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Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Portrait of a young woman in a red dress holding a flowering sprig, with a river and hilltop castle behind her.

Portrait of a Lady

Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1490

Portrait of a woman with upswept hair, white blouse and green scarf, seated before a dark background with red drapery.

Portrait of Elizabeth Kerr, née Fortescue, Marchioness of Lothian

Angelica Kauffmann, 1770

Oil portrait of a woman in a dark plumed hat, white ruffled collar and yellow gloves, against a cloudy sky and red curtain.

Portrait of Emma Hart, later Lady Hamilton

George Romney, 1784

Oil portrait of a curly-haired man in a fur-trimmed brown coat holding a palette and brushes against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

Francisco Leonardoni, 1701

Oil portrait of a young man with curly hair, lace collar and dark cloak, resting his hand on a pillar beside a bust.

Portrait of a Lawyer

Gonzales Coques, 1660

Full-length portrait of a young boy in red and silver lace clothing with an eagle and golden crown above him.

Portrait of Charles II as a Child

Sebastián Herrera Barnuevo, 1650

Oil portrait of a man in polished black armor with lace collar and cuffs, resting his hand on a helmet beside a gold drape.

Portrait of Tomaso di Savoia-Carignano

Anthony van Dyck, 1634

Portrait of a bearded man in blue embroidered velvet with a white dog raising a paw beside him.

Portrait of Federico II Gonzaga

Titian, 1529

Oil portrait of a young man with light hair in a red cloak and dark blue coat against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

Johan David Schwartz, 1708

Half-length portrait of an older man in a red cap and black cloak, with classical ruins and figures behind him.

Portrait of a Man

Luca Signorelli, 1492

Painting of a woman in blue holding a severed head on a platter, with a wooden rod behind her neck and an ornate carpet below

Herodias with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Francesco Cairo, 1625

Oval portrait of a man in a curled wig, lace cravat, and gold sash with a star insignia, against a dark background.

Portrait of the Architect Jules Hardouin Mansard

Joseph Vivien, 1651

Painting of a woman in a red gown and white headdress seated before a landscape with trees and mountains.

Portrait of the wife of a jurist

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1503

Half-length portrait of a young man in a black beret and dark cloak, with a teal landscape of trees and a river behind him.

Portrait of a Young Man

Rosso Fiorentino, 1516

Portrait of a Man

Jan van Scorel, 1535

Half-length portrait of a man in a powdered wig, red coat with gold buttons and white cravat, against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

Balthasar Denner, 1730

Portrait of a young woman with curled hair, red bead necklace and pink sleeves, before a hilly landscape with a town.

Portrait of a young woman

Agnolo di Domenico del Mazziere, 1485

Oil portrait of a young man in a curled grey wig, red embroidered coat and white lace cravat against a dark background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Garret Murphy, 1700

Oil self-portrait of a man with gray hair in a brown coat, holding a bundle of paintbrushes against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

Anton Graff, 1776

Young man with a sword gazes at a severed head on a rock ledge, with a dark cave behind him and open landscape.

David Contemplating the Head of Goliath

Orazio Gentileschi, 1612

Half-length portrait of a mustached man in a wide-brimmed hat and white collar, holding a cane against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1730

Half-length portrait of a young man in a black cap and dark cloak, with a ruler and drawing tools on the wall behind him.

Portrait of an Architect

Ludger tom Ring the Elder, 1520

Painting of Judith standing with a sword beside the headless body of Holofernes against a dark night sky.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Guido Reni, 1630

Painting of a young man in a velvet beret with a black feather and a gold chain, against a dark background.

Self portrait with a velvet beret and gold chain

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634

Oil portrait of a standing boy in brown velvet with a lace collar, holding a hat beside a table with books and an inkwell.

Portrait of a Boy

Hercules Sanders, 1625

Half-length portrait of a woman with red hair, pearl necklace and fur-trimmed blue cloak against a grey background.

Portrait of Susannah Walker

Thomas Frye (, 1760

Painting of an elderly bearded man with white hair and wrinkled brow, glancing sideways against a dark background.

Head of an Old Man

J. Carpantier, 1786

Oil painting of a man in gold uniform riding a rearing bay horse with a red embroidered saddle cloth.

Equestrian Portrait of August Wilhelm, Prince of Prussia

Gottfried Hempel, 1755

Full-length portrait of a young woman in a black gown with pearl embroidery, gold sleeves, and a jeweled headdress beside a m

Portrait of Elisabeth of Valois

Sofonisba Anguissola, 1561

Painting of an old bearded man in a red cap and cream robe holding a walking stick against a dark background.

Portrait of a Seated Old Man Wearing a Red Hat

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1640