The Drawings of Michelangelo and His Followers in the Ashmolean Museum

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Condition

There are pulp imperfections, a major central tear repair,

and minor edge repairs. There is some abrasion, dis-

colouration, staining, foxing, ingrained dirt, and medium

show-through.

Description and Inscriptions

Recto

With the lower edge as the base

A.Adragon, drawn after the other drawings, in pen.

With the left edge as the base

B.Amale head in right profile bent slightly forward, in

redchalk, by Mini.

C.Adiagrammatic treatment of a right eye in right pro-

file, in red chalk, by Mini.

With the right edge as the base

D.At upper left, a male head in left profile, in pen, by

Mini.

E.At centre right, a male head in left profile, in pen, by

Mini.

With the upper edge as the base

F.At right of centre, a male head in left profile, in pen,

byMini.

Verso

Topline

A.Aleft eye in left profile, in red chalk; by Michelangelo.

B.Aleft eye in left profile, in red chalk; copy of A; by

Mini?.

C.Aleft eye in left profile, in black chalk; copy of A; by

Quaratesi?.

D.The head of a young man with long hair in left profile,

in red chalk; by Michelangelo.

E.The head of a young man in left profile, in red chalk;

diagrammatic partial copy after D; by Quaratesi?.

Second line

F.Aleft eye in left profile, in red chalk; copy of A; by

Mini?.