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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Descent from the Cross

🖼 Descent from the Cross, 1555
Red chalk on pale buff paper
375 × 280 cm
Oxford, United Kingdom

Muscular figures strain beneath Christ's limp body in dramatic diagonal composition, rendered with anatomical precision and emotional intensity. This late work reveals Michelangelo's spiritual crisis and mastery of human form, influencing Mannerist approaches to religious suffering and physical vulnerability.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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