Why it matters
A larger-than-life figure remains partly locked in the marble block. It is one of the unfinished 'Prisoners' Michelangelo carved for the tomb of Pope Julius II.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1525–1530.
- It is 2.77 metres tall.
- The tomb once planned sixteen to twenty such figures; in the end none were used.
Based on the Wikipedia article Atlas Slave (CC BY-SA 4.0).
