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CATALOGUE 54 WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY AUTOGRAPH SHEETS 261of a church–asubject known to have engaged the
special attention of M. Angelo, when about to under-
take the Dome of St. Peter’s.”). Robinson,187 0,no. 82
(Michelangelo, made in preparation for the wooden
model of the cupola in155 8. Francesco may be Francesco
Bandini; the Cardinale perhaps the Cardinal de Carpi.).
Black, 1875 ,p. 215 ,no. 70. Gotti, 1875 , II, pp. 232 – 3.
Berenson, 1903 , II, p. 100 (Genuine.). Thode, 1908 , II,
p. 162 (Michelangelo, 155 6– 7 .Rectoand verso for
St Peter’s.). K. Frey, 1909 – 11 ,no. 168 (Recto: link with
lantern of Santa Maria del Fiore. Late155 6, early155 7.);
no. 169 (Verso: related to St. Peter’s?.). Thode, 1913 ,
no. 454 (As 1908 .). D. Frey, 1920 ,pp. 108 – 10 (Recto:
155 7. Contests Frey’s interpretation “technisch unsinnig.”
Preliminary sketch for the lantern recorded in devel-
oped form in Duperac’s engraving. Addressee of letter
identified as Francesco Bandini.). De Tolnay, 1930 ,p. 8
(Recto: rightly linked by D. Frey with the model to
be made and dated shortly before 3 July155 7.). Korte, ̈
1932 ,pp. 97 – 8 (Recto: Michelangelo concerned with
the plastic effect of the lantern, treated here with consid-
erable artistic freedom; details of the lower compartment
of the lantern reserved for Haarlem A 29 /VT 67 /Cor-
pus 596 .). Wittkower, 1933 ,pp. 357 – 8 (Michelangelo
still undecided about the profile of the cupola in155 7;
the form of the lantern the most problematic aspect of
the cupola.). Berenson, 1938 , II, p. 204 (As 1903 .). De
Tolnay, 1951 ,pp. 184 , 297 (Sketch probably in relation
to the terracotta model of the cupola recorded in July
155 7.). Wilde, 1953 exh., no. 155 (Recto: c.155 7– 8 .).
Parker, 1956 ,no.34 4(Recto: c.155 7, for wooden model
of dome of St. Peter’s. Verso: sketches include two rough
ground plans of St. Peter’s.). Dussler, 1959 ,no. 207
(Michelangelo,155 6– 7 for St. Peter’s. Verso: doubtful if
related to St. Peter’s.). Berenson, 1961 , II, p.34 8 (As
1903 / 1938 .). Ackerman, 1961 , II, p. 98 (Recto: “Rapid
sketch of crown of dome and lantern section, tenta-
tively dated155 7bythe fragment of a letter.”); pp. 98 ,
124 (Verso: “Plans, interior elevations, and a section of
a large central-plan church. A scheme for eight semi-
circular radiating chapels and a circular plan is considered
together with a Greek cross plan containing chapels in
the angles, basically the final solution for San Giovanni.
The section (not in the plans) shows the dome sup-
ported on free-standing columns which are separated
from the ring of chapels by an ambulatory as in the
plan CB 124 A/Corpus 609 for San Giovanni. The chapels
in the elevations have low niches like those of San
Giovanni, but are semi-circular and have broad open-
ings.”). Ackerman, 1964 , II, p. 100 (Recto: as 1961 .);
pp. 100 , 128 (Verso: As 1961 .). Wittkower, 1962 (citedin edition of 1964 ), pp. 46 , 68 (Recto: demonstrates
“un ondeggiare tra diverse forme di lanterna e tra una
soluzione piu depressa ed un pi` u slanciata per la cupola,`
negli anni di fase di preparazione.”). Barbieri and Puppi,
1964 a,p. 1013 (Recto: “Studio dell’attacco della base
della lanterna alle due calotte della cupola” commonly
dated155 7.); pp. 972 , 1017 (Verso: for the Sforza Chapel
“ma anche avvicinabili agli studi per San Giovanni dei
Fiorentini...richiama CB 124 A [appunto per San Gio-
vanni] ma con notevoli varianti.”). Barbieri and Puppi,
1964 b,tav. 89 (Recto: “non`e comunque da escludersi un
suo referimento al modello ligneo del15 4 6– 7 .”). De Tol-
nay, 1964 a, col. 908 (“[S]ketch of the lantern [155 7– 61 ]
with a small section of the top of the dome, still shows sev-
eral dome profiles and reveals that Michelangelo had not
yet definitely decided which to use.”). De Angelis d’Ossat
1965 b, II,34 8[English ed.34 4] (Recto: ante-dates Haar-
lem A 29 /Corpus 596 .). Wittkower, 1970 ,p. 88 (Recto:
155 7; demonstrates Michelangelo’s indecision about the
profile of the dome. This drawing mostly concerned with
the lantern.). Hartt, 1971 ,no. 501 (Recto:155 7; “exact
profile of dome had still not been determined.”); no. 519
(Verso:15 6 0?. Sketches for a central plan church.). Von
Einem, 1973 ,p. 225 (Datable155 6– 7 ; “still shows a cer-
tain indecision but there is a clear tendency towards a
hemispherical form; above the dome, resting on a sub-
stantial circular canopy that crowns the interior lantern, is
a tall, hastily sketched outer lantern.”). Gere and Turner,
1975 ,no. 172 (Recto: study for model of155 8– 61 ; shows
dome with lower profile, closer to final solution.). Saal-
man, 1975 ,p. 400 (Recto: “The roughly-drawn lantern
has approximately the same proportions as the lanterns
in the Lille and Haarlem drawings....There would seem
no reason to date...[it]...later than the Lille drawing,
i.e. between c.15 4 7and early155 4.”). De Tolnay, 1980 ,
Corpus IV, no. 601 (Recto: c.155 7:atthis late stage
Michelangelo had still not decided on the curve of the
cupola. Verso: [F, G] plans for St. Peter’s. [H, I] for the
Cappella del Re, the southern apse of St. Peter’s. [D, J]
resemble the choir of the Padua duomo. [C] two super-
imposed plans for San Giovanni dei Fiorentini, the first
with cross-axes, the second with eight radial chapels, ante-
dating final plan. Inspiration of Brunelleschi’s Santa Maria
degli Angeli noted. [A, B] related to Sforza Chapel?. [K]
profile of chapel, ambulatory column, and dome for San
Giovanni dei Fiorentini.). Nova, 1984 ,p. 191 (Recto:
c.155 7; shape of cupola not yet determined.). Ackerman
and Newman, 1986 ,pp. 320 , 324 , 329 (Recto: as 1964.
Ve r so: plan and elevation of a chapel, related to Sforza
Chapel?.). Millon and Smyth, 1988 ,no. 30 (Recto: “The
principal study was drawn over an earlier drawing of the