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Study for a Putto and for the Right Hand of the Libyan Sibyl in the Sistine Ceiling; Sketches for the Tomb of Julius II (recto); Studies of a Man's Left Leg (verso)

Michelangelo Buonarroti Italian

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899

Study for a Putto and for the Right Hand of the Libyan Sibyl in the Sistine Ceiling; Sketches for the Tomb of Julius II (recto); Studies of a Man's Left Leg (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Red chalk; pen and brown ink (recto); pen and black ink over portions in black chalk (verso)

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Study for a Putto and for the Right Hand of the Libyan Sibyl in the Sistine Ceiling; Sketches for the Tomb of Julius II (recto); Studies of a Man's Left Leg (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Red chalk; pen and brown ink (recto); pen and black ink over portions in black chalk (verso)
Study for a Putto and for the Right Hand of the Libyan Sibyl in the Sistine Ceiling; Sketches for the Tomb of Julius II (recto); Studies of a Man's Left Leg (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Red chalk; pen and brown ink (recto); pen and black ink over portions in black chalk (verso)
Study for a Putto and for the Right Hand of the Libyan Sibyl in the Sistine Ceiling; Sketches for the Tomb of Julius II (recto); Studies of a Man's Left Leg (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Red chalk; pen and brown ink (recto); pen and black ink over portions in black chalk (verso)
Study for a Putto and for the Right Hand of the Libyan Sibyl in the Sistine Ceiling; Sketches for the Tomb of Julius II (recto); Studies of a Man's Left Leg (verso), Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, Caprese 1475–1564 Rome), Red chalk; pen and brown ink (recto); pen and black ink over portions in black chalk (verso)

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