{"id":268792,"date":"2021-10-07T11:41:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-07T11:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxurylaunches.com\/?p=268792"},"modified":"2021-10-07T11:41:24","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T11:41:24","slug":"sothebys-is-all-set-to-sell-botticellis-man-of-sorrows-for-a-grand-40-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxurylaunches.com\/auctions\/sothebys-is-all-set-to-sell-botticellis-man-of-sorrows-for-a-grand-40-million.php","title":{"rendered":"Sotheby’s is all set to sell Botticelli’s ‘Man of Sorrows’ for a grand $40 million"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nIn catering to one of the biggest fantasies of art connoisseurs, Sotheby’s<\/a> is all set to sell a 15th-century portrait by Renaissance artist – Sandro Botticelli at its upcoming Old Masters evening sale in New York. Titled ‘Man of Sorrows’ (ca. 1500), the piece is expected to fetch anywhere close to a whopping $40 million. Yes, that’s right!
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\nTouted as a “remarkably realistic portrayal of Christ symbolizing his suffering and death, the artwork features a bust-length portrait of a thorn-crowned Christ, whose head is ringed by flying angels that form a halo. As per reports, only three known late-period portraits by Botticelli exist to date, making this one extremely rare within the Renaissance artist’s composition.<\/p>\n
\nCommenting on it, Christopher Apostle, head of Sotheby’s Old Master Paintings department in New York, said, “During the final decade of his life, Botticelli’s output was markedly different from his earlier career, which is often characterized as the epitome of Renaissance ideals of humanism and beauty\u2026 This is a picture that has a psychological potency to it, and it’s about humanity. This is a full-on, in-your-face depiction of mortality and spirituality. The toughness of the image would appeal to someone who is not necessarily an Old Master collector.”<\/p>\n