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Cast of a head, 'Dawn'. SM M813. ©Sir John Soane's Museum, London. Photo: Lewis Bush

Cast of the head of ‘Dawn’ by Michelangelo from one of the Medici tombs in the Medici Chapel at the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence

Plaster cast

Museum number: M813

On display: Dome Area
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Curatorial note

This head is cast from the figure of 'Dawn' which, with its pair a figure representing 'dusk', was sculpted by Michelangelo for the tomb of Lorenzo Duke of Urbino.

Associated items

Vol 83/33, watercolour showing this item in situ


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