Analysis of Michelangelo's Sketch (II)

For Italy in sixteenth Century, the sketch was just a practice of painting on paper; the meaning of the word "e;drawing"e; is more abundant than "e;painting"e;; drawing simply describes a kind of artistic skills, and sketch contains a variety of art design elements, with rich connotation; so the "e;drawing"e; in Italian can be understood as a synonym for art, including architecture, at least in the age of Michelangelo.