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

Three Studies of a Leg

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Pen and ink on paper
Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

The middle drawing, a quick frontal sketch, explores roughly how the leg muscle behaves when it is slightly turned out. It seems likely that the second drawing was the leg on the right, and the final draft the figure on the left.