Studies for the Libyan Sibyl and a small Sketch for a Seated Figure (verso); on recto: Studies for the Libyan Sibyl

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Artist/Creator (1)	Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564)
Artist/Creator (1).Nationality	Italian
Artist/Creator (1).Role	artist
Title/Caption	Studies for the Libyan Sibyl and a small Sketch for a Seated Figure (verso); on recto: Studies for the Libyan Sibyl
Larger Work/Entity	Studies for the Sistine Ceiling ; Studies for the Tomb of Pope Julius II
Date of Work	1508-1512
Inscription	On recto, annotated in pen and light brown ink at lower left: di M...gelo bonarroti.; annotated at upper right: 58; unidentified paraph annotated in pen and darker brown ink at lower center. On verso, annotated in pen and brown ink at upper right: 58; annotated by early 16th century hand at lower center [following the same numbering system of the Michelangelo drawings in the Buonarroti family]:no.2i. Unidentified paraph in pen and dark brown ink at lower center
Notes	Recto. This is the most magnificent drawing by Michelangelo in the United States. A male studio assistant posed for the anatomical study, which was preparatory for the Libyan Sibyl, one of the female seers frescoed on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel (Vatican Palace) in 1508-12. In the fresco, the figure is clothed except for her powerful shoulders and arms, and has an elaborately braided coiffure. Michelangelo used the present sheet to explore the elements that were crucial in the elegant resolution of the figure's pose, especially the counterpoint twist of shoulders and hips and the manner of weight-bearing on her toe. Recent research shows that this sheet of studies was owned by the Buonarroti family soon after Michelangelo's death. The 'no. 21' inscribed on the verso of the sheet (at lower center) fits precisely into a numerical sequence found on many other drawings by the artist that have this early Buonarroti familyprovenance. Inscription (cont.): marks of E.Jabach
Materials/Medium	Red chalk (recto); charcoal or black chalk (verso)
Dimensions	sheet: 11 3/8 x 8 7/16 in. (28.9 x 21.4 cm)
Period	Sixteenth Century
Culture	Italian
Century	16th Century
Style of Work	Italian Renaissance
Location.Current Site/City & Country	New York (N.Y.)
Location.Current Repository	Metropolitan Museum of Art
Repository Notes	Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1924
Subject	Drawing, Renaissance Drawing, 16th Century Drawing, Italian Master drawings Figure studies
Publisher	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Publisher.Location	New York (N.Y.)
Credit Line	Image [copyright] The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Reference Number	Met-3563
Collection Title	Drawing (Art and Art History Department images)
Collection Information	Collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
Copyright Information	http://contentdm.unl.edu:2000/ah_copyright.html

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