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

Hezekiah - Manasseh - Amon (detail)

1511-12
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican

The young woman on the left is thought to be Meshullemeth, the mother of Amon: her lips half closed, an expression of infinite tenderness on her face, she is totally absorbed in the baby she is holding in her arms.