'True beauty for the ages': $80m Botticelli to appear at auction
by Mark Brown Arts correspondent from on (#58HE2)
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).
Sotheby's said it was the largest estimate for an old master painting it had ever set, a reflection of its importance and rarity.
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