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
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....