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Studies for the Crucifixion of Saint Peter for the Pauline Chapel

Michelangelo Buonarroti Italian

1542-45

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899

Studies for the Crucifixion of Saint Peter for the Pauline Chapel, Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Black chalk — This image cannot be enlarged, viewed at full screen, or downloaded.

Title: Studies for the Crucifixion of Saint Peter for the Pauline Chapel

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

Date: 1542-45

Medium: Black chalk

Dimensions: Sheet: 5 7/8 × 4 1/8 in. (15 × 10.5 cm)
Framed: 23 3/4 × 17 11/16 × 15/16 in. (60.4 × 45 × 2.4 cm)

Classification: Drawings

Credit Line: The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Presented by a Body of Subscribers, inv. WA1846.77 (KP II 331)

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