Portrait of a Youth

late 15th century

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 602

The subject and author of this sensitive portrait have yet to be identified. When it belonged to the Borghese family in Rome in the later nineteenth century, it was thought to be by the Florentine sculptor Benedetto da Rovezzano.

Artwork Details

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Provenance

Title: Portrait of a Youth
Date: late 15th century
Culture: Italian, probably Rome
Medium: Marble
Dimensions: Height: 20 1/2 in. (52.1 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Object Number: 14.40.677
Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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