Why it matters
A pale young man in his study turns his back on worldly pleasures, symbolised by a hunting horn, a dead bird and a lute. The painting is known in Italian as the 'Ill Young Man'.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1530.
- The flower may symbolise disappointment in love or melancholy.
- The Accademia bought it in 1930.
Based on the Wikipedia article Portrait of a Young Man (Lotto, Accademia) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
