A small self-portrait of Michelangelo hidden in one of his drawings?

According to a study by Deivis de Campos, of theFederal University of Health Sciences in Porto Alegre, Brazil, a small self-portrait of Michelangelo Buonarroti intent in the art of painting could be traced between the folds of Vittoria Colonna’s dress, depicted by him in a 1525 drawing preserved in the British Museum in London.

The study was published in the journal Clinical Anatomy: in the opinion of Deivis de Campos, one would notice the miniature figure of Michelangelo in such a position as to suggest that that same figure made the entire portrait of Vittoria Colonna.

Perhaps it could be some sort of signature of the great artist: the small caricature is very similar to the self-caricature that Michelangelo had created in 1509 next to a sonnet dedicated to his friend Giovanni da Pistoia.

If so, it would be a further clue to his build and state of health at that time.

Source: Ansa

A small self-portrait of Michelangelo hidden in one of his drawings?

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