Michelangelo’sSlavesand the Gift of Liberty
Sometime between 1544 and 1550, Michelangelo gave two sculptures, theRebellious Slaveand theDying Slave, to Roberto Strozzi, a fellow Florentine resident in Rome. Although the gift ostensibly signified gratitude for Strozzi’s hospitality during the artist’s convalescence from a grave illness, it had...
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Published in | Renaissance quarterly Vol. 65; no. 4; pp. 1029 - 1059 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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The Renaissance Society of America
01.12.2012
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