What is the name of Michelangelo's unfinished statue of Saint Matthew?

Michelangelo’s unfinished statue of Saint Matthew is named Saint Matthew. He carved the marble figure in Florence around 1505–1506 as part of a planned series of twelve apostles for the choir niches of Florence Cathedral.

The commission was never completed. Michelangelo abandoned the project in 1506 when he left Florence for Rome to resume work for Pope Julius II. Saint Matthew therefore remains visibly blocked out in places, allowing viewers to see how the figure emerged from the marble rather than presenting a fully finished surface.

The statue stands about 271 centimetres high and is now held by the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence. It is often grouped with Michelangelo’s unfinished sculptures, including the Prisoners or Slaves, because the rough marble reveals the artist’s working method and the tension between an intended figure and its remaining stone.

The answer is not Saint Peter, Saint Paul, or Saint John: those names refer to other apostles and do not identify this specific unfinished work. Saint Matthew is also distinct from Michelangelo’s later paintings and architectural commissions associated with Rome.