Rare Rediscovered Michelangelo Sketch of Sistine Chapel Sells for $27.2M at Christie’s Rare Rediscovered Michelangelo Sketch of Sistine Chapel Sells for $27.2M at Christie’s A rare red chalk drawing by Renaissance master Michelangelo has set a new auction record, selling for $27.2 million at Christie’s in New York on February 5, 2026. The small but significant work is a preparatory sketch for the right foot of the Libyan Sibyl, one of the monumental figures painted on the ceiling of […] READ: Rare Rediscovered Michelangelo Sketch of Sistine Chapel Sells for $27.2M at Christie’s

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Newly Discovered Michelangelo Chalk Drawing Worth $2 Million Heads to Auction Newly Discovered Michelangelo Chalk Drawing Worth $2 Million Heads to Auction What began as a routine online submission to Christie’s turned into an unexpected discovery. When Giada Damen, a specialist in Old Master drawings, opened a request for an auction estimate, she found a small red-chalk study of a foot, measuring about 5 inches tall. The accompanying form listed “Michelangelo” as the artist. Renaissance drawings are […] READ: Newly Discovered Michelangelo Chalk Drawing Worth $2 Million Heads to Auction

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