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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Study of a Male Nude (recto)

🖼 Study of a Male Nude (recto), c. 1504
Black chalk, partial white heightening
404 × 260 cm
Haarlem, Netherlands

Muscular contours rendered in precise charcoal reveal anatomical mastery, capturing the male form in contrapposto stance. This preparatory study demonstrates Michelangelo's obsessive study of human physiology, foundational to his monumental sculptures and the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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