Studies, the draped figure of Christ, by Michelangelo

An image of Recto: Sheet of studies: the draped figure of Christ; two studies of a left hand, one showing part of the forearm. Verso: Two studies of a male nude; two studies of a left hand; an architectural detail. Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475-1564). Black chalk on paper, height 267 mm, width 165 mm.

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Recto: Sheet of studies: the draped figure of Christ; two studies of a left hand, one showing part of the forearm. Verso: Two studies of a male nude; two studies of a left hand; an architectural detail. Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475-1564). Black chalk on paper, height 267 mm, width 165 mm.

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Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 651 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 588.62kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2017:05:08 10:16:11

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16th Century chalk Christ draped drapery drawing Fitz_PDP Italian Jesus male Michelangelo Buonarroti Other Keywords recto religious Renaissance sketch studies

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