| Title: | Moses with Rachel and Leah |
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| Notes: | "Moses dominates the tomb, but it is flanked by two other figures, Leah and Rachel, which represent, respectively, the active and the contemplative life and introduce theological ideas hotly debated during the Reformation. Rachel represents faith, whereas her sister Leach embodies charity. In these two figures, Michelangelo refers to the debate raging over salvation through faith as opposed to salvation through works -- a topic he often discussed with friends in his later years." from A Journey Into Michelangelo's Rome, by Angela K. Nickerson, 2008. Photo by Diana Ringo. |
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| Date: | 1542-1545 |
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| Artist: | Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564 |
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| Building: | S. Pietro in Vincoli (Church : Rome, Italy)
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| Object/Function: | Sculpture, freestanding |
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| City/Town: | Rome
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| Country: | Italy
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| Scripture: | Genesis 29:15-28
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| Person as Subject: | Rachel (Biblical figure)
Leah (Biblical figure)
Moses (Biblical figure)
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| Lectionary links: | AProp13
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| Attribution: | Michelangelo Buonarroti, 1475-1564. Moses with Rachel and Leah, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=55888 [retrieved May 22, 2024]. Original source: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_pietro_in_vincoli,_monumento_a_giulio_II,_02.JPG. |
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| Record Number: | 55888
Last Updated: 2021-09-23 10:21:15
Record Created: 2014-04-30 11:13:27 |
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| Institution: | Vanderbilt University
Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |
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