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Lucas Cranach the Younger

On June 22, 2025 - 16th Century, German, october 4

Lucas Cranach the Younger, German painter, October 4, 1515 – January 25, 1586

Portrait of a Bearded Man, Possible Self-Portrait, 1546 Oil on limewood, 25.3 x 19.2 in // National Museum in Warsaw

Johann Friedrich, Elector of Saxony, 1578 Oil on canvas, 47.6 x 36.6 in // Dresden Armory

Christ and the Adulteress, after 1532 Oil on copper transferred from wood, 33 x 48.4 in // Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg

Stag-hunting, 1557 Oil on lime, 20.8 x 27.1 in // Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands

Sebastiano del Piombo

On June 21, 2025 - 16th Century, Italian, nbd

Sebastiano del Piombo, Italian painter, c. 1485 – June 21, 1547

The Judgment of Solomon, between 1508 and 1510 Oil on canvas, 81.8 x 10.4 ft // National Trust, Kingston Lacy, Dorset, UK

Sebastiano del Piombo, Portrait of Ferry Carondelet with his Secretary, between 1510 and 1512 Oil on panel, 44.2 x 34.2 in Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid

Portrait of Ferry Carondelet with his Secretary, between 1510 and 1512 Oil on panel, 44.2 x 34.2 in // Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid

Portrait of a Man, Said to be Christopher Columbus, 1519 Oil on canvas, 42 x 34.7 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Portrait of Andrea Doria, circa 1526 Oil on panel, 60.2 x 42.1 in // Villa del Principe, Genoa

Jesus Carrying the Cross, circa 1516 Oil on canvas, 47.6 x 39.3 in // Museo del Prado, Madrid

The Madonna With the Veil, circa 1520 Oil on panel, 47.4 x 36.4 in // Archdiocesan Museum, Olomouc, Czech Republic

The Flagellation of Jesus, Based on a Drawing by Michelangelo, after 1516 Fresco San Pietro in Montorio, Rome

Pietà, between 1516 and 1517 Oil on panel, 106.2 x 88.5 in Museo Civico, Viterbo

Death of Adonis, 1512 Oil on canvas, 74.4 x 112.2 in // Uffizi Gallery, Florence

Head of an Old Woman Pen and brown ink on buff paper, 8 x 6-1/2 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Portrait of Antonio Salamanca Black chalk, 8.8 x 6.5 in // British Museum, London

God the Father, circa 1532 Black chalk heightened with white on paper, 11.8 x 9.3 in // Royal Collection, UK

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Theodoor van Loon

On June 21, 2025 - 16th Century, 17th Century, American, Flemish

Theodoor van Loon, Flemish painter, 1581 or 1582-1649

Theodoor van Loon, Virgin and Child between Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist Oil on canvas, 93.3 x 67.3 in Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels

Virgin and Child between Saints John the Baptist and John the Evangelist Oil on canvas, 93.3 x 67.3 in // Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels

Pietà, between 1582 and 1660 Oil on canvas, 60.2 x 49.1 in // National Museum of History and Art, Luxembourg

The Adoration of the Magi Oil on canvas, 70.9 x 89.4 in // Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna

Martyrdom of St Lambert, 1617 Oil on canvas, 98.4 x 86.6 in // Sint-Lambertuskerk, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Belgium

Assumption of Mary Oil on canvas, 11.6 ft x 93.3 in // Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels

Holy Trinity with Mary, St. John the Baptist and Angels

Jan Metsys

On June 19, 2025 - 16th Century, Flemish, nbd

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Michelangelo

On June 17, 2025 - 15th Century, 16th Century, Italian

Bernard van Orley

On June 17, 2025 - 16th Century, Flemish, nbd

Bernard van Orley, Flemish artist, between 1487 and 1491 – January 6, 1541

Bernard van Orley, Self-Portrait

Altarpiece of Calvary, c. 1534 Wood Church of Our Lady, Bruges

Haneton Triptych, between circa 1521 and circa 1522 Oil on panel, 34.2 x 42.7 in // Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels

Portrait of Joris van Zelle, 1519 Oil on oak wood, 15.3 x 12.5 in // Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels

Bernard van Orley, Portrait of a Secretary of Emperor Charles V, between 1519 and 1541 Oil on panel, 21.6 x 17.9 in Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels

Portrait of a Secretary of Emperor Charles V, between 1519 and 1541 Oil on panel, 21.6 x 17.9 in // Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels

Death of the Rich Man and his Punishment in Hell, 1521 Oil on panel, 68.5 x 31.4 in // Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels

Bernard van Orley, Portrait of Charles the V, circa from 1515 until 1516 Oil on oak panel, 28.1 x 20.2 in Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

