The Central Episode of the Bathers in The Battle of Cascina, after Michelangelo’s Cartoon

ca. 1542
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 899
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Central Episode of the Bathers in The Battle of Cascina, after Michelangelo’s Cartoon
  • Artist: Aristotile da Sangallo (Italian, Florence 1481–1551 Florence)
  • Date: ca. 1542
  • Medium: Oil (grisaille) on poplar wood
  • Dimensions: 31 × 51 15/16 × 1 1/16 in. (78.8 × 132 × 2.8 cm)
    Framed: 41 in. × 61 15/16 in. × 4 3/4 in. (104.2 × 157.4 × 12 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: The Earl of Leicester and the Trustees of Holkham Estate
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints