Believed to have been produced in the late 1470s or early 1480s, Botticelli’s portrait was purchased by its previous owner in 1982 for just £810,000 (a little over $1 million in today’s money).

Editor's Note, January 28, 2021: Sandro Botticelli's Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Roundel sold at Sotheby's today for $92.2 million—the highest price paid for an Old Master painting since ...

This masterfully curated portrait exhibit gives us a glimpse into Botticelli’s Italy. The Renaissance Portrait from Donatello to Bellini December 21, 2011 – March 18, 2012 ...

The mesmerizing portrait, titled Young Man Holding a Roundel, is expected to fetch more than US$80 million—the highest estimate ever placed on a work by an Old Master in Sotheby’s history, the ...