|  | Portrait of a Man
Item 15 on 27
Italian Painting
Landscape (Portrait)
Material : Tempera on canvas
Date : approx. between 1477 and 1478
Area related : Firenze (Italy)
Acquisition : The Friedsam Collection, Bequest of Michael Friedsam (1931)
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An early work by Ghirlandaio, probably painted at about the same time as his frescoes at San Gimignano (1477/78). The disturbingly bright green of the background is the result of a cleaning that removed a layer of oxidized pigment.
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