Lot Essay
(7 and 9) Illustrated in plate II, p. 133.
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Six scenes from Michelangelo's frescos for the Sistine Chapel: The Creation of the Sun, Moon and Planets; The Creation of Man; The Creation of Woman; The Expulsion from Paradise; The Prophet Zachariah; and The Delphic Sybil
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Six scenes from Michelangelo's frescos for the Sistine Chapel: The Creation of the Sun, Moon and Planets; The Creation of Man; The Creation of Woman; The Expulsion from Paradise; The Prophet Zachariah; and The Delphic Sybil
black chalk, pen and grey ink, watercolor, watermarks JHONIG & ZOONEN and beehive (1-4), JKOOL and Strasburg Lily (5), JHONIG & ZOONEN and Strasburg lily (6), in contemporary mounts
(1-2) 22½ x 40¼ mm. (572 x 1023 mm.); (3) 20 7/8 x 27 7/8 in. (529 x 705 mm.); (4) 20 5/8 x 39 3/8 in. (521 x 998 mm.); (5) 24¾ x 17 1/8 in. (626 x 435 mm.); (6) 22½ x 17 3/8 in. (571 x 440 mm.); and Three drawings after Michelangelo of The Prophet Joel; The head of Jacob; and the Delphic Sibyl (9)
black chalk, pen and grey ink, watercolor, watermarks JHONIG & ZOONEN and beehive (1-4), JKOOL and Strasburg Lily (5), JHONIG & ZOONEN and Strasburg lily (6), in contemporary mounts
(1-2) 22½ x 40¼ mm. (572 x 1023 mm.); (3) 20 7/8 x 27 7/8 in. (529 x 705 mm.); (4) 20 5/8 x 39 3/8 in. (521 x 998 mm.); (5) 24¾ x 17 1/8 in. (626 x 435 mm.); (6) 22½ x 17 3/8 in. (571 x 440 mm.); and Three drawings after Michelangelo of The Prophet Joel; The head of Jacob; and the Delphic Sibyl (9)