This image appears to have been created by freystrongart, who remarks about it “The above picture was partly inspired by one of Michelangelo’s marbles although I have not tried to imitate the stance but only that sense of trying to get free of the marble.” The artist’s description seems consistent with a strong interest in in the Italian renaissance (and the city of Florence in particular) evident on the artist’s Flickr account. The image itself is a reblog from a 17 November 2013 post at Infernal Wonders, which traces back to the tumblr Reverse Pygmalion.