Laura Gascoigne

Fascinating insight into the mind of Michelangelo

In the drawings from the artist's last decade, which are at the heart of a new British Museum show, the emphasis is on frailty rather than power

Study for the ‘Last Judgment’, c.1534–36, by Michelangelo Buonarroti. © The Trustees of the British Museum
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  • Michelangelo: the last decades

    British Museum, until 28 July

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