Portrait of Charles the V, c 1515 until 1516 Oil on oak panel, 28.1 x 20.2 in // Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

Bernard van Orley, Portrait of Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy, between c 1510 and c 1520 Oil on panel, 14.6 x 10.8 in Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels

Portrait of Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Savoy, between c 1510 and c 1520 Oil on panel, 14.6 x 10.8 in // Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels

The Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist, c 1516 Oil on panel, 38.5 x 27.9 in // Museo del Prado, Madrid

Altarpiece of Saints Thomas and Matthias, between 1510 and 1520 Oil on panel, 55.11 x 70.86 in // Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Bernard van Orley, The Beheading of St. John the Baptist, Salome Dancing During the Banquet of Herod in the Background, between c 1514 and c 1515 Oil on panel, 25.5 x 29.2 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

The Beheading of St. John the Baptist, Salome Dancing During the Banquet of Herod in the Background, between c 1514 and c 1515 Oil on panel, 25.5 x 29.2 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Detail of a Tapestry in a Set Showing the Life of Jacob Art & History Museum, Brussels

Count Henry I of Nassau with his Bride c. 1530 Pen and watercolour, 13.4 x 21.7 in // Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich

Sharing Out the Game, 1528-30 Pen, brown ink with wash, 15.2 x 21.4 in // Szépmûvészeti Múzeum, Budapest

Bernard van Orley, Romulus Offers the Head of Amulius to Numitor, 1524 Pen and brown ink, watercolour, 13.4 x 21.8 in Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich

Romulus Offers the Head of Amulius to Numitor, 1524 Pen and brown ink, watercolour, 13.4 x 21.8 in // Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich

Romulus Gives Laws to the Roman People, 1524 Pen and wash, 13.6 x 21.5 in // Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich

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Adriaen Isenbrandt

On June 17, 2025 - 16th Century, nbd, Netherlandish

Adriaen Isenbrandt, Netherlandish, between 1480 and 1490 – July 1551

Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows, 1520 Oil on panel, 56.6 x 56.2 in // Church of Our Lady, Bruges, Belgium

Adriaen Isenbrandt, Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows (left wing of diptych: Joris van de Velde, his wife Barbara Le Maire and their children with Saints George and Barbara), Date 1490-1551s Oil on panel, 56.6 x 56.2 in Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels

Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows (left wing of diptych: Joris van de Velde, his wife Barbara Le Maire and their children with Saints George and Barbara), Date 1490-1551s Oil on panel, 56.6 x 56.2 in // Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels

Portrait of Paulus de Nigro, 1518 Oil on panel, 13.5 x 10.6 in // Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium

The Mass of Saint Gregory the Great, between circa 1510 and circa 1550 Oil on panel, 14.2 x 11.4 in // Getty Center, Los Angeles

The Magdalen in a Landscape, 1510 / 1520s Oil on panel, 15.7 x 12.2 in // National Gallery, London

Adriaen Isenbrandt, Christ Crowned with Thorns (Ecce Homo), and the Mourning Virgin, circa 1530–40 Oil on canvas, 41.4 x 36.4 in Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Christ Crowned with Thorns (Ecce Homo), and the Mourning Virgin, circa 1530–40 Oil on canvas, 41.4 x 36.4 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Rest during the Flight to Egypt Wood, 19.4 x 13.4 in // Alte Pinakothek, Munich

Virgin and Child Enthroned, 1510s Oil on oak panel, 30.5 x 22.2 in // Private collection

Stigmatisation of St Francis Oil on panel, 16.9 x 11.8 in // Private collection

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Gerard David

On June 16, 2025 - 15th Century, 16th Century, Netherlandish

Gerard David, Netherlandish painter, c. 1460 – August 13, 1523

Selfportrait of Gerard David (detail) in The Virgin among the Virgins, circa 1509 Oil on panel Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, France

Judgement of Cambyses: The skinning of Sisamnes, 1498 Oil on panel, 79.5 x 68 in // Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium

Adoration of the Magi, 1490 Oil on panel, 33 x 26.3 in // Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels

Portrait of a Goldsmith, 1500s Oil on panel, 11.6 x 8.8 in // Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

The Annunciation, Part of Cervara Polyptych, 1506 Oil on panel, 30.5 x 24.3 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Altarpiece of St Michael (central panel), circa 1510 Oil on oak wood, 25.9 x 20.8 in // Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

Virgin and Child with Four Angels, between 1510 and 1515 Oil on panel, 24.8 x 15.3 in // Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Adoration of the Magi, circa 1515 Oil on oak wood, 23.6 x 23.