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The Mystery of Why Michelangelo Burned His Sketches Just Before He Died
Lost Masterpieces
In the days before Michelangelo’s death, while his health was deteriorating, the artist built two bonfires and burned everything he could get his hands on.
Allison McNearney
Published
Apr. 20 2019
11:21PM EDT
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty
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