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

Rehoboam - Abijah (detail)

1511-12
Fresco
Cappella Sistina, Vatican

On the left a woman is depicted in profile; she sits alone, gazing out into the chapel, leaning backward with her elbow on the back of the seat. This is a detail that is only found here, and it may be compared to the low step on which, on the other side of the lunette, the sleeping young man rests a foot. The woman's right arm and hand are stretched out on her leg, while her left hand points to the unborn child she is carrying in her womb.




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