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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Study of a Male Nude (recto)

🖼 Study of a Male Nude (recto), 1534-36
Black chalk on brown paper
242 × 182 cm
Haarlem, Netherlands

Muscular anatomy rendered in precise charcoal, the figure twists in contrapposto with extraordinary anatomical accuracy. Michelangelo's preparatory studies revolutionized Renaissance figure drawing, demonstrating his obsessive study of human form that informed his monumental sculptures and frescoes.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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