Rare Michelangelo drawing auction

The only privately-owned preparatory drawing connected to the
Vatican’s Sistine Chapel ceiling fresco by towering Renaissance
architect, artist and intellect Michelangelo, is auctioned off

East
West

Saint Peter’s
Basilica

Sistine
Chapel

Drawing is
study for
Libyan
Sibyl
section
of fresco

Michelangelo drew thousands
of sketches during his lifetime,
of which only 600 remain today

Of these, 50 studies pertain to
his work on Sistine Chapel

There are only around 10 of his
drawings known to be in private
hands

Sources: Artnet, Christie’s
Pictures: Christie’s
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