Moses (Michelangelo)
Moses is a sculpture by the Italian High Renaissance artist Michelangelo, housed in the Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli in Rome. 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.
- 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
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San Pietro in Vincoli
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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
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = artwork
OpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type = statue
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Moses (Michelangelo)” goes by many names.
منحوتة قبر يوليوس الثانيArabic
منحوته قبر يوليوس الثانيArabic
موسىArabic
ՄովսեսArmenian
Մովսես (Միքելանջելո)Armenian
Musanın hökmüAzerbaijani
Musanın hökmü (Mikelancelo)Azerbaijani
MoisesBasque
МойсейBulgarian
Мойсей (Микеланджело)Bulgarian
MoisèsCatalan
Moisés de Miquel ÁngelCatalan
Moisés Miquel ÀngelCatalan
penelopeCatalan
مووساCentral Kurdish
梅瑟Chinese
梅瑟 (米开朗基罗)Chinese
MosesDanish
Michelangelo’s MozesDutch
MozesDutch
Mozes (Michelangelo)Dutch
MoseoEsperanto
Moseo (Mikelanĝelo)Esperanto
MoosesFinnish
MoisésGalician
Moisés de Miguel ÁngelGalician
Moisés de Miguel AnxoGalician
Ο Μωυσής του Μιχαήλ ΆγγελουGreek
משהHebrew
MózesHungarian
MusaIndonesian
MosèItalian
Mosè di MichelangeloItalian
Statua del MosèItalian
モーセ像Japanese
モーゼ像 (ミケランジェロ)Japanese
모세Korean
مووسا (میکێلانجێلۆ)Kurdish
موسیPersian
MojżeszPolish
MoiseRomanian
МоисейRussian
Статуя Моисея (Микеланджело)Russian
МојсијеSerbian
Мојсије (Микеланђело)Serbian
Michelangelov MojzesSlovenian
MojzesSlovenian
Mojzes (Michelangelo)Slovenian
MoseSwedish
MosèTurkish
Musa AnıtıTurkish
Musa’nın HükmüTurkish
МойсейUkrainian
یولیوس دوم کے مقبرے کے مجسمےUrdu
摩西Yue Chinese
摩西 (米高安哲羅)Yue Chinese
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