Rachel (sculpture)

Rachel
Rachel
ArtistMichelangelo
Yearc. 1542-1545
Typesculpture
MediumMarble
LocationSan Pietro in Vincoli, Rome
Preceded byThe Genius of Victory
Followed byLeah (sculpture)

Rachel is a sculpture by Michelangelo of the Old Testament figure Rachel. Like Leah, it was part of the final, 1542–1545 design for the tomb of Pope Julius II in San Pietro in Vincoli, on which it still remains.