This is not the same type of grocery list that each of us scribble out on a regular basis, or make notes out of using electronic devices. With only few of Michelangelo's documents surviving today, it is so interesting to see that even his grocery lists contain the same artistic flair and precision that exists in his renowned sculptures and paintings.
These are a few of the items illustrated in this shopping list — a herring, tortelli, two fennel soups, four anchovies and ‘a small quarter of a rough wine.'