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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Head Study of a Smiling Youth (recto)

🖼 Head Study of a Smiling Youth (recto), 1508-09
Black chalk, white heightening
305 × 210 cm
Paris, France

Soft charcoal captures a youth's gentle smile and delicate features in three-quarter view, revealing Michelangelo's mastery of human emotion through minimal lines. This study demonstrates the Renaissance master's intimate preparatory process, valuing psychological nuance alongside anatomical precision.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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