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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.
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| Artist | Sandro Botticelli |
| Year | c. 1470–1475 |
| Medium | Tempera on panel |
| Dimensions | 51 cm × 33.7 cm (20 in × 13.3 in) |
| Location | Palazzo 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]
See also edit
- List of works by Sandro Botticelli
- Botticelli's portraits at National Gallery, London, and National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
References edit
External links edit
- Palazzo Pitti – Official website
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