Michelangelo’s Moses has more in common with C.S. Lewis’s Mr. Tumnus than the casual viewer might expect—namely, a couple of stubby horns.Michelangelo wasn’t the first artist to depict the ...

Michelangelo's strong and monumental sculpture of ‘Moses’ was intended for the tomb of Pope Julius II but ultimately became part of the tomb of Pope Julius II in Rome.

Biblical figures surround the marble statue of Moses, Michelangelo's masterpiece at the Church of St. Peter in Chains in Rome. The famous sculpture, originally planned as part of Pope Julius II's ...