Date : approx. between 1528 and 1530
Material : Oil on panel transferred to canvas
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European Painting
Painting (Portrait)
Area related
Florence (Italy)
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A refined young man stands before a fortification holding a weapon called a halberd. He is not dressed for battle, however, and his elegant, self-assured pose is typical of the formal, aristocratic portraits of the period. The sitter may be Francesco Guardi (born 1514), heir to a patrician family in Florence. Pontormo's masterpiece of portraiture is carefully orchestrated to promote the young man's (or his family's) sense of pride and self-importance.
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