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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Head of a Satyr

🖼 Head of a Satyr, 1501-03
Pen in brown and gray-brown ink
130 × 130 cm
London, United Kingdom

Rendered in red chalk, this satyr's face emerges with sculptural intensity—bulging eyes and coarse features captured through bold, directional hatching. Michelangelo's study demonstrates his mastery of expressive portraiture and mythological character, bridging Renaissance idealism with raw human grotesqueness.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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