Niccolo Dell Abate ( 1509 - 1572 ) was an Italian painter. Niccolo Dell Abate s works have been put up for auction numerous times, with realized prices varying from 163709.03 USD for The funeral of Mausolus, King of Halicarnassus in 2005 to 255072.94 USD for Portrait présumé d'Ercole II d'Este in 2010 , based on the size and medium of the artwork.