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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: The Resurrection (recto)

🖼 The Resurrection (recto), 1531-32
Black chalk, traces of red chalk
240 × 347 cm
Windsor, United Kingdom

Muscular figures surge upward in dynamic diagonal composition, rendered through bold pen strokes and wash technique. This sketch reveals Michelangelo's theological vision of Christ's triumph over death, exemplifying Renaissance humanism's fusion of classical anatomy with spiritual meaning.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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