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Michelangelo Used These Custom, Multi-Headed Brushes While Painting 'The Last Judgment' to Replicate His Intricate Sculpting Techniques

While restoring the Sistine Chapel, researchers discovered wavy groupings of brushstrokes which indicated that the artist used the special brushes to create a distinct crosshatching pattern

Michelangelo Used These Custom, Multi-Headed Brushes While Painting 'The Last Judgment' to Replicate His Intricate Sculpting Techniques

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