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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 ...
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Tiny Michelangelo sketch of a foot sells for more than $27 million, an auction record

When the owner of a tiny sketch sent a photo of it to an auction house’s online valuation portal, they had no idea of its significance. The drawing is barely bigger than a hand. And it depicts only a ...
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Michelangelo’s 5-Inch Drawing of a Foot Sells for $27.2M at Auction, Setting New Record

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michelangelo's five-inch chalk drawing of the Libyan Sibyl’s foot sold for $27.2 million on Feb. 5. The newly rediscovered chalk ...
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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 ...
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Michelangelo’s 5-Inch Drawing of a Foot Sells for $27.2M at Auction, Setting New Record

This drawing reportedly sets the record for the most spent at auction for a piece of Michelangelo artwork Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer-Reporter for PEOPLE. Christie's A five-inch drawing ...