This painting shows a young person from the waist up, sitting with their hands folded on a brown surface. The person is angled slightly to the left, looking up into the distance. They have pale skin, soft, rounded facial features, and long, wavy light brown hair. They wear a vibrant red garment with green ties down the front and a red cap on their head. In the background, there are rocky blue and brown cliffs, tall leafy green trees, and tall gray buildings and towers under a clear blue sky.
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Portrait of a Youth

painter Agnolo di Domenico del Mazziere (Florentine, 1466 - 1513)

or painter Donnino di Domenico del Mazziere (Florentine, 1460 - after 1515)

c. 1495/1500

Medium
oil on panel transferred to canvas and solid support
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
painted surface: 51.5 x 34 cm (20 1/4 x 13 3/8 in.) ; overall: 52.5 x 35 cm (20 11/16 x 13 3/4 in.) ; framed: 73.7 x 56.5 x 6.4 cm (29 x 22 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.)
Culture
Florentine
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CIS-R
Credit line
Samuel H. Kress Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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