The Drawings of Michelangelo and His Followers in the Ashmolean Museum

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because he was demonstrably influenced by Quercia – his

Creation of Eveon the Sistine ceiling is based on Quer-

cia’s treatment of the same subject on the fac ̧ade of San

Petronio in Bologna – a link with that sculptor could be

maintained by arguing that the drawing is a copy by the

youthful Michelangelo after a lost relief carving of drapery

byQuercia.

However, if the drawing is a copy, the source, rather

than Quercia, might be Antonio Federighi, whose work

wasofdemonstrable interest to the circle of Michelangelo