Portrait of a Young Man (Botticelli, Pitti Palace)

The Portrait of a Young Man is a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli, dated between 1470 and 1475. It is housed in the Palazzo Pitti of Florence.

Portrait of a Young Man
ArtistSandro Botticelli
Yearc. 1470–1475
MediumTempera on panel
Dimensions51 cm × 33.7 cm (20 in × 13.3 in)
LocationPalazzo Pitti, Florence

Variously attributed to different painters, it was eventually included in Botticelli's works. It is one of the first known three-quarters portraits in western European art.

The painting is much darker than Botticelli's other works, even after it was cleaned in 1935.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Mandel, Gabriele (1967). The complete paintings of Botticelli. New York: H. N. Abrams. p. 87. LCCN 75-85175.
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