MichelanGelo buonarroti, unfinished captive, 1527–1528.
Marble, 8′ 7 1–2″ high. Galleria dell’Accademia, Florence.

Carving a freestanding figure from stone or wood is a subtractive
process. Italian master sculptor Michelangelo thought of sculpture as a
process of “liberating” the statue within the block of marble.