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98 WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY AUTOGRAPH SHEETS CATALOGUES 9–10andNaasonlunettes; no connection withIoel.); Thode,
1913 ,no. 408 (Verso [now recto]: Robinson incorrect
to link [G] withIoel; framing lines demonstrate that
it was prepared for an ancestor. Recto [now verso]:
as 1908 ). Delacre, 1938 ,p. 123 (Michelangelo. Man
reading could not be after Ioel.). De Tolnay, 1945
p. 214 ,no. 28 A(Ve rso: “sketches...of a better qual-
ity but also seem to be only copies after the lunettes
and not studies for them.” D “perhaps for a slave
on the Julius tomb...seems to have been made by
Michelangelo.”). Parker, 1956 ,no. 299 (Recto: [B]
resembles figure on right ofRoboam-Abialunette; notes
offset [G]. Verso: figures suggestive of Prophets.). Dussler,
1959 ,no. 604 (Recto and verso: description only, no
links suggested.). Berenson, 1961 , 1702 a (School of
Michelangelo. Recto: B resembles the sleeping woman
in the Roboam-Abias lunette.). Hartt, 1971 ,no. 121
(Recto: writing in Michelangelo’s hand, possibly the date
when he began composing the lunettes. Sketches for
Roboam-Abias[A],Azor and his mother? [lower left];
possiblyJosaphat[left centre] and possiblySadoc[lower
right]); no. 117 (Verso: perhaps forNaason.Twocoarse
chalk sketches perhaps by Falconi.). Gere and Turner,
1975 ,no. 24 (Recto: inscription in Michelangelo’s hand.).
De Tolnay, 1975 , Corpus I, no. 166 (Recto: [B] a
primo pensierofor the the woman at the right of the
Roboam-Abiaslunette; taken up on [Cat. 10 verso D] and
again on [Cat. 12 recto A]. [C] probably for a prophet.
[D] Some similarity with woman at left ofZorobabel-
Abiud-Eliachimlunette and to a barely legible sketch on
Haarlem A 20 verso/VT 49 /Corpus 135. [E] not used;
similarity with figure at right ofEleazar-Mathamlunette.
[F] probably for a prophet, but not used; the motif
first appears in drawings by Leonardo, Paris, Louvre,
Inv. 1978 verso, 2258 recto. [G] is the offset of a lost
drawing linked by G. Bonsanti with the motif of the
verso figure [A], thus for the woman in theManasses-
Amonlunette. Verso: [A] perhaps for the woman in the
Manasses-Amonlunette. [C] probably for a prophet but
adapted for theAminadablunette. [G, H], restudies of
[C], perhaps related toDaniel. [D], perhaps related to
Brazen Serpentpendentive. [E, F], perhaps for a telamon
putto.). Hirst, 1986 a,pp. 212 , 213 (Recto: offset of a lost
chalk study; “the seated figure reading [C, G, H] studied
also on [Cat. 14 verso D], may have been intended for
one of the altar-wall lunettes; in the event the motif of
the figure holding the book with both hands appears in
a part of the decoration for which no preparatory mate-
rial appears in the sketch book, in the corner spandrel
of theCrucifixion of Haman, and then in a subordinate
role.”).CATALOGUE 10Recto: Sketches for Parts of the Sistine Ceiling and
Lunettes
Ve r so: Sketches for Parts of the Sistine Ceiling and
Lunettes
184 6. 46 ;R. 24. 2 ;P.II 300 ; Corpus 167Dimensions: 135 × 145 mmMedium
Pen and ink.Condition
There is a pressed-out horizontal fold, about 4. 5 cm from
the top with ingrained dirt. The edges are abraded, there is
some skinning, and there are small holes with ink burn-
through. Fractures are repaired at the fold and heavily
inked areas; there is localised staining.Description/Discussion
Recto
A.A left arm holding a staff, detailed study for D.
B.Aright hand, detailed study for D.
C.A Seated figure facing front, holding a child?.
This figure is loosely reminiscent of the severely frontal left-
hand figure in theAminadablunette, but it seems to be female
rather than male. The curve to the left suggests that this figure
wasatfirstenvisaged as on the right-hand side of a lunette rather
than the left. As painted, the relation of C (if it is connected
with theAminadablunette) and D are reversed.
D.An elderly man seated in right profile holding a staff.
This is a preliminary sketch for the figure on the right of the
Boozlunette. The pose becomes more angular in the larger
sketches A and B, probably from life, which focus upon his right
hand and left forearm and hand. Developed in Cat. 12 recto B.Verso
A.To rsoofseated figure in right profile, head turned in
and slumped on left hand; right arm hangs down.
This drawing, which obviously modifies D, seems to be an
abbreviated life sketch. It straightens the back and makes the
form more angular.
B.A Seated figure facing half right, accompanied by two
putti.
This was presumably drawn with a Sibyl or Prophet in view, but
it bears little resemblance to any executed. It might, at a guess,
be a first idea forIonas:The curved line presumably indicates
the profile of a pendentive.
C.A figure seated in right profile, leaning forwards, per-
haps reading (the curved line presumably doubles as the
lunette frame).