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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Aeneas with a Boy (recto)

🖼 Aeneas with a Boy (recto), 1553-56
Black chalk
137 × 180 cm
Haarlem, Netherlands

Rendered in delicate chalk, Aeneas carries a boy across his shoulders while an older figure follows—a moment of flight and familial duty. This drawing exemplifies Michelangelo's mastery of human form and his exploration of narrative drama through gesture and composition.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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