Michelangelo - "Slave" Sculptures


	Michelangelo - "Slave" Sculptures

kushikushun

11-25-2007 10:52 AM

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michelangelo, art, sculpture, renaissance

kushikushun says:

Just love Michelangelo's work. Just got back from a study-trip to Florence and these Slave Sculptures of him are just wonderful. I know he just didnt finish them, but thats why I like them even better. Sometimes as an artist you need to let the material be...well, at least partially.

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