Year c. 1540 Artist Bronzino Created 1540–1540 Period Mannerism | Type oil on wood Dimensions 96 cm x 75 cm Media Oil paint | |
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Location Metropolitan Museum of Art Similar Bronzino artwork, Mannerism artwork, Portraits | ||
The Portrait of a Young Man with a Book is a c.1530s oil on board painting by Agnolo Bronzino. It likely depicts a literary friend of the artist holding open a collection of poetry. It entered the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 1929, where it is still held.
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