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268 WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY AUTOGRAPH SHEETS CATALOGUE 55the Fogg Museum of Art, Cambridge, Massachusetts,
1998. 194 ;black chalk, 396 × 257 mm. This sheet is a
double-sided facsimile of Michelangelo’s sheet, made
before he re-worked the recto design and added wash
to it, and before he made the architectural sketches on
the verso. It must have been drawn in the master’s studio
between c.15 4 7and c.15 6 0.History
Bernardo Buontalenti? (the complementary sheet, Cat.
56 ,was certainly owned by Buontalenti before it was
acquired for Casa Buonarroti, so this sheet may also
have been in his possession); Casa Buonarroti; Jean-
Baptiste Wicar?; William Young Ottley (his sale, 6 June
1814 , and following days, lot 253? “One, an architectural
design–awindow from the Lorenziana library, studies
on the back in black chalk. From the Bonaroti collec-
tion at Florence.” £ 1. 1. 0 ); Sir Thomas Lawrence (L. 2554 );
Samuel Woodburn.References
Ottley sale, 6 June 1814 , lot 253? (“One, an architectural
design–awindow from the Lorenziana library, studies on
the back in black chalk. From the Bonarroti collection at
Florence”?.). Lawrence Inventory, 1830 ,M.A.Buonaroti
Case 3 , Drawer 3 [ 1830 - 66 ] (“An Architectural study for
aWindow on the reverse studies for part of the Fig-
ure.”).Woodburn, 1836 b,no. 1 (“A window...treated
with great simplicity and grandeur...on the reverse is an
arm, and some architecture.”). Woodburn,184 2,no. 43
(As 1836 .). Woodburn,184 6,no. 11 (As184 2.). Fisher,
1852 ,p. 6 , pl. 31 (A Window.). Fisher, 1865 ,I,p. 19 ,
pl. 31 (As 1852 .). Robinson,187 0,no. 81 (More ornate
than [Cat. 56 ]but of same period, after15 4 9. “Certain
features of resemblance with some details of the Campi-
doglio architecture, but there is perhaps more direct anal-
ogy with some of the windows of St Peter’s.”). Fisher,
187 2,I,p. 17 , pl. 31 (As 1852 .). Black, 1875 ,p. 215 ,no. 68.
Gotti, 1875 , II, p. 231. Fisher,187 9,L/ 52 (“Probably pro-
duced after15 4 8.”). Berenson, 1903 ,I,p. 100 (Genuine.).
Thode, 1908 , II, p. 201 (Recto: for second floor court-
yardwindows of Palazzo Farnese.). K. Frey, 1909 – 11 ,
no. 272 (Recto: for a window; by a pupil to Michelan-
gelo’s instructions reflecting his Florentine forms; related
to upper storey of Palazzo Farnese, c.15 4 6– 7 .); no. 273
(Verso: relation of staircase sketches toricettoof Laurentian
Library but probably Roman and for Palazzo Farnese.).
Thode, 1913 ,no. 453 (Recto: as 1908 .Verso: difficult to
know which building they are connected with; has aban-
doned idea that they are for St Peter’s.). Berenson, 1938 ,II, p. 204 (As 1903 .). Wilde, 1953 exh., no.15 4(Recto: c.
155 0, for a window for the upper storey of the courtyard
of Palazzo Farnese.). Parker, 1956 ,no. 333 (Recto: “cer-
tainly a design, drawn in about155 0, for the windows in
the upper storey of the courtyard of the Palazzo Farnese”;
simplified in execution. Verso: rejects Frey’s views; “The
purpose of all these scribbled sketches remains at present
obscure.”). Dussler, 1959 ,no. 634 (Recto: by a follower to
Michelangelo’s design.); no. 352 (Ascribed to Michelan-
gelo,155 0s. Architectural sketches of uncertain purpose.).
Ackerman, 1961 , II, p. 77 (Recto: “reasonably close to
the final version [of the windows on the upper level of
the Courtyard of Palazzo Farnese] and may be Michelan-
gelo’s sole surviving sketch for the palace.”); no. 60 (Verso:
[A] “the elevation of a palace fac ̧ade with a colossal
order embracing arched apertures on the lower story
and pedimented windows on the upper. The system is
closer to that of the Campidoglio palaces than to other
Michelangelo projects, but the connection cannot be ver-
ified.”). Berenson, 1961 , II, p.34 8(As 1903 / 1938 .). Ack-
erman, 1964 , II, p. 79 (Recto: as 1961 .); p. 62 (Verso:
as 1961 .). Barbieri and Puppi, 1964 a,pp. 887 , 972 , 1011
(Verso: [A] “l’alzato della facciata di un palazzo ad ordine
gigante...vicini ai palazzi del Campidoglio, anche se
mancano effettivi elementi per un sicuro agganciamento.”
Also sketches “anche avvicinabili agli studi per San Gio-
vanni dei Fiorentini...perop` robabilmente precedente
ai saggi sicuri per quella chiesa.”); pp. 904 , 1015 (Recto:
for a window. “L’unico autografo superstite di Michelan-
giolo” for Palazzo Farnese.). Barbieri and Puppi, 1964 b,
tav. 83 (Recto: for Palazzo Farnese.); tav. 63 (“Prospetto di
una facciata e schizzi di scala;...da porsi, sia pur con pru-
denza, col palazzi capitolini,” datable c.155 0.). De Angelis
d’Ossat, 1965 b, II, pp. 356 , 361 (Recto: for the second-
floor courtyard windows of the Palazzo Farnese.). Hartt,
1971 ,no. 495 (Recto:15 4 6, for window in Palazzo Far-
nese.); no. 483 (Verso: 1538 – 50 ?. “a giant order of pilasters
[A] embracing a second storey of pedimented windows
overafirst story of arches...seems to be related to the
Palazzo dei Conservatori...remaining...sketches even
harder to identify and date.”). Gere and Turner, 1975 ,
no. 149 (Recto: for windows in upper storey or Palazzo
Farnese, c.15 4 7– 9 .). De Tolnay, 1980 ,Corpus IV, no. 589
(Recto: for Palazzo Farnese, c.155 0.Verso:[A]firsttobe
drawn on this side, later than theCrucifixion of St. Peter.
[B] for the exterior of the Chapel of the King of France
of St. Peter’s. [F, G] for the attic of the drum of St. Peter’s.
[H] for the coupled columns of the drum. The staircase
designs recall those by Bramante for thenicchioneof the
Belvedere, but are probably for thericettoof San Lorenzo.