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The Finest Botticelli in Private Hands Sells for a Record $92 Million Bloomberg 1/28/2021 James Tarmy (Bloomberg) -- On Thursday morning in New York, Sotheby’s sold an impeccably preserved painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli for $92.2 million, a 787% increase from the artist’s previous, 2013 auction record of $10.4 million. The painting, was executed around 1480 and depicts an elegant young man lightly holding a roundel of a saint. For the last 40 years, it had been in the possession of the late real estate developer Sheldon Solow, who purcha...

Botticelli painting sells for $92 million at auction in NYC January 28, 2021 GMT NEW YORK (AP) — A small painting by Sandro Botticelli sold at Sotheby’s in New York on Thursday for $92.2 million, an auction record for the Renaissance master. The work, “Young Man Holding a Roundel,” from about 1475, depicts a young nobleman holding a round painting of a saint. It is one of just three portraits in private hands by the artist best known for “The Birth of Venus” and “Primavera.” “This is not only an exceptional painting, it is also the epitome of beauty, and of a moment when s...

By Press Association 2021 Sandro Botticelli’s painting called Young Man Holding A Roundel is displayed at Sotheby’s in New York A small painting by Sandro Botticelli has sold at Sotheby’s in New York for 92.2 million US dollars (£67.1 million), an auction record for the Renaissance master. The work, Young Man Holding A Roundel, from about 1475, depicts a young nobleman holding a round painting of a saint. It is one of just three portraits in private hands by the artist best known for The Birth Of Venus and Primavera. “This...

A Botticelli Portrait Sells for $92 Million at Sotheby’s Auction “Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Roundel” dates to around 1480, and its sale is the art market’s biggest test of the new year. Botticelli’s “Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Roundel” (circa 1480), is believed to show a Medici family member. It also has a small, gold-ground tondo inserted into the painting.Credit...Julian Cassady for Sotheby’s By Katya Kazakina Jan. 28, 2021 A small painting by Sandro Botticelli fetched $92.2 million at auction at Sotheby’s on Thursday, in the art market’s first big test of...

Share The piece shows a man in his late teenage years with long golden hair sitting holding a disc featuring a bearded saint. The roundel, which depicts the saint with his right hand raised, is an original 14th-century artwork attributed to Sienese painter Bartolommeo Bulgarini. Art historians suspect the Botticelli depicts a nobleman proudly showing off the earlier artwork. Botticelli: The 'little barrel' who painted The Birth of Venus  Florentine painter Sandro Botticelli Sandro Botticelli was born Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi, the son of a tanner. He became known as Botticelli - which ...