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16th-17th Century Portraits

Classic portraits of individuals from noble families or influential roles, marked by rich clothing and elaborate collars typical of the era.

Portrait of Gerrit Willemsz Overrijn van Schoterbosch, c. 1538-1611, attributed to Cornelis Engelsz., c. 1620
Portrait of Gerrit Willemsz Overrijn van Schoterbosch, c. 1538-1611, attributed to Cornelis Engelsz., c. 1620
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Portrait of the Hetman Danylo Apostol (1654-1734), Anonymous
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Il Cariani (Giovanni Busi o Giovanni Cariani) (ca.1485-1547). Italian painter. Portrait of an Old Patrician, ca.1530. National Gallery. Oslo. Norway.
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James VI, James Charles Stuart, 19 June 1566, 27 March 1625, was King of Scotland from 24 July 1567 as James VI and King of England and Ireland from 24 March 1603 as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns, Historical, digital reproduction of a 19th century original
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Portrait of Aleksander Tyszkiewicz (fl. ca. 1609), Leliwa coat of arms, marshal of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. unknown, painter
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Portrait of a Goldsmith, Probably Bartholomeus Jansz van Assendelft. Portret van een man met een ring en toetssteen, waarschijnlijk Bartholomeus Jansz van Assendelft (1585-1658). Dating: 1617. Measurements: support: h 66 cm × w 49.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Werner van den Valckert.
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The Amsterdam Merchant Marten Looten, Rembrandt, Harmensz van Rijn, 1632.
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Greco, DomŽnikos Theotokpoulos, called El (1541-1614). Portrait of Jeronimo de Cevallos. 1604 - 1614. Mannerism art. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Prado Museum.
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Johannes Kepler, also Johannes Keppler or Johann Kepler, also Latinised Ioannes Keplerus or Johannes Keplerus, (born 27 December 1571jul. in Weil der Stadt, died 15 November 1630greg. in Regensburg), was a German astronomer, astrologer, physicist, mathematician and natural philosopher, coloured woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, Historical, digital reproduction
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Hernan Cortes, Fernando Cortes Monroy Pizarro Altamirano, Marques del Valle de Oaxaca, 1485-1547. Spanish conquistador.
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Moroni, Gianbattista.
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fine arts, Tintoretto, (birth name: Jacopo Robusti, Jacopo Comin), (1518-1594), painting, ""Man with a Golden Chain"", Prado, Madrid,
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SHAKESPEARE, William (Stratford-on-Avon ,1564-1616). English writer. The nineteenth century colored engraving.
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jean de Bourbonne; Copper plate enamelled by Leonard Limosin
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Sir Francis Bacon Viscount St. Alban 1561-1626 Englischer Jurist, Staatsmann und Philosoph / Sir Francis Bacon Viscount St Alban 1561-1626 English lawyer statesman and philosopher Engraved by Geremia from the book A catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors Volume II published 1806, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated,
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Portrait of a Grand Master of the Knights of Malta, Martin de Redin 1655-1665 Italy. Oil on canvas . Mattia Preti
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Sir Francis Drake 1590 Isaac Oliver I (ca.1565-1617 French) Miniature Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England
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CHAMPAIGNE, Philippe de (1602-1674). Portrait of Cardinal Jules Mazarin. 1653. Classicism. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. PICARDY. OISE. Chantilly. Mus_e Cond_ (Cond_ Museum).
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Portrait of Karol Stanisław Radziwiłł Mr. Lover (1734-1790), Voivode of Vilnius Aleksandrowicz, Konstanty (Fl. 1777 1794)
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Portrait of Dirck Jansz. Pesser. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Netherlands, Leiden, 1606-1669). Holland, circa 1634. Paintings. Oil on wood
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Johannes Baptista Franck, ca. 1599-1663, Anthony van Dyck, c. 1621
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Thomas Wentworth, 1st Baron Wentworth, 6th Baron le Despencer (1501-1551), English peer and courtier, Lord Chamberlain under King Edward VI. Ld Wentworth. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by G. Minasi after a portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger from Imitations of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein, John Chamberlaine, London, 1812.
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Portrait of Jacob Olycan 1596-1638, Frans Hals, 1625
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Tsar/czar Ivan V Alekseevic, by Anonymous, 18th Century, oil on canvas, cm 77 x 60
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Portrait or Paulus Cornelisz van Beresteyn, Burgomaster of Delft. Portrait of Paulus Cornelisz van Beresteyn, mayor of Delft. Bust, right. On the back family arms, an inscription and the numeral 24. Pendant from SK-A-909.
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Portrait of a young nobleman, 1539, by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553).
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Richard Burbage. Date/Period: Early 17th century. Painting. Oil on canvas Oil. Height: 303 mm (11.92 in); Width: 262 mm (10.31 in). Author: British School.
