Vatican: Michelangelo Sketch Found
Dec 6
By FRANCES D'EMILIO
Associated Press Writer

VATICAN CITY (AP) - A long-missing Michelangelo sketch for the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, possibly his last design before his death, has been discovered in the basilica's offices, the Vatican newspaper said Thursday.

The sketch, drawn in blood-red chalk for stonecutters who were working on the construction of the basilica, was done by the Renaissance master in the spring of 1563, less than a year before his death, L'Osservatore Romano reported. the rest