Why it matters
A young man, still partly embedded in the marble, raises his arm over his face. It is one of the unfinished 'Prisoners' for the tomb of Pope Julius II.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1525–1530.
- It may have been intended for the left of the central niche in the 1516 design.
- It is in the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence.
Based on the Wikipedia article Young Slave (CC BY-SA 4.0).
