Jacopo Ligozzi's Auction Record Jumps 12%
3 min read · 26 Mar 2026
Dante and Virgil at the Tribunal of Minos, the second circle of Hell reserved for sins of lust; fifth canto of Dante's Inferno. Image courtesy of Artcurial
Jacopo Ligozzi, Dante and Virgil at the Tribunal of Minos, the second circle of Hell reserved for sins of lust; fifth canto of Dante's Inferno (Undated) sold for $951,400 (EUR820,900), more than eight times the low estimate at Artcurial in Paris on March 25.
The sale beat the artist’s previous auction record by $103,300, a 12% rise.
A Turbanned Pasha With An Elephant (Undated). Sold for $848,200 in 2009. Image courtesy of Sotheby's
The previous record was set by A Turbanned Pasha With An Elephant (Undated), which sold for $848,200 at Sotheby's on July 08, 2009. The work had been traded once in the past.
Sale Date | Title | Price | Record Increase | Venue | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 25, 2026 | Dante and Virgil at the Tribunal of Minos, the second circle of Hell reserved for sins of lust; fifth canto of Dante's Inferno | $951,400 | 12 % | Artcurial | Paris |
July 08, 2009 | A Turbanned Pasha With An Elephant | $848,200 | 136 % | Sotheby's | London |
January 11, 1990 | The Abduction Of The Sabine Women | $360,000 | 199 % | Sotheby's | New York |
April 18, 1989 | Janissary holding gun with lion | $120,300 | 161 % | Christie's | London |
January 16, 1986 | A Persian with a camel | $46,000 | - | Sotheby's | New York |
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