"Compositional Sketch for "Judith and Holofernes"
by MICHELANGELO Buonarroti, Pen and ink, 405 x 225 mm
The verso of this sheet represents a compositional sketch for the depiction of Judith and Holofernes. It is an early study for Michelangelo’s pendentive fresco in the Sistine Chapel.
The recto of the sheet contains a study of a soldier fastening his comrade’s armour at the shoulder.