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Renaissance Portraits

A collection of Renaissance portraits showcasing men in rich garments, featuring varied expressions and poses, with dark, muted color palettes highlighting the subjects and their attire.

Italy: Portrait of Giuliano De Medici (1453-1478), Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510), tempera on panel, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA, c. 1475
Italy: Portrait of Giuliano De Medici (1453-1478), Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510), tempera on panel, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA, c. 1475
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Portrait of Bartolomeo Arese, by Campi Antonio, 1570 - 1580, 16th Century, oil on panel. Italy, Lombardy, Milan, Brera Art Gallery. Whole artwork. Man half-length portrait face beard hands dress: garment edging: hems fur.Portrait of Erasmus executed after Hans Holbein 'The Younger'. Oil on wood. RUSSIA. SAINT PETERSBURG. Saint Petersburg. State Hermitage Museum.Italy: Portrait of Giuliano De Medici (1453-1478), Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510), tempera on panel, National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA, c. 1475Raphael (1483-1520). Portrait of a Cardinal. 1512. Cardinal Alidosi. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Prado Museum.Portrait of a Man c. 1510, by painter Michel Sittow, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century originalPAULUS DENIGRO-S XVI-PINTURA RENACENTISTA-ESCUELA FLAMENCA. Author: ADRIAEN ISENBRANDT. Location: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. BRUGES. Belgien.Portrait of Raffaele Grassi, Florigerio, Sebastiano, 1535.'Portrait of a Man'. Italy, 16th centutry. Dimensions: 88xx69 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Anonymous Artist. 16th century.Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn / 'The Philosopher', 1650, Oil on canvas. Museum: NATIONAL GALLERY, LONDRES, UK.Portrait of the Artist's Mother, Durer, Albrecht, 1490.Francesco Francia (Italian, c. 1447-1517), Bishop Altobello Averoldo, c. 1505, oil on panelSANTIAGO PEREGRINO-SIGLO XVI-PINTURA RENACENTISTA ESPAÑOLA. Author: JUAN DE JUANES (1510-1579). Location: MUSEO DE LAS PEREGRINACIONES. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. A CORUÑA. SPAIN. APOSTOL SANTIAGO PEREGRINO. Apóstol Santiago el Mayor.Raphael (1483-1520). Italian painter. Portrait of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, 1509-1511. Farnese Collection. National Museum of Capodimonte. Naples. Italy.Decoration of the Camera degli Sposi (Camera Picta), by Mantegna Andrea, 1465 - 1474, 15th Century, fresco and dry tempera. Italy: Lombardy: Mantua: Ducal Palace. North wall or the chimney wall. The Court. Detail. Face of the dignitary, leaning behind the column holding a gloveAnonymous / 'Benjamin, son of Jacob'. XVIII century. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.Portrait of a musician, 1485, painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian artist and polymath;Charles VII by Jean Fouquet 1445 1450. Charles VII (Charles the Well Served), 140361, king of France (142261), son and successor of Charles VI. His reign saw the end of the Hundred Years WarAMBERGER, Christoph (1500-1561). Christoph Fugger. mid. 16th c. Flemish art. Oil on wood. GERMANY. BAVARIA. Munich. Alte Pinakothek (Old Pinacotheca).Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam 1523 Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543 German) Oil on paper on board Art Museum. Basel, SwitzerlandEdzard I (1462-1528), Count of East Friesland. Portrait of Edzard I, Count of East Friesland. Half, behind a balustrade. In the foreground the family crest and an inscription.Sandro Botticelli, Giuliano de' Medici, c 1478 1480 Giuliano de' MediciPortrait of a young man in a red suit, 1500-1505, by Lorenzo Lotto (1480 ca- 1556), oil on panel, 40x32 cm.Portrait of an Old Man, El Greco, circa 1590-1600, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York City, USA, North AmericaNobleman. Perhaps Cesare Borgia (1475-1507), Oil on wood, 1520, 56 x7 cm. Museum: Accademia Carrara di Belle Arti, BERGAMO, ITALIA. Author: Altobello dei Meloni.Italian Renaissance Lorenzo Lotto 1480 - 1556/1557. Portrait of an elderly gentleman with gloves. about 1543. oil painting on canvas. cm 90 x 75. Jan Gossaert, Portrait of a Man, c. 1524, oil on panel.Portrait of Peter III, King of Aragon. By Gonzalo Pérez and Jaume Mateu, Catalonian artists of the 15th CenturySANTIAGO EL MAYOR. SANTIAGO PEREGRINO. APOSTOL . MARTIR AÑO 44. OLEO DE JUAN DE FLANDES. MUSEO DIOCESANO . SALAMANCA.Francis I (1494-1547), King of France Workshop of Joos van Cleve Netherlandish King of France from 1515 to 1547, Francis I is sumptuously dressed in the latest court fashion and holding the golden pommel of a sword in his left hand. The shimmering quality of his costly red doublet is achieved by an expensive techniquea layer of silver leaf placed beneath a translucent glaze of red lake. Such portraits were produced in multiple versions to distribute to various European courts, such as those of Henry VIII and Charles II of Spain.. Francis I (1494-1547), King of France 436796Thomas Britton (1657-1714). English charcoal and Concert Promoter. Engraving at Picturesque Family Weekly, 1879. Colored.TOMAS DE VILLANUEVA, Santo (Villanueva de los Infantes, h.1487-Valencia, 1555). Arzobispo de Valencia, del orden de los Agustinos. Su pontificado se distinguió por la convocatoria de un sínodo y la creación de escuelas y hospitales. RETRATO anónimo (segunda mitad s.XVII). Universidad Complutense. Madrid. España.Emperor MAXIMILIAN I, 1459-1519, Archduke of Austria, German King and Holy Roman Emperor, 16th centuryPortrait of a man, 1540, by Corneille de Lyon (born between 1500 and 1510-1575), oil on canvas.Portrait of the artist's wife by Malevich, Kasimir Severinovich (1878-1935)/ State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg/ 1933/ Russia/ Oil on canvas/ Russian avant-garde/ 67,5x56/ PortraitPortrait of Cornelis Aerentsz van der Dussen (1481-1556), Jan van Scorel (copy after), c. 1555 - c. 1570 painting Portrait of Cornelis Aerentsz van der Dussen (1481-1556), secretary of Delft from 1536. Ten Halven Lijve, standing for a landscape, a paper in the left hand. Copy to a lost original. panel. oil paint (paint) historical persons. municipal government DelftMaximilian I by Albrecht Durer, Oil on wood, circa 1512, 1471-1528, Germany, Nuremberg, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, 215x115, 3Portrait of a Man by Gossaert, Jan (ca. 1478-1532) Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen 1493-1532 Oil on wood 41,5x31,5 The Netherlands Early Netherlandish Art Portrait PaintingGiovanni Bellini (Italian, c. 1430-1435 - 1516), Portrait of a Young Man in Red, c. 1480, oil and tempera on panelPortrait of Perugino, Raphael, Raffaello S., 1510.Portrait of a Man. Dated: c. 1450. Dimensions: painted surface: 54.2 x 40.4 cm (21 5/16 x 15 7/8 in.) support: 55.5 x 41.2 cm (21 7/8 x 16 1/4 in.) framed: 86.4 x 74.9 x 8.9 cm (34 x 29 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.). Medium: tempera on panel. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: ANDREA DEL CASTAGNO.Antoni Viladomat / 'San Felipe', s. XVIII, Sala de Juntas, Capilla de los Dolores, Basílica de Santa María, Mataró.Portrait of Ferdinand II the Catholic in prayer. 16th c. Anonymous portrait. Oil on wood. SPAIN. ANDALUSIA. Granada. Tiros House Museum.Portrait of Doge Leonardo Loredan by the Italian Renaissance master Giovanni Bellini, dating from 1501. portrays Leonardo Loredan, Doge of Venice from 1501 to 1521A Knight of Saint John by Caravaggio, Polidoro da (ca 1499-1543)/ National Gallery, London/ ca 1530/ Italy, Roman School/ Oil on wood/ Renaissance/ 96,8x76,2/ Portrait'Portrait of Francois I of France', c16th century. Creator: Jean Clouet.Portrait of a young man with a thin pen in R Ku; Argunov, Nikolay (1771-Post 1829); XVIII-XIX century (1790-00-00-1810-00-00);Russian painting, pen (tool), men's portraits, portraits in semi -stifleCharles VII (1403-1461) King Of France Colored engraving A Member of the Fröschl Family. Dated: c. 1539/1540. Dimensions: overall: 64.2 x 47 cm (25 1/4 x 18 1/2 in.) framed: 84.8 x 68.3 x 6.4 cm (33 3/8 x 26 7/8 x 2 1/2 in.). Medium: oil on panel. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: HANS MIELICH.Portrait of bishop Kajetan Sołtyk //. Jung, Baltazar de (fl. ca 1752), painterPortrait of Giuliano De Medici, Fine ArtPortrait of Cornelis Aerentsz van der Dussen (1481-1556). Dating: c. 1555 - c. 1570. Measurements: support: h 99.2 cm × w 76.8 cm; t 1.7 cm; d 8.0 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Jan van Scorel (copy after).Portrait of a Man. Date/Period: Ca. 1544 - 1548. Painting. Oil on panel. Height: 1,089 mm (42.87 in); Width: 864 mm (34.01 in). Author: Francesco Salviati.Portrait of Andrea Doria - Sebastiano del Piombo, circa 1526Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher and theologian, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century originalSaint Filippo Benizzi by Gerolamo Romanino, oil on wood, circa 1524, 1485/6-1566, Venetian School, England, London, National Gallery, 74,2x64,9Follower of Dirck Bouts, Portrait of a Donor, c. 1470-1475, oil on hardboard transferred from panelgift (provenance), German painting, men, old people, portrait studiesPortrait of Carlo de' Medici, Mantegna, Andrea, 1467.Portrait of a Man with Gloves ca. 1535 Corneille de Lyon Netherlandish Because this portrait is closely related to Corneilles only documented painting (Musée du Louvre, Paris), it is a touchstone for attributions to the artist. Corneille pays particular attention to details of personal adornment: the fur collar, the ring on his index finger, and the ruffled cuffs of his shirt. Here Corneille includes the sitters hands, emphasized by the expensive gloves he holds. This work seems to reflect the artists Northern roots and early style, whereas the surrounding portraits exhibit a more refined, courtly style that the artist developed in France.. Portrait of a Man with Gloves. Corneille de Lyon (Netherlandish, The Hague, active by 1533-died 1575 Lyons). ca. 1535. Oil on wood. PaintingsPortrait of Alexei Alexeevich by Russian master, oil on canvas, Russia, Lomonosov, State Open-air Museum Oranienbaum 96x72Portrait of a Young Man 1480s Jacometto (Jacometto Veneziano) Italian A brilliant miniature painter, Jacometto was also outstanding at portraits. He was much influenced by the Sicilian painter Antonello da Messina, who worked in Venice in 1475-76, but Jacomettos portraits have a crystalline clarity, enhanced by the black background. The distinctive hairstyle—a zazzera—was fashionable in Venice in the 1480s and 90s.. Portrait of a Young Man. Jacometto (Jacometto Veneziano) (Italian, active Venice by ca. 1472-died before 1498). 1480s. Oil on wood. PaintingsCena in Emmaus / Supper at Emmaus. Date/Period: 1525. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 230 cm (90.5 in); Width: 173 cm (68.1 in). Author: Pontormo.Corinaldo (Italia, Marche - provincia di Ancona), Pinacoteca Claudio Ridolfi. Autore di ambito ridolfiano, San Pietro Martire, secolo XVII, olio su tela, proveniente dalla chiesa di San FrancescoFray Hortensio Felix Paravicino, El Greco, 1609, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass, USA, North Americafine arts, Campin, Robert, (circa 1375 - 1444), painting, ""A man"", circa 1435, oil / tempera on oak panel, 40,7 cm x 28,1 cm, National Gallery, London,Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Protestant reformer. Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553).Gentile Bellini, Portrait of Doge Giovanni Mocenigo. Tempera on panel, 63 x 46 cm Museo Correr, c. 1478Portrait of Christoph Von Laiming (1507) in the Victoria and Albert Museum in central London in the United Kingdom.Portrait of Christoph Von Laiming (1507) in the Victoria and Albert Museum in central London in the United Kingdom.Pope Alexander VII, Alessandro VII, Alexandre VII, Alejandro VII, born Fabio Chigi, 1599 - 1667, ruler of the Papal States from 1655 until his death in 1667, digitally edited after a painting by Giovanni Battista GaulliPortrait of Jan Gerritsz van Egmond van de Nijenburg. This sitter was a member of a prominent Dutch family. He served as bailiff and burgomaster of Alkmaar. In his right hand he holds a prayer nut encased in silver or gold, an extremely costly object for private devotion. He used it to demonstrate his piety, but also, and primarily, his affluence.Portrait of Dominicus Baudius (1561-1613). Professor in eloquence, history and law at Leiden. Painter: Arnoud van Halen. Print maker: Jacob Matham (copy after). Dating: 1700 - 1732. Measurements: h 11 cm × w 9.5 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.Portrait of Martin Alonso Pinzon (Palos del la Frontera, 1441-1493), Spanish navigator and explorer.JOHN of Luxembourg, 1391-1441 painted in 16th centuryPortrait of a Man, c. 1510s. Bartolomeo Veneto (Italian, 1531). Oil on wood, transferred to wood; framed: 74.9 x 57.8 x 11.1 cm (29 1/2 x 22 3/4 x 4 3/8 in.); unframed: 39.4 x 29.2 cm (15 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.).Lagneau, Nicolas, Stockholm, Velde, Jan van de (IV), Northern Netherlands, Bust of an old man, to the right, verso - stamped, print, prints, height 265 mm, width 215 mm, 1615 - 1686-06-06, print maker, printmaker, 1630 - 1686, paper, papier, etching, etchings, aquatint, roulette, kleurdruk, Noord-Nederlands, Work conceptionPortrait of an Old Man', 1485. Artist: Filipino Lippi. Filipino Lippi(1406-1469) was one of the most accomplished Renaissance painters of the late 15th century, Filipino Lippi was a leading exponent of the tradition of great fresco cycles.Portrait of the Donor, Francesco Sassetti, Fresco cycle, Life of St Francis, by Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1483-1485, Capella Sassetti, Sassetti Chapel, Chiesa di Santa Trinita, Church of Santa Trinita, Florence, Tuscany, Italy, EuropePortrait of an African man by Mostaert, Jan (1472/73-1555/56)/ Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam/ ca 1530/ The Netherlands/ Oil on wood/ Early Netherlandish Art/ 30,8x21,2/ PortraitBOCETO-SAN AMBROSIO. Author: FRANCISCO DE GOYA. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.Portrait of a 38 year old man, ca 1521, by Lucas van Leyden (1494 ca 1533), oil on canvas, 47x41 cm.DANTE ALIGHIERIClement VII, Giulio de' Medici, May 26, 1478 to September 25, 1534, of the Medici family was Pope from November 18, 1523 until his death, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original. Dimitar Zograf (Dimitar Hristov) (1796-1860). Bulgarian painter, the founder of the Samokov iconographic school. Portrait by Stanislav Dospevski (1823-1878), ca. 1856. Oil on canvas. National Gallery. Sofia, Bulgaria. Author: Stanislav Dospevski (1823-1878). Bulgarian painter.FRAILE MERCEDARIO - SIGLO XVII - BARROCO ESPAÑOL. Author: ZURBARAN TALLER.Portrait of Joris van Egmond, Jan van Scorel, c. 1535 - c. 1540 painting Portrait of Joris van Egmond (1504-1559), bishop of Utrecht. Halved in a black tabbard with brown fur and a black beret. Rest his hands on a velvet pillow or the back of a chair. Utrecht (possibly) panel. oil paint (paint) historical persons. head-gear: cap (+ men's clothes)'Philosopher with a Book, Compasses and Drawing Rule (copy from the lost original)'. Spain. Dimensions: 121x96,5 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: JUSEPE DE RIBERA.Ambrosio de Morales, 1513-1591. Spanish writer and historian., Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date Not StatedGalileo Galilei (1564-1642). Oil painting after Justus Sustermans, 1635.David Victorious, Pollaiuolo, AntonioPortrait of artist Francesco Primaticcio; Portraits of artists. .Portrait of a young man, 1475. By Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510). Italian School. Oil on canvas. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.Ignacio Diaz Olano, La madre del pintor, 1906, oil on canvas, Alava Fine Arts Museum, Vitoria, Basque Country, Spain.BARTOLOMMEO BONGHI, by Giovanni Battista Moroni, 1553, Italian Renaissance oil painting. Bonghi was a legal scholar and is holding a book on Roman civil law. Through the window is a recognizable tower of the city of Bergamo (BSLOC_2017_16_80)Federico II da montefeltro, piero della francescaPortrait of a Young Man, Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1480's,Two Men in a Landscape. Dating: c. 1500. Place: Venice. Measurements: h 99 cm × w 44.5 cm; h 101.6 cm × w 48.3 cm × t 2 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Vittore Carpaccio (rejected attribution).Portrait of Wilhelm Kannengiesser. Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder (Germany, 1493-1555). Germany, circa 1550. Paintings. Oil on panelAPOTEOSIS DE SANTO TOMAS - DETALLE DEL ROSTRO DE UN DOMINICO (DETRAS DE FRAY DIEGO DEZA) - SIGLO XVII - BARROCO ESPAÑOL - (CONJ Nº 117299). Author: FRANCISCO DE ZURBARAN. Location: MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES-CONVENTO DE LA MERCED CALZAD. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN.Cornelis Fransz Eversdijck (1586-1666), Mathematician, Treasurer of Zeeland, Willem Eversdijck, 1660 - 1666 painting Portrait of Cornelis Fransz Eversdijck, mathematician and calculator of Zeeland and second cousin of the painter. Bust to the left in an oval. panel. oil paint (paint) historical persons. scholar, philosopher. mathematics (+ portrait of scholar, scientist)