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Study for the Nude Youth over the Prophet Daniel (recto); Figure Studies for the Sistine Ceiling (verso)

Michelangelo Buonarroti · 1510–11

Study for the Nude Youth over the Prophet Daniel (recto); Figure Studies for the Sistine Ceiling (verso) — Michelangelo Buonarroti
Human figure ★★☆ Intermediate

What you practise here

Human figure: gesture, proportions and musculature

Find the line of action first, then the tilt of shoulders and hips. Block the big masses in head-heights before drawing any contour.

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Other artworks to study

Studies for the Libyan Sibyl (recto); Studies for the Libyan Sibyl and a small Sketch for a Seated Figure (verso) Studies for the Libyan Sibyl (recto); Studies for the Libyan Sibyl and a small Sketch for a Seated Figure (verso) Figure Studies for the Sistine Ceiling (verso) Figure Studies for the Sistine Ceiling (verso) Study for the Nude Youth over the Prophet Daniel (recto) Study for the Nude Youth over the Prophet Daniel (recto) Anatomical Studies of a Leg (recto); Study of a Leg (verso) Anatomical Studies of a Leg (recto); Study of a Leg (verso) The muscles of the left leg, seen from the front, and the bones and muscles of the right leg seen in right profile, and between them, a patella. Drawing by Michelangelo Buonarroti, The muscles of the left leg, seen from the front, and the bones and muscles of the right leg seen in right profile, and between them, a patella. Drawing by Michelangelo Buonarroti, Ascending Male Nude Ascending Male Nude