# Genius of Victory [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MICHELANGELO Buonarroti]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Marble, height 261 cm ## Commentary It is uncertain whether the statue was planned as part of the tomb of Julius II. The strong manneristic features \(exaggerated contortions and complex movements\) link this figure to the Slaves, executed for the version of the tomb designed in 1532. In its present state, a particular source of delight is the fact that the youthful and beautiful victor is almost completely finished whereas his aging, defeated opponent is only indicated in rough terms, which emphasizes the theme of the sculpture. ## Related artworks - [A Man Lifting a Boar onto his Shoulder \(verso\)]() - [Abraham - Isaac - Jacob - Judah]() - [Achim - Eliud \(detail\)]() - [Achim - Eliud \(detail\)]() - [Achim - Eliud]() - [Aeneas with a Boy \(recto\)]() - [Allegorical figure]() - [Amminadab \(detail\)]() - [Amminadab \(detail\)]() - [Amminadab]() - [Ancestors of Christ: figures \(detail\)]() - [Ancestors of Christ: figures \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()