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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: One Kneeling and Two Standing Figures (recto)

🖼 One Kneeling and Two Standing Figures (recto), 1493-96
Pen in two shades of brown ink, traces of black chalk
269 × 194 cm
Haarlem, Netherlands

Charcoal and chalk capture three muscular figures in dynamic poses—one kneeling, two standing—rendered with anatomical precision. Michelangelo's preparatory study demonstrates his obsessive exploration of human form, revealing the master's working process before translating these bodies into monumental compositions.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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