This grand, epic-sized statue depicts Moses seated regally to guard the tablets written with the Ten Commandments. His expression is stern, reflecting his anger at seeing his people worshipping the golden calf on his return from Mount Sinai.
Michelangelo's reputation following the sculpture of David reached Pope Julius II in Rome who commissioned the artist to come and work on his tomb.
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Michelangelo creator QS:P170,Q5592 Jörg Bittner Unna, 'Moses' by Michelangelo JBU140, CC BY 3.0
Michelangelo creator QS:P170,Q5592 Jörg Bittner Unna (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:'Moses'_by_Michelangelo_JBU140.jpg), „'Moses' by Michelangelo JBU140“, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode