Why did Michelangelo sculpt Moses with horns? “Art Detective”, how to discover the details of a work in Costantino D'Orazio's book ...

At the central Vermont church I attend, in a stained-glass window that depicts the transfiguration, Moses has horns. When I researched why, here's what I learned.

In 1515, Michelangelo completed a marble sculpture of an old but muscular Moses with the Ten Commandments under his arm. Tourists are often shocked to see what appear to be devilish horns ...

HUNT'S TALKS ABOUT ART; SOME OF THE GOOD THINGS HE SAID TO HIS PUPILS. PLEADING FOR SIMPLICITY--RULES FOR LEARNING TO DRAW--ART IN AMERICA--THE HORNS ON MICHAEL ANGELO'S MOSES--VALUE OF FINISH ...

I suspect the problem was magnified by Michelangelo, thanks to his famous statue of Moses with horns on his forehead.

The Getty quietly changed the attribution on "Head With Horns" from Paul Gauguin to "unknown." An art collector claims credit. Getty says not so fast.