Portrait of a Young Man (Botticelli, London)
- Portrait of a Young Man (Botticelli, London)
Infobox Painting|
title=Portrait of a Young Man
artist=Sandro Botticelli
year=c. 1483
type=Tempera on panel
height=112
width=157
museum=National Gallery, London
"Portrait of a Young Man" is a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli, circa 1483. It is housed in the National Gallery of London.
In his later portraits Botticelli frequently dispensed with landscapes or interiors in the background, instead concentrating solely on the person being portrayed. One of his most beautiful portraits is that of the unknown young man wearing a red cap, the only known en face portrait by the artist. It is captivating due to the vivid and alert presence of the model, whose youthful informality the artist has succeeded in capturing masterfully.
Until the mid-19th century this portrait was attributed to Giorgione, Filippino Lippi or Masaccio. The identity of the sitter is unknown.
ee also
*Botticelli's portraits in Palazzo Pitti and National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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