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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Sitting Male Nude (recto)

🖼 Sitting Male Nude (recto), c. 1511
Red chalk, heightened with white
279 × 211 cm
Haarlem, Netherlands

Muscular torso twisted in contrapposto, rendered through precise charcoal lines that reveal anatomical mastery. Michelangelo's study demonstrates his obsessive exploration of the human form, foundational to his monumental commissions including the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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