MICHELANGELO NUDE SOLD

A RECENTLY rediscovered sketch by Michelangelo, the artist’s first known nude, sold at auction at Christie’s in Paris yesterday for €23 million (about R385m), a record for one of the Italian master’s drawings. Representing a naked man with two other background figures, the late 15th-century sketch in pen and brown ink resurfaced in a private French collection after more than a century. Including the buyer’s premium, the sale price far outstripped the Renaissance artist’s previous record for a drawing. |