what is the name of the man in the short story who stayed young and handsome while his painting grew old and ugly?

Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. That is the novel by Oscar Wilde, Dorian Gray. Here is a site about that:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian_Gray

The man in the short story who stayed young and handsome while his painting grew old and ugly is named Dorian Gray. This story is featured in the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde.

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