Portrait of a Young Man
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
11 x 8 1/4 in. (27.9 x 21 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Jules Bache Collection, 1949
Accession Number
49.7.3
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About this artwork
Portrait of a Young Man by Jacometto (Jacometto Veneziano), 1480s. Created in Oil on wood, this work exemplifies the artistic practices and cultural values of its period. The piece reflects the technical skills and aesthetic sensibilities characteristic of its historical and cultural context. As part of the European Paintings collection, it contributes to our understanding of artistic development and cultural expression. The work serves as both an aesthetic object and a historical document, prov...
Art Historical Context
**Portrait of a Young Man by Jacometto (ometto Veneziano), in the 1480s, captures the elegance of Venetian Renaissance portraiture in a compact oil-on-wood panel measuring just 11 x 8¼ inches. This intimate scale suggests it was likely a personal commission, perhaps for a private patron, highlighting the era's growing emphasis on individualized likenesses among the emerging merchant class in Venice. Oil on wood was a favored medium in late 15th-century Italy, allowing for rich glazes and luminous effects that brought subjects to life with remarkable realism. Jacometto, a Venetian artist, exem...