Portrait of a Young Man with a Book

Portrait of a Young Man with a Book
Artist Agnolo Bronzino
Year c. 1540
Type oil on wood
Dimensions 95,6 cm × 74,9 cm (376 in × 295 in)
Location Metropolitan Museum, New York

The Portrait of a Young Man with a Book is a c.1530s oil on board painting by Agnolo Bronzino. It likely depicts a literary friend of the artist holding open a collection of poetry. It entered the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 1929, where it is still held.

Bibliography

  • The Metropolitan Museum of Art Guide, The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Yale University Press, New York/New Haven 1994/2005. ISBN 0-87099-710-6
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