Thus the two Captives of the Louvre became useless, and, as we know, they were given away to Ruberto Strozzi in a moment of generosity by the sculptor.

The sitting figures detailed in the deed of 1516 are shorter than the Moses by one foot.

The standing figures, now at S.Pietro in Vincoli, correspond to the specifications.

What makes the matter still more singular is, that after signing the contract under date July 8, 1516, Michelangelo in November of the same year ordered blocks of marble from Carrara, with measurements corresponding to the specifications of the deed of 1513.
The miserable tragedy of the sepulchre dragged on for another sixteen years.

During this period the executors of Julius passed away, and the Duke Francesco Maria della Rovere replaced them.