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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Battle Scene

🖼 Battle Scene, 1504
Pen and ink on paper
179 × 251 cm
Oxford, United Kingdom

Tangled bodies writhe across the composition in dynamic, musculature-focused poses; Michelangelo renders violent conflict through anatomical precision and dramatic foreshortening. This preparatory study reveals Renaissance mastery of human form and influenced generations of history painters depicting classical warfare.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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