Where can you see Michelangelo in Paris?

At the Louvre Museum: Dying Slave and Rebellious Slave. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

What is Michelangelo's most famous work in Paris?

Dying Slave, of 1513 to 1516, at the Louvre Museum. A young man who seems less to be dying than falling asleep, one hand raised to his head. The marble is finished to a polish. It stands in the gallery of Italian sculpture, on the ground floor of the Denon wing.

When and where was Michelangelo born?

On 6 March 1475, at Caprese, Italy. Michelangelo died on 18 February 1564, at Rome, Italy, aged about 89.

What is Michelangelo known for?

Carved the David and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The two Slaves were made for the tomb of Pope Julius II. They have been in France since the sixteenth century. Michelangelo was an Italian painter and sculptor, of the High Renaissance.

Painter and sculptor, 1475 to 1564

Michelangelo

Almost all of Michelangelo is in Florence and Rome. Two great marbles left Italy in his own lifetime, and both are in the Louvre.

Michelangelo's Rebellious Slave in the Louvre, a marble figure twisting against his bonds. — Jörg Bittner Unna, CC BY-SA 3.0

A portrait of Michelangelo in old age, attributed to Daniele da Volterra. — Attributed to Daniele da Volterra, Public domain

Born: 1475, Caprese, Italy
Died: 1564, Rome, Italy
Movement: High Renaissance
In Paris: 2 works in 1 museum

Where to see Michelangelo in Paris

Each work with the museum it hangs in. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.

Louvre Museum2 works

Dying Slave
1513 to 1516
A young man who seems less to be dying than falling asleep, one hand raised to his head. The marble is finished to a polish. It stands in the gallery of Italian sculpture, on the ground floor of the Denon wing.
Rebellious Slave
1513 to 1516
Its companion: a bound figure twisting against his ties. Parts are left rough, with the marks of the chisel, as Michelangelo often left them.

The life of Michelangelo

Michelangelo was born in Tuscany in 1475 and was famous before he was twenty-five, with the Pietà in St Peter's. He carved the David, painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and the Last Judgement, and designed the dome of St Peter's. He thought of himself as a sculptor before anything else.

The two Slaves were carved between 1513 and 1516 for the tomb of Pope Julius II, a project that tormented him for forty years and was built at a fraction of its planned size. They were left out of it. Michelangelo gave them to a Florentine friend in exile in France, and they came to the Louvre in 1794.

What to know

Carved the David and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
The two Slaves were made for the tomb of Pope Julius II
They have been in France since the sixteenth century

Born: 6 March 1475, Caprese, Italy
Died: 18 February 1564, Rome, Italy

Michelangelo: common questions

Where can you see Michelangelo in Paris?: At the Louvre Museum: Dying Slave and Rebellious Slave. Museums move and lend their works, so check before a special journey.
What is Michelangelo's most famous work in Paris?: Dying Slave, of 1513 to 1516, at the Louvre Museum. A young man who seems less to be dying than falling asleep, one hand raised to his head. The marble is finished to a polish. It stands in the gallery of Italian sculpture, on the ground floor of the Denon wing.
When and where was Michelangelo born?: On 6 March 1475, at Caprese, Italy. Michelangelo died on 18 February 1564, at Rome, Italy, aged about 89.
What is Michelangelo known for?: Carved the David and painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. The two Slaves were made for the tomb of Pope Julius II. They have been in France since the sixteenth century. Michelangelo was an Italian painter and sculptor, of the High Renaissance.