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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Medallion

🖼 Medallion, 1511
Fresco, diameter c. 135 cm
Vatican, Italy

Sculpted relief captures idealized male beauty in profile, rendered with classical precision and anatomical mastery. This medallion exemplifies Renaissance humanism and Michelangelo's technical virtuosity, blending ancient Roman portraiture with Christian artistic innovation.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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