Plaster Casts: Dying Slave’s Head

16^th Century, Michelangelo

Held at the Louvre, Paris; Meant for the tomb of Julius II (Rome, Italy)

Figure is imprisoned to the blocks of marble symbolizing the souls struggle against the bonds of temptation and sin; slave seems to be sinking into a deep sleep/ abandoning him to the effects of an intoxicant.

35Hx30Wx30D cm