Portrait of a young Man as Saint Sebastian

Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano Tori, known as Bronzino, was one of the leading artists of Florentine Mannerism. Born in Monticelli near Florence, he began his studies with Raffaellino del Garbo. Of crucial importance, however, was the period in Pontormo’s studio where Bronzino continued his training and which would be fundamental for his subsequent development. Bronzino worked with Pontormo on the fr…