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

Eleazar - Matthan (detail)

1511-12
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican

Eleazar, father of Matthan is generally believed to be the young man on the right. His head is seen in profile, and he appears to be immersed in his thoughts; his torso is seen frontally; his legs are crossed; his left arm is outstretched, his wrist lying across his raised right ankle, while his right arm, resting on a yellow cushion, is folded, his hand touching his shoulder. Behind him are visible the heads of a woman and a child.