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Charcoal drawing of a reclining nude woman with arm raised over her head, resting on a rounded form, with the inscription Michelangelo's Night in the lower right.

Study of Michelangelo's "Night"

A charcoal and graphite drawing on aged cream paper shows a reclining nude female figure, her head tilted back and arm raised over her head, draped across a rounded stone form. Soft shading models the muscular limbs and torso, and the inscription 'Michelangelo's "Night"' with the artist's signature appears in the lower right.

Artist
Kenyon Cox
Date
1879
Medium
Charcoal and graphite on cream laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 3065 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1879).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Estudio de "La Noche" de Miguel Ángel, por Kenyon Cox

Un dibujo en carboncillo y grafito sobre papel crema envejecido muestra una figura femenina desnuda recostada, con la cabeza inclinada hacia atrás y un brazo levantado sobre la cabeza, apoyada sobre una forma redondeada. El sombreado suave modela las extremidades y el torso, y en la esquina inferior derecha aparece la inscripción con la firma del artista.

Português: Estudo de "A Noite" de Michelangelo, por Kenyon Cox

Um desenho em carvão e grafite sobre papel creme envelhecido mostra uma figura feminina nua reclinada, com a cabeça inclinada para trás e um braço erguido acima da cabeça, apoiada sobre uma forma arredondada. Sombreado suave modela os membros e o tronco, e a inscrição com a assinatura do artista aparece no canto inferior direito.

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