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Portrait of a Man 1635-1645 England. Opaque watercolor on parchment (est.) . Isaac Oliver, the elder
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Man Holding a Flute; about 1560-65; Oil on canvas Titian (Tiziano Vecellio); Italian; 1488/90-1576
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Portrait of a Man with Gloves. Artist: Attributed to Corneille de Lyon (Netherlandish, The Hague, active by 1533-died 1575 Lyons). Dimensions: 6 7/8 x 6 1/2 in. (17.5 x 16.5 cm). Date: 1540-45.The striking formality of the pose of this sitter holding gloves, and his direct address of the viewer, may indicate his prominent position in society. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Presumed portrait of Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), French writer. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 33469-9 Writer, French, portrait
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Portrait of the Tsar Alexis I Mikhailovich of Russia (1629-1676) by Russian master / M. Kroshitsky Art Museum, Sevastopol/ Late 17th cen./ Russia/ Oil on canvas/ Old Russian Art/ 72x58/ Portrait
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Poseidonius (born 135 BC. died 51 BC) was an important Greek philosopher. historian. and polymath of late Hellenism from Apamea. Syria. From the book Crabbe's Historical Dictionary. 1825. Historical. colored. digitally restored reproduction from an original from the 19th century
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Self Portrait', c1550-1566. Artist: Lambert Lombard. Lambert Lombard (1505-1566) was a Renaissance painter, architect and theorist.
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Portrait of Mikołaj Tyszkiewicz (fl.1645), Leliwa coat of arms, starosta of Chachersk. unknown, painter
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Portrait of George Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury. French School, circa 1582. Black, brown and red chalk. 33.2 x 22.3cm.
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Arnaldus de Villa Nova (Valencia, h.1230-1311). Catalan physician, alchemist and astrologer.
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Portrait of a Man with a Red Prayer Book Unknown. , 1555. Tempera on panel, 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm) (diameter). European Art 1555
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Luis de Gongora y Argote (Spanish poet). Madrid, Lazaro Galdiano museum. Author: VELAZQUEZ DIEGO COPIA. Location: MUSEO LAZARO GALDIANO-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Hubert Goltz alias Hubertus Goltzius, 1526 to 1583, Flemish humanist, graphic artist, publisher, painter and numismatist. From the book Crabbes Historical Dictionary, published in 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Portrait of Agostino Pallavicini by Dyck, Sir Anthonis, van (1599-1641) J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles 1621 Oil on canvas 216,2x141 Flanders Baroque Portrait Painting
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Self-portrait by Lambert Lombard, oil on wood , 1566, 1505-1566, Russia, St. Petersburg , State Hermitage, 76, 5x64, 5
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Portrait of an unidentified gentleman mid-16th century Léonard Limosin The upper right corner is a replacement from the nineteenth or early twentieth century.. Portrait of an unidentified gentleman 192742
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Clement VII (14781534), born Giulio di Giuliano de Medici Cardinal from 1513 to 1523 and Pope from 1523 to 1534. Thanks to his patronage Michelangelo finished the paintings of the Last Judgement in the Sistine Chapel. Colored engraving by Serra Pausas.
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Pierre Franqueville (1548 or 1553-25 August 1615) was a French sculptor, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a prehistoric original
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Anonymous. "Portrait of Jacopo Bassano (1515-1592), painter". Colorful wax, glass. 18th century. Paris, Carnavalet museum. Colored wax, Italian painter, portrait, glass
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Studio of Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Peter Paul Rubens, c 1620 Peter Paul Rubens
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1620s THE LAUGHING CAVALIER A BAROQUE PORTRAIT OF MAN WEARING RICH SILK EMBROIDERED CLOTHING BY DUTCH MASTER PAINTER FRANS HALS
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'Portrait of a Man (Portrait of Mark-Antoine Lumagne )'. Middle of the 1620s. Dimensions: 124x95,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Anthony Van Dyck.
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Dudley North 4th Baron North 1602, 1677 English nobleman, Dudley North 4th Baron North 1602, 1677 English nobleman Engraved by Rivers from the book A catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors Volume III published 1806, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Ben Jonson, 1572 to 1637, English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Portrait of philosopher Heraclitus by Dou, Oil on wood, 1613-1675, Private Collection, 61x50, 5
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Monsignore Giuliano della Rovere (1559-1621), Barocci, Federigo (1528-1612)
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Portrait of Gillis Hooftman, Shipowner, and His Wife Margaretha van Nispen (Gilles van Eichelenberg, Called Hoffman). Portrait of the Gillis Hooftman shipowner (1521-81) with his wife Margaretha van Nispen (born 1545). Knee piece, both standing in a room for a table on which a clock, gloves and a letter lie.
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Portrait of philosopher Joest Lips by Frans Pourbus the Younger, oil on canvas, 1569-1622, Private Collection
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Miniature of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500-1558) by Lucas Horenbout (1490-1544) a Flemish artist. Dated 16th Century
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Head of Christ (one of a pair) ca. 1500-1510 Master of the Life of Saint John the Baptist French Cut from larger compositions, the heads of Christ and Saint John the Baptist have been inserted into surrounds of various pieces of contemporaneous glass, cut and arranged to suggest clothing, pillars, vegetation, and sky. Active as a glass painter in Rouen and elsewhere in Normandy, the master often relied on designs from Parisian workshops that were circulated around 1500.. Head of Christ (one of a pair) 193227
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Sir Thomas de Littleton c. 1407, 1481, English judge and legal writer. From the book Crabbs Historical Dictionary published 1825, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated