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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Study of Adam

🖼 Study of Adam, 1508-09
Black chalk
396 × 254 cm
Florence, Italy

Rendered in delicate charcoal, this male nude figure twists in contrapposto, muscles anatomically precise yet gracefully composed. The study directly informed Michelangelo's iconic Adam in the Sistine Chapel ceiling, revolutionizing Renaissance figure drawing through obsessive anatomical observation.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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