Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Madonna and Child Appearing to Saint Philip Neri

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Italian · 1683–1754 · Painter, Printmaker

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta was an Italian Rococo painter of religious subjects and genre scenes. (Wikipedia)

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13lots offered2011–2025years recorded50%sold (3)$22.8kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, A READING MAN AND OF A BOY, Black chalk, heightened wiith white on coloured paperA READING MAN AND OF A BOYLempertz · €72,600≈ $98,562≈ £62,983Sign up to see
  2. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Kopfstudie eines Geistlichen im Profil nach links. Mitte 18. Jahrhundert, Kreide, weiß gehöht, auf graugrünem BüttenKopfstudie eines Geistlichen im Profil nach links. Mitte 18. JahrhundertGrisebach · €20,000≈ $22,832≈ £17,706Sign up to see
  3. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Abel Morto (The Death of Abel), oil on canvasAbel Morto (The Death of Abel)Leonard Joel · A$24,000≈ $15,939≈ £11,961≈ €13,676Sign up to see

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

ArtSell has recorded 6 auction results for Giovanni Battista Piazzetta between 2011 and 2025, of which 3 sold (50%). A further 7 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $15.9kSign up free to see to $98.6kSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $98.6kSign up free to see for A READING MAN AND OF A BOY at Lempertz in November 2011. The most common medium is drawings (3 lots). Most results come from Gliubich Casa d'Aste (3), Farsettiarte (3) and Lempertz (3).

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  1. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Abel Morto (The Death of Abel), oil on canvas
    Abel Morto (The Death of Abel)
    Oil · Canvas
    76.5 x 108cm (91 x 121cm framed)
    Leonard Joel · · Lot 21
    A$24,000≈ $15,939≈ £11,961≈ €13,676Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. A$20,000–40,000View at Leonard Joel ↗
  2. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Kopfstudie eines Geistlichen im Profil nach links. Mitte 18. Jahrhundert, Kreide, weiß gehöht, auf graugrünem Bütten
    Kopfstudie eines Geistlichen im Profil nach links. Mitte 18. Jahrhundert
    Drawing
    36,4 × 27,6 cm
    Grisebach · · Lot 13
    €20,000≈ $22,832≈ £17,706Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €7,000–9,000View at Grisebach ↗
  3. Child Looking DownAttributed to the artist
    Drawing · Paper
    14 x 9-3/4 in. (drawing) 16-1/2 x 12-1/4 in. (mount)
    Brunk Auctions · · Lot 1218
    $3,000≈ £2,290≈ €2,567HammerSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–9,000View at Brunk Auctions ↗
  4. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, A READING MAN AND OF A BOY, Black chalk, heightened wiith white on coloured paper
    A READING MAN AND OF A BOY
    Drawing · Paper
    40,5 x 31,5 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 1380
    €72,600≈ $98,562≈ £62,983Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €60,000–80,000View at Lempertz ↗
  5. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, a) Sleeping peasant girl with fruit basket; b) Two boys tuning a musical instrument. Pair of paintings., This beautiful pair of oval paintings
    a) Sleeping peasant girl with fruit basket; b) Two boys tuning a musical instrument. Pair of paintings.
    This beautiful pair of oval paintings
    71.5x91 cm
    Bertolami Fine Art · · Lot 161
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €15,000–20,000View at Bertolami Fine Art ↗
  6. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Two Figures Reading, Charcoal and chalk on tinted paper
    Two Figures Reading
    Drawing · Paper
    40.5 x 31.5 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 1144
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €40,000–50,000View at Lempertz ↗
  7. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Saint Francis of Paola, Oil on canvas
    Saint Francis of Paola
    Oil · Canvas
    44.5 x 36 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 1107
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €80,000–90,000View at Lempertz ↗
  8. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Portrait of a boy with a recorder, oil on paper laid down on board
    Portrait of a boy with a recorderFollower of the artist
    Oil · Paper
    41.1 x 31.8cm (16 3/16 x 12 1/2in).
    Bonhams · · Lot 112
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
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Lots by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta works on paper (3)Giovanni Battista Piazzetta drawings (3)

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta at auction?

$98,562Sign up free to see, for A READING MAN AND OF A BOY at Lempertz (November 2011) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for Giovanni Battista Piazzetta?

The median sale price is $22.8kSign up free to see across 3 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by Giovanni Battista Piazzetta have sold at auction?

3 of 6 recorded lots sold between 2011 and 2025. 7 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.

Which auction houses sell Giovanni Battista Piazzetta?

Gliubich Casa d'Aste, Farsettiarte and Lempertz account for the most recorded results. Gliubich Casa d'Aste · Farsettiarte · Lempertz

About Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

In museum collections

  • Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Madonna and Child Appearing to Saint Philip NeriMadonna and Child Appearing to Saint Philip Neri, probably 1725 or after
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Saint Margaret of CortonaSaint Margaret of Cortona, 1737
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, A Boy with a LuteA Boy with a Lute, c. 1740
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Apollo, the Muses, and Mars: In Praise of TassoApollo, the Muses, and Mars: In Praise of Tasso, 1740/1745
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0

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