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Original filePortrait of a Young Man with an Apple
Italian: Ritratto di giovane con pomo Portrait of a Young Man with an Appletitle QS:P1476,it:"Ritratto di giovane con pomo "label QS:Lit,"Ritratto di giovane con pomo "label QS:Ltr,"Elmalı Genç Adam"label QS:Lja,"リンゴを持つ青年"label QS:Lfr,"Le Jeune Homme à la pomme"label QS:Lbg,"Млад мъж с ябълка"label QS:Lth,"ชายหนุ่มกับแอปเปิล"label QS:Lpl,"Portret młodzieńca z jabłkiem"label QS:Lhe,"דיוקן צעיר עם תפוח (רפאל)"label QS:Laz,"Cavan oğlan alma ilə"label QS:Lde,"Porträt eines jungen Mannes mit einem Apfel"label QS:Larz,"صوره لشاب يحمل تفاحه"label QS:Len,"Portrait of a Young Man with an Apple"label QS:Lar,"شاب يحمل تفاحة"label QS:Lnl,"Young Man with an Apple"
About This Work
The subject is dressed in a vibrant red cap and a matching red doublet with a thick fur collar, posed against a hazy landscape of rolling hills. He rests his hands on a green ledge, holding a yellow apple that serves as the central focal point. His steady gaze and the balanced composition reflect the idealized grace typical of the High Renaissance.
The golden apple likely references the Choice of Paris or the Apples of the Hesperides, serving as a humanist allegory for the subject's virtue or his selection of a specific path in life. This work embodies the Neoplatonic ideal that physical beauty and proportional harmony are outward manifestations of an inner, spiritual nobility.