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Hans Baldung

On March 23, 2025 - 16th Century, German

Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien), German artist, 1484/85-1545

Portrait of a Lady, circa 1530 Oil on panel, 27.2 in x 20.6 in Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid

Portrait of a Man, 1514 Oil on lime, 23.3 in x 19.2 in National Gallery, London

Phyllis and Aristotle, 1513 Woodcut, 13 x 9 in

Self-portrait, 1516 Oil Freiburg Minster, Germany

Bartholomeus Spranger

On March 21, 2025 - 16th Century, Flemish, march 21

Bartholomeus Spranger, Flemish painter, March 21, 1546 – 1611

Self-portrait, between 1580 and 1585 Oil on canvas, 24.6 × 17.7 in Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Minerva Victorious Over Ignorance, circa 1591 Oil on canvas, 64.1 in x 46 in Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Venus and Mercury, c. 1585 Oil on canvas, 43 x 28 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Hermes and Athena, circa 1585 Fresco Prague Castle, Czech Republic

Hans Holbein the Younger

On March 18, 2025 - 16th Century, German, pantheon

Hans Holbein the Younger, German artist 1497/98? – 1543

Printer's Device of Johannes Froben, c.1523 Tempera on canvas, 17 x 12 in Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Portrait of a Nobleman with a Hawk, 1542 Oil on panel, 9.7 x 7.4 in // Mauritshuis, The Hague

Portrait of Dr John Chambers Oil on oak wood, 22.8 x 15.6 in // Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Andrea Mantegna

On March 18, 2025 - 15th Century, 16th Century, Italian, pantheon, september 13

Andrea Mantegna, Italian artist, c.1431-September 13, 1506

Bronze Bust of Mantegna, 1510s

Baptism of Christ, circa 1506 Casein (?) on canvas, 89.7 in x 68.8 in Sant’Andrea, Cappella di Giovanni Battista, Mantua, Italy

Andrea Mantegna, The Adoration of the Shepherds, shortly after 1450 Tempera on canvas, transferred from wood, 15 3/4 x 21 7/8 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Adoration of the Shepherds, shortly after 1450 Tempera on canvas, transferred from wood, 15 3/4 x 21 7/8 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Madonna of Humility, circa 1490 Burin engraving, 11 x 9 in National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

St Mark the Evangelist, ca. 1448 – 1451 Mixed technique on canvas, 32 x 25 in Städel Museum, Frankfurt

Ceiling Oculus, between 1465 and 1474 Fresco, 106.2 in Palazzo Ducale Mantua, Italy

Profile of a Man, circa 1460 Edit this at Wikidata Tempera on panel, 12.7 in x 11.3 in Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan

Two Holy women, Seated on the Ground, 1455-1465 Pen and brown ink on paper, 5 x 3.5 in The British Museum, London

Four Women Dancing, 1492–1502 Engraving on paper, 9 3/8 × 13 1/4 in // Art Institute of Chicago

Andrea Mantegna, The Victory of Virtue, 1502 (detail)

The Victory of Virtue. Andrea Mantegna, 1502 (detail)

Children playing with masks, 1495

Muse, 1497

Andrea Mantegna, The Triumphs of Caesar: 3. The Bearers of Trophies and Bullion, between circa 1484 and circa 1492 Tempera on canvas, 106.4 in x 110.4 in Royal Collection, UK

The Triumphs of Caesar: 3. The Bearers of Trophies and Bullion, between circa 1484 and circa 1492 Tempera on canvas, 106.4 in x 110.4 in // Royal Collection, UK

Samson and Delilah, 1495 Glue-size on canvas, 18.5 in x 14.4 in // National Gallery, London

Julius Caesar on his triumphal car, 1500, British Museum

Andrea Mantegna, The Triumphs of Caesar VI: corselet-bearers, Royal Collection, Hampton Court Palace Date 1484-1492 (c.1500)

The Triumphs of Caesar VI: corselet-bearers, 1484-1492 (c.1500) Royal Collection, Hampton Court Palace

Apostles Watching the Ascension of Christ, 15th century Drawing Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts

The Triumphs of Caesar VII: captives, Royal Collection, Hampton Court Palace

Polyptych of St. Luke, 1453 - 1455 Oil on panel, 230 x 177 cm // Palazzo Brera, Milan, Italy

Study for a Christ, 1490, British Museum

The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, c. 1454 Tempera on canvas, 30.3 in x 37.1 in // Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

Battle of the Sea-Gods (right portion of frieze), ca. 1485–88 Engraving, 11 5/8 × 15 1/2 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Andrea Mantegna, The Virgin of Victory (The Madonna and Child Enthroned with Six Saints and Adored by Gian Francesco II Gonzaga), 1496, Louvre, Paris

The Virgin of Victory (The Madonna and Child Enthroned with Six Saints and Adored by Gian Francesco II Gonzaga), 1496 Tempera on canvas, 110 x 65.3 in Louvre, Paris

Bacchanal with a Wine Vat, Before 1475 Engraving and drypoint, 11 3/4 x 17 3/16 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Entombment, 1475 Engraving, 11 x 16.7 in

The Adoration of the Shepherds, shortly after 1450 Tempera on canvas, transferred from wood, 15 3/4 x 21 7/8 in /// Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Adam Eilsheimer

On March 18, 2025 - 16th Century, 17th Century, German, march 18

Adam Elsheimer, German artist, 18 March 1578 – 11 December 1610

Self-portrait, between 1606 and 1607 Oil on canvas, 25.1 in x 18.8 in Uffizi Gallery, Florence

Jupiter and Mercury at Philemon and Baucis, between 1609 and 1610 Oil on copper, 6.4 in x 8.8 in Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Dresden

Tobias and the Angel, between circa 1607 and circa 1608 Oil on copper, 4.8 in x 7.5 in Städel Museum, Frankfurt

Aurora, circa 1606 Oil on copper, 6.6 in x 8.8 in // Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Brunswick, Germany

Francesco Albani

On March 17, 2025 - 16th Century, 17th Century, Italian, march 17

Francesco Albani, Italian painter, March 17, 1578 – October 4, 1660

Francesco Albani, Self-Portrait

Francesco Albani, Toilet of Venus, 1621 and 1633 Edit this at Wikidata Oil on canvas, 79.5 in x 99.2 in Louvre Museum, Paris

Toilet of Venus, 1621 and 1633 Oil on canvas, 79.5 in x 99.2 in Louvre Museum, Paris

Dance of the Cupids, 1624 Oil on canvas, 35.4 in x 44.8 in Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

Adonis Led by Cupids to Venus, between 1621 and 1633 Oil on canvas, 79.9 in x 99.2 in Louvre Museum, Paris

Maarten van Heemskerck

On March 16, 2025 - 16th Century, Dutch, june 1

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

On March 15, 2025 - 16th Century, Dutch

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Dutch painter, c. 1525–1530 – 9

The Painter and the Buyer Edit this at Wikidata Object type drawing Edit this at Wikidata Date circa 1566 Edit this at Wikidata Medium pencil and ink Edit this at Wikidata Collection Albertina

The Painter and the Buyer, circa 1566 Possibly Brueghel's Self-Portrait Pencil and ink Albertina, Vienna

The Beggars or The Cripples, 1568 Oil on panel, 7.3 in × 8.5 in Louvre, Paris

The Harvesters, 1565 Oil on wood, 46 7/8 x 63 3/4 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Parable of the Sower, 1557 Oil on wood panel, 29 x 40-1/2 in Timken Museum of Art, San Diego, CA

1562 Medium oil on oak wood panel Dimensions 23 cm × 20 cm (9.1 in × 7.9 in) Location Gemäldegalerie, Berlin State Museums, Berlin Two Monkeys or Two Chained Monkeys is a 1562 painting

Two Monkeys, 1562 Oil on oak wood panel, 9.1 in × 7.9 in Gemäldegalerie, Berlin State Museums, Berlin

The Ass in the School, 1556 Pen and India ink, 9.13 in x 11.88 in Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

1565 Type Oil on wood Dimensions 118 cm × 163 cm (46+1⁄2 in × 64+1⁄8 in) Location Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

The Gloomy Day, 1565 Oil on wood 46 1⁄2 in × 64 1/8 in Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Man of War between two Galleys, 1565 Engraving, 8.5 x 11 in Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel

The Misanthrope, 1568 Tempera on canvas, 34 in × 33 in National Museum of Capodimonte, Naples

Haymaking, from Labours of the months, 1565 Oil on panel, 45 x 62 The Lobkowicz Collections, Prague

Albrecht Dūrer

On March 12, 2025 - 16th Century, German, may 1

Albrecht Dürer, German artist, May 1, 1471-April 6, 1528

Dürer's Self-portrait at 26 at Prado Museum

Column of Victory for the Subjugation of the Peasants, 1525 Woodcut, 10 7/16 x 7 11/16 in Fogg Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Innsbruck Castle Courtyard, c. 1495 Watercolour and gouache, 13.18 in x 10.51 in // Albertina, Vienna

Emperor Maximilian I, 1519 Oil on lime panel, 29.1 in x 24.2 in // Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Bath House, circa 1496 Woodcut print on paper, 15.4 in x 11.1 in // Art Institute of Chicago

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