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Anatomical Study of a Knee

School of Michelangelo Buonarroti Italian
1475–1564
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Anatomical Study of a Knee
  • Artist: School of Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome)
  • Date: 1475–1564
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink
  • Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 3 7/16in. (11.4 x 8.8cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Herbert N. Straus, 1921
  • Object Number: 21.15.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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