Portrait of a Young Man

Agnolo Bronzino

1530s · Oil on wood · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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About this work

Artist: Agnolo Bronzino (1503–1572)
Year: 1530s
Medium: Oil on wood
Original size: 95.6 × 74.9 cm
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Movement: Renaissance

A young man in a black slashed doublet stands in a grey stone interior, his right hand on his hip and his left resting on a book whose pages he keeps open with a finger, the corner of a table and chair carved with grotesque masks beside him. His pale, composed face and cool, appraising look are typical of the formal style Bronzino brought to Florentine portraiture. The Metropolitan Museum dates the picture to the 1530s, when Bronzino was establishing himself as the leading portraitist in Florence before he became court painter to Duke Cosimo I de' Medici. The sitter has not been identified; Bronzino, himself a poet, moved in Florentine literary circles, and the book suggests a man of letters. Infrared reflectography has shown that Bronzino altered parts of the composition as he worked. The painting came to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in 1929 with the bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A young man in black with a book and a hand on his hip in a cool grey interior beside carved furniture, for a study, library or hallway at 24×36 in black. A charcoal, slate or warm grey wall; it pairs with Juan de Pareja.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Renaissance painting
Era: 16th century (1530s)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: intimate
Rooms: hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Portrait of a Young Man in the public domain?

Yes. Agnolo Bronzino (1503–1572) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Portrait of a Young Man painted, and in what medium?

Portrait of a Young Man dates from 1530s and was made in oil on wood; the original measures 95.6 × 74.9 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Portrait of a Young Man we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

Portrait of a Young Man (Agnolo Bronzino) — Portrait of a Young Man · Agnolo Bronzino · 1530s. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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