"A five-inch-tall red chalk drawing of a foot, said to be by Michelangelo (1475-1564), will be offered for sale at Christie's auction house in New York in February. Christie's estimates the work to sell between $1.5 million and $2 million. The piece came to light when Giada Damen, a specialist in Old Master drawings at Christie's, noticed it among a batch of online inquiries from members of the public."
"Added to this, Renaissance drawings can be difficult to authenticate, as they are rarely signed and often faked. Nevertheless, Damon thought it possible the work was genuine. Now, after research into the drawing's provenance, a technical analysis of its support, and comparison with known sketches in museums, Christie's has declared it a study for Michelangelo's masterwork, the frescoed ceiling of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel in Rome."
A five-inch red chalk drawing of a foot attributed to Michelangelo is slated for sale at Christie's in New York in February, estimated at $1.5–2 million. Giada Damen, a specialist in Old Master drawings at Christie's, identified the work among online public inquiries. Authentication proved challenging because Renaissance drawings are rarely signed and often forged, but provenance research, technical analysis of the support, and comparison with known sketches led Christie's to declare the piece a study for the Libyan Sibyl on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. Few preparatory sketches by Michelangelo survive, and very few remain in private hands.
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