Transfiguration (raphael)
Portrait of a young man botticelli!
Raphael full name
Portrait of a Young Man (Raphael)
Missing painting
| Portrait of a Young Man | |
|---|---|
artificially coloured | |
| Artist | Raphael |
| Year | 1513–1514 |
| Dimensions | 72 cm × 56 cm (28 in × 22 in) |
| Location | whereabouts unknown since 1945 formerly exhibited at the Czartoryski Museum, Kraków, Poland |
Portrait of a Young Man is a painting by Raphael.
It is often thought to be a self-portrait. During the Second World War the painting was stolen by the Nazis from Poland. Many historians regard it as the most important painting missing since World War II.[1][2]
The portrait is in oil on panel, probably from 1513 to 1514, and is by the Italian High Renaissance painter and architect Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino better known simply as Raphael.[3] The subject's identity is unverified, but many scholars have traditionally regarded it as Raphael's self-portrait.
The facial features are perceived by specialists as co