Male Figure Study, with Slight Sketch of Seated Figure
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with traces of black chalk, on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
26.9 × 19.1 cm (10 5/8 × 7 9/16 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
81690
Rights
Public Domain
Art Historical Context
This delicate pen and brown ink drawing, titled *Male Figure Study, with Sketch of Seated Figure comes from a follower of the Renaissance master Michelangelo Buonarroti created around 1540–50. Housed in the Art Institute of Chicago's Prints Drawings department, it measures a modest 26.9 × 19.1 cm on ivory laid paper, a favored support for preparatory sketches in 16th-century Italy. work exemplifies the High Renaissance tradition of anatomical studies, where artists meticulously explored the male nude to capture dynamic poses and muscular tension—hallmarks of Michelangelo's revolutionary style....