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Michelangelo Buonarroti

Anatomical Studies of a Leg (recto); Study of a Leg (verso)

1475–1564
Pen and brown ink, and red chalk (recto); pen and brown ink (verso)
17.1 × 13.2 cm (6.7 × 5.2 in)

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