Byzantine Art Portrait of a Young Man
Mannerist artists often made their work formal and elegant. The subject of this painting adheres to that idea because the subject is obviously shown as a graceful, high class man.

Portrait of a Young Man

Who- Bronzino
What- Oil Painting
When- 1550
Where-Rome
Why- His cool demanor is carefully affected, and suggests the traits and environment of the high-bred, distainful patriciam.
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