Why it matters
A muscular bearded man seems to struggle out of the marble block that still holds him. It is one of the unfinished 'Prisoners' for the tomb of Pope Julius II.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1525–1530.
- The Florentine Prisoners were probably carved in the second half of the 1520s.
- The prisoners were dropped from the final tomb design in 1542.
Based on the Wikipedia article Bearded Slave (CC BY-SA 4.0).
