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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Ignudo

🖼 Ignudo, 1509-10
Fresco
Vatican, Italy

Muscular male nudes frame the Sistine Chapel ceiling in dynamic poses, rendered with sculptural precision and classical idealism. These ignudi showcase Michelangelo's anatomical mastery and humanist philosophy, elevating the male form as the ultimate expression of divine creation.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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