Andrea D Agnolo Portrait

Portrait of a young man was painted by Andrea Del Sarto (Andrea d' Agnolo) from Italy, Florence. It was actually done between the years of 1485-1530. The accession number assigned to this portrait is 1982.60.9. In addition to my prior knowledge of my class and the significant amount of time, I invested analyzing every single detail of this portrait of the young man helped me to reach the climax of the concept of this portrait. The idea Agnolo depicts on this specific painting through the representation of the young man reflects on the concept of mannerisms and the way it is rooted in reality. Notwithstanding, Andrea was able to achieve mannerism in this portrait by creating unbalanced details of the way he presented the young man on the portrait.
Most importantly, the book held in the right-hand, with his index finger, signifies some level of acquired knowledge. Additionally, this also exhibit not only a young man who is enlightened, but also a trend towards the period and an age of enlightenment. Regardless of the book, another way Andrea deduced knowledge and education into this portrait is by focusing the light on the man’s forehead and hands. That is, it could significantly mean he is intelligent for his thought that is why the light is focusing on his forehead. Secondly, the brightness of the right hand holding the book could mean the young man has gained some amount of knowledge from the book. In a nutshell, if carefully examined, the right- hand looks like it is missing some fingers whereas the left hand is fully normal; this, in turn, conveys a sense of asymmetrical quality in this