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Designs for the Profiles of the Bases of Columns and Moldings for the Medici Chapel (recto); Plan of Architectural Complex (verso)

Michelangelo Buonarroti Italian

1520–30

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899

Designs for the Profiles of the Bases of Columns and Moldings for the Medici
Chapel (recto); Plan of Architectural Complex (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Red chalk, pen and brown ink — Due to rights restrictions, this image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Designs for the Profiles of the Bases of Columns and Moldings for the Medici
Chapel (recto); Plan of Architectural Complex (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Red chalk, pen and brown ink

Designs for the Profiles of the Bases of Columns and Moldings for the Medici
Chapel (recto); Plan of Architectural Complex (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Red chalk, pen and brown ink

Designs for the Profiles of the Bases of Columns and Moldings for the Medici
Chapel (recto); Plan of Architectural Complex (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Red chalk, pen and brown ink

Designs for the Profiles of the Bases of Columns and Moldings for the Medici
Chapel (recto); Plan of Architectural Complex (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Red chalk, pen and brown ink

Designs for the Profiles of the Bases of Columns and Moldings for the Medici
Chapel (recto); Plan of Architectural Complex (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Red chalk, pen and brown ink

Designs for the Profiles of the Bases of Columns and Moldings for the Medici
Chapel (recto); Plan of Architectural Complex (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Red chalk, pen and brown ink

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Title: Designs for the Profiles of the Bases of Columns and Moldings for the Medici Chapel (recto); Plan of Architectural Complex (verso)

Artist: Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome)

Date: 1520–30

Medium: Red chalk, pen and brown ink

Dimensions: sheet: 11 3/16 x 8 7/16 in. (28.4 x 21.4 cm)

Classification: Drawings

Credit Line: Casa Buonarroti, Florence 10A

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