Classicist sculpture "Dying slave" (1513) by Michelangelo Buonarroti, reduction in art marble

Michelangelo created this life -size figure in the direct mission of Pope Julius II, who gave the artist completely free. Michelangelo designed a symbol for the earthly boundness of man and the freedom of art: Despite its diverse expressive gestures, the shape cannot step out of the marble block. He remains a slave of his existence. The great freedom of movement, with which Michelangelo designed every fiber of the body and the almost wicked movement, but convey a different message: people may also be bound, spirit and art are free! In addition to the "David", it is probably the "dying slave" that founded Michelangelo's legendary reputation.