Tag Archives: Renaissance Art

Sandro Botticelli, Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Roundel, c. 1480, oil on panel, photo by Sotheby’s. © 2021 . All rights reserved.

Let’s All Crush on Sandro Botticelli

Sandro Botticelli’s Portrait of a Young Man Holding a Roundel from c. 1480, sold at Sotheby’s this past Thursday, January 28th with a hammer price of $80 ($92.2 million with the buyer’s premium). For a good article about the auction, including information about … Continue reading →

Suor Plautilla Nelli, The Lamentation, 1550, oil on canvas, Museum of San Marco, Florence, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons. Suor Plautilla Nelli, The Lamentation, 1550, oil on canvas, Museum of San Marco, Florence, Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons.

The Uffizi’s Plan, Starting with Suor Plautilla Nelli

On March 8, 2017, the Uffizi in Florence will dedicate an exhibition to the earliest known female Renaissance painter, Suor Plautilla Nelli. This is part of an initiative of the museum’s new director, Eike Schmidt, to highlight work by women … Continue reading →