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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Study of a Standing Male Nude Figure (recto)

🖼 Study of a Standing Male Nude Figure (recto), 1520-21
Black chalk
382 × 223 cm
Paris, France

Charcoal captures a powerfully muscular male figure in contrapposto stance, anatomically precise with dynamic shading. Renaissance mastery of human form defines Michelangelo's preparatory studies, directly informing his monumental sculptures and frescoes like the Sistine Chapel ceiling.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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