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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
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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
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.
If you have any further information about this object, please contact us: worksofart@soane.org.uk