Les Grimpeurs d'après Michel-Ange (Bartsch 487 - Bartsch illustré tome 27 (volume 14, 2ème partie), page 160), GDUT6246

Three muscular figures are shown in various states of exertion; one sits pointing into the distance while two others pull themselves up the cliffside. The background features a detailed landscape with a thatched cottage and distant mountains, which the engraver borrowed from a work by Lucas van Leyden. This composition is famous for its focused study of human anatomy and the dynamic movement of the male form.

As a primary vehicle for Michelangelo's influence, this image represents the Renaissance Neoplatonic ideal of the human body as a microcosm of divine order. The emphasis on 'disegno' (design/drawing) and the heroic nude reflects the philosophical belief in the soul's struggle and the central dignity of man as articulated by the Florentine Academy.