''Rachel'' is a sculpture by
Michelangelo of the
Old Testament figure
Rachel
Rachel () was a Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her aun ...
. Like ''
Leah
Leah ''La'ya;'' from (; ) appears in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two wives of the Biblical patriarch Jacob. Leah was Jacob's first wife, and the older sister of his second (and favored) wife Rachel. She is the mother of Jacob's first son ...
'', it was part of the final, 1542–1545 design for the
tomb of Pope Julius II
The Tomb of Pope Julius II is a sculptural and architectural ensemble by Michelangelo and his assistants, originally commissioned in 1505 but not completed until 1545 on a much reduced scale. Originally intended for St. Peter's Basilica, the str ...
in
San Pietro in Vincoli
San Pietro in Vincoli (; Saint Peter in Chains) is a Roman Catholic titular church and minor basilica in Rome, Italy, best known for being the home of Michelangelo's statue of Moses, part of the tomb of Pope Julius II.
The '' Titulus S. Petr ...
, on which it still remains.
See also
*
List of works by Michelangelo
The following is a list of works of painting, sculpture and architecture by the Italian Renaissance
The Italian Renaissance ( it, Rinascimento ) was a period in Italian history covering the 15th and 16th centuries. The period is known for the ...
Bibliography
* Umberto Baldini, ''Michelangelo scultore'', Rizzoli, Milano 1973.
* Marta Alvarez Gonzáles, ''Michelangelo'', Mondadori Arte, Milano 2007.
External links
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Tomb of Pope Julius II
Sculptures by Michelangelo
Marble sculptures in Italy
16th-century sculptures
Sculptures depicting Hebrew Bible people
Sculptures of women in Italy