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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Woman Hoeing and Sitting Man (recto)

🖼 Woman Hoeing and Sitting Man (recto), 1493-96
Pen and brown ink, black pencil
208 × 233 cm
Haarlem, Netherlands

Sketched figures—a woman bent in labor and a seated man—emerge through rapid pen strokes, capturing human vulnerability and toil. These studies reveal Michelangelo's profound interest in anatomy and everyday life, demonstrating how Renaissance masters elevated common subjects into art of monumental human significance.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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