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1475–1564

Michelangelo Buonarroti. 1475-1564.

9results on record
88%sell-through
$5,343median result (USD, incl. premium; 75% observed, 25% estimated from hammer)
$27,200,000record in our coverage

Drawn from 9 recorded results (8 sold · 1 passed) across 5 auction houses, 2011–2026. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 75% observed, 25% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$7.3M$15M$22M2011: $5.4K median, 1 sold2014: $1.2K median, 1 sold2020: $1.9K median, 1 sold2022: $12M median, 2 sold2023: $5.3K median, 1 sold2025: $320 median, 1 sold2026: $27M median, 1 sold201120142017202020232026

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The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.

$5.3K$320$27M

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

Compared with Giovanni Battista Piranesi Michelangelo Buonarroti. 1475-1564. Giovanni Battista Piranesi

$7.3M$15M$22M1998: $2.3K median1999: $2.9K median2000: $6.4K median2001: $3.0K median2002: $4.9K median2003: $1.6K median2004: $3.8K median2005: $2.8K median2006: $5.0K median2007: $7.5K median2008: $7.6K median2009: $7.0K median2010: $6.3K median2011: $2.4K median2012: $1.5K median2013: $1.3K median2014: $1.2K median2015: $2.0K median2016: $2.8K median2017: $3.2K median2018: $1.9K median2019: $2.2K median2020: $1.6K median2021: $1.4K median2022: $2.2K median2023: $1.5K median2024: $891 median2025: $1.5K median2026: $1.2K median2011: $5.4K median2014: $1.2K median2020: $1.9K median2022: $12M median2023: $5.3K median2025: $320 median2026: $27M median19982005201220192026
MetricMichelangelo Buonarroti. 1475-1564.Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Median result$5,343$1,856
Record price $27,200,000 $358,000
Results on record91,128
Years active at auction 2011–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Giovanni Battista PiranesiGustave DoréGiovanni Battista PiazettaHarvey, William. 1578-1657.

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Bonhams 2 100% $1,581 0.50×
Christie's 2 100% $25,786,686
Bertolami Fine Art 3 67% $2,811 0.72×
Ketterer Kunst 1 $5,384
Sotheby's 1 100% $6,300

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 9 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 1 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2026·02 Study for a foot of the Libyan Sibyl (recto); Study of a leg with knee bent (verso) ); black chalk ( $1,500,000–$2,000,000 Christie's
2025·04 AfterNicolas Beatrizet (1573) Based on $1–$2,725 Bertolami Fine Art
2024·06 Based on $1–$2,569 Bertolami Fine Art
2023·11 Crucifixion bronze $4,905–$6,540 Bertolami Fine Art
2022·05 A nude man (after Masaccio) and two figures behind him pen and two shades of brown ink, brown wash, watermark (?) Christie's
2022·01 Orpheus between Life and Death $2,000–$3,000 Sotheby's
2020·12 Michael Angelus Bonarotus Pinxit, Adam Sculptor Mantuanus Incidit. [Rome: Jo. Bapta. de Rubeis, 1612.] $2,000–$3,000 Bonhams
2014·12 Rime. Florence: Giunti, 1623. $2,000–$3,000 Bonhams
2011·05 Ghisi (Scultori), A., Michael Angelus Bonarotus pinxit (vor 1585) $3,926–$3,926 Ketterer Kunst

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