Raffaello Sanzio
Head Of A Young Apostle
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Including Three Renaissance Masterworks from Chatsworth, Lot 52
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2012
Including Three Renaissance Masterworks from Chatsworth, Lot 52
5. Dec - 5. Dec 2012
Estimate: 10.000.000 - 15.000.000 GBP
Price realised: 29.721.250 GBP
Price realised: 29.721.250 GBP
Description
Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael
URBINO 1483 - 1520 ROME
HEAD OF A YOUNG APOSTLE
Black chalk over pounced, dotted outlines
375 by 278 mm
Possibly: | Thomas Howard, 21 st Earl of Arundel (1585-1646), | by inheritance to Alethea Talbot, Countess of Arundel (1585-1654; apparently recorded in the inventory of her estate), | by inheritance to Claude Charlotte, Viscountess Stafford, Tart Hall (subsequently known as Stafford House), by whom sold, following the death of her husband in 1720; | William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire (1672-1729; L.718), | thereafter by descent i
URBINO 1483 - 1520 ROME
HEAD OF A YOUNG APOSTLE
Black chalk over pounced, dotted outlines
375 by 278 mm
Possibly: | Thomas Howard, 21 st Earl of Arundel (1585-1646), | by inheritance to Alethea Talbot, Countess of Arundel (1585-1654; apparently recorded in the inventory of her estate), | by inheritance to Claude Charlotte, Viscountess Stafford, Tart Hall (subsequently known as Stafford House), by whom sold, following the death of her husband in 1720; | William Cavendish, 2nd Duke of Devonshire (1672-1729; L.718), | thereafter by descent i
A top price for Raffael
This artwork by Raffael achieved an unexpectedly high price at Sothebys in London in December 2012. In the Including Three Renaissance Masterworks from Chatsworth auction, the work Head Of A Young Apostle sold for GBP 29,721,250.00 (€ 36,654,555.40) - well above the upper estimate of GBP 15,000,000.00. This high result makes Head Of A Young Apostle the most expensive artwork by Raffael that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Raffael
Dieses Kunstwerk von Raffael erzielte im Dezember 2012 bei Sothebys in London einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion Including Three Renaissance Masterworks from Chatsworth wurde die Arbeit Head Of A Young Apostle für GBP 29.721.250,00 (€ 36.654.555,40) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 15.000.000,00. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Head Of A Young Apostle zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Raffael, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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