Pen and brown ink drawing of a muscular seated nude man twisting his torso, with a faint standing figure and handwritten notes on the left.

Study of a Seated Ignudo after Michelangelo, Pen and Brown Ink

A pen and brown ink drawing shows a muscular seated male nude twisting his torso, one arm stretched across his body and his hand raised at right. A smaller standing figure sketched faintly at left is accompanied by handwritten notes across the upper sheet.

Artist: Henry Fuseli
Date: c. 1800
Medium: Pen and brown ink (recto and verso) on ivory laid paper
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2097 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1805).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Alsdorf

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