# Portrait of a Young Man [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [GHIRLANDAIO, Davide]() - Date: 1451-1500 - Technique: Tempera on wood, 32 x 21 cm ## Commentary Portrait of a Young Man c. 1490 Tempera on wood, 32 x 21 cm Institute of Arts, Detroit Before the recent attribution to Davide Ghirlandaio, this portrait was attributed to Domenico Ghirlandaio, Lorenzo Costa or Cosimo Rosselli. The unidentified sitter of this remarkable portrait wears a red jacket over a black tunic, the red colour being preferred by politically active Florentines. The portrait makes a strong impact because of the small area surrounding the sitter's head. \(The presence of the unpainted border on all four sides of the portrait guarantees that the picture was not cut down.\) ## Related artworks - [Aristotle and Diogenes]() - [Bust Portraits of Two Boys \(recto\)]() - [Christ Supported by the Virgin, Sts John the Evangelist and Joseph of Arimathea]() - [Portrait of a Young Man, Portrait of a Young Woman]() - [Portrait of Selvaggia Sassetti]() - [St Jerome]() - [Virgin and Child Enthroned between St Ursula and St Catherine]() - [Virgin and Child]() - [Virgin and Child]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()