#34: Michelangelo’s Attention to Detail
To this day, Michelangelo is celebrated as one of the best Renaissance painters and sculptors. He was an artist with vision, determination, and pure talent that can’t be compared to anyone else, past or present. This detail is just one example of how talented Michelangelo was as an artist. Moses is a Michelangelo sculpture housed in Rome’s San Pietro in Vincoli church.

The sculpture is a masterpiece. Here’s one reason why. Do you see the natural-looking muscle flexing on the man’s arm? That’s a muscle that contracts only when the pinky is lifted. That’s exactly what Moses is doing in this sculpture. The fact that Michelangelo captured this specific detail goes to show that he was a master of the human form.