”
  • Urdu: “یولیوس دوم کے مقبرے کے مجسمے”
  • Yue Chinese: “摩西 (米高安哲羅)”
  • Yue Chinese: “摩西”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dipartimento di ingegneria dell’Informazione, Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni and Piazza di San Pietro in Vincoli.

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