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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Day (rear view)

🖼 Day (rear view), 1526-33
Marble, length: 185 cm
Florence, Italy

Musculature defines this reclining male nude, rendered in marble with anatomical precision and dynamic contrapposto. Michelangelo's allegorical figure exemplifies Renaissance mastery, influencing centuries of figurative sculpture through its idealized human form.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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