A Drawing Said to Be by Michelangelo Will Go to Auction

A five-inch-tall red chalk drawing of a foot, said to be by Michelangelo (1475–1564), will be offered for sale at Christie’s auction house in New York in February. Christie’s estimates the work to sell between $1.5 million and $2 million.The piece came to light when Giada Damen, a specialist in Old Master drawings at Christie’s, noticed it among a batch of online inquiries from members of the public. The client had noted that the artist was Michelangelo on the form; howev