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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Male Upper Body with Folded Hands (verso)

🖼 Male Upper Body with Folded Hands (verso), 1511-12
Red and black chalk, pen and brown ink
272 × 192 cm
Vienna, Austria

Rendered in charcoal, a muscular male torso displays anatomical precision with hands folded across the chest in contemplative repose. This study sheet reveals Michelangelo's obsessive exploration of human form, foundational to his monumental Renaissance sculptures and paintings.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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