Portrait of a Young Man

This is how a young man in the Renaissance would have looked.  Despite the sitter’s identification not being certain yet, the young man portrayed reflects perfectly the fashion rules of the Courtier. Dressed conforming to the Sixteen century male trends, the sitter communicates with the audience directly, using the dress as symbol of his seriousness and a wealthy social status. In the same way, the book communicates love for literature and the Bacchus for beauty and art. Fundamental principles for the Medici family, patrons of Florence at that time.

Portraits in the Renaissance captured subjectivity, surrounded by personal material objects. Specifics attributes in portraits aimed to identify themselves, using materials of memory and give a precise message to the world.