Portrait of a Young Man in Red

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Portrait of a Young Man in Red
ArtistGiovanni Bellini
Year1485–1490
Mediumoil on panel
Dimensions32 cm × 26 cm (13 in × 10 in)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington
WebsiteCatalogue entry

Portrait of a Young Man in Red is an oil-on-panel portrait painted ca. 1485–1490 by the Italian Renaissance master Giovanni Bellini, now in the National Gallery of Art in Washington. He had been making portraits since 1474 and this is held to be one of his best in the genre, though its subject is unknown.[1] It may have been in Andrea Vendramin's collection in Venice in 1627. It passed to count Manfredi von Ingenheim and was handed down to his heirs until 1930, when it was sold. Andrew W. Mellon then acquired it and it passed to the National Gallery of Art with the rest of his collection in 1937.

References[edit]

  1. ^ (in Italian) Mariolina Olivari, Giovanni Bellini, in AA.VV., Pittori del Rinascimento, Scala, Firenze 2007. ISBN 888117099X