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Study for a foot of the Libyan Sibyl/Michelangelo (1475-1564)

Video. Very rare Michelangelo drawing for Sistine Chapel in historic auction

Updated: 05/02/2026 - 15:52 GMT+1

An extremely rare sketch of a foot by Michelangelo for the Sistine Chapel is the first ever to go to auction. The recently discovered drawing was part of a study for The Libyan Sibyl frescoe on the ceiling of the chapel in the Vatican.

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