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‘True beauty for the ages’: $80m Botticelli to appear at auction – The Guardian
Sotheby’s says estimate for 550-year-old painting is largest it has ever set for an old master
A Sandro Botticelli portrait of a wealthy and handsome young man, described as one of the greatest Renaissance paintings remaining in private hands, is to appear at auction with an estimate of more than $80m (£63m).
Sothebys said it was the largest estimate for an old master painting it had ever set, a reflection of its importance and rarity.
Our Young Man is 550 years old, yet he looks like he could have strolled into our galleries this morning, said George Wachter, Sothebys co-chairman of ol…
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