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A collection of classical portraits depicting various historical figures in elaborate attire and distinctive styles, featuring rich textures and dark backgrounds.

Knight of the Golden Fleece by Dutch master, Oil on wood, State Art Museum, Tula 57x46
Knight of the Golden Fleece by Dutch master, Oil on wood, State Art Museum, Tula 57x46
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Portrait of man by Anonymous artist, Oil on canvas, 1774, Russia, Moscow, State History Museum,
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Cornelis Fransz Eversdijck (1586-1666), Mathematician, Treasurer of Zeeland. Dating: 1660 - 1666. Measurements: h 36 cm × w 26.5 cm; d 4 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Willem Eversdijck.
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Portrait of Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) an Italian architect active in the Republic of Venice, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture. Dated 19th century
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Andries van Eertvelt (1590-1652), Painter. Dating: 1660 - 1720. Measurements: h 114 cm × w 87 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Anthony van Dyck (copy after).
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FELIPE II REY DE ESPAÑA. 1527-1598. OLEO DE LUCAS HEERE MUSEO BELLAS ARTES DE VALENCIA. Author: LUCAS DE HEERE (1534-1584).
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Portrait of Count Jan VII or Nassau-Siegen, Known as the middle. Portrait of Jan the middle (1561-1623), Count of Nassau-Siegen. Bust to the right, in armor. Part of the series of portraits from the Honisselaarsdijk house.
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Jacopo Tintoretto, with landscape by Marten de Vos, Portrait of a Man with a Landscape View, 1552 1556 Portrait of a Man with a Landscape View
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Portrait of a Man, anonymous, c. 1610 - c. 1620 painting Portrait of a man. Knee piece, standing, to the right. The right hand in the side, the left hand resting on his sword. A multiple chain around the chest.  panel. oil paint (paint)  historical persons
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Portrait of a Man. oil on canvas. Date: ca. 1600-1650. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595) 1645 or 1646 Carlo Dolci In an inscription, the artist records that he began this posthumous portrait on May 26, Saint Philip Neris feast day, and completed it eight days later for the church of San Firenze in Florence, adding, “I Carlo Dolci, painted the present image.. [beginning the first day of my thirtieth year 1645 [or 1646.” Since Neri, a great spiritual leader and founder of the Oratorians, had died fifty years previously, Dolci must have used a death mask to achieve the astonishing quality of physical presence. According to a contemporary: “[Philip Neri had the pure look of a child, and his face and his eyes had a light in them that no painter has been able to capture, although many have tried.”. Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595). Carlo Dolci (Italian, Florence 1616-1687 Florence). 1645 or 1646. Oil on canvas. Paintings
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Portrait of Sara Sweerts de Weert, Second Wife or Antonius Antonides van der Linden. Portrait of Sara Sweerts de Weert, second wife of Antonius Antonides van der Linden. Sitting in a chair, top left the family crest. Pendant of SK-A-1543.
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Monsignor Camillo Massimo  1650 Diego Velazquez (1599-1660 Spanish)
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fine arts, Tom Ring, Ludger the Younger (19.11.1522 - 1584), painting, ""Portrait eines Mannes"" (Portrait of a Man), 1566, State Gallery, Hanover, Germany,
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Portrait of Maria van Utrecht (c. 1552/53-1629). Dating: 1615. Measurements: support: h 109 cm × w 80.5 cm; d 5.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: PAULUS MOREELSE.
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GASPAR DE ZUÑIGA Y AVELLANEDA (1507-1571). Location: BIBLIOTECA COLOMBINA. Sevilla. Seville. SPANIEN.
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Portrait of a Man. Painting. Oil on canvas Oil on canvas. Height: 1,170 mm (46.06 in); Width: 900 mm (35.43 in). Author: Attributed to Francesco Salviati (Francesco de' Rossi).
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Sebastiaan Leerse, Merchant of Antwerp. Dating: 1804. Measurements: h 132.5 cm × w 102 cm × t 3.3 cm; d 8.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Willem Bartel van der Kooi. Anthony van Dyck (copy after).
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Portrait of a Man in a Velvet hat Corneille de Lyon (Dutch,1500/10-1575, active in France). Portrait of a Man in a Velvet hat. Tempera on panel, 7 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. (19.4 x 17.1 cm).   European Art
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Portrait of a Nobleman, painted by Jacopo Tintoretto, 16th century, Album der Casseler Galerie, published by E.A. Seemann 1907, Leipzig
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William Fiennes 1. Vicomte Say und Sele 1582-1662 / William Fiennes 1st Viscount Say and Sele 1582-1662 Engraved by Geremia from the book A catalogue of Royal and Noble Authors Volume III published 1806, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Record date not stated,
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Portrait of a Gentleman, 1600-1700. Dutch School
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Benvenuto Cellini, 1500-1571. Italian sculptor and goldsmith. Gravated from Hinchcliff to Vasari, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated
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Portrait of Willem Usselinx, Merchant and Founder of the Dutch West Indies Company. Dating: 1637. Place: Holland. Measurements: h 16.9 cm × w 13.7 cm × d 0.6 cm; t 4.0 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Moretto da Brescia (Alessandro Bonvicino ); Italian; Brescia ca. 1498-1554 Brescia; Portrait of a Man; Oil on canvas.
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An Old Man in Fanciful Costume, Rembrandt's Workshop, 1651.
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Philippe de Champaigne (1602-1674). "Germain Pétres, prosecutor of the city of Paris" (1654). Fragment of a collective portrait commanded by the municipality in 1652 and completed in 1654. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 23614-10 In bust, prayer, man, prosecutor, portrait, 17th XVIIth XVV 17th 17th 17th century, dress, dress
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Portrait of David Jorisz, Glass Painter in Delft, Fanatic Anabaptist, after 1544 in Basel, copy after Anonymous, c. 1550
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Jacob van Dalen (1570-1644), Called Vallensis 1640 Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt Netherlandish. Jacob van Dalen (1570-1644), Called Vallensis 437086
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Portrait of Juan Mateos; Unknown Flemish painter; XVII century (1680-00-00-1699-00-00);Juan Mateos, Flemish painting, bust, portraits, men's portraits, message (provenance)
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Herman Doomer (born about 1595; died 1650) by Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn; 1606 - 1669); oil on wood; 1640
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Portrait of a Man, Gossaert, Jan, 1530.
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Circle of Diego Velázquez, Pope Innocent X, c. 1650, oil on canvas
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Henry Percy 9th. Earl of Northumberland, 1564-1632. English Roman Catholic imprisoned 1605-1621 on suspicion of complicity in Gunpowder Plot From the book 'Lodge's British Portraits' published London 1823.
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Portrait of a Man (Thought to be Shakespeare) 1588 Nicholas Hilliard (ca.1547-1619 British) Miniature Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England
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Self portrait by Claudio Coello, Oil on canvas, 1680s, 1642-1693, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 51, 5x44
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Juan de Pareja, Diego Velazquez, 1650, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York City, USA, North America
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Canon Ludovico di Terzi, 1559-1560, by Giovanni Battista Moroni (1525 ca- 1578), oil on canvas, 101.5x82.7cm.
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Nobleman with a boy (Gentiluomo con ragazzo), by Lombard School, 16th Century, oil on canvas, 98 x 83 cm
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Portrait of man; possible Nicolas Pietersz Duyst van Voorhout by Frans Hals (1582/83 - 1666); oil on canvas; circa 1636 - 38
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TTITIA, Tiziano Vecello, also called (1490-1576). Jacopo Strada. 1567 - 1568. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Venetian school. Oil on canvas. AUSTRIA. VIENNA. Vienna. Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna (Museum of Art History).
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Carlo Rimbotti (1518-1591). Artist: Francesco Salviati (Francesco de' Rossi) (Italian, Florence 1510-1563 Rome). Dimensions: 20 3/4 × 16 3/8 in. (52.5 × 41.5 cm). Date: 1548.Salviati painted the Florentine medical doctor Carlo Rimbotti when both men belonged to the literary society, the Accademia Fiorentina. The vivid quality of psychological presence suggests that this was an informal portrait for a friend. The precise observation--note the moles on Rimbotti's brow and forehead--is in contrast with the formality and artifice of Bronzino's portrait that hangs nearby. There, the young man is psychologically distant and surrounded by objects that allude to his status and interests. Most contemporary portraits followed Bronzino's lead. Salviati's is a rare attempt to encourage the viewer to draw close to this remarkable sitter. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Portrait of Marino Grimani. Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti) (Italy, Venice, 1518-1594). Italy, 1578. Paintings. Oil on canvas
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Portrait of Marcin Tyszkiewicz, Leliwa coat of arms (-after 1631), court marshal of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. unknown, painter
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Francis Bacon
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Alonso Cano / 'The Miracle of the Well', 1638-1640, Spanish School, Oil on canvas, 216 cm x 149 cm, P02806. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.
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Portrait of A Man, Probable Pieter Anthonisz van Bronckhorst (1588-1661), Anthonie Palamedesz, 1652 painting Portrait of a man, probably Pieter Anthonisz van Bronckhorst (1588-1661). Halved, sitting in a chair, with the right hand he grabs a brush of his collar. Pendant of SK-A-1616.  canvas. oil paint (paint)  historical persons. portrait, self-portrait of artist. portrait, self-portrait of painter
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Portrait of a man with his daughter. Anguissola, Sofonisba (ca 1532-1625), painter
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The Four Philosophers, by Rubens Peter Paul, 1612, 17th Century, oil on panel. Italy: Tuscany: Florence: Palazzo Pitti. Detail. House interior building curtain red quadruple portrait self-portrait artist painter brother Philipp bearded man beard table table-cloth books goose feather gorget
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Abd Aboul-Anouar al-Sadat , Michel Rigo
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Self portrait (LOTTO)
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Jacobus Trip (1627-70), Armaments Dealer of Amsterdam and Dordrecht. Dating: 1647 - 1670. Measurements: h 110 cm × w 95 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Bartholomeus van der Helst.
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Portrait of Osip Mikhaylovich Senkov (1790-1851) by Zaryanko, Sergei Konstantinovich (1818-1870) Regional Museum of Art and History, Vyazniki 1836 Oil on canvas 84x66 Russia Russian Painting of 19th cen. Portrait Painting
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Portrait of Frederik Hendricksz. Vroom for his easel. Draughtsman: anonymous. After Frederik Hendricksz. Vroom. Dating: 1610 - 1717. Measurements: h 319 mm × w 217 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Sebastian Andorfer (1469-1537) 1517 Hans Maler German Hans Maler worked as a portrait painter in the mining town of Schwaz, just east of Innsbruck. The Schwaz silver works belonged to the most prosperous in Europe, and Sebastian Andorfer, who is shown in this portrait at the age of forty-eight, was one of its leading officials. As Silberbrenner (refiner of silver) he was responsible for guaranteeing the purity of Schwaz silver, a major source of income for the Habsburg Archduke Ferdinand and the Fugger family of Augsburg, whose likenesses Hans Maler also painted.. Sebastian Andorfer (1469-1537) 436941
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Portrait of a Cardinal Giovanni Dolfin (1545-1622) by Bassano, Leandro (1557-1622)/ Musei Civici, Padova/ Italy, Venetian School/ Oil on canvas/ Mannerism/ 127x99/ Portrait
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Fray Hortensio Félix Paravicino. Date/Period: 1609. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 1,121 mm (44.13 in); Width: 861 mm (33.89 in). Author: EL GRECO.
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'Portrait of a Man', ca. 1623, Spanish School, Oil on canvas, 55,5 cm x 38 cm, P01224. Author: DIEGO VELAZQUEZ (1599-1660). Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Portrait of a Venetian Senator, seated three-quarter length, wearing a Red Velvet Cloak. Circle of Palma Il Giovane (Jacopo Negretti) (1548-1628). Oil on canvas. 120 x 99cm.
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Portrait of Galileo Galilei by Justus Sustermans, (Giusto) Oil on canvas, 1636, 1597-1681, United Kingdom, Greenwich, National Maritime Museum,
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Portrait of a Man with Right Hand Corneille de Lyon (Dutch,1500/10-1575, active in France). Portrait of a Man with Right Hand, 1530s. Tempera on panel, 6 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. (15.6 x 13.3 cm).   European Art 1530s
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Rev. Alexander Ogilvie, MA LLD Robert Brough (Invergordon, Scotland, 1872 - 1905) 1903 The Aberdeen artist Robert Brough studied at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh, where he began to develop a unique style; taking inspiration form the French Impressionists and the Glasgow Boys. He also spent time painting in Paris, Brittany and Morocco. His technical brushwork contributed to his ability to capture the moment in his works and saw him become successful, particularly as a portrait painter, before his early death in a train crash in 1905. The sitter, Alexander Ogilivie, was the master of Robert Gordon's Hospital for Boys 1872-1881 and on the conversion to a college he was appointed Headmaster. He died in 1901. Portrait
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Ulisse Aldrovandi alias Aldrovandus, 1522 to 1605, Italian naturalist, colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825, historical, digital reproduction.
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Alessandro Vittoria, Paolo Veronese, circa 1580, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York City, USA, North America
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portrait of man, anton Van Dyck, Flanders, 1620-1621, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, ("Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian"), Lisbon, Portugal.
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Portrait of a Man (Self-Portrait). Artist: Willem Drost (Dutch, Amsterdam 1633-1659 Venice). Dimensions: 34 1/8 x 28 1/2 in. (86.7 x 72.4 cm). Date: 1653 or 1655. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Portrait of Joan Reynst, Lord of Drakenstein and Vuursche, Captain of the Citizenry in 1672, Karel Dujardin, 1670 - 1675
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Giovanni Battista Moroni; Italian; Albino; 1524-1578 Albino; Bartolommeo Bonghi (died 1584); Oil on canvas.
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Henry Danvers, 1st Earl of Danby, KG (28 June 1573 - 20 January 1643/4) was an English soldier, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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ARIAS MONTANO, BENITO. HUMANISTA ESPAÑOL . FREGENAL DE LA SIERRA .1527 - 1598. OLEO DE ANTONIO MORO. COLECCION PARTICULAR . BARCELONA. SFGP / © KORPA.
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Portrait of Cornelis Cornelisz Schellinger 1551-1635, Pieter Pietersz, 1584
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Italy, Venice, Portrait of Italian Composer Claudio Monteverdi (1567 - 1643)
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Waxwork figure of William III (1650 - 1702), known as William of Orange, was sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the 1670s and King of England, Ireland and Scotland from 1689 until his death
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Group Portrait of an Unidentified Board of Governors. Group Portrait of an Unidentified Body. Dating: c. 1625 - c. 1630. Place: Northern Netherlands. Measurements: support: h 126 cm × w 105.8 cm; frame: h 149 cm × w 128.2 cm; sightsize: h 125 cm × w 104.2 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: THOMAS DE KEYSER.
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Canada, Quebec Province, Montreal, Chateau Ramezay, museum on the history of Montreal, portrait of Jacques CARTIER
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Claudio Monteverdi, ac 1597, Oil on canvas. Museum: ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, OXFORD, UK.
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Group Portrait of an Unidentified Board of Governors, Thomas de Keyser, c. 1625 - c. 1630 painting Group portrait of an unknown college. Left and right men are in chairs. The man on the left holds a book (or box) in his left hand. The person on the right has a number of belongings in the right hand. Between them a third man (a messenger) Who provides a sealed document. On a table in the middle is a scale whose scales are carried by a dragon.  canvas. oil paint (paint)  anonymous historical persons portrayed in a group, in a group-portrait
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Diego Velázquez / 'The Geographer or Democritus', 1628-1640, Oil on canvas, 101 x 81 cm. Museum: Musee Des Beaux Arts, ROUEN, France. Democrito.
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Vasco da Gama, c. 1460s  1524, Portuguese explorer, digitally edited Vasco da Gama, c. 1460s  1524, Portuguese explorer, digitally edited Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21660676
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Philipp Melanchthon, Leading Figure of the Reformation, Lucas Cranach (I) (workshop of), 1540 - 1560 painting Portrait of the German church reformer Philipp Melanchton (1497-1560), a rolled paper in the left hand.  panel. oil paint (paint)  historical persons. Reformation (Roman Catholic Church vs. Protestantism)
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Portrait bust of a man, Johan Gregor van der Schardt, c. 1570 - 1580
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Portrait of Dominicus Baudius (1561-1613). Professor in eloquence, history and rights to lead. Portrait of Dominicus Baudius (1561-1613). Professor in eloquence, history and rights to lead. Bust in oval, slightly to the right. Part of a collection portraits of Dutch poets.
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Julius CLOVIUS 1498-1578, c.1570.
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Anthony van Dyck (1599 1641)Flemish painter. Anthony van Dyck. Charles I, King of England, from Three Angles. 1636. Oil on canvas
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