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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Studies for The Risen Christ (recto)

🖼 Studies for The Risen Christ (recto), 1518-19
Red and black chalk, pen and brown ink
238 × 209 cm

Dynamically sketched anatomical studies capture Christ's musculature in varied poses, rendered with bold, confident line work. These preparatory drawings reveal Michelangelo's obsessive exploration of human form and divine physicality, fundamentally shaping Renaissance representations of the Resurrection.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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