For half a century, the Sernesi family lived in a storied villa overlooking Florence, in which the Renaissance artist Michelangelo was raised and later owned.
The property came with several buildings, an orchard and a drawing of a muscular male nude etched on the wall of a former kitchen.
Tradition has it that the work was drawn by a young Michelangelo, though scholars are not as sure.
Last year, the Sernesi family sold the villa.
Now they want to sell the mural drawing, which was detached from its original location in 1979 so that it could undergo a much-needed restoration.
Persons:
Michelangelo, Carmen C
Organizations:
Metropolitan
Locations:
Florence, Japan, Canada, China, United States