Classic Portraits with Themes

Oil portraits of significant figures, often shrouded in mystery, featuring deep colors and rich textures that evoke historical narratives.

Portrait of man by Rembrandt van Rhijn, Oil on canvas, 1661, 1606-1669, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 71x61

Portrait of an alchemist. unknown, painter

PARMIGIANINO, Francesco Mazzola, called Il (1503-1540). Portrait of Condottiere Malatesta Baglione. ca. 1537 - ca. 1540. Mannerism art. Oil on wood. AUSTRIA. VIENNA. Vienna. Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna (Museum of Art History).

Pope Julius III (formerly entitled Pope Paul III). Dating: 1550 - 1600. Measurements: h 106 cm × w 86 cm; d 9.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Girolamo Sicciolante (circle of). Sebastiano del Piombo (rejected attribution).

Portrait of man by Rembrandt van Rhijn, Oil on canvas, 1661, 1606-1669, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 71x61

Pope Julius III (Formerly Entitled Pope Paul III). Portrait of Pope Julius III (1478-1555). KNOP, Sitting in a Armchair, to the left. Based on the portrait of Pope Paul III by Sebastiano del Piombo in the Galleria Spada.

ALFONSO IV , EL BENIGNO . 1299-1336. REY IV DE ARAGON Y III DE CATALUÑA. RETRATO EN EL PALACIO DE LA GENERALIDAT DE VALENCIA.

Ritratto di Amedeo VIII. Date/Period: 1700/1799. Painting. Oil painting. Width: 117 cm. Height: 202 cm. Author: UNKNOWN.

Jan Cornelisz. Vermeyen, Felipe de Guevara, 1531, oil on panel.

Portrait of Wojciech Wessl H.ogal; unknown Polish painter; XVII century (1601-00-00-1700-00-00);School, gift (provenance)

Portrait of Theofan Prokopovich by Russian master, Oil on canvas, 18th century, Russia, Moscow, Russian State Archive of Literature and Art

Alexey Antropov (1716-1795). Russian painter. Portrait of Father Fyodor Yakovlevich Dubyansky (-1770), 1761. Oil on canvas. The State Hermitage Museum. Saint Petersburg. Russia.

Jacopo Tintoretto: Saint Paul

Jaime Ist, the "Conquistador" of Aragon and Cataluna (1208-1276). Oil on canvas (123 x 90 cm). Valencia, Government Palace. Author: ANONYMOUS. Location: PALACIO DE LA GENERALITAT. Valencia. SPAIN. JAIME I DE ARAGON EL CONQUISTADOR. JAMES I OF ARAGON. JAIME II DE VALENCIA. XXX.

RETRATO DE CABALLERO - SIGLO XVII. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Aristotle with a Bust of Homer 1653 Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch Among The Mets most celebrated works of art, this painting conveys Rembrandts meditation on the meaning of fame. The richly clad Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322 B.C.) rests his hand pensively on a bust of Homer, the epic poet who had attained literary immortality with his Iliad and Odyssey centuries before. Aristotle wears a gold medallion with a portrait of his powerful pupil, Alexander the Great; perhaps the philosopher is weighing his own worldly success against Homers timeless achievement. Although the work has come to be considered quintessentially Dutch, it was painted for a Sicilian patron at a moment when Rembrandts signature style, with its dark palette and almost sculptural buildup of paint, was beginning to fall out of fashion in Amsterdam. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #5181. Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, Part 1 Play or pause #126. The Director's Tour

Titian, Doge Andrea Gritti, c 1546 1550 Doge Andrea Gritti

Anonymous / 'Naphtali, son of Jacob'. XVIII century. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Portrait of a Man. Date/Period: 1514. Painting. Oil on lime. Height: 59.3 cm (23.3 in); Width: 48.9 cm (19.2 in). Author: Hans Baldung.

'Portrait of a Man'. Holland, 1661. Dimensions: 71x61 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN.

Old man with blue fabric. Dietrich, Christian Wilhelm Ernst (1712-1774), painter

Album Amicorum of a German Soldier. Italy, 1595. Drawings. Gouache on paper

Saint James Oil on panel Anthony van Dyck Flemish; 1599-1641

Jean-Etienne Liotard;Self portrait

Pedro Sánchez Blanco / 'Liuva II'. 1855. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Man in Oriental Dress, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, 1635

King David by Aert de Gelder, 1683

Portrait of a Man, 1661. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Doge Andrea Gritti. Dated: 1546/1548. Dimensions: overall: 133.6 x 103.2 cm (52 5/8 x 40 5/8 in.) framed: 160.2 x 128.9 x 9.5 cm (63 1/16 x 50 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.). Medium: oil on canvas. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: TITIAN.

