Portret van Agnolo Poliziano 1549 - 1577

This anonymous engraving from 1549-1577, “Portret van Agnolo Poliziano,” depicts the Italian humanist, poet, and scholar Agnolo Poliziano. The bust-length portrait features Poliziano in a cap and a simple garment with a finely detailed background of decorative scrolling. The artwork showcases the detailed rendering of the human form characteristic of the engraving style of the Renaissance. The engraving may have been commissioned or created as part of a larger collection of portraits of notable individuals from the period.