SALVIATI, Cecchino del
(b. 1510, Firenze, d. 1563, Roma)

Portrait of a Young Man

after 1548
Oil on panel, 89 x 69 cm
Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna

This painting, dating from Salviati's second Roman period, after 1548, manifests the essential characteristics of Mannerism. The language of Mannerism is revealed in a new, elongated ideal figure and an inclination towards emphatic and often slightly artificial gestures. Salviati's painting shows the influence of Parmigianino.