Lot 134 · Old Masters
Portrait of a lady, half-length, as Pandora or Artemisia
Elisabetta Sirani · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- $15,000–$20,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Old Masters, New York · 26 October 2016
- Dimensions
- 36 ¼ x 29 5/8 in. (92.2 x 75.3 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3992844
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Elisabetta Sirani, Portrait of a lady, half-length, as Pandora or Artemisia. Christie's, 26 Oct 2016, lot 134. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3992844.
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Elisabetta Sirani, Portrait of a lady, half-length, as Pandora or Artemisia. Christie's, 26 Oct 2016, lot 134. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3992844.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Peter | Circle of Duccio di Buoninsegna (?Siena c. 1255/60-1318 Siena) | $150,000–$250,000 | |
| Saint Benedict of Nursia | North French School, 16th Century | $12,000–$18,000 | |
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| The Sacrifice of Isaac | Angelo Trevisani (Venice 1669-after 1753) | $20,000–$30,000 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elisabetta Sirani | [no title recorded] | $23,289 | Dorotheum, Nov 2021 | |
| Elisabetta Sirani | Recto: Head of a Boy Verso: Compositional study of classical | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Elisabetta Sirani | Saint Cecilia | Sotheby's, Dec 2003 | ||
| Elisabetta Sirani | Madonna con Bambino e San Giovannino | Sotheby's, Jun 2009 | ||
| Elisabetta Sirani | The Virgin at Prayer | Lempertz, May 2023 | ||
| Called Il Sassoferrato | The Madonna in prayer | Bonhams, Sep 2025 | ||
| Elisabetta Sirani | The Penitent Magdalene | Lempertz, May 2024 | ||
| Elisabetta Sirani | Porcia | Christie's, Jan 2000 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.