MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
(b. 1475, Caprese, d. 1564, Roma)

Eleazar - Matthan (detail)

1511-12
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican

In the left part of the lunette, Matthan, in the background, seems to be turning with an expression of astonishment or apprehension toward his wife, who, seated and seen in profile, plays with the child Jacob, who frisks on her knee.




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