Male Nude (recto)

Michelangelo Buonarroti, c. 1560

This drawing is a sketch of a nude man standing. His upper body is turned slightly, with his head tilted downward and one foot raised. His facial features are not distinctly drawn, and he doesn't appear to have hair. His chest is lightly shaded with horizontal lines, and neither of his arms have hands. The background is plain beige paper.
Artist
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Date
c. 1560
Type
Drawing
Medium
black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
23.4 × 10 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This drawing is a sketch of a nude man standing. His upper body is turned slightly, with his head tilted downward and one foot raised. His facial features are not distinctly drawn, and he doesn't appear to have hair. His chest is lightly shaded with horizontal lines, and neither of his arms have hands. The background is plain beige paper.

Michelangelo Buonarroti