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How much is Vitruvian Man worth?
Vitruvian Man is not for sale: it is held by the Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, so it has no market price. The closest guide is Leonardo's highest documented sale: $450.3 million for Salvator Mundi, at Christie's New York in 2017. Prints and posters of it usually sell for $5–$250, and hand-painted copies for $100–$800.
- Artist
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Date
- 1490
- Medium
- Pen and ink
- Held by
- Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice
Leonardo's record$450MSalvator Mundi · 2017
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About the work
Vitruvian Man is a drawing by the Italian Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1490. Inspired by the Roman architect Vitruvius, it depicts a nude man in two overlapping standing positions, inscribed within a circle and a square. Art historian Carmen C. Bambach described it as "justly ranked among the all-time iconic images of Western civilization". While not the only drawing inspired by Vitruvius, Leonardo's work uniquely combines artistic vision with scientific inquiry and is often considered an archetypal representation of the High Renaissance.
More on the artist: the most expensive Leonardo ever sold, and where the famous ones hang.
Leonardo next to other famous artists
Each artist's highest documented sale, from the same research. Leonardo: $450.3 million for Salvator Mundi, in 2017.
Nominal US dollars as reported at the time of sale, buyer's premium included where the source includes it.
Why it has no price
Vitruvian Man is held by the Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice. Works in public collections are not sold, so no one can put a market price on them. Sale records of other works by the same artist are the closest guide to what it would fetch.
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Questions
How much is Vitruvian Man worth?
Vitruvian Man is not for sale: it is held by the Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice, so it has no market price. The closest guide is Leonardo's highest documented sale: $450.3 million for Salvator Mundi, at Christie's New York in 2017. Prints and posters of it usually sell for $5–$250, and hand-painted copies for $100–$800.
How much is a print of Vitruvian Man worth?
Most prints and posters of Vitruvian Man sell for $5–$250, with framed ones at the top of that range, and hand-painted copies for $100–$800. They are priced as decorative pieces, not as Leonardo's work.
Is Vitruvian Man for sale?
No. It is held by the Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice. Works in public collections are not sold, so they have no market price.
What is Leonardo's most expensive work?
Salvator Mundi, which sold for $450.3 million at Christie's New York in 2017. Prices are nominal US dollars as reported at the time.
Where is Vitruvian Man?
Vitruvian Man (1490, pen and ink) is held by the Gallerie dell'Accademia, Venice.
Sources
- $450.3 million, 2017: guinnessworldrecords.com
Researched October 2026 and checked against a second source. All famous painting prices
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