Artist: unknown. After Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564).
Title: Academic Study of a Male Nude (after the Battle of Cascina).
Inscriptions: Inscribed in pencil along the lower margin: “copy of study by Michaelangelo” (sic).
Dimensions: 25 1/4 × 19 3/4 in.
Date: 20th century.
Materials and Techniques: Graphite on toned paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Good overall condition, with small peripheral tears. Remnants of old tape along the upper edge verso.The signs of aging are appropriate for the period. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XX C.
Notes:
- Academic figure study of a male nude shown from the back. The composition derives from Michelangelo’s preparatory studies for the Battle of Cascina (circa 1504–1505), long regarded as a canonical source for academic training in anatomy and movement.
- The inscription represents a student or academic attribution note and should not be regarded as an artist’s signature.