Study to "Moses Receiving the Tablets of Law" 1550

This is a preparatory drawing for the altarpiece "Moses Receiving the Tablets of Law", a large fresco commissioned by the church of San Lorenzo in Florence, by Florentine Mannerist painter Jacopo Pontormo. The study depicts Moses receiving the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, with the focus of the drawing being on the figure of Moses, the study clearly shows Pontormo's approach to composition and anatomy. The drawing, made with black chalk on paper, can be found at the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.