Physical Description:
1 sheet ; 29 x 21 cm. Notes:
Black chalk drawing of left leg accompanied by 15 lines of verse in
brown ink. Both in the hand of Michelangelo Buonarroti. Depicts a
left leg slightly bent, with thigh, knee and part of the calf
visible. The drawing has been identified by some scholars as a
study for the Last Judgement. A second faint sketch of an
architectural detail lies in the center of the page, near lines
8-12 of the verse. The verse has been identified as fragments of
one or two madrigals written by Michelangelo, probably a draft of
"gli sguardi che mi strazji". Acquired by the Library prior to
1940. "Fredr. Locker bought at Dr. Wellesley's sale July 1866"
written in ink on lower left of back. Information file available
containing articles and curatorial notes regarding provenance,
textual and image analysis. Bibl Refs: De Tolnay, Charles. Corpus
dei Disegni di Michelangelo, 1978, v.III, Corpus 364 ; Catalogue of
the memorable cabinet of drawings by the Old Masters ... formed
with profound taste and judgement Form/Genre:
Chalk drawings Italy 16th century. (aat) ; Madrigals (Music) (aat)
; Poetry Italy 16th century. (rbgenr) Provenance:
Purchased by Whitehead at the sale of Dr. Rev. Henry Wellesley's
collection --Sotheby's June-July, 1866. Appears in Locker-Lampson's
Catalogue of the Rowfant library, p. 197. Perhaps acquired by Elihu
Church in his purchase of the Rowfant library, which was
subsequently purchased by Henry Huntington. In the Library prior to
1940 when it was described by Charles de Tolnay (1940) Michelangelo
Studies, The Art Bulletin, 22:3, 127-137.
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