Michelangelo - Youth beckoning, a right leg (recto) (SEB)

By: Rnib

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Synopsis: This drawing by Michelangelo (1475-1564) completed about 1504 is pen and brown ink (figure), black chalk (leg) on paper. The drawing shows the front view of a naked man standing on his right leg with his left leg raised off the floor slightly behind him. His body is facing the viewer with his head turned to the viewer's right. He is looking towards his left arm that is slightly bent at the elbow and raised up above his head, with the hand disappearing off the paper in the top right-hand corner. The drawing concentrates on the torso, head and left arm. The man's right arm has not been drawn in enough detail to clearly see its position apart from a hint with sketchy lines that it would have been down by his side. Both legs are also shown with sketchy lines but they are strong enough to understand the leg positions. No feet have been shown. Shading and lines on the torso show the firm muscle structure with nipples, hollow for belly button and genitals clearly drawn. The head is topped by a series of wavy lines that represent the youth's hair. The facial features - eyes, nose and mouth - are indicated mainly by shading. The tactile image is slightly smaller than the original drawing. It shows the outline of the drawing in a thick line with a texture for the main areas of shading and thinner lines for the lines on the torso. Very thin lines show the sketchy lines on the legs and right arm.

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