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A collection of portraits of influential figures from history, including humanists and reformers, characterized by traditional engraving and a focus on attire.

DESIDERIUS ERASMUS  Dutch Humanist.        Date: 1466 - 1536
DESIDERIUS ERASMUS Dutch Humanist. Date: 1466 - 1536
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Johann Joachim Winckelmann (Stendal, 1717-Trieste 1768). German archaeologist and art historian. Colored engraving.
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Adam Smith FRSA (1723  1790) Scottish economist, philosopher, and author. He was a moral philosopher, a pioneer of political economy, and was a key figure during the Scottish Enlightenment era. He is best known for two classic works: The Theory of Moral Sentiments (1759), and An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776).
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Dante Alighieri born May or June 1265 in Florence, died September 14, 1321 in Ravenna, an Italian poet and philosopher, historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not Stated,
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Albrecht, Pfalzgraf von Pfalz-Mosbach.
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Emperor Maximilian I. Facsimile after a woodcut by Albrecht Dürer, Germany, Maximilian I. 1459, 1519, was King of the Romans, also known as King of the Germans, from 1486, and Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire from 1493 until his death, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date unknown, Europe
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Niccolo di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (born 3 May 1469 in Florence, Republic of Florence, died 21 June 1527) was an Italian philosopher, diplomat, chronicler, writer and poet. Colored woodcut from Crabbe's Historical Dictionary from 1825. Historical, digital reproduction.
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Portrait of the French Cardinal Guillaume Briçonnet, Frans van den Wijngaerde, 1636 - 1679 print  Antwerp paper engraving cardinal
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Depicts the head of a monk in frontal view, created as a copper engraving print by Andrea Zoan at the end of the 15th century and beginning of the 16th century.
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Portrait of Jakob Fugger, 1459 - 1525, German businessman, digitally edited Portrait of Jakob Fugger, 1459 - 1525, German businessman, digitally edited Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21911162
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Dante Alighieri (born May or June 1265 in Florence, died 14 September 1321 in Ravenna) was an Italian poet and philosopher, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated
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Conrad Celtes, 1459 - 1508, scholar and poet, portrait, historical illustration, 1880
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Portrait of Johannes Danticus, Philips Galle, 1587 - 1606 print Portrait of Angelo da Castro, an Italian lawyer. Bust to the right. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series of famous scholars. Antwerp paper engraving
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Sassoferrato, Bartolo from.
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Portrait of artist Johann Justin Preissler; Portraits of artists. .
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Benito Jeronimo Feijoo (Casdemiro, 1673-Oviedo, 1764), Spanish essayist. Colored engraving.
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Self-Portrait with wife Ida, Meckenem, Israhel van, the Younger (ca 1440-1503)
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Pircckeheimer, Willibald Stecher: Dürer, Albrecht
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Felipe de Castro (1711-1775). Spanish sculptor. Portrait, detail. Illustration by Llanta. Lithography. Cronica General de Espaa. Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Galicia, 1866.
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Zwingli, Ulrich.
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Blar of Giersberg, Ambrosius unknown artist
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Aldus Pius Manutius. Medium: engraving on vellum. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Attributed to Giulio Campagnola.
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Zasinger, Matthew.
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Hieronymus Wierix, Lucas van Leyden Lucas van Leyden
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Pope Leo X (1475-1521), 16th century (1849). Artist: Unknown
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Juan Luis Vives (1492-1540). Spanish humanist and philosopher. Portrait. Illustration by Llanta, detail. Lithography. Cronica General de Espaa. Historia Ilustrada y Descriptiva de sus Provincias. Valencia, 1867.
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Portrait of Johannes Stöffler; Ioannes Stovfflervs; Portraits of famous scholars; Imagins L. Doctorum Virorum. Portrait of Johannes Stöffler, a German mathematician. In profile to the left. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series of famous scholars.
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Marle, Henri De.
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Museum Fabre in Montpellier. A Portrait by Raphael, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1846.
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Copper engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi depicting Emperor Charles V, showing facial features, imperial garments, and symbols of authority from the early 16th century.
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Jean d'Albon de Saint-André (1472-1549) Attributed to Corneille de Lyon Netherlandish. Jean d'Albon de Saint-André (1472-1549) 435947
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Scorel, Jan van.
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Portrait of Jakob Fugger, 1459 - 1525, German businessman, digitally edited Portrait of Jakob Fugger, 1459 - 1525, German businessman, digitally edited Copyright: xZoonar.com/Heinz-DieterxFalkensteinx 21911204
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fine arts, D™rer, Albrecht, (1471 - 1528), painting, ""Michael Wolgemut"", 1516, oil and tempera on limewood, 29 cm x 27 cm, Germanic National museum, Nuremberg, Germany, Europe, 16th century, renaissance, portrait, Wohlgemut, Wohlgemuth, Duerer, Durer,
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