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Study for the draped figure of Christ (recto); Two studies of a left hand, one showing part of the forearm and a standing figure (verso)

Michelangelo Buonarroti Italian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899

Study for the draped figure of Christ (recto); Two studies of a left hand, one showing part of the forearm and a standing figure (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Black chalk, traces of stylus-ruled lines (recto and verso)

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Study for the draped figure of Christ (recto); Two studies of a left hand, one showing part of the forearm and a standing figure (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Black chalk, traces of stylus-ruled lines (recto and verso)
Study for the draped figure of Christ (recto); Two studies of a left hand, one showing part of the forearm and a standing figure (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Black chalk, traces of stylus-ruled lines (recto and verso)
Study for the draped figure of Christ (recto); Two studies of a left hand, one showing part of the forearm and a standing figure (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Black chalk, traces of stylus-ruled lines (recto and verso)
Study for the draped figure of Christ (recto); Two studies of a left hand, one showing part of the forearm and a standing figure (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Black chalk, traces of stylus-ruled lines (recto and verso)

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