# Study for the Porta Pia [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [MICHELANGELO Buonarroti]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Black chalk, brown ink, 44,2 x 28,1 cm ## Commentary Study for the Porta Pia c. 1561 Black chalk, brown ink, 44,2 x 28,1 cm Casa Buonarroti, Florence During the last ten years Michelangelo mainly drew plans for new buildings and perhaps for further sculpture. He planned for Pope Pius IV \(1559-1565\) new gates for the city of Rome, of which only the Porta Pia was, in fact, built. This study was part of the project for the renovation of the surrounding area, organized by the Pope. ## Related artworks - [A Man Lifting a Boar onto his Shoulder \(verso\)]() - [Abraham - Isaac - Jacob - Judah]() - [Achim - Eliud \(detail\)]() - [Achim - Eliud \(detail\)]() - [Achim - Eliud]() - [Aeneas with a Boy \(recto\)]() - [Allegorical figure]() - [Amminadab \(detail\)]() - [Amminadab \(detail\)]() - [Amminadab]() - [Ancestors of Christ: figures \(detail\)]() - [Ancestors of Christ: figures \(detail\)]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()