This vertical portrait shows the head, shoulders, and chest of a young man with smooth, pale skin and shoulder-length, dark blond hair positioned behind a narrow gray, stone ledge.

Medici Florence

Portrait of a Youth

Sandro Botticelli

artist Sandro Botticelli (Florentine, 1446–1510)

date c. 1482/1485

medium Tempera on poplar panel

origin Italy

dimensions 43.5 × 46.2 cm

credit line Andrew W. Mellon Collection

hall 05 Medici Florence

rights public domain (CC0)

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