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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Andrea Quaratesi

🖼 Andrea Quaratesi, 1530-32
Black chalk
411 × 292 cm
London, United Kingdom

Rendered in precise black chalk, this portrait captures a young man's contemplative gaze with Renaissance restraint. Michelangelo's rare venture into portraiture reveals his mastery of human character beyond monumental sculpture, documenting a Florentine patron's dignified presence.

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