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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Study of a Prophet or Evangelist (verso)

🖼 Study of a Prophet or Evangelist (verso), 1553-56
Black chalk
137 × 180 cm
Haarlem, Netherlands

Expressive charcoal marks define a bearded male figure in three-quarter view, captured with anatomical precision and emotional intensity. The verso study reveals Michelangelo's working process for Sistine Chapel commissions, demonstrating how preparatory drawings translated grand vision into monumental form.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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