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Male Nude [recto]
- year
- c. 1560
- medium
- black chalk on laid paper
- dimensions
- overall: 23.4 x 10 cm
Michelangelo · Male Nude [recto] (c. 1560).
A lightly drawn standing figure turns through the torso. Repeated chalk lines test the body’s proportions and the placement of its limbs.
Historical archive · Curated by New Renaissance. Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. The Armand Hammer Collection. Accession 1991.217.3.a. Image: CC0 / public domain. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. Museum collection; not offered for sale. Source: https://www.nga.gov/artworks/74165-male-nude-recto
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