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Period: 16th Century
Tournai (Tournay), Belgium: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Braun & Hogenberg
Tournai (Tournay), Belgium: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Braun & Hogenberg

Tournai (Tournay), Belgium: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Braun & Hogenberg

By Franz Hogenberg

Located in Alamo, CA

This is a 16th century original hand-colored copperplate engraved map of Tournai, Belgium, entitled "Tornacum" by Georg Braun & Franz Hogenberg, in volume IV of their famous city atlas "Civitates Orbis Terrarum", published in Cologne or Augsberg, Germany in 1575. The map provides a bird's-eye view of the walled city of Tournai, the second oldest city in Belgium. It lies approximately one hour by car southwest of Brussels or from Ghent. The names of thirty of its streets, prominent buildings, churches and squares are listed in a key within a strap-work cartouche in the lower left. These locations are numbered in the key corresponding to their locations on the map. This colorful map of Tournai (Tornacum or Tournay as it was called in the 16th century) includes the title in Latin in a cartouche in the upper center. Three crests are present across the upper map. A man and two woman are standing on a hill in the foreground in the lower right dressed in the style of 16th century upper class residents of the town. This is an English translation of an excerpt of Braun's description of Tornai: “Tornacum or Turnacum is a city in Gallia Belgica, situated on the Schelde in the territory of the Nervii, called Tournai by its French inhabitants, but Dorneck by the Germans. Tournai has always been a large and powerful city, with an abundance of goods and commercial activities and wonderfully resourceful craftsmen, who invent new articles every day, and although some of these go out of use they constantly conceive of other new things, both useful and delightful, so that they have at all times something that provides work and a means of livelihood for the poor." ReferencesVan der Krogt 4, 4435, State 1; Taschen, Braun and Hogenberg...

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Old Masters 16th Century Art

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Engraving

Painting Madonna and Child 16th century
Painting Madonna and Child 16th century

Painting Madonna and Child 16th century

Located in Milan, IT

Oil on walnut board. The painting follows early 16th-century Tuscan models (e.g., the pictorial mode of Domenico Puligo), but is of slightly later production and weaker hand, from "p...

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Other Art Style 16th Century Art

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Oil

View of Meissen, Germany: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Braun & Hogenberg
View of Meissen, Germany: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Braun & Hogenberg

View of Meissen, Germany: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Braun & Hogenberg

By Franz Hogenberg

Located in Alamo, CA

This is a 16th century original hand-colored copperplate engraved map of View of View of Meissen, Germany entitled "Misena Hermun Duvorum Urbs" by Georg Braun & Franz Hogenberg, from their famous city atlas "Civitates Orbis Terrarum", published in Cologne, Germany in 1575. The map depicts a side view and bird's-eye view, looking across the Elbe River (labelled Albis Fluvius on the map; White River in Latin) from the northeast. In the foreground are three women in conversation on a hill above the city, along with a man and a woman in conversation by a road, all dressed in contemporary costumes of the upper class. A coat-of-arms is present in each upper corner. A great castle sits atop a hill in the background on the left. Meissen grew up around Albrechtsburg castle, built by Emperor Henry I around AD 929, and was granted a municipal charter at the end of the 12th century. From 1471 onwards, the castle complex was reconstructed as the residence of the Saxon electors on the northeast corner of the Domberg (Cathedral Hill). Meissen cathedral is a Gothic hall church begun c. 1270; in 1413 a bolt of lightning destroyed its west towers, which were replaced only in the 20th century. Meissen lies to the northwest of Dresden, Germany in Saxony. Meissen is famous for its Meissen porcelain and the Albrechtsburg castle The following is an English translation of an excerpt from Braun's description of the city:  "This city is surrounded by very many rivers, to the east flows the Elbe, to the south the Triebisch, to the west are the mountains, to the north the Meisse, after which the city is said to be named. The city is well-situated in its surroundings, the navigable rivers, the mountains and the healthy air. Around the city there is a good land to grow grain, fertile vineyards on the hillsides and without doubt the mountains are not without ore, for one mile away, up the Elbe, is Scharfenberg, where silver and lead ore are mined.." 
  References: Van der Krogt 4, 2684; Taschen, Braun and Hogenberg...

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Old Masters 16th Century Art

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Engraving

Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John
Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John

Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John

By Domenico Puligo

Located in New Orleans, LA

A masterful example of Italian Mannerist painting, this exceptional panel was composed by the renowned Florentine painter Domenico Puligo. Alongside Jacopo Pontormo and Rosso Fiorentino, Puligo is remembered as one of the foremost figures of the Mannerist movement that rose to prominence during the 16th century in Florence. This panel of the Virgin Mary with the Christ child and Saint John the Baptist is a characteristic example of his celebrated devotional images, which grace museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Museo del Prado (Madrid), Palazzo Borghese (Rome), and Palazzo Pitti (Florence), among many others. Puligo’s skill with color is fully demonstrated in the beautifully preserved work. Considering its age, the vibrancy and the sheer range of color is remarkable. The Virgin Mary’s crimson dress...

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Mannerist 16th Century Art

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Oil, Panel

Italian School, late 16th century - Head of a Man and Écorché Studies of Arms
Italian School, late 16th century - Head of a Man and Écorché Studies of Arms

Italian School, late 16th century - Head of a Man and Écorché Studies of Arms

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Italian School, late 16th century Head of a Man and Écorché Studies of Arms Red chalk on laid paper, 21 x 11 cm Provenance: Collection of Michael Jaffé CBE (1923–1997), English art historian and Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge Private collection, France This drawing, attributed to the Italian School of the late 16th century, demonstrates the influence of Michelangelo’s approach to anatomy and expression. The sheet combines two distinct studies: an anatomical rendering of arms in the écorché technique, focusing on the musculature and skeletal details, and a head of a man, drawn with careful attention to light and shadow. The use of red chalk lends the work warmth and immediacy, qualities often associated with Renaissance studies of the human form. The écorché studies reflect the Renaissance fascination with anatomy as both an artistic and scientific pursuit. The detailed depiction of the musculature suggests the artist’s interest in understanding the mechanics of the body, a practice heavily influenced by Michelangelo’s drawings...

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Old Masters 16th Century Art

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Chalk

Christ Carrying Cross Coxie Paint 16/17th Century Oil on table Old master Art
Christ Carrying Cross Coxie Paint 16/17th Century Oil on table Old master Art

Christ Carrying Cross Coxie Paint 16/17th Century Oil on table Old master Art

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Michael Coxie (Mechelen, 1499 – Mechelen, 1592) Workshop of Christ Carrying the Cross Oil on panel 85 x 57 cm. – framed 112 x 85 cm. The painting on offer, by an artist fro...

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Old Masters 16th Century Art

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Oil

Northern Italy: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Abraham Ortelius
Northern Italy: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Abraham Ortelius

Northern Italy: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Abraham Ortelius

By Abraham Ortelius

Located in Alamo, CA

This is a framed 16th century hand-colored copperplate map of northern Italy entitled "Veronae Urbis Territorium a Bernardo Bragnolo Descriptium" by Abraham Ortelius from his atlas "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum", which was the first modern atlas of the world, with the first volume published in 1570. This map was part of a subsequent volume, published in Antwerp in 1584. It was based on an earlier map by Bernardo Brognoli. This beautiful map of northern Italy is focussed on Verona and its environs, including Mantua. Lake Garda and the South Tyrol mountains are prominently depicted. There is a very large striking cartouche in the upper left and a decorative distance scale in the lower right. This striking hand-colored map of northern Italy is presented in a gold-colored wood frame and an olive green-colored mat. It is glazed with UV conservation glass. All mounting materials used are archival. The frame measures 21.5" high by 28" wide by 0.75" deep. There is a central vertical fold, as issued, with slight separation of the lower portion of the fold. There are faint spots in the upper and right margins, but the map is otherwise in very good condition. Abraham Ortelius (also known as Ortels, Orthellius, and Wortels) (1527-1598) was a Dutch cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer. He began his career as a map colorist. In 1547 he entered the Antwerp guild of St Luke as an "illuminator of maps". He had an affinity for business from an early age and most of his journeys before 1560, were for business. He was a dealer in antiques, coins, maps, and books. 
His business income allowed him to acquire an extensive collection of medals, coins, and antiques, as well as a large library of books...

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Old Masters 16th Century Art

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Engraving

View of Seravalle, Italy: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Braun & Hogenberg
View of Seravalle, Italy: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Braun & Hogenberg

View of Seravalle, Italy: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Braun & Hogenberg

By Franz Hogenberg

Located in Alamo, CA

This is an original 16th century copperplate originally hand-colored engraved map of View of Seravalle, Italy entitled "Seravallum Celeberrimum Marchiae Tarvisiniae in Agro Foro Juliensi Opp. - Seravalli, quam vides, Spectator, iconem, operi huic nostro suis sumptib. . . ." by Georg Braun & Franz Hogenberg, from their famous city atlas "Civitates Orbis Terrarum", published in Augsberg, Germany in 1575. The map depicts a view of Seravalle, now Vittorio Veneto, in San Marino, Italy, north of Venice, in a topographically accurate bird's-eye view from the south. A water-filled moat is seen to the south of the city walls and farmland to the east. Two men are depicted standing on a hill in the lower right in conversation next to grain sacks and a grazing horse, while a younger man behind them to the right herds a mule carrying presumably pigs. A very colorful and ornate title cartouche is in the upper center and coat-of-arms are in the right and left upper corners. Serravalle lies in an idyllic setting in the foothills and surrounded by orchards. St Mary's Cathedral with its tall bell tower is prominent in the center of the town. The marketplace and town hall with a bell tower in the square are depicted. Houses and shops are around the main square. Serravalle's importance as an agricultural centre is emphasized by the figures in the foreground. In 1337 Serravalle was conquered by the Republic of Venice. In 1866 the town was united with neighbouring Ceneda to form the town of Vittorio Veneto. The following is an English translation of an excerpt from the French description of the city on the back of the map: "Serravalle, a market town renowned for cloth, wine and grain, is in such a beautiful situation that the number of its inhabitants, attracted by the loveliness of the place, has grown so much at times that the wall encircling it has had to be enlarged for the third time. The city with the surrounding town once belonged to the Church in Ceneda as an imperial fief. It subsequently became the seat of the Da Camino family (a princely house that at that time was one of the five most noble in all Italy). Now the city is under the sway of the Venetians but is prudently governed by them. For they send only one city councillor with instructions to ensure that justice prevails and to collect duties. In all else, power lies in the hands of the noble families." This is a translation of the Latin in the title cartouche on the front: "The picture of the town of Serravalle, which you see, viewer, has been contributed to our work entirely at his own expense by Minutius, son of Hieronymus Minutius, a noble gentleman and one renowned for the far-reaching competence of his jurisdiction. We saw him sojourning in Cologne, where he was on business for Gregory XIII; while our good wishes accompany him, we should also like to accompany him on his way with this remembrance, even though it might be against his will, so that even those who have not seen him may learn of his excellence. However, those who do not yet know him will also see his excellence if God the Almighthy does not summon erring souls too soon back to the eternal seat of the Blessed." References: Van der Krogt 4, 4728, State 1; Taschen, Braun and Hogenberg, p.331; Fauser, #14960 This striking hand-colored city view is printed on laid, chain-linked paper with wide margins. The sheet measures 16" high by 21" wide. There is a central vertical fold as issued and French text on the verso, with Latin on the front. There is some discoloration in the upper and right margins which may represent some watercolor paint from the time of the original hand-coloring of the map. There is a small hole to the right of the upper portion of the vertical fold, which is only visible when held up to light and an area of reinforcement on the verso of the lower vertical fold. The map is otherwise in very good to excellent condition. Braun and Hogenberg's 'The Civitates Orbis Terrarum' was the second atlas of maps ever published and the first atlas of cities and towns of the world. It is one of the most important books published in the 16th century. Most of the maps in the atlas were engraved by Franz Hogenberg and the text, with its descriptions of the history and additional factual information of the cities, was written by a team of writers and edited by Georg Braun. The work contained 546 bird-eye views and map views of cities and towns from all over the world. It gave graphic representation of the main features of the illustrated cities and towns, including the buildings and streets. Although the ordinary buildings are stylized, the principal buildings are reproduced from actual drawings created on location. The principal landmarks and streets can still be recognized today. In addition, the maps often include the heraldic arms of the city, the nature of the surrounding countryside, the important rivers, streams and harbors, even depicting stone bridges, wooden pontoons, flat-bottomed ferries, ships and working boats, wharves and jetties, as well as land-based activities, including horsemen, pedestrians, wagons, coaches, and palanquins. Small vignettes are often included which illustrate the trade, occupations and habits of the local inhabitants, such as agriculture, paper-making and textiles, as well as local forms of punishment, such as gibbets, wheels, floggings etc. Large figures dressed in their local costume are often presented out of proportion in the foreground. The aim of the authors was to give as much information as possible in a pleasing visual form. They succeeded in creating maps that were both informative and decorative works of art. The atlas is a wonderful glimpse of life in medieval Europe. Georg Braun (1541-1622) was German Catholic...

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Old Masters 16th Century Art

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Engraving

Italian School, 16th Century - Virgin And Child - Old Master Drawing
Italian School, 16th Century - Virgin And Child - Old Master Drawing

Italian School, 16th Century - Virgin And Child - Old Master Drawing

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Italian School, 16th century Virgin and Child Pen, brown ink on paper 16.5 x 11 cm Unsigned Provenance: Private collection This sheet, attributed to the Italian school of the 16...

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Old Masters 16th Century Art

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Ink, Laid Paper

Aegidius Sadeler II Engraving "Petronia, First Wife of Vitellius, Roman Emperor"
Aegidius Sadeler II Engraving "Petronia, First Wife of Vitellius, Roman Emperor"

Aegidius Sadeler II Engraving "Petronia, First Wife of Vitellius, Roman Emperor"

By Aegidius Sadeler II

Located in New York, NY

Artist: Aegidius Sadeler II Petronia, First Wife of Vitellius, from set of Roman Emperors and Empresses, c. 16th-17th century Engraving Publisher: Marcus Christoph Sadeler Sight: 15 1/4 x 10 3/4 in. Framed: 19 3/4 x 15 1/4 x 1 in. This image was conceived in the 16th century by Aegidius Sadeler II and published by Marcus Christoph Sadeler. It is unclear when the present version was executed. Aegidius Sadeler or Aegidius Sadeler II[1] (1570–1629) was a Flemish engraver who was principally active at the Prague court of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor and his successors. Sadeler was born in Antwerp in the Sadeler family of print dealers and engravers. He was the son of Emmanuel de Sayeleer and the nephew of Aegidius I, Jan I en Raphael Sadeler.[2] He was trained by his uncle Jan I and became a member of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1589. He was active in Munich the next year in 1590, in Rome in 1593, in Naples and then again in Munich in 1594–1597. From 1597 he settled in Prague where he became court engraver for Rudolf II and made engraved portraits of notables and engravings after artworks there, most notably paintings by Bartholomeus Spranger, Roelant Savery, Hans von Aachen, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, and sculptures by Giambologna and Adriaen de Vries. His early engravings were mostly faithful copies of works by Albrecht Dürer in the Imperial collection and copies of paintings by notable Italian painters such as Raphael, Tintoretto, Parmigianino, Barocci and Titian or by Northern painters who worked there, such as Paul Bril and Denys Calvaert. In Prague he also engraved portraits of the notables of Rudolf's court, and collaborated with Spranger, Joseph Heintz the Elder, Jacobus Typotius and his friend Anselmus Boece de Boodt (1550-1632), Rudolf II's gemologist and physician.[3] After Rudolf II died he enjoyed the favour and protection of the two succeeding Emperors, Matthias and Ferdinand II.[4][5] According to Michael Bryan...

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Old Masters 16th Century Art

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Engraving

Workshop of Perin del Vaga - Mannerist 16th century Flagellation of Christ
Workshop of Perin del Vaga - Mannerist 16th century Flagellation of Christ

Workshop of Perin del Vaga - Mannerist 16th century Flagellation of Christ

Located in Varmo, IT

Workshop of Perin del Vaga (Florence 1501 - Rome 1547) - The Flagellation of Christ. 71.5 x 59.5 cm (without frame) - 89 x 76 cm (with frame). Oil on panel, in an antique 17th-cent...

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Renaissance 16th Century Art

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Oil, Panel

Adoration Magi Jan Van Der Straet Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16th Century
Adoration Magi Jan Van Der Straet Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16th Century

Adoration Magi Jan Van Der Straet Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16th Century

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Jan Van der Straet, known as Giovanni Stradano (Bruges 1523 - Florence 1605), Workshop of The Adoration of the Magi late 16th century - early 17th century oil painting on canvas Mea...

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Old Masters 16th Century Art

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Oil

Map of Cambridge, c.1572 engraving by Braun & Hogenberg
Map of Cambridge, c.1572 engraving by Braun & Hogenberg

Map of Cambridge, c.1572 engraving by Braun & Hogenberg

Located in London, GB

To see our other views of Oxford and Cambridge, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - or send us a message if you cannot find the ...

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Realist 16th Century Art

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Engraving

Virgin and Child
Virgin and Child

Virgin and Child

Located in Wien, Wien

OUTSTANDING MADONNA Bavaria Around 1515/20 Lime wood carved Original, polychrome version Height 60 cm This masterfully carved, full-round Madonna was created around 1515-20 in...

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Medieval 16th Century Art

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Wood

Ca. 1578 Old Master Engraving "Siculus" After Jan vander Straet (Strandanus)
Ca. 1578 Old Master Engraving "Siculus" After Jan vander Straet (Strandanus)

Ca. 1578 Old Master Engraving "Siculus" After Jan vander Straet (Strandanus)

By Jan Van der Straet

Located in Chicago, IL

Circa. 1578, Engraving "Siculus" - from the portfolio “The Stables of Don John of Austria” (Equile Austriaci Caroli V)" After Jan van der Straet (Stradanus). An Old Master print from the series of 43 engravings depicting horses of different breeds from the stables of John of Austria (1547-1578), son of Emperor Charles V. Each print shows a horse in the foreground on a hilltop overlooking a distant landscape. Each bears it's title breed, centered upper edge, with two columns of brief explanatory Latin texts in the lower margins. Published by Philips Galle...

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Old Masters 16th Century Art

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Engraving, Paper

Northern Italian Bronze Inkwell - 16th-17th Century Figure with Telamons
Northern Italian Bronze Inkwell - 16th-17th Century Figure with Telamons

Northern Italian Bronze Inkwell - 16th-17th Century Figure with Telamons

Located in Varmo, IT

Northern Italian bronze workshop (16th-17th century) - Inkwell with figure of a youth and telamons. 11 x 11 x h 22 cm (4.3 x 4.3 x h 8.7 in). Cast bronze, lost-wax technique, made ...

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Renaissance 16th Century Art

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Bronze

Remarkable Pair of 16th C. Italian Oil Paintings
Remarkable Pair of 16th C. Italian Oil Paintings

Remarkable Pair of 16th C. Italian Oil Paintings

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Two, large, stunningly painted, left and right, oil-on canvas, Italian paintings of the Emperor's Vespasian and Julius Caesar, with their names inscribed on the lower left hand corne...

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16th Century Art

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Canvas, Oil

16th century Northern Italian Renaissance carved wood Lion sculpture
16th century Northern Italian Renaissance carved wood Lion sculpture

16th century Northern Italian Renaissance carved wood Lion sculpture

Located in Varmo, IT

Italian sculptor (16th century) - Lion in heraldic pose. 27.5 x 8 x h 23 cm. Full figure in carved walnut with dark patina, on a rectangular base. The lion is depicted in a herald...

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Renaissance 16th Century Art

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Wood

Saint Jerome Oil on copper 16th Century Paint Old master Italy Emilian school
Saint Jerome Oil on copper 16th Century Paint Old master Italy Emilian school

Saint Jerome Oil on copper 16th Century Paint Old master Italy Emilian school

By Giuseppe Mazzuoli known as Bastarolo (Ferrara 1536 - 1589)

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Ferrara school of the late sixteenth century - circle of Giuseppe Mazzuoli known as Bastarolo (Ferrara 1536 - 1589) St. Jerome penitent in the cave ...

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Old Masters 16th Century Art

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Oil

Temptation of St. Anthony
Temptation of St. Anthony

Temptation of St. Anthony

By Hendrik Goltzius

Located in North Clarendon, VT

Temptation of Saint Anthony an etching in the manner of Hendrik Goltzius. Goltzius was born near Viersen in Bracht or Millebrecht, a village then in the Duchy of Julich, now in the ...

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Baroque 16th Century Art

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Etching

Italian Baroque carved wood sculpture - Saint Maurus - 16th century
Italian Baroque carved wood sculpture - Saint Maurus - 16th century

Italian Baroque carved wood sculpture - Saint Maurus - 16th century

Located in Varmo, IT

Italian sculptor (16th century) - Saint Maurus. 54 x 30 x h 110 cm. Full-length figure in carved, lacquered, and painted wood. Saint Maurus is depicted standing in full figure, id...

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Renaissance 16th Century Art

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Wood, Paint

Ecce Homo Coxie Paint 16/17th Century Paint Oil on table Old master Flemish Art
Ecce Homo Coxie Paint 16/17th Century Paint Oil on table Old master Flemish Art

Ecce Homo Coxie Paint 16/17th Century Paint Oil on table Old master Flemish Art

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Circle of Michael Coxie (Malines, 1499 - Malines, 1592) Ecce Homo with Pontius Pilate Oil on panel Flemish school 16th-17th century 112 x 81 cm - framed 121 x 90 cm. The proposed p...

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Old Masters 16th Century Art

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Oil

Madonna Enthroned with Child between angels and saints Nicholas of Tolentino
Madonna Enthroned with Child between angels and saints Nicholas of Tolentino

Madonna Enthroned with Child between angels and saints Nicholas of Tolentino

Located in Milan, IT

The painting features the enthroned Madonna and Child, two praying angels, and Saints Nicholas of Tolentino, Augustine, Luke the Evangelist, and Monica, below an elegant canopy. The ...

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Other Art Style 16th Century Art

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Oil

Portrait Man Pourbus 16/17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Flemish
Portrait Man Pourbus 16/17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Flemish

Portrait Man Pourbus 16/17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Flemish

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Frans Pourbus (Bruges, 1545 - Antwerp, 1581) circle Portrait of a gentleman in Renaissance dress with a black doublet and ruff Late 16th century Oil on canvas 46 x 32 cm. - 65 x 53...

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Old Masters 16th Century Art

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Oil

San Sebastiano Del Sarto Paint 16th Century Oil on table Old master Italy Art
San Sebastiano Del Sarto Paint 16th Century Oil on table Old master Italy Art

San Sebastiano Del Sarto Paint 16th Century Oil on table Old master Italy Art

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Andrea del Sarto (Florence, 1486 – Florence, 1531) Workshop Saint Sebastian Oil on oval panel 69 x 90 cm. – Framed 105 x 84 cm. The Saint Sebastian depicted in this splendid ...

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Old Masters 16th Century Art

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Oil

Portrait Lady Pulzone Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16th Century Italian Roma
Portrait Lady Pulzone Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16th Century Italian Roma

Portrait Lady Pulzone Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16th Century Italian Roma

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Scipione Pulzone, called Il Gaetano (Gaeta 1544 - Rome 1598) - workshop of Portrait of Bianca Cappello (Venice, 1548 - 1587) Grand Duchess of Tuscany, second wife of Francesco I de 'Medici Second half of the 16th century oil on canvas, cm. 70 x 56 cm., Framed 103 x 87 cm. The proposed painting illustrates the portrait of Bianca Cappello (Venice, 1548 - 1587), a noblewoman of Venetian origins, second wife of the Grand Duke of Tuscany Francesco I de 'Medici, whose expressive power is wisely highlighted by the composite cut of light three quarters, with the head and gaze directed at the observer. The beam of light coming from her right brings out the volumes of her face plastically and lingers on her features, highlighted by the large white lace ruff that surrounds his neck and by the details of her precious clothing. Bianca wears a dark red dress, perhaps a zimarra, embroidered in gold with a plunging neckline and a raised collar of the shirt curled in a ruff and also edged with precious lace, embroidered with the motif of the Florentine lily.   The favorite jewels of the noblewoman were pearls: we see them on a choker that adorns the neckline, in the earrings and again in the hairstyle, which sees the hair gathered at the nape of the neck and adorned with a string of small black pearls and embellished with a clasp. It is a high-quality painting that can be confined to the workshop of the painter Scipione Pulzone called Gaetano, representing at best a pictorial genre, that of portraiture, in which the master excelled. This attribution would be confirmed by comparisons with the numerous portraits that Pulzone dedicated to the Medici family. Our painting, in particular, could represent one of the versions that the workshop has replicated, at the request of the numerous art collectors who wish to have a portrait of one of the most influential personalities of the Florentine scene. The characters drawn by Pulzone were icons of incomparable elegance: noblewomen, knights and religious lent their faces to the eye of the artist who was able to grasp every meticulous detail with his superb technique. A photographic wealth and surprising material attention that trace the pictorial prototypes of Flemish inspiration, in particular of Antonis Mor...

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Old Masters 16th Century Art

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Oil

Christ Child
Christ Child

Christ Child

Located in Wien, Wien

Mechelen Early 16th century Carved wood, polychrome painted & gilded Height 22.5 cm The Christ Child from Mechelen – a popular subject of devotion This small, impressive sculp...

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16th Century Art

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Wood

Alavda sine crista "Lark without a crest"
Alavda sine crista "Lark without a crest"

Alavda sine crista "Lark without a crest"

Located in Middletown, NY

An illustration from an extensive study on larks (De Alaudis) first published in 1555; Historiae animalium is considered one of the foundational texts of modern zoology. Alavda sine...

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Old Masters 16th Century Art

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Ink, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Woodcut

The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist

The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist

By Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

STUDIO OF RAFFAELLO SANZIO, called RAPHAEL (Urbino 1483 – Rome 1520) Title The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist Medium Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black ch...

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Old Masters 16th Century Art

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Ink

Portrait of Sir Henry Guildford

Portrait of Sir Henry Guildford

By (After) Hans Holbein The Younger

Located in London, GB

English School Portrait of Sir Henry Guildford 16th Century Oil on oak panel, unsigned Image size: 15 x 11 inches (38 x 28 cm) Contemporary style frame Provenance Private Collection...

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16th Century Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

Painting with St. Joachim and the Angel 16th century
Painting with St. Joachim and the Angel 16th century

Painting with St. Joachim and the Angel 16th century

Located in Milan, IT

Oil on Canvas. Lombard school of the late 1500s. The large scene depicts an angel in the foreground announcing to Joachim as he grazes his sheep, the imminent birth of his daughter;...

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Other Art Style 16th Century Art

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Oil

Roman School (circa 1590–1620) - Study Of An Executioner
Roman School (circa 1590–1620) - Study Of An Executioner

Roman School (circa 1590–1620) - Study Of An Executioner

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Roman School (circa 1590–1620) Study of a Male Executioner Black chalk on laid paper, 275 x 199 mm Unsigned Formerly Giancarlo Sestieri Collection This dynamic figure study, exe...

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Old Masters 16th Century Art

Materials

Chalk, Laid Paper

Panel painting Annunciation 16th century
Panel painting Annunciation 16th century

Panel painting Annunciation 16th century

Located in Milan, IT

Oil on Board. Central-Italian school of the second half of the 1500s. The sacred scene of the Annunciation sees the two protagonist figures placed in the foreground in an interior th...

Category

Other Art Style 16th Century Art

Materials

Oil

Saint Sebastian And Saint Roch, Flemish / German School - Oil On Panel
Saint Sebastian And Saint Roch, Flemish / German School - Oil On Panel

Saint Sebastian And Saint Roch, Flemish / German School - Oil On Panel

Located in Liphook, GB

Saint Sebastian and Saint Roch, 16th century Flemish / German school - oil on panel Beautiful large 16th century representation of the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian and Saint Roch, ...

Category

16th Century Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Painting Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine 16th century
Painting Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine 16th century

Painting Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine 16th century

Located in Milan, IT

Oil on chestnut board. Central European school of the 16th century. The traditional scene, presents the Infant Jesus who, in the arms of his Mother with whom he exchanges a tender gl...

Category

Other Art Style 16th Century Art

Materials

Oil

Portrait Hercule-François Duke of Alençon and of Anjou 16th Century
Portrait Hercule-François Duke of Alençon and of Anjou 16th Century

Portrait Hercule-François Duke of Alençon and of Anjou 16th Century

Located in Liphook, GB

Portrait Hercule-François, Duke of Alençon and of Anjou (1555–1584), 16th Century School of FRANCOIS CLOUET (1510-1572) 16th Century French court portrait of Hercules-Francois, Duk...

Category

16th Century Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Man
Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man

Located in New York, NY

Provenance: with Leo Blumenreich and Julius Böhler, Munich, 1924 Dr. Frederic Goldstein Oppenheimer (1881-1963), San Antonio, Texas; by whom given to: Abraham M. Adler, New York, until 1985; thence by descent to the present owners While old inscriptions on the verso of this panel propose its author to be Hans Holbein and the sitter Sir John More—a lawyer, judge, and the father of Sir Thomas More—this fine portrait has long been recognized to be by a Flemish hand. Max Friedländer gave the painting to Bernard van Orley (1487/1491 – 1541) in 1924, but did not include it in the volume dedicated to the artist in his Early Netherlandish Paintings...

Category

Old Masters 16th Century Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

MARK THE EVANGELIST - 500 Years Old.
MARK THE EVANGELIST - 500 Years Old.

MARK THE EVANGELIST - 500 Years Old.

By Lucas van Leyden

Located in Santa Monica, CA

LUCAS VAN LEYEN (1494 Leyden 1533) MARK THE EVANGELIST, 1518. (Bartsch 100; Volbehr 98; Filedt Kok 100). Copperplate engraving. Engraved monogram and date at the upper edge. Sheet 4...

Category

Old Masters 16th Century Art

Materials

Engraving

Two Trophies with a Breast Plate and a Ram's Head

Two Trophies with a Breast Plate and a Ram's Head

By Enea Vico

Located in New York, NY

Enea Vico (1523-1567 engraving, Two Trophies With a Breast Plate and a Ram’s Head, 1550, Bartsch 447, with the name of the publisher Ant[onio] Lafreri at bottom, before numbers. Goo...

Category

Old Masters 16th Century Art

Materials

Engraving

16th Century Jan van Scorel Portrait of a member of the brotherhood of Jerusalem
16th Century Jan van Scorel Portrait of a member of the brotherhood of Jerusalem

16th Century Jan van Scorel Portrait of a member of the brotherhood of Jerusalem

By Jan van Scorel

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Jan van Scorel (Schoorl, The Netherlands, 1495 – Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1562) Title: Portrait of a member of the brotherhood of Jerusalem Medium: Oil on panel Dimension: without ...

Category

Old Masters 16th Century Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel