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110 WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY AUTOGRAPH SHEETS CATALOGUES 13–14Aminadab.”). Fisher,187 2,p. 13 , pl. 2 , left (Recto); pl.
3 ,right (Verso) (As 1852 .). Fisher,187 9, XVII. 1 / 17 left
(Recto); XVII. 2 a/ 18 right (Verso). Steinmann, 1905 , II,
no. 59 A, left (Recto: sketches for the Spinner and the
Old Man in theSalmonlunette.); no. 59 B,r ight (Verso:
sketches for lunettes including the sleeping Jacob for the
lostPhares-Esron-Aram). Thode, 1908 ,I,pp. 263 , 267 ,
269 , 270 , 271 (Michelangelo. Recto: J for woman with
spindle inIesselunette. Verso: [A] for figure inAminadab
lunette; [B]? for theignudoleft aboveHieremias,inreverse;
[D] for sleeping man inPhares-Esron-Aramlunette. The
remainder cannot securely be connected with existing
frescoes.). K. Frey, 1909 – 11 ,no. 153. 9 (Recto: inscrip-
tion autograph; figures not specifically related to frescoes;
[A] not related toIonas.); no.15 4. 14 (Verso: [A] related
toAminadab; [D] related toPhares-Esron-Aramlunette.).
Thode, 1913 ,no. 412 (Recto: as 1908 .Verso: as 1908 .).
De Tolnay, 1945 ,p. 214 , under no. 28 a, fig. 249 (Recto:
“sketches...of a better quality but also seem to be only
copies after the lunettes and not studies for them.”).
Parker, 1956 ,no. 303 (Recto: [A] reminiscent ofIonas;
[J] similar to woman on right ofIesse; [H] reminiscent
in reverse to man on right of Jesse.Dagli bereperhaps
relates to [E]. Verso: [D] forPhares-Esron-Aram; [A] sim-
ilar to figure on left ofAminadab; [B] vaguely compa-
rable toignudoleft aboveHieremias.). Dussler, 1959 ,no.
608 (Recto: description; no relations noted.Dagli bere
must relate to sketch [E]. Verso: description; no relations
noted.). Berenson, 1961 ,no. 1703 a (School of Michelan-
gelo. Recto: lunette figures. Verso: [D] the sleeping figure
in thePhares-Esron-Aramlunette.). Hartt, 1971 ,no. 120
(Recto: sketches of woman nursing, possibly for Ruth
[centre] “Michelangelo’s comment,Dagli bere[give him
to drink] recalls his ambivalent concern with the activ-
ity of nursing”; for Bathsheba, in reverse [lower centre]
and, possibly, for Boaz, in reverse [centre right].); no. 113
(Verso: nude related toignudoleft aboveHieremias; also
for figure inPhares-Esron-Aramand wife ofNaason.). Gere
and Turner, 1975 ,no. 28 (Recto; inscription in Michelan-
gelo’s hand.). De Tolnay, 1975 , Corpus I, no. 170 (Recto:
[A] and perhaps [C] forIonas; [E] perhaps for woman in
Manasses-Amonlunette, as is perhaps [D]; [F] perhaps for a
figure inIosaphat-Ioramlunette; [G] not taken further but
recalled in thePenserosoof the New Sacristy; [I] sketch
in reverse for the left-hand figure inAbraham-Isaac-Iacob-
Iudaslunette, taken further in [Cat. 16 recto A]; [J] motif
of spindle appears on right in theDavid-Salomonlunette,
but the present group of figures is not retained. Verso:
[A] forAminadab; [B] Parker’s linking perhaps correct,
but could also be for a bronze nude, such as that above
Ezechias; the pose anticipates the River Gods plannedfor the New Sacristy; [C] proportions recall those of the
left-hand figure in theAzor-Sadochlunette, but the pose
differs; [D] sketch for sleeping figure inPhares-Esron-Aram
lunette.). Hirst, 1986 a,p. 215 (Verso: [D] light sketch for
sleeping figure inPhares-Esron-Aramlunette, taken up in
[Cat. 15 recto A] and, in the final direction, in [Cat. 11
verso F]; [F], perhaps related to woman on right ofAzor-
Sadochlunette but abandoned [F] perhaps a sketch for [E],
as suggested by G. Bonsanti.). Hirst, 1988 ,p. 36 (Verso: [E,
F] for woman with mirror inNaasonlunette; taken fur-
ther in [Cat. 15 verso].). Hirst, 1988 – 9 a,no. 12 (Verso: [B]
“anticipates design of Medici chapel allegories. Only the
three lower sketches relate unmistakably to figures carried
out.” [D] forPhares-Esron-Aramlunette; [E, F] as 1988 .).
Winner, 1994 ,p. 196 (Recto: A forIonas, following from
Cat. 11 versoD;head shown in three positions. Verso:
D another study for the sleeping Ancestor, respecting the
final direction of the fresco.).CATALOGUE 14Recto: An Old Man
Ve r so: Sketches for Parts of the Sistine Ceiling and the
Lunettes
184 6. 50 ;R. 25. 2 ;P.II 304 ; Corpus 171Dimensions: 135 × 148 mm. This sheet appears to have
been made up at the bottom.Medium
Recto: Soft black chalk.
Ve r so: Pen and ink and black chalk (rather than lead-point
as Parker thought); traces of offsetting in black chalk.Condition
There is a major darker-toned infill, several smaller infills,
widespread skinning and fractures, a number of small
holes and punctures, and ink burn-through. The sheet
displays uneven discolouration, paper remnants, nicks
with ingrained dirt, minor tears and skinning, particu-
larly around the edges, and general foxing.Description/Discussion
Recto
An old man in right profile, bent forward, supporting
himelf on a stick, accompanied by a dog who barks at a
figure facing him who seems to be offering him some-
thing.