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Portrait of a Young Man (Ritratto virile) is a tempera on panel painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli, c. 1483, housed in the National Gallery in London.
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| Artist | Sandro Botticelli |
| Year | c. 1483 |
| Medium | Tempera on panel |
| Dimensions | 37.5 cm × 28.3 cm (14.8 in × 11.1 in) |
| Location | National Gallery, London |
This panel painting is small but significant. Before this work, subjects in Italian portraiture were either seated portrait view in profile, or seated with three-quarters of their face showing. In this painting the boy is seated head on, so his whole face can be mapped out, making this a revolutionary work for its time.[1]
This work has at various times been attributed to Giorgione, Filippino Lippi and even believed to be a self-portrait by Masaccio.[2] It is now widely accepted as a Botticelli and is his only known en face portrait. The man in the painting is a young city dweller from Florence;[3] his name is unknown.
See also edit
- List of works by Sandro Botticelli
- Botticelli's portraits in Palazzo Pitti and National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
References edit
- ^ The National Gallery page
- ^ The National Gallery page
- ^ "Portrait of a Young Man, Botticelli (c1480-5)". The Guardian. 2001-11-10. Archived from the original on 2021-07-16.