Drawings by Michelangelo in the collection of Her Majesty the Queen at Windsor Castle, the Ashmolean Museum, the British Museum and other English collections

This volume serves as a comprehensive catalog of Michelangelo’s graphic work held within prestigious British institutions, most notably the Royal Collection at Windsor Castle. It was curated to provide scholars and art enthusiasts with high-quality reproductions of the master's sketches, reflecting a broader mid-20th-century movement to make inaccessible primary sources available for academic study and public appreciation.

The publication was overseen by Johannes Wilde, a distinguished art historian whose rigorous scholarship defined the modern understanding of Michelangelo’s draftsmanship. His editorial approach focused on contextualizing the drawings within the artist’s larger career, emphasizing the evolution of Michelangelo’s technique from early studies to the complex anatomical explorations of his later years. Upon release, the work was received as an essential reference, praised for its scholarly depth and the clarity of its photographic plates.