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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Horse with Two Riders (recto)

🖼 Horse with Two Riders (recto), 1508-09
Black chalk
222 × 198 cm
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Rapid charcoal strokes capture two mounted figures in dynamic movement, their forms intertwined with an energetically rendered horse. Michelangelo's anatomical mastery reveals itself through bold gesture drawing, demonstrating the master's obsessive study of human and animal form for his monumental sculptures.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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