Michelangelo's Last Sketch Found

A sketch by Michelangelo believed to be his last before he died in 1564 was found in the Vatican archives. Scholars say the sketch is extremely rare because the renaissance artist ordered to destroy many of his designs later in life.

Michelangelo, who made the Statue of David in 1504, was the chief architect of the basilica in 1546. His last sketch, a red chalk sketch for the dome of St Peter's Basilica was found during the computer and Mesothelioma in December 2007.