Michelangelo’s First Sketch of the Sistine Chapel?“Architectural historian Adr
Michelangelo’s First Sketch of the Sistine Chapel? “Architectural historian Adriano Marinazzo believes a manuscript he found stored in Florence’s Buonarroti Archive is actually Michelangelo’s first sketch of the Sistine Chapel ceiling. The 1508 sketch, a longtime mystery to scholars, was found beneath of the artist’s poems. Compare the sketch to a view from below of the Sistine Chapel’s ceiling.” (Read more) -- source link
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