# Portrait of a Young Man

**Antonello da Messina (Antonello di Giovanni d'Antonio)** (Italian, 1430–1479)  
ca. 1470  
Oil on wood  
10 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. (27 x 20.6 cm)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 14.40.645. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/435581).

## About this work

Antonello da Messina (Antonello di Giovanni d'Antonio) painted this in about 1470, aged about 35. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Oil on panel.** Oil paint on prepared wooden boards, usually oak in the north and poplar in Italy. The rigid, smooth surface suits fine detail and thin, glowing glazes.
- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [Antonello da Messina (Antonello di Giovanni d'Antonio)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/antonello-da-messina-antonello-di-giovanni-d-antonio)

Italian, 1430–1479; born in Messina; died in Messina

## Facts

- Type: Paintings
- The artist was about 35
- Real size: about 11 × 8 in (27 × 21 cm). The 8 × 10 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 15th century
- Subjects: Men, Portraits
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

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- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

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