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Position:Home>Visual Arts> Why did Michaelangelo make a sculpture of Moses with horns?Question: Why did Michaelangelo make a sculpture of Moses with horns!? It's just an extra-credit question!. I'm giving 10 points to who ever answers it right!!! Thanks :)Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: There was a mistranslation of the Bible at the time, in which a word with multiple meanings was translated as "horned," and so Michaelangelo followed the Bible he knew and gave Moses horns!. See the horns here: http://lazerbrody!.typepad!.com/photos/unc!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com They are not horns, they are rays of light!. It is a common misconception!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |