Portraits of Historical Figures

Expressive portraits showcasing individuals from various eras, highlighting their attire, accessories, and personality.

A Gentleman Seated at a Table Reading by Candlelight. Circle of Cornelius Troost (1697-1750). Oil on canvas, 35.6 x 30.5cm.

Euclid (first half 3rd century BC). Greek mathematician, founder of the School of Alexandria.

Man smoking pipe by Ferdinand Bol, Oil on canvas, 1641, 1616-1680, Russia, Tambov, Regional Art Gallery, 111x91

The Game of Draughts. Henry Spernon Tozer (c.1870-1940). Pencil and watercolour. Signed and dated 1918. 20.3 x 27.9cm.

Fisherman with fish in the net. Noort, Pieter van (ca 1622/1625-1672), painter

Self Portrait. Standing beside the Artist is his Father and Teacher Jan Maurits Quinkhard (1688-1772), Julius Henricus Quinkhard, 1757 painting Self-portrait of the painter Julius Henricus Quinkhard (1734-1795), with his father and teacher Jan Maurits Quinkhard (1688-1772) behind him. Halved, sitting at a table, browsing a book through. In the left hand a sheet of paper (a drawing). canvas. oil paint (paint) historical persons. portrait, self-portrait of artist. portrait, self-portrait of painter

Saint Onophrius, Jusepe de Ribera, 1642, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass, USA, North America

Ancient pharmacy. Wooden boxes decorated with paintings. They wew used to classify herbs and medicines. Museum of Esteve Pharmacy. Llivia, Girona province, Cerdanya region, Catalonia, Spain.

Allegory of Music 1649 Laurent de La Hyre French La Hyre animates his serene paint surface with a composition organized around the dramatic sweep of the theorboa kind of luteand the sophisticated rhythm of antique columns, tree trunk, and organ pipes across the background. The allegorical figure of Music tunes her theorbo as a metaphor for harmony, while the songbird on her chair is intended to contrast nature’s voice with the human voice ruled by music theory and practice, indicated by the sheet music and additional instruments on the table. This canvas, originally flanked by two music-making putti (Musée Magnin, Dijon), belonged to a series of the seven Liberal Arts commissioned by Gédéon Tallemant (1613-1668) for his house in Paris’s Marais neighborhood. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #2652. Allegory of Music Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working t

The Deans Roll Call; 1899 Oil on canvas Thomas Eakins American; 1844-1916

John Law (1671Ð1729). Scottish economist. He was appointed Controller General of Finances of France under King Louis XV. In 1716 Law established the Banque Ge_ne_rale in France, a private bank. Dutch satirical engraving. Colored.

Self Portrait. Standing beside the Artist is his Father and Teacher Jan Maurits Quinkhard (1688-1772). Dating: 1757. Measurements: h 100 cm × w 84 cm; d 9 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Julius Henricus Quinkhard.

Travelling Companions by Augustus Leopold Egg, 1862, Great Britain, West Midlands, Birmingham, Birmingham City Centre, City Art Gallery

The Lace Maker by Jan Vermeer of Delft, c. 1664, France, Paris, Musee du Louvre

Painting titled 'The Money Changer and his Wife' by Marinus van Reymerswaele (1490-1546) a Dutch painter. Dated 16th Century

The Scholars, Max, Gabriel Cornelius, Ritter von (1840-1915)

Argentina, Buenos Aires. Medieval bust of a woman.

INFANCIA DE JESUS. "EL TALLER DE NAZARET". Pintura realizada sobre tela, obra de Mateu LOPEZ, hijo, hacia el 1580-1582. Retablo. Tamaño: 124 x 123,5 cm. (con marco). Detalle. Monasterio de Sant Bartomeu. Inca. Mallorca. Islas Baleares. España.

Portrait of a Gardener and Horn Player in the Household of the Emperor Francis I. Albert Schindler; Austrian, 1805-1861. Date: 1836. Dimensions: 39 × 31.7 cm (15 3/8 × 12 1/2 in.). Oil on panel. Origin: Austria. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Shakespeare and Company Book Store, Quartier Latin, Paris, France.

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