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Michelangelo's Adam from the Creation of Eve, Sistine Chapel

Benjamin West
1738-1820

Michelangelo's Adam from the Creation of Eve, Sistine Chapel

17 1/4 x 22 7/8 inches (438 x 580 mm)
Black chalk on pinkish-brown prepared paper.
1970.11:244

Purchased as the gift of Mrs. Robert H. Charles.

Notes
This drawing was probably made during West's student years in Italy, 1760-63.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in black chalk, "Adam M. Angelo's".
Associated names
Margary, Harry, former owner.
Charles, Robert H., Mrs., donor.
Bibliography
Kraemer, Ruth S. Drawings by Benjamin West and his son Raphael Lamar West. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1975, no. 199, repr.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department