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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Jonah

🖼 Jonah, 1511
Fresco
400 × 380 cm
Vatican, Italy

Powerful musculature twists in contrapposto as Jonah recoils from divine revelation, rendered in fresco across the Sistine Chapel ceiling. This figure exemplifies Renaissance mastery of human anatomy and movement, influencing centuries of Western art through its dynamic spiritual intensity.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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