MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
(b. 1475, Caprese, d. 1564, Roma)
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti (b. 1475, Caprese, d. 1564, Roma) |
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Head Study of a Smiling Youth (recto)1508-09Black chalk, white heightening, 305 x 210 mm Musée du Louvre, Paris | |
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The drawings on both sides of this sheet are related to the Ignudo above the Prophet Isaiah, which at the same time marks the bottom right corner of the Sacrifice of Noah scene on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. | |
