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The Rebellious Slave is a sculpture by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo. Created between 1513 and 1516, it was to serve with another figure, the Dying Slave, at the tomb of Pope Julius II.

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-The '''''Dying Slave''''' is a sculpture by the [[Italian Renaissance]] artist [[Michelangelo]]. Created between 1513 and 1516, it was to serve with another figure, the ''[[Rebellious Slave]]'', at the [[list of papal tombs|tomb of Pope Julius II]].  It is a [[marble]] figure 2.28 metres (7' 6") in height, and is held at the [[Louvre]]. The left wrist is strapped to the back of the neck, and there is a band around the chest. A monkey, only partially carved, grasps the left shin, representing art as mere "aping" ([[mimesis]]) or suggesting earthly passions. The artist and work were influenced by the late-[[Before Christ|BC]] Rhodian sculpture ''[[Laocoön and his Sons]]''.
+The '''''Rebellious Slave''''' is a sculpture by the [[Italian Renaissance]] artist [[Michelangelo]]. Created between 1513 and 1516, it was to serve with another figure, the ''[[Dying Slave]]'', at the [[list of papal tombs|tomb of Pope Julius II]].
-In 1976 the art historian [[Richard Fly]] wrote that the sculpture "suggests that moment when life capitulates before the relentless force of dead matter".
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