Portrait of a Young Man (Bellini, Liverpool)

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Portrait of a Young Man
Giovanni Bellini (1431-1436-1516) - Portrait of a Young Man - WAG 2757 - Walker Art Gallery.jpg
Artist Giovanni Bellini
Yearpossibly c.1500–1516 [1]
Mediumoil on panel
Dimensions35.1 cm× 27 cm(13.8 in× 11 in)
Location Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Website Art UK entry

Portrait of a Young Man is an oil painting on panel by Giovanni Bellini in the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, to which it was donated in 1948 by the Liverpool Royal Institution.

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References

  1. Sharples, Joseph, "Portrait of a Young Man", VADS, retrieved 18 December 2019