Under Construction

Originally 16-20 slaves were planned for Pope Julius tomb in the first version/ This number was reduced in successive designs, to twelve (second version, 1513), eight (third version, 1516) and finally maybe only four (fourth version, 1526, or fifth version, 1532), before being eliminated from the project altogether in the final version of 1542.

#1: Atlas Slave,Made for the tomb of Pope Julius II. Galleria, Florence.

Awakening Slave
The Awakening Slave,2.67m high, (1525-1530). the tomb of Pope Julius II.
Made for the tomb of Pope Julius II.
Galleria, Florence.

Bearded Slave
The Bearded Slave 2.63 m (1525-1530)
Made for the tomb of Pope Julius II.
Galleria, Florence.

Youthful Slave
Youthful Slave 2.56m (1503)
Made for the tomb of Pope Julius II.
Galleria, Florence. A wax modlel or this statue is at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England View

Note...A wax model is at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London is generally considered to have been made by Michelangelo himself.

St Matthew
St Matthew, 2.71 m (1503)
One of the 12 apostles created for the Cathedral in Florence The commission was annulled and staute left unfinished.
Galleria, Florence.

drawings also show how he worked ..cross hatching and outlines

dying slave was mostly finished...

1490	    Madonna of the Stairs
1490 - 1492	Battle of the Centaurs
1525 -1527	Dawn
1525 - 1527	Dusk
1550	Florentine Pietà (Pietà)
1552 - 1564	Rondanini Pietà


video on unfinished statues by david
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u8LDXhFzPo&t=91s