The Rape of Ganymede
by CLOVIO, Giulio, Black chalk, 192 x 260 mm
Earlier art-historical scholarship had frequently regarded the present drawing, depicting the scene of The Rape of Ganymede in horizontal format as the sheet presented by Michelangelo as a gift to Tommaso de’ Cavalieri. At present this sheet is attributed to Giulio Clovio, who made after the original drawing by Michelangelo.