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

Salmon - Boaz - Obed (detail)

1511-12
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican

The top of the staff is carved in the shape of a small bearded head, with a fierce expression; bearing a strange resemblance to the man, it seems mock him.