The Drawings of Michelangelo and His Followers in the Ashmolean Museum

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horizontal crease across the centre. Various abrasions are

visible across the bottom edge, and various cleavages have

occurred in the medium (typical of iron gall ink deterio-

ration), most of which have been repaired on either the

recto or the verso with lens tissue.

Verso: There are brown-yellow areas of discolouration

or staining visible on the left edge and in various other

small areas, possibly the remnants of animal glue.

Inscription

Recto: In pen and ink at lower left: M.B.F. (i.e.,

Michelangelo Buonarroti Fecit).

Description

Recto

Topline

A.Aseated figure, lit from the left.

B.The legs of A, lit from the left.

C.Slightly revised version of A, lit from the left.

D. Aright leg, lit from the right.

E.Aseen from the rear.

Second line

F. Partof E, repeated?.

G.Immediately below F. The foot and ankle of D, in

shadow.