Vintage 1959 Bronzino "Portrait of a Young Man" Art Print

A 1959 reproduction of Bronzino's "Portrait of a Young Man" from a rare mid century Metropolitan Seminars in Art volume.

9.5” x 12.5” unframed

Agnolo di Cosimo, usually known as Bronzino or Agnolo Bronzino (1503-1572), was an Italian Mannerist painter from Florence. His sobriquet, Bronzino, may refer to his relatively dark skin or reddish hair.

Via The Met: "The identity of this arrogant young man is unknown, but he must have belonged to Bronzino’s close circle of literary friends in Florence and probably holds a book of poetry. The artist was himself a poet, delighting as much in the beauty of language as he did in the witty and fanciful details of his paintings. Here, Bronzino employs the ancient Roman tradition of fantastical decorations known as grotesques in his rendering of heads on the table and chair, and in the almost hidden, mask-like face suggested in the folds of the youth’s breeches. While these monstrous faces contrast with the youth’s handsome looks, they may also imply that his carefully crafted appearance is similarly a kind of mask."