Michelangelo’s Battle of Cascina, c. 1505
This is a copy of the central section by Michelangelo’s pupil Aristotele da Sangallo. Now housed at Holkham Hall in Norfolk, England. This work is in the public domain.
Below are a few preparatory sketches by Michelangelo
Michelangelo, pencil and silverpoint, c. 1504. Uffizi in Florence. This work is in the public domain.
Michelangelo, pen and brown ink, c. 1504. British Museum in London. This work is in the public domain.
Michelangelo, c. 1505. Black Chalk on Paper. Teylers Museum in Haarlem, Netherlands. This work is in the public domain.
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