Portrait of a Young Man

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The subject of the painting has not been identified. Inscribed in the upper left is Seneca's motto: "If you know how to use it well, life is long. " Famous mainly for having worked with Leonardo da Vinci on the Virgin of the Rocks (National Gallery, London), Ambrogio de Predis sought, unsuccessfully, to imitate Leonardo's style.

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About the Artist

Ambrogio de Predis

1455 – 1508

Italian painter, brother and pupil of the book illuminator Cristoforo de Predis. He belonged to Leonardo 's circle of pupils. Numerous portraits have been attributed to him, in particular the family members of Lodovico Sforza, and also the well-known portrait of Emperor Maximilian in Vienna. He completed commissioned copies of some of Leonardo's paintings, but he also deserves attention as an independent artist, even although always dependent on Leonardo.

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