Head
19th century (made), 16th century (designed), 1515 (made)
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Creating a mould from an artwork enables multiple copies to be made. These casts reproduce the head of Moses from a marble statue carved by Michelangelo Buonarroti in around 1515 for the tomb of Pope Julius II in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome. With important works, several cast makers might take moulds, and each mould might produce many casts. The V&A commissioned casts to support the teaching of drawing.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Plaster cast |
| Brief description | Plaster cast of the head of 'Moses' by Michelangelo. Made in the late 19th century and given by Decimus Burton. |
| Physical description | Plaster cast of the head of Moses. |
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| Credit line | Given by Decimus Burton |
| Object history | Cast of the head of 'Moses' and made in the late 19th century. The cast is of the head of 'Moses' which was made by Michelangelo Buonarroti in around 1515 for the tomb of Pope Julius II in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome. Given to the museum by Decimus Burton. There are two other casts of the face in the museum collection (NCOL.593-2017 & NCOL. 610-2017) and a mould of the face (A.2-2018). |
| Summary | Creating a mould from an artwork enables multiple copies to be made. These casts reproduce the head of Moses from a marble statue carved by Michelangelo Buonarroti in around 1515 for the tomb of Pope Julius II in the church of San Pietro in Vincoli, Rome. With important works, several cast makers might take moulds, and each mould might produce many casts. The V&A commissioned casts to support the teaching of drawing. |
| Associated object | SCP.LOST.640 (Object) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | REPRO.1879-161 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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