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CATALOGUES 12–13 WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY AUTOGRAPH SHEETS 107Angelo. Recto: [A] sketches for “the back and upper
part of right-hand figure inRoboam-Abiaslunette...[B]
the legs of...Boaz[and]...[E] perhaps forKing Joram.”
Ve r so: sketches forBoaz,Joram, and the Woman with a
winding-reel.). Fisher,187 2,I,p. 14 , pl. 8 ,right (Recto);
pl. 9 , left (Verso) (As 1852 .). Fisher,187 9, XVI. 4 / 15 right
(Recto); XVI. 4 a/ 16 left (Verso). Steinmann, 1905 , II,
p. 604 ,no. 62 A, right (Recto: sketches for the sleep-
ing man at the right of theRoboamlunette); no. 62 B,
left (Verso: fleeting sketches for lunettes.). Thode, 1908 ,
I, p. 266 (Michelangelo. Recto: [A] for sleeping man
inRoboamlunette; [B, C] for man with staff inSalmon
lunette; [E] two? small studies for writing man inAsa
lunette; other sketches cannot be connected with exist-
ing frescoes.). K. Frey, 1909 – 11 ,no.15 2. 8 (Verso [now
recto]: [A] related toRoboamlunette; [B, C] toSalmon;
[E] possibly to writing figure inAsa-Joramlunette.); no.
151. 3 (Recto [now verso]: poorly drawn and unrelated to
frescoes.). Thode, 1913 ,no. 411 (Verso [now recto]: [A] as
1908 ;[B,C] as 1908 ; [E] for man inAsalunette.). Parker,
1956 ,no. 302 (Recto: [A] for man on right ofRoboam;[B,
C] for man at right ofSalmon-Boozlunette; [E] resembles
man on left of Asa. Verso: no direct connections.). Dus-
sler, 1959 ,no. 607 (Recto: connection withAsalunette.
Ve r so: description; unconnected.). Berenson, 1961 ,no.
1702 d (School of Michelangelo. Recto: [A] for sleeping
man inRoboam-Abiaslunette; [B] legs of man at right of
Salmon-Boozlunette; [E] for man at left inAsa-Josaphat
lunette. Verso: sketches for lunettes.). Hartt, 1971 ,no.
123 (Recto: for arm ofAbiahand legs ofBoaz; tiny
sketch forJosaphat[upside down].); no. 110 (Verso: sketch
for Boaz [lower centre]; probable sketches forBathsheba
[upper left] and destroyedJacob[lower centre].). Gere and
Tu rner, 1975 ,no. 27 (Recto). De Tolnay, 1975 , Corpus I,
no. 169 (Recto: [A] for man at right ofRoboam-Abias
lunette, previously sketched on [Cats. 9 recto B, 10 verso
A, D]; [B, C] for figure at right ofSalmon-Boozlunette; [E,
inverted] perhaps for figure at right ofAsa-Iosaphat-Ioram
lunette. Verso: [A] perhaps for woman at right ofDavid-
Salmonlunette; [B] perhaps an embryonic sketch for man
at right ofRoboam-Abiaslunette; [C] taken up in reverse
from left-hand figure inAchim-Eliudlunette; [D] for a
Prophet or Ancestor? some relation to [Cat. 9 recto C].).
Hirst, 1988 ,p. 36 (Recto: [A] studied from life takes up
[Cat. 10 verso A,D,Cat. 13 versoD,Cat. 15 recto A].).CATALOGUE 13Recto: Sketches for Parts of the Sistine Ceiling and
LunettesVe r so: Sketches for Parts of the Sistine Ceiling and
Lunettes
184 6. 49 ;R. 25. 1 ;P.II 303 ; Corpus 170Dimensions: 138 × 143 mmMedium
Pen and ink.Condition
There is a major triangular pulp infill, numerous skinned
patches with toned infills, and a minor torn hole. There
is widespread uneven discolouration and major staining.
There is skinning, a vertical score line, a major inherent
diagonal crease, and adhesive and paper remnants on the
edges. The medium is blurred.Description/Discussion
Recto
A.A seated figure seen frontally and upright, apparently
within a pendentive, the legs spread wide, the right arm
raised across the torso and the head bent to the left,
accompanied by twoputti.
An early idea forIonas, perhaps antedating Cat. 11 verso D,
which is inclined to the viewer’s left, as in the fresco.
B.(Located immediately above and to the right of A.)
Indecipherable.
C.(Located immediately to the right of B.) This sketch
is difficult to interpret, but it seems to show the lower
torso and legs of a figure in a seated pose. It is tempting
to think that it is a variant of A, but if so, it would have to
precede it, and the layout of the page does not support
this. It could be a sketch for anignudo,but the pose is less
complex than those of theignudiin the last two bays of
the ceiling, and it is more likely to have been made for
an Ancestor, not developed further.
D. Aseated figure in left profile, apparently reclining
against a shallow curved form.
This seems to be for an Ancestor, but it was not pursued.
E.(Located in the upper centre of the sheet.) A seated
woman, her legs angled to her right, facing forward, with
a partly visible child, perhaps developed further on 14
verso A.
F. (Drawn with the top of the sheet as the base.) A stand-
ing nude figure in left profile, his left leg extended, his
right knee raised, his head supported in his right hand,
looking outwards or forward?.
This is perhaps a first idea for theignudorightaboveLibica;itis
drawn over G.
G.An inscriptionDagli bere(Da gli bere) in Michelan-
gelo’s hand.
This no doubt refers to the action of E.