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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Resurrection of Christ

🖼 Resurrection of Christ, c. 1530
Red chalk
152 × 171 cm
Paris, France

Muscular Christ ascends dynamically through swirling composition, rendered in bold contrasts of light and shadow with anatomical precision. Michelangelo's interpretation transforms the Resurrection into triumph of human physicality and divine power, establishing the event as heroic spectacle rather than miraculous mystery.

Michelangelo
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