Architectural Study — Michelangelo Buonarroti

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Artist: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Date: 1485
Medium: Pen and brown ink
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions: 7 11/16 x 5 1/4 in. (19.5 x 13.4 cm)
Collection: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 1994

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