Portrait of a Young Man | |
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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 1480s (c. 1482/1485)[1] with tempera on panel[2] 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.[3] Features of this piece include his interesting expression and elegant hand gesture, which some have interpreted as an early depiction of juvenile arthritis[4] or Marfan syndrome.[5]