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Two Nudes Fighting
- year
- c. 1505
- medium
- pen and brown ink on laid paper; laid down
- dimensions
- Overall: 7.9 x 4.1 cm
Michelangelo · Two Nudes Fighting (c. 1505).
Two intertwined bodies are compressed into a small drawing. The energetic contours concentrate attention on the figures’ balance, exertion, and movement.
Historical archive · Curated by New Renaissance. Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Gift of William B. O'Neal, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art. Accession 1991.150.3. Image: CC0 / public domain. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington. Museum collection; not offered for sale. Source: https://www.nga.gov/artworks/73451-two-nudes-fighting
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