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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Compositional Sketch for „Judith and Holofernes“

🖼 Compositional Sketch for „Judith and Holofernes“, c. 1508
Pen and ink
405 × 225 cm
Haarlem, Netherlands

Rapid pen strokes capture Judith's decisive moment, her figure tensed in violent action above the sleeping general. Michelangelo's preparatory study reveals his anatomical mastery and dynamic composition, informing the heroic narrative he would later develop in Renaissance art.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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