Tiny Michelangelo Foot Sketch Smashes Records, Selling for $27.2 Million USD

SummaryA previously unknown Michelangelo sketch has sold for $27.2 million USD at Christie's New York, setting a new auction record for the artistThe drawing, a study of a foot for the Libyan Sibyl on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, was estimated to sell for just $1.5-$2 millionThe work was discovered after the owner submitted a photo to Christie's online valuation portal, unaware of its true origin, becoming the only known study for the Sistine Chapel to remain in private handsIn a stunning...