Study for the Nude Youth over the Prophet Daniel (recto); Figure Studies for the Sistine Ceiling (verso)
Cleveland Museum of Art

Study for the Nude Youth over the Prophet Daniel (recto); Figure Studies for the Sistine Ceiling (verso)

Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475–1564) · 1510–11

red chalk over black chalk or charcoal
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

When Michelangelo ran out of room for the figure's left foot, he turned the paper over and drew the foot in detail along with three additional sketches of the big toe.

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