The Drawings of Michelangelo and His Followers in the Ashmolean Museum

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D. A seated figure in right profile, head turned in and

slumped on left hand and right knee, which is raised;

right arm hangs down.

This was obviously drawn for the right-hand figure in the

Roboam-Abiaslunette; see also Cat. 9 recto B.

E.Seated female figure seen from front, leaning to her

left, with child.

This was certainly drawn for the left-hand figure in theSalmon-

Booz-Obethlunette; because the frescoed figure corresponding

to D is on the right and the frescoed figure corresponding to

Eisonthe left of their respective lunettes, the positioning of

the figures in the ceiling is close to that seen here. This suggests

that Michelangelo was thinking about the figures in relation to

each other.

F. The torso for figure in right profile who seems to be

striking something below him.

This seems to be for a figure in a scene of action and the only

suggestion that the compiler can make is that it might be a

preliminary idea for Abraham in aSacrifice of Isaac,acomposi-

tion found in the simulated bronze roundel directly above the

Libica, although the scene as painted is represented much more

stiffly.

References

Ottley, 1808 - 23 ,p. 29 .Woodburn, 1836 b, included in

no. 50. Fisher, 1852 ,p. 1 , pl. 6 ,right (Recto); pl. 7 ,

left (Verso.). Fisher, 1865 ,p. 16 ,I,pl. 6 ,right (Recto.);

pl. 7 , left (Verso.). Robinson,187 0,no. 24. 2 (Michel

Angelo. Recto: one figure [D] immediately recognis-

able as PatriarchBoaz;the other [C] probably forAmi-

nadab.Verso: sketches forPersicha [B], Roboam-Abias

[D], andSalmon-Booz-Obeth[E]. “The three are dis-

posed in the sketch in the same positions relative to

each other, which they occupy in the fresco.”). Fisher,

187 2,p. 14 , pl. 6 ,right (Recto.); pl. 7 , left (Verso.) (As

1852 .). Fisher,187 9, XVI. 2 / 13 right (Recto); XIV. 2 a/ 14

left (Verso.). Steinmann, 1905 , II, p. 604 ,no. 61 A, right

(Studies forAminadabandSalmon-Booz-Obeth.); no. 61 B,