St. Matthew
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Artists | Michelangelo |
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Locations | Florence Academy of Fine Arts |
Created | 1506 |
Subject | Matthew the Apostle |
Medium | Marble |
Periods | Renaissance |
Italian Renaissance | |
High Renaissance | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2976033 |
About St. Matthew
St. Matthew is a marble sculpture by Michelangelo which depicts Matthew the Apostle. The sculpture was intended for a series of twelves 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.