Michelangelo Sistine Chapel sketch sells for $27.2M, setting new auction record

A recently discovered Michelangelo drawing tied to the Sistine Chapel has sold at auction for more than $27 million, shattering its $1.5 million to $2 million estimate and setting a new auction record for the artist. The drawing—a study for the right foot of the Libyan Sibyl—is the first unrecorded study of the famed ceiling [...] The post Michelangelo Sistine Chapel sketch sells for $27.2M, setting new auction record first appeared on 6sqft.