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MICHELANGELO Buonarroti: Youthful Nude (verso)

🖼 Youthful Nude (verso), 1508-09
Black chalk over drawing in stylus
305 × 210 cm
Paris, France

Soft charcoal defines muscular anatomy from multiple angles, capturing youthful form in preparatory studies. Michelangelo's verso sketches reveal his obsessive anatomical investigation—foundational research that would shape Renaissance ideals of the human body and influence generations of artists.

Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Frank Zöllner
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