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202 WHOLLY OR PARTIALLY AUTOGRAPH SHEETS CATALOGUES 38–39study forRisen Christ. Recto: datable first half of Octo-
ber 1532 .). Wilde, 1953 exh., no. 84 (Verso). Parker, 1956 ,
no. 311 (Recto: for reliquary chamber. Verso: related to
series ofResurrectiondrawings, closest to Windsor, PW
429 verso.). Dussler, 1959 ,no. 199 (Both sides authen-
tic. Verso,Risen Christ, perhaps drawn first.). Berenson,
1961 ,no. 1713 (As 1903 / 1938 .). Ackerman, 1961 , II, p. 32
(Recto: “The design differs from the final solution in that
the lateral doors are on axis with the supporting columns
and are framed by thin pilasters; there are fewer balus-
ters and they do not alternate with posts. The care with
which the drawing is finished and inscribed suggests that
it was prepared for the Pope. It was probably the project
accepted in the autumn of 1531 , since the correspon-
dence mentions the exterior balcony; theterminus ante
is Figiovanni’s letter of 19 October 1532 ,which recom-
mends shifting the side doors from their position in the
drawing towards the centre, as in the executed structure.
The fact that a balcony was planned for the exterior as
well as the interior...and that Figiovanni assumed that ‘it
would be of marble to unify it with the fac ̧ade’ is of inter-
est for the fac ̧ade design, since the balcony could not be
integrated with any of Michelangelo’s fac ̧ade projects.”).
Ackerman, 1964 ,II,p. 32 (As 1961 .). Barocchi, 1964 c,
no. 44 (Recto: for Reliquary Tribune. Verso: one of Res-
urrection series.). Barbieri and Puppi, 1964 a,pp. 881 ,
1010 (Recto: the “sacrario, ricavato nello spessore del
muro;siconfigura come un lungo vano ad ardica,
indubbiamente derivato da reminiscenze archeologiche,
di forma eccezionale nell’artista.”). Barbieri and Puppi,
1964 a,tav. 56 (“La planimetrica prevede un eventuale
sviluppo della tribuna all’esterno.”). De Angelis d’Ossat,
1965 b,p. 315 (Recto: shows alignment of doorways and
columns criticised by Clement VII in October 1532 .).
Hartt, 1971 ,no.34 7(Verso: 1532 ; for a fresco of theRes-
urrection, intended for the altar of the Sistine Chapel.);
under no.34 7and p. 390 (Recto: Michelangelo, for reli-
quary tribune erected in 1531 – 3 .). Gere and Turner, 1975 ,
no. 43 (Verso:Risen Christ.Recto: datable 1532 ;rela-
tion to Windsor, PW 429 verso,datable to late 1532 .).
De Tolnay, 1976 , Corpus II, no. 260 (Recto: before Octo-
ber 1532 .Verso: 1531 – 2 , quality not as high as usual.).
Nova, 1984 , pl. 44 (Recto: for the San Lorenzo tribune.).
Ackerman and Newman, 1986 ,p. 299 (As 1961 / 1964 .).
Wallace, 1987 b,pp. 56 – 7 (Recto: “reveals his inten-
tion to construct a balcony on the exterior fac ̧ade of
San Lorenzo to complement that on the interior. This
unusual plan for interior and exterior balconies indicates
that Michelangelo was aware of the public role and cer-
emonial potential of the relics....[T]he annual display
of the Medici relics was to be one of the most impor-tant public ceremonies in Florence....Theexterior bal-
cony was never carried out although the left door of
the tribune opens into a blocked passageway that was
to have led to the exterior fac ̧ade. Had this balcony
been built... it would have been the centrepiece of the
grandiose fac ̧ade that Michelangelo had conceived years
earlier, and apparently still intended to carry out.”).
Contardi, 1990 ,p. 200 (Recto: Michelangelo 1531 : sig-
nificant differences from scheme as executed.). Perrig,
1991 ,pp. 76 – 7 , fig. 62 (Verso: by Cavalieri.). Pao-
letti, 2000 ,p. 76 (Verso: notes two divergent heads of
Christ.).CATALOGUE 39Recto: Studies for a Double Wall Tomb in Plan and
Elevation
Ve r so: Outline Sketch for the Ceiling of the Reading
Room of the Laurentian Library
184 6. 54 ;R. 40 ;P.II 308 ; Corpus 191Dimensions: 264 ×38 4mmMedium
Recto: Pen.
Ve r so: Black chalk.Condition
There is a small central infilled puncture, a minor indent
and a diagonal scratch or pulp fault across the upper
right corner. A shiny yellow deposit with black accre-
tions is visible. There is minor show-through from some
heavily inked areas, discolouration from adhesive residues,
localised staining, general foxing, and ingrained dirt.Inscriptions
Ve rso, in pencil: Presumably made before the verso was
laid down, Robinson’s numbering: 40 .Inanunknown,
presumably Italian hand:Michelangiolo Buonaroti.Description
RectoTo p line
A.The left-hand and central bays of the upper section of
a tomb; a seated figure raised on a podium in the cen-
tral bay and a seated figure placed somewhat lower at the
left. The side bays, which are widened at the expense of
the central one, are surmounted by rectangular panels,
while the central bay, framed internally by tall pilasters,
is open as far as the upper cornice of the structure. This