Artwork / New Renaissance
Studies for the Libyan Sibyl [recto]
- year
- ca. 1510–11
- medium
- Red chalk with small accents of white chalk (recto)
- dimensions
- sheet: 28.9 × 21.4 cm
Michelangelo · Studies for the Libyan Sibyl [recto] (ca. 1510–11).
Michelangelo studied a male model while developing the Libyan Sibyl for the Sistine Chapel ceiling. The turning torso, hands, and feet are explored separately on this sheet. This image shows the recto of the museum’s double-sided drawing.
Historical archive · Curated by New Renaissance. Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1924. Accession 24.197.2. Image: CC0 / public domain. Courtesy The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum collection; not offered for sale. Source: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/337497
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