When Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo received an order for battle paintings for the Palazzo Vecco in Florence, each of them began to look for the most winning plot. Leonardo, like no one, could depict horses, so he chose a scene of cavalry skirmish for his picture.
Michelangelo was famous for portraying nude male nature, so he decided to write Florentine soldiers, who were caught by the Pisans by surprise on the riverbank while swimming. This plot allowed Michelangelo to depict figures in the most bizarre poses.
Full-size cardboard, made by Michelangelo to this picture, was approved. Unfortunately, nothing is left of it. But a preserved copy of the central part gives an idea of the design of the picture. The series of etudes to the “Battle of Kashin” also survived – among them is the “Study of the figure for the painting” The Battle of Kashin “.”
Estudio preparatorio para la película “La batalla de Kashin” – Michelangelo Buonarroti 
Esquisse préparatoire au tableau “La bataille de Cachine” – Michelangelo Buonarroti 
Perfect Head by Michelangelo Buonarroti 
The Battle of Anghiari by Leonardo da Vinci 
Anghiarian battle by Leonardo da Vinci 
Holy Family (Tondo Doni) by Michelangelo Buonarroti 
Laurentian Library by Michelangelo Buonarroti 
The Battle of San Romano by Paolo Uccello