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

Bust of a Warrior, and a Head in Profile

1503-04
Pen and brown ink, 139 x 115 mm
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

The present drawing, trimmed diagonally at the top and bottom on the left side, was likely created in preparation for the Battle of Cascina.