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Design of the Sistine Ceiling and studies of arms and hands (recto); Drapery for a Seated Figure (verso)

Michelangelo Buonarroti Italian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899

Design of the Sistine Ceiling and studies of arms and hands (recto); Drapery for a Seated Figure (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Pen and brown ink, over lead point and stylus, black chalk (recto); brush and brown wash, black chalk and stylus marks (verso)

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Design of the Sistine Ceiling and studies of arms and hands (recto); Drapery for a Seated Figure (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Pen and brown ink, over lead point and stylus, black chalk (recto); brush and brown wash, black chalk and stylus marks (verso)
Design of the Sistine Ceiling and studies of arms and hands (recto); Drapery for a Seated Figure (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Pen and brown ink, over lead point and stylus, black chalk (recto); brush and brown wash, black chalk and stylus marks (verso)
Design of the Sistine Ceiling and studies of arms and hands (recto); Drapery for a Seated Figure (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Pen and brown ink, over lead point and stylus, black chalk (recto); brush and brown wash, black chalk and stylus marks (verso)
Design of the Sistine Ceiling and studies of arms and hands (recto); Drapery for a Seated Figure (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Pen and brown ink, over lead point and stylus, black chalk (recto); brush and brown wash, black chalk and stylus marks (verso)

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