Artnet

The Earliest Drawing by Michelangelo Just Hit the Market

Five years since experts finally agreed it's a Michelangelo, the sketch is at last up for grabs. Michelangelo, Study of Jupiter (ca. 1490). Courtesy of Dickinson. The British Museum’s Nicholas Turner ...
The New York Times

His Right Foot: One Tiny Drawing for Sale, Said to Be by Michelangelo

The Renaissance artist painted more than 100 figures in the Sistine Chapel ceiling, yet studies for only a handful remain. Could this five-inch drawing at Christie’s be one? Various books and research ...
Hyperallergic

Michelangelo Drawing of a Foot Could Fetch $2M at Auction

A Michelangelo study for the Sistine Ceiling will go up for auction next year. (all images courtesy Christie's Images Ltd. 2025) Christie’s is putting its right foot forward. A 500-year-old ...
CNN

Rare Michelangelo drawing could fetch $33 million in Paris sale

A drawing by Michelangelo, discovered in 2019, will be offered for sale next month by Christie’s and could fetch 30 million euros ($33 million), the British auction house said on Tuesday. The drawing, ...