The composition of the picture is very clear. On a simple ohrist background, a dark silhouette stands out for a dark suit and the hair of a young man. The complexion is only slightly lighter than the background.
The artist very moderately uses chiaroscuro as a modeling tool. He resolutely rejects deep shadows that are more capable of conveying a sense of corporeality. The light in his portrait is scattered and does not create such sharp shadows.
The portrait, which entered the Louvre collection in 1888, belongs to the works of the young Botticelli, when his main task was to find the embodiment of eternal beauty.
Related Paintings 
Portrait of a young woman by Sandro Botticelli 
Portrait of a man with a medal by Sandro Botticelli 
Male portrait by Antonello da Messina 
Portrait of a young man by Sandro Botticelli 
Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci by Sandro Botticelli 
Portrait d’homme – Sandro Botticelli 
Fresco of Villa Macherly. A young woman accepts gifts from Venus and three graces by Sandro Botticelli 
Portrait of Pope Tangi II by Vincent Van Gogh
Portrait of a young woman by Sandro Botticelli Portrait of a man with a medal by Sandro Botticelli Male portrait by Antonello da Messina Portrait of a young man by Sandro Botticelli Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci by Sandro Botticelli Portrait d’homme – Sandro Botticelli Fresco of Villa Macherly. A young woman accepts gifts from Venus and three graces by Sandro Botticelli Portrait of Pope Tangi II by Vincent Van Gogh