Sebastiano Conca Auction Prices and Value Guide

Sebastiano Conca auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 213 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Sebastiano Conca auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Sebastiano Conca
Source records
213
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Sebastiano Conca

Sebastiano Conca (1680–1764) was an Italian Baroque painter, fresco artist, and draftsman born in Gaeta and active primarily in Rome and Naples. Trained in the Neapolitan tradition, Conca absorbed the influence of Luca Giordano before establishing himself in Rome, where he received major ecclesiastical and papal commissions. His work bridges the late Roman Baroque and the emerging Rococo sensibility, characterized by warm color, fluid composition, and devotional clarity. Known by the honorific il Cavaliere, Conca led a productive workshop and contributed fresco cycles to churches including Santi Luca e Martina and the basilica of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere. His paintings and drawings appear regularly in museum collections and on the international Old Master market, making him a familiar name for collectors of Italian seventeenth- and eighteenth-century art.

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Common works and media

Common media encountered at auction and in collections include oil paintings on canvas (typically religious, mythological, and allegorical subjects), preparatory drawings in pen, ink, and wash, and occasionally oil sketches or modelli related to larger fresco commissions. Conca also produced designs for prints and decorative schemes. Works range from small devotional panels to large altarpieces, with drawings being the most frequently available category for private collectors.

Market and appraisal context

Sebastiano Conca's works appear with regularity in Old Master Paintings and Old Master Drawings sales at major auction houses. Collectors are most likely to encounter oil-on-canvas religious and mythological subjects, preparatory drawings, and cabinet-scale devotional pictures. Value depends heavily on whether a work is considered fully autograph, produced with workshop assistance, or attributed to Conca's circle. Condition, provenance depth, and any published scholarly discussion of the specific work are important factors. Museum holdings of Conca's major fresco cycles mean that private-market examples tend to be smaller-scale paintings and works on paper rather than monumental commissions.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Appraisal caveats

  • Auction results should be compared with attention to attribution confidence, as many works catalogued as 'circle of' or 'follower of' Conca trade at lower levels than securely attributed paintings.
  • The source pack did not include specific auction-house records; realized price ranges are not provided here.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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Data basis

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Artist value FAQ

How much is Sebastiano Conca worth?

Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.

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