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Portrait of a young man
Lorenzo LottoBetween 1524 and 1527
Sforzesco Castle
Milan, Italy
This
portrait by Lorenzo Lotto is striking for its compositional style and
immediacy of expression.
The viewer of the painting is scrutinised by the gaze of the young man, suddenly distracted from his book. The viewer of the painting is scrutinised by the gaze of the young man, suddenly distracted from his book.
This
elegant gentleman is shown against a green background with an innovative
approach unequalled in Venetian portraiture at that time.
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Details
- Title: Portrait of a young man
- Creator: Lorenzo Lotto
- Date Created: Between 1524 and 1527
- Location: Castello Sforzesco, Pinacoteca, Milan
- Physical Dimensions: 34,5 x 27,5 cm
- Provenance: Malachia De Cristoforis inheritance, 1876
- Type: Painting
- Rights: Comune di Milano - Civiche Raccolte Artistiche, Castello Sforzesco, Milano
- External Link: https://pinacoteca.milanocastello.it/
- Medium: Oil on panel
- Art Genre: Painting
- Art Movement: Renaissance
- Art Form: Painting
- Original title: Ritratto di giovanetto
- Artist Nationality: Italian
- Artist Death Place: Loreto, Ancona
- Artist Death Date: 1556
- Artist Birth Place: Venice
- Artist Birth Date: 1480
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