MICHELANGELO Buonarroti
(b. 1475, Caprese, d. 1564, Roma)
MICHELANGELO Buonarroti (b. 1475, Caprese, d. 1564, Roma) |
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Compositional Sketch for "Judith and Holofernes"c. 1508Pen and ink, 405 x 225 mm Teylers Museum, Haarlem | |
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The verso of this sheet represents a compositional sketch for the depiction of Judith and Holofernes. It is an early study for Michelangelo's pendentive fresco in the Sistine Chapel. The recto of the sheet contains a study of a soldier fastening his comrade's armour at the shoulder. | |
