St. Matthew (Michelangelo)
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Artist | Michelangelo |
Year | 1505-1506 |
Medium | Marble sculpture |
Subject | Biblical Matthew the Apostle |
Dimensions | 271 cm (107 in) |
Location | Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence, Italy |
St. Matthew is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo which depicts Matthew the Apostle. The sculpture was intended for a series of twelve apostles for the choir niches of the Florence Cathedral but left unfinished in 1506 when Michelangelo moved to Rome to work for Pope Julius II. It is currently part of the collection of the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence.
External links[]
Media related to Saint Matthew by Michelangelo Buonarroti at Wikimedia Commons
- http://www.polomuseale.firenze.it/catalogo/scheda.asp?nctn=00281985&value=1
Categories:
- 1506 works
- 16th-century sculptures
- Sculptures of the Galleria dell'Accademia
- Marble sculptures in Italy
- Matthew the Apostle
- Sculptures by Michelangelo
- Sculptures depicting New Testament people
- Statues of apostles
- Unfinished sculptures
- Italy sculpture stubs