> Dear Avril, I deleted my frist response, feeling sure someone else would
> answer what I said. The Horned Moses is at San Pietro in Vincolo, St Peter
> in Chains, in Rome. Michelangelo is said to have struck Moses' knee with
his
> chisel (ouch!), and said 'Speak!', and the mark is still there.
Julia,
That's precisely the problem. If the "mistranslation" theory is correct, or
is the entire story, why don't we have dozens of works with a horned Moses?
Why only Michelangelo's? or are there others?
pat sloane
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