Famous design Moses statue by Michelangelo

Who is Moses?

Moses is considered an extremely important figure in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Bahá’íism. Under the leadership of Moses, the ancient Israelis got rid of the tragic fate of being enslaved, learned to abide by the Ten Commandments, and became the first in history. A nation that respects gods and religions.

Michelangelo Moses statue design details.

“The Statue of Moses”, a marble statue, 255 cm high, was created by Michelangelo in 1515-1516 AD and is now located in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, Rome.

The head of Moses created by Michelangelo was erected majesticly, with a bright gaze, and the curved right leg as if he was about to stand up. The teeth are clenched, as if to swallow something; the eyes are big and beautiful, staring fixedly, shooting out a flame-like light; the hair is short, like a figure on the Sistine zenith; the beard hangs straight down like a spray He is so long that he must brush his hands; his arms are muscular and the green veins are exposed, as if he has accumulated infinite strength; the huge knees seem to be out of harmony with the other parts of the body, occupying a quarter of the whole body area.

His clothes, like in Michelangelo’s other works, are purely imaginary; it does not exist for realism, but to meet the needs of modeling. Because of these pleats, the strength of the legs is more pronounced; the volume of the lower part of the statue also increases, making the overall foundation stronger.

Especially the pair of horns on Moses’ head. In Latin, the horns are a symbol of “power” in a certain sense. Michelangelo took this small branch to make Moses’ attitude more peculiar, weird, and crude.

Tond’s evaluation of the statue of Moses.

Tond believes that “what Michelangelo created is not a historical figure, but a character type”, “the great secret of the artistic effect of the Moses statue lies in the art between the fire inside the character and the calmness of the external posture. Compared”.