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title: Moses by Michelangelo
author: Jörg Bittner Unna
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/12579/moses-by-michelangelo/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Moses by Michelangelo
_Authored by Jörg Bittner Unna_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/12579.jpg)
## Image Caption
A statue of [Moses](https://www.worldhistory.org/Moses/) by [Michelangelo](https://www.worldhistory.org/Michelangelo/) (1475-1564 CE). The figure, measuring 2.35 metres (7 ft. 9 inch) in height, was completed around 1520 CE. (San Pietro in Vincoli church, [Rome](https://www.worldhistory.org/Rome/))
## Cite This Work
### APA
Unna, J. B. (2020, August 17). Moses by Michelangelo. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Unna, Jörg Bittner. "Moses by Michelangelo." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 17, 2020. .
### MLA
Unna, Jörg Bittner. "Moses by Michelangelo." *World History Encyclopedia*, 17 Aug 2020, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%27Moses%27_by_Michelangelo_JBU140.jpg) by [**Jörg Bittner Unna**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%27Moses%27_by_Michelangelo_JBU140.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 17 August 2020. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.