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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Head Studies and a Female Figure Leaning Forward (verso)

🖼 Head Studies and a Female Figure Leaning Forward (verso), 1522-24
Red and black chalk
271 × 191 cm
Haarlem, Netherlands

Multiple heads rendered in quick charcoal strokes explore anatomical variation and expression, while a leaning female figure demonstrates dynamic foreshortening. These studies reveal Renaissance mastery of human form and movement, essential preparation for Michelangelo's monumental commissions.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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