Portrait of a Young Man (Botticelli, Washington)

Portrait of a Young Man
Portrait of a Youth
Artist	Sandro Botticelli
Year	c. 1483
Dimensions	43.5 cm (17.1 in) × 46.2 cm (18.2 in)
Location	National Gallery of Art
Accession No.	1937.1.19

Portrait of a Young Man or Portrait of a Youth, a portrait attributed to Sandro Botticelli (1446–1510),^[1] is an example of Italian Renaissance painting. It was painted in the early (c. 1482/1485)^[1] or late (c. 1489–1490)^[2] 1480s with tempera on panel^[3] and is now housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The painting was attributed to Botticelli by art historian Bernard Berenson in 1922.^[4] Features of this piece include his interesting expression and elegant hand gesture, which some have interpreted as an early depiction of juvenile arthritis^[5] or Marfan syndrome.^[6]

See also

• List of works by Sandro Botticelli

References

1. "Portrait of a Youth". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
2. Lightbown, Ronald. Sandro Botticelli. Live and Work. Abbeville Press. New York 1989. p. 211, 213
3. "Work: Portrait of a Youth".
4. Gandolfo, Giampaolo; Mellini, Gian Lorenzo; Monti, Raffaele; Pallucchini, Anna; Collobi, Licia Ragghianti; Santini, Pier Carlo (1968). National Gallery Washington (1 ed.). New York City: Newsweek, Inc. & Arnoldo Mondadori Editore. pp. 28–29.
5. Wiley Interscience
6. "Mona Lisa 'had high cholesterol'". 6 January 2010.