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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Various Studies of Figures and Limbs (verso)

🖼 Various Studies of Figures and Limbs (verso), c. 1511
Red chalk, leadpoint
279 × 211 cm
Haarlem, Netherlands

Fragmented limbs and torsos scatter across the page in rapid pen strokes, capturing anatomical studies from multiple angles. These sketches reveal Michelangelo's obsessive exploration of human form, directly informing his monumental Sistine Chapel ceiling completed that same year.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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