Portrait of a Man

Franciabigio (Francesco di Cristofano), a Florentine painter active in the early sixteenth century, painted this Portrait of a Man around his early career. A collaborator of Andrea del Sarto, Franciabigio developed a portrait style that blended Florentine disegno with Venetian coloristic warmth. His portraits of Florentine citizens capture the cultivated elegance of the city's patriciate. Franciabigio — Francesco di Cristofano — was a Florentine painter who collaborated with Andrea del Sarto on major fresco commissions while developing an independent style notable for its psychological penetration in portraiture.

Oil on panel with warm Florentine coloring and careful modeling of the sitter's features. The portrait demonstrates the refined naturalism that characterized early sixteenth-century Florentine portraiture.