Which makes it the second most expensive work by the Old Masters ever sold.
Sotheby’s New York auctioned off a portrait by Botticelli on Thursday. They called the event one of their biggest auctions yet. Among the works were paintings by giants like Rembrandt. One of the most-anticipated paintings sold at this event is a Botticelli portrait. It sold for $92 million, making it the second most expensive portrait by one of the Old Masters ever sold. A private Russian collector bought the painting.
