Michelangelo illustrated his grocery lists so that his illiterate servants would know what to buy him.

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Michelangelo's painting — Michelangelo

Michelangelo illustrated his grocery lists so that his illiterate servants would know what to buy him.

Michelangelo's painting — Michelangelo

In these lists, he mentioned “a herring, tortelli, two fennel soups, four anchovies and a small quarter of a rough wine”.

Michelangelo wrote these lists in a hurry, rushed manner in caricatures in pen and ink.

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