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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Kneeling Male Nude, Seen from the Rear

🖼 Kneeling Male Nude, Seen from the Rear, 1534-36
Black chalk
269 × 168 cm
Florence, Italy

Muscular contours rendered in red chalk reveal a kneeling figure's powerful back, captured from behind in anatomical precision. This study exemplifies Michelangelo's obsessive exploration of human form, informing his monumental sculptures and the Sistine Chapel's revolutionary figure painting.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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