English: "Three Draped Figures", part of "Michelangelo Mind of the Master", a temporary exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States.

Pen and two shades of brown ink over traces of black chalk.

Done between 1496 and 1503, this is one of Michelangelo's earliest sketchs. He uses the cross-hatching technique learned in the workshop of Domenic Ghirlandaio to create depth and form. This sketch is likely taken from an existing work by another artist, although the original work has not been identified. It was common for Michelangelo to use the back of paper (as paper was expensive), and this is the recto (back side) of another sketch.

This exhibit contains nearly all the drafts, sketches, thought-pieces, and unfinished drawings of Renaissance master Michelangelo. The artist destroyed nearly all his drafts and sketches during his lifetime, and these few works provide the only insight into his working style and artistry. Nearly all of the works here are owned by the Teylers Museum of Haarlem, The Netherlands.