Portrait of Federico Gonzaga as a Boy

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The "Portrait of Federico Gonzaga as a Boy" is a painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Francia, created around 1510. Francia, a prominent Bolognese painter, was influenced by Ferrarese artists and later by Umbrian painters like Perugino and Raphael. While his workshop produced many similar Madonnas, this portrait is noted for revealing his most personal and refined style. The painting is housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.1

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…portraits, such as the “Portrait of Federico Gonzaga as a Boy” (1510; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City), reveal his most personal style, which has been called excessively refined.
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…portraits, such as the “Portrait of Federico Gonzaga as a Boy” (1510; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City), reveal his most personal style, which has been called excessively refined.
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