Awakening Slave Self-researched

Artist: Michelangelo
Location: Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence
Medium: Marble
Date: c. 1525-1530

A 2.67m high unfinished marble statue, one of the 'Prisoners' series for the tomb of Pope Julius II. The figure appears to be struggling to emerge from the stone, dramatically illustrating Michelangelo's belief that the sculptor's task was to liberate the figure already present within the marble block.