Portrait of a Bearded Man, in a Pink Doublet with Fur-Lined Waistcoat, holding a Pair of Glasses and a Handkerchief, Leaning on a Table. Lorenzo Lotto (c.1480-1556). Oil on canvas, 94 x 69.5cm.

Portrait of the graymate of the husband; unknown painter of the oski; 19th century (1801-00-00-1900-00-00);beards, Italian painting, men's portraits, old people

Study of Two Heads. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, Siegen 1577-1640 Antwerp). Dimensions: 27 1/2 x 20 1/2 in. (69.9 x 52.1 cm). Date: ca. 1609.Rubens painted studies of heads after live models and artistic sources, creating a cast of characters that served in turn as models for figures in religious and mythological works. The main figure here became a saint in a great altarpiece of 1609, a high priest in 1612, and a river god, then Plato (in an engraving after Rubens) in about 1615. The other head, derived from one by Mantegna, had a similar but shorter family tree. Rubens's disciples Jacob Jordaens and especially Van Dyck followed the same practice (as seen in Gallery 630). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Aristotle (384-322 BC) Greek philosopher and scientist Pedro Berruguete (attributed to) c.1450-1503 4 and Justus de Gand (fl.1473) Louvre, Paris

Titian (Tiziano Vecellio); Italian; Pieve di Cadore ca. 1488-1576 Venice; Filippo Archinto ; Archbishop of Milan; Oil on canvas.

'Portrait of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich'. Russia, Late 18th-early 19th century. Dimensions: 83x70 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: ANONYMOUS.

Portrait of Yusuf Agah Efendi (1744-1824) by Breda, Carl Frederik von (1759-1818) Pera Museum, Istanbul Second Half of the 18th cen. Oil on canvas 240x148 Sweden Orientalism Portrait Painting

Sir Peter Paul Rubens and Studio, Head of One of the Three Kings: Melchior, The Assyrian King, Flemish, 1577 - 1640, c. 1618, oil on panel transferred to canvas

The lawyer Leonard Horn bathing. (1510-1587). (Lucas Craafter d. J.; 1513 To Wittenberg Wittenberg 1586)

Portrait of Malatesta Baglioni, 1527-1528, by Francesco Parmigianino (1503-1540), oil on wood, 117x98 cm.

Portrait of Italian painter Paolo Ucello. Five famous men, 1450, by Paolo Ucello (1397-1475). Louvre Museum. Paris. France.

Mikolaj Zyblikiewicz (1823-1887). Polish politician, Mayor of Krakow. Portrait by Jan Matejko (1838-1893), 1887. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland.

Rafael (Copy) / 'Andrea Navagero', 17th century, Italian School, Oil on canvas, 68 cm x 57 cm, P00304. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN. Author: RAFAEL (COPIA).

'Turk with Staff'. Russia, Circa 1825. Dimensions: 35,5x26 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Johann Christian Mattarnovi.

TTITIA, Tiziano Vecello, also called (1490-1576). Portrait of Pope Paul III. 1545-1546. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil on canvas. ITALY. CAMPANIA. Naples. National Museum of Capodimonte.

Portrait of Daniele Barbaro. Daniele Barbaro was a leading scholar of Aristotelian physics. He is shown in the ecclesiastical garments of a patriarch. Next to him is his translation of the treatise on architecture by the ancient Roman Vitruvius. The book was published in 1556 with illustrations by the renowned architect Palladio. The latter frequently collaborated with Veronese, the painter of this portrait,notably on Barbaros villa at Maser.

Painting, Reproduction of the painting, Work of art, Historical, Guido Reni, called il Guido or il divino Guido (b. 4 November 1575 in Bologna, d. 18. August 1642) Italian painter, fresco artist and etcher of the Bolognese school, main representative of a baroque classicism in painting, here the work:, Cardinal Roberto Ubaldini, (1581-1635), Papal Legate to Bologna (1627), Cardinal Roberto Ubaldini (1581-1635), papal legate in Bologna (1627), Portrait of a cardinal in red robe, seated in splendid surroundings

Altarpiece from Verdú, 1432 - 1434. The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple. Detail of the face of the priest Simeon. Lleida school. Tempera on wood. 159 x 93 cm (12 panels). From the high altarpiece of the parish church of Santa Maria in Verdú (Urgell). Museu Episcopal de Vic. Author: JAUME FERRER II.

Portrait of Wacław Rzewuski, emir. nieznany malarz polski, painter

Imaginary Self-Portrait of Titian. Dated: probably 1650s. Dimensions: overall: 112.2 x 93.7 cm (44 3/16 x 36 7/8 in.) framed: 138.4 x 120.3 x 10.2 cm (54 1/2 x 47 3/8 x 4 in.). Medium: oil on canvas. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: PIETRO DELLA VECCHIA.

Portrait of the Tsar Michail I Fyodorovich of Russia (1596-1645) by Wedekind, Johann-Heinrich (1674-1736) / State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow / German Painting of 18th cen. / 1728 / Germany / Oil on canvas / Portrait / 204,5x108,

Portrait of a Polish Nobleman by Rembrandt (1606-1669) a Dutch draughtsman, painter and printmaker. Dated 17th Century

Everlasting Father. Date/Period: Ca. 1450. Painting. Tempera, oil and gold leaf on wood. Height: 310 mm (12.20 in); Width: 850 mm (33.46 in). Author: JOAN REIXACH.

The Spaniard in Paris, 1898, by Henri Evenepoel (1872-1899), oil on canvas, 217x152 cm.

Gustav I of Sweden (1496-1560). King of Sweden (1523-1560), founder of modern Swedish state. Later known as Gustav Vasa. Portrait. Engraving. Colored.

Ali Pasha (born about 1741, died 1822) 1822 Jacob Ritter von Hartmann German. Ali Pasha (born about 1741, died 1822) 436633

Anonymous / 'Saint Francis of Paula'. Second half of the XVII century. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Portrait of Pope Julius II by Raphael (1483-1520)/ National Gallery, London/ 1511/ Italy, Roman School/ Oil on wood/ Renaissance/ 108,7x81/ Portrait

'Saint Andrew'. Russia, Early 18th century. Dimensions: 35x25x2,2 xm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Anonymous Artist, mid-18th century.

Hayreddin Barbarossa, Pietro della Vecchia (1603-1678)

Circle of Jacobo Bassano (ca.1510-1592). Saint Jerome. Oil on canvas. National Museum of Fine Arts. Valletta, Malta.

Emperor Sigismund by Albrecht Durer, 1512. Sigismund 1368 1437 King of Hungary and Croatia from 1387 to 1437. Holy Roman Emperor from 1433 until 1437. Sigismund was one of the driving forces behind the Council of Constance that ended the Papal Schism.

Doge Alvise I Mocenigo (1507-1577), painting

Alexander Nevsky, Grand Prince of Novgorod and Vladimir (1220-1263) by Shamshin, Pyotr Mikhailovich (1811-1895) Regional A. and V. Vasnetsov Art Museum, Kirov 1855 Oil on canvas 57x49,5 Russia Russian Painting of 19th cen. Portrait Painting

Portrait of Jan Karol Chodkiewicz (1560-1621), Great Crown Hetman. nieznany malarz polski, painter

Nicolas Auguste Hesse (1795-1869). Sketch for Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle: Saint Zacharie. Oil on canvas. 1840. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Chretian Christian, sketch, Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvelle, New Testament, Biblical character, Catholic religion, saint, oil on canvas

Ludovico ARIOSTO, 1474-1533, Italian poet who wrote 1516 epic poem Orlando Furioso

Venus and Mercury Present Eros and Anteros to Jupiter, Veronese, Paolo Caliari, 1565.

Dióscoro Teófilo Puebla y Tolín / 'Reccared I'. 1857. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Garcilaso de la Vega (1501-1536). Spanish soldier and poet. Engraving. Colored.

Portrait of Ch Opa; Care, Józef (1849-1914); 19th/20th century (1891-00-00-1910-00-00);Czarnecki, Stefan (1904-) - collection, gift (provenance)

'St Francis with a Skull in his Hands'. Spain, Circa 1630. Dimensions: 55,5x32 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Francisco de Zurbarán (workshop).

The Capoudgi Bachi, Grand-master of the Seraglio, workshop of Jean Baptiste Vanmour, 1700 - 1737

Man in Oriental Costume, The Noble Slav, Rembrandt, 1632, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York City, USA, North America

Portrait of Giacomo di Andrea Dolfin. Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (Italy, Venice, circa 1489-1576). Italy, circa 1531. Paintings. Oil on canvas

Alonso Cano / 'A Spanish King', ca. 1640, Spanish School, Oil on canvas, 165 cm x 125 cm, P00632. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Portrait of Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza. Portrait of Francisco Hurtado de Mendoza, Admiral of Aragon. Dating: 1601. Place: Northern Netherlands. Measurements: h 97 cm × w 76 cm × t 3 cm; d 6.9 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Daniël van den Queborn (possibly).

Jacopo Tintoretto: Saint Paul and Saint Andrew

Saint Peter Repentant, 1645. Georges de La Tour (French, 1593-1652). Oil on canvas; framed: 140.3 x 119.1 x 7 cm (55 1/4 x 46 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 114 x 95 cm (44 7/8 x 37 3/8 in.).

Christopher Columbus, 1451-1506. Spanish explorer, discoverer of America. After a painting of Parmigiano in the royal gallery in Naples, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated

TTITIA, Tiziano Vecello, also called (1490-1576). Portrait of Pope Paul III. ca. 1547. Made by Titian and his atelier. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. SAINT PETERSBURG. Saint Petersburg. State Hermitage Museum.

Man with a Magnifying Glass early 1660s Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch This portrait most likely depicts the Amsterdam auctioneer Pieter Haringh (1609-1685), who once handled the sale of a famous portrait by the Italian Renaissance master Raphael that served Rembrandt as a source of inspiration. The sitter may have used the magnifying glass in his hand to evaluate paintings and other luxury goods circulating on the busy Amsterdam art market. Like his wife in the pendant portrait also on view here, the sitter wears a form of fancy dress that has little to do with Dutch clothing worn at the time. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #5244. Man with a Magnifying Glass Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as possible.. Man with a Magnifying Glass. Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606-1669 Amsterdam). early 1660s.

The Janissary Aga, Commander-in-Chief of the Janissaries, Jean Baptiste Vanmour (workshop of), 1700 - 1737 painting Aga, the supreme commander of the Janitsaren. Standing, with a high turban. Istanbul canvas. oil paint (paint) commander-in-chief, general, marshal. historical persons not known by name Turkey

Fashion look at the saxon court in the reformation, 1514-1564, woodcut, Germany, Europe

EL SULTAN IBRAHIM - SIGLO XVII. Location: PALACIO TOPKAPI-MUSEO. ISTANBUL. TURQUIA. IBRAIM (SULTAN).

'St Stephen (wing of a polyptych)'. Italy, 1460-1462. Dimensions: 89x34 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: VINCENZO FOPPA.

Michael I of Russia (Mikhail Fyodorovich Romanov) 1596 ñ 1645. first Russian Tsar of the house of Romanov after the zemskiy sobor of 1613 elected him to rule the Tsardom of Russia

Man in Oriental Costume, painting by Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669), historical, digitally enhanced reproduction of an original from that time .

Tavola lucana, Leonardo da Vinci (attribution), fat tempera of the wood, Museum of the Antiche genti di Lucania, Vaglio, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

Czech Republic - South Bohemia. Rozmberk Castle, founded in the 13th century. Crusaders Gallery, fresco by B. Strobl (1857-1860), detail

The Majesty, by Martini Simone, 1313 - 1315, 14th Century, fresco. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Palazzo Pubblico, Sala del Mappamondo. Detail. Tondo with the figure of a prophet (not identified). Sheet inscription halo: aureole beard gold-background green red white black brown hues: shades.

'David and Jonathan'. Holland, 1642. Dimensions: 73x61,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN.

Portrait of Jakov Turgenev by Anonymous artist, Oil on canvas, before 1695, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Russian Museum, 105x97, 5

Portrait of a Man in Black Costume Corneille de Lyon (Dutch,1500/10-1575, active in France). Portrait of a Man in Black Costume. Tempera on panel, 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (21.6 x 14.9 cm). European Art

Portrait of the Artist, Rembrandt, circa 1665,

restoration of theTavola lucana, Leonardo da Vinci (attribution), fat tempera of the wood, Museum of the Antiche genti di Lucania, Vaglio, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy

Dosso Dossi (Giovanni di Niccolo Luteri) (c.1490-1542). Italian painter. Portrait of a Man Wearing a Black Beret. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden.

The Kazasker, Judge, Jean Baptiste Vanmour, c. 1727 - c. 1730 painting The Kadi Askeri, one of the two Kazasker, the highest military judges. There were two Kazasker in the Imperial Council, which together with the Grootvizier were responsible for the judiciary in the government. Originally they accompanied the Sultan on his military campaigns and represented the judiciary of the court, one for the European part of the Empire (Rumeli) and the other for the Asian part (Anadolu). In the eighteenth century, their power was already won. Some of their powers were taken over by the Grootvizier and another part by the Seyh ül Islam. However, because of their beautiful large turban and the Kaftans with fur, they remained an impressive appearance. canvas. oil paint (paint) head-gear: turban. standing figure. magistracy, judges. historical persons not known by name Turkey

Luis de Madrazo y Kuntz / 'Pelagius of Asturias'. 1853 - 1856. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Portrait of Antoni Włodzimierz Światopełk Czetwertyński (d.1778), starosta of Voroniv. nieznany malarz polski, painter

Alejo Vera y Estaca / 'Wallia'. Ca. 1856. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Portrait of Franz Joseph I of Austria as Grand Master of the Golden Fleece by Liebscher, Adolf (1857-1919)/ Private Collection/ 1903/ Austria/ Oil on canvas/ Academic art/ 28,5x22/ Portrait

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