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5-inch drawing of a foot could fetch record $2M after being linked to world-famous artwork

A 5-inch chalk sketch of a man’s right foot could fetch at least $2 million after Christie’s auction house linked it to Michelangelo’s ceiling in the Sistine Chapel. The tiny drawing of the bare foot ...
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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Experts Say This Small Drawing of a Foot May Be a Long-Lost Study for Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Ceiling

Experts have identified a small study of a pointed foot made in red chalk as an original drawing by Michelangelo. The Italian Renaissance master sketched the appendage around 1511 or 1512 while ...
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 ...
UPI

Nigerian man's 10,814.5-square-foot drawing is the world's largest

Nov. 14 (UPI) --A Nigerian doctor with a passion for art broke a Guinness World Record with a 10,814.5-square-foot drawing celebrating the cultures of his country. Fola David-Tolaram, 31, created his ...
UPI

Scottish artist creates 4,520-square-foot drawing for Guinness record

Nov. 19 (UPI) --A Scottish artist created a 4,520-square-foot drawing of black-and-white flowers in under 12 hours to break a Guinness World Record. Johanna Basford, 36, known for her wildlife and ...