MICHELANGELO Buonarroti (b. 1475, Caprese, d. 1564, Roma) |
Virgin and Child (verso)c. 1503Pen and brown ink, 387 x 195 mm Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna | |
On the verso of the sheet depicting a Standing Male Nude, Seen from the Rear, Michelangelo drew in rapid lines the Virgin Mary and Child in a posture he later also employed for the Medici Madonna in the new Sacristy of San Lorenzo. |