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Baccio Bandinelli

Seated Male Nude

c. 1516–20
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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Bandinelli's drawing of a moody nude combines his knowledge of ancient sculpture and paintings by Michelangelo with observation from life.

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