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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Figure Studies (verso)

🖼 Figure Studies (verso), 1503-04
Black chalk
258 × 153 cm
Paris, France

Rapid charcoal strokes capture male torsos and limbs in dynamic anatomical study, layered with gestural precision. These sketches reveal Renaissance mastery of human form and Michelangelo's obsessive preparation for monumental works like the Sistine Chapel.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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