# Andrea del Sarto artist context and auction value notes

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## Artist identity

- Birth date: 1486-07-16
- Death date: 1530-09-29
- Nationality: Italian
- Movements: High Renaissance, Mannerism (early)
- Common media: oil on panel, fresco, drawing

## About Andrea del Sarto

Andrea del Sarto, born Andrea d'Agnolo di Francesco in Florence in 1486, was an Italian painter celebrated for his technical refinement in fresco, altarpieces, and portraiture during the High Renaissance and the emergence of Mannerism. Contemporaries called him the painter "senza errori" — without errors — for the precision and harmony of his compositions. His work bridged the grandeur of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael with the more stylized sensibility that defined later sixteenth-century Florentine art. He led an active workshop in Florence and contributed major fresco cycles to the Chiostro dello Scalzo and the Santissima Annunziata. Though less famous today than his peers, his influence on pupils such as Pontormo and the early Mannerist generation was significant. He died in Florence in 1530.

## Common works and media

Collectors and appraisers most commonly encounter Andrea del Sarto in the form of red-chalk and black-chalk drawings, including figure studies, compositional sketches, and workshop cartoons. Surviving paintings include devotional panels of the Madonna and Child, Holy Family groups, and individual portraits in oil on panel. Major fresco cycles remain in situ in Florentine churches and cloisters. Works attributed to his workshop, circle, or followers also circulate in the Old Master market.

## Market and appraisal context

Andrea del Sarto's surviving paintings are largely held in European and American museums, making his drawings and preparatory studies the works most likely to appear at auction. Value depends heavily on attribution confidence, with autograph drawings by the artist commanding strong prices in Old Master sales. Provenance, condition, and scholarly publication history are critical factors. Works associated with his workshop circle or followers require specialist authentication, as the boundary between autograph and workshop output can be difficult to establish without expert connoisseurship.

## Appraisily data basis

This page draws on artist identity data from Getty's Union List of Artist Names, the RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History), VIAF, Wikidata, and the Library of Congress authority files. Appraisily supplements this research with auction records, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lot information when those records are available.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5571
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_del_Sarto
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500025314
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/59101593/
- Library of Congress: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82037657
- RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History): https://rkd.nl/en/explore/artists/69797