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CATALOGUE 58–59 COPIES OF LOST OR PARTIALLY LOST DRAWINGS 285opinion was made...byMichael Angelo in the garden
of Lorenzo de Medici. It represents an antique female
torso, naked, drawn in three different points of view
with a fine pen, and in a style of execution exactly
resembling the drawing of two draped figures standing
[Cat. 24 verso].”). Lawrence Inventory, 1830 M. A.
Buonaroti Case 3 , Drawer 3 [ 1830 – 86 ] (“Three studies
from the same female torso, pen.”). Woodburn, 1836 b,
no. 5 (“[F]rom the antique, at the time Michael Angelo
was studying in the garden of Lorenzo de Medici.”).
Woodburn,184 2,no. 63 (As 1836 .). Robinson, 187 0,
no. 3 (Recto and verso both by Michelangelo; the verso
resembles theYouthful Cupidin the South Kensington
Museum, executed c. 1497 for Jacopo Galli.). Black, 1875 ,
p. 213 ,no. 3. Gotti, 1875 , II, p. 236. Fagan, 1883 ,p. 136
(Probably from the same model as BM W 43 /Corpus 232
recto, and CB 28 F/B. 213 /Corpus 126 recto.). Beren-
son, 1903 ,I,p. 267 ,no. 1698 (Recto: probably Passerotti.
Ve r so: same hand.). Thode, 1908 ,I,p. 64 (Not auto-
graph, but side view similar to figure on Michelangelo’s
drawing at Chantilly 29 /Corpus 24 recto.). Thode,
1913 ,no. 388 a (As 1908. Connected with drawings
byMichelangelo at Chantilly 29 /Corpus 24 recto, CB
28 F/Corpus 126 , and Louvre Inv. 725 /J 23 /Corpus 230
recto.). Berenson, 1938 ,I,p. 267 ,no. 1698 (After origi-
nals by Michelangelo; the figure on the right copied from
Chantilly 29 /Corpus 24 recto.). Delacre, 1938 ,pp.36 0– 1
(Copy?; related to CB 28 F/Corpus 126 recto and Chan-
tilly 29 /Corpus 24 recto). Goldscheider, 1951 , under
no. 13 (After same antique as Michelangelo’s drawing at
Chantilly 29 /Corpus 24 recto; same figure in four atti-
tudes recurs on Passerotti’s drawing, CB 28 F/Corpus 126
recto. Another copy [sic] in Louvre Inv. 725 /J 23 /Corpus
235 recto.). Wilde, 1953 a,p. 80 (Female figure at right
of Chantilly 29 /Corpus 24 recto probably derives from
a Cnidian Venus.). Parker, 1956 ,no. 412 (“The shad-
ing is to a large extent left-hand, and the attribution to
Montelupo, therefore, inherently probable.” The female
figure turned to the left on Chantilly 29 /Corpus 24 recto
from the same antique, which recurs in BM W 43 /Corpus
232 , 44 /Corpus 233 ;CB 28 F/Corpus 126 recto and
Inv. 725 /Corpus 230 recto.). Dussler, 1959 ,no. 597 a
(Rejected.). Berenson, 1961 ,no. 1698 (As 1903 / 1938 .).
De Tolnay, 1975 , Corpus I, p. 43 (Female nude of Chan-
tilly 29 /Corpus 24 recto probably derives from central
nude in SienaThree Gracesrather than aCnidian Venus.
This drawing, by a pupil, probably inspired by the same
figure.). De Tolnay, 1976 , Corpus II, p. 52 (Reproduced
in relation to BM W 43 /Corpus 232 , derived from a
Capitoline Venus.). Lanfranc de Panthou, 1995 ,p. 38
(Atelier. de Tolnay’s hypothesis of the figure’s origin inthe SienaGracesis reasonable.). Joannides, 2003 a,p. 187 ,
under no. 44 (Present recto conjecturally attributed to
Piero d’Argenta.).CATALOGUE 59A Beckoning Man and Other Sketches
184 6. 92 ;R. 15 ;P.II34 6Dimensions:31 0× 182 mmMedium
Pen and ink. A later framing line in pen and ink.Condition
The sheet is lined and much of the upper right corner is
made up; it is extensively damaged with major toned and
in-drawn infills; some of the toning has blackened. There
are extensive toned infills at ink fractures and losses; major
tear repairs, numerous black accretions, and local stain-
ing, some from ink. The primary support, which is very
brittle, is drummed by the four edges to the backboard
of the mount, so the verso is not visible.Numbering
Lower right: no.F5?inpen.Description
A.Same-size copy of a figure on BM W 4 recto/Corpus
48.
B.Same-size copy of a figure on BM W 4 verso/Corpus
48.
C.Same-size copy of a figure on BM W 4 verso/Corpus
48.
D. Same-size copy of a figure on BM W 4 verso/Corpus
48.
E.Small pinioned? figure.
F. Small pinioned? figure.
G.F, seen from a different angle.
H.Seated figure, washing hands, or giving instructions.
I. Study of a left lower leg.
J. St. John the Baptist filling his bowl.
K.Figure in contorted pose.Discussion
Four of the drawings on this page of copies [A–D]
are same-size replicas – probably tracings – of surviv-
ing drawings by Michelangelo, found on two sides of
a sheet datable c. 15 0 5 now in the British Museum
(W 4 recto/Corpus 48 ; pen and ink, 375 × 230 mm). No