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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: The Fall of Phaethon

🖼 The Fall of Phaethon, c. 1533
Black chalk
313 × 217 cm
London, United Kingdom

Plummeting figures spiral downward in violent diagonal composition, rendered with muscular anatomical precision and dynamic movement. Michelangelo captures the mythological moment of divine punishment, demonstrating his mastery of human form in extreme action and establishing the dramatic Mannerist style.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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