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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Bearded Head in Profile (recto)

🖼 Bearded Head in Profile (recto), c. 1508
Black chalk
435 × 276 cm
Florence, Italy

Rendered in precise charcoal, the bearded profile captures Renaissance ideals of masculine strength and classical geometry. Michelangelo's study demonstrates his obsessive exploration of human anatomy during the Sistine Chapel commission, revealing the master's process behind monumental figural art.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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