Michelangelo’s 5-Inch Drawing of a Foot Sells for $27.2M at Auction, Setting New Record

A newly rediscovered drawing of a foot created by Michelangelo has just been auctioned off, fetching an eight-figure price ...

Michelangelo’s tiny drawing of a man’s foot fetches toe-curling $27M at auction: 'Best foot forward'

It’s the toe-st of the town. A tiny chalk drawing of a man’s naked foot sketched by Michelangelo fetched a toe-curling $27.2 ...

Tiny Michelangelo sketch of a foot sells for more than $27 million, an auction record

The little drawing sold for $27.2 million at a Christie’s sale on Thursday after the auction house identified Michelangelo as the artist responsible.
The New York Times

His Right Foot: One Tiny Drawing for Sale, Said to Be by Michelangelo

The Renaissance artist painted more than 100 figures in the Sistine Chapel ceiling, yet studies for only a handful remain. Could this five-inch drawing at Christie’s be one? Various books and research ...

Michelangelo foot drawing hidden for 200 years finally identified and sold for $23 million at auction

A dusty old foot sketch, quietly passed down through a family, just turned out to be Michelangelo’s work. One casual photo ...
Yahoo

How to draw feet

Learning how to draw feet is a skill often neglected in life drawing. However, feet play a vital role in the figure because they ground it, by providing support, and indicating how the figure is ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Experts Say This Small Drawing of a Foot May Be a Long-Lost Study for Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel Ceiling

Experts have identified a small study of a pointed foot made in red chalk as an original drawing by Michelangelo. The Italian Renaissance master sketched the appendage around 1511 or 1512 while ...