Portrait of a Young Man (Botticelli, Washington)

Portrait of a Youth, Attributed to Sandro Botticelli, c. 1482/1485.

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 1480s (c. 1482/1485)[2] 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]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.21.html
  2. ↑ http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.21.html
  3. ↑ http://www.scholarsresource.com/browse/work/2144557220
  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. |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  5. ↑ http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/112160933/abstract
  6. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8444202.stm
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