Art and Art History Collection (Saskia)

Set of Drawings underneath the Medici Chapel, San Lorenzo, Florence.

Creator

Unknown

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Publisher

Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation

Time Period

1530

Abstract

Detail: torso of reclining men. These drawings were done while Michelangelo was hiding from the Medici force after the siege of Florence and were only discovered in 1975.

Keywords

Painting

Alt Text

A sketch of a reclining figure with flowing hair and drapery, rendered in loose pencil lines on textured paper. The drawing captures the contours and folds of the subject's form.

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Media Type

Pictures

Identifier

A01-LIM0013

Set of Drawings underneath the Medici Chapel, San Lorenzo, Florence.

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