[Andyman]

I'm no expert, but the poses and arrangement of the figures just does not look like Michelangelo. Christ in particular looks unnatural. The musculature and drapery looks wrong too.

[Diva Betsy Ross]

It is very un-natural looking isn't it. Look at the length of Christ's legs. It would be exciting ot find a real lost work- but I don't have a good feeling about this being Michelangelo's work.

[muawiyah]

Early youth. When you guide and counsel a talented young artist you discover what maturation really means ~ and they don't get mature in any particular element until they've done it a gazillion times.

Still, every now and then you get a first-class piece that takes your breath away.

I don't see why Michelangelo should be different.

[annalex]

But there are aspects that we see in mature Michelangelo. Excellent sense of composition is one. Interest in athletic, even beefy body. Realistic, rather than symbolic landscape and drapery.

[Darkwolf377]

Mike would never make Christ look like he had a beer belly in the making, and that's what this looks like.

[NYer]

I'm no expert, but the poses and arrangement of the figures just does not look like Michelangelo.

Good point! The frescoe on the right is an authentic Michelangelo.

[TradicalRC]

You may be comparing an early Michelangelo to a later Michelangelo.