Why did Michelangelo sculpt Moses with horns?. L'Unione Sarda English - L'Unione Sarda English ...

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 ...

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.

Extracts from His Talks About Art. Skip to content Skip to site index ... HORNS OF MICHAEL ANGELO'S MOSES In 1875 Miss Helen M. Knowlton, a pupil of the late William Morris Hunt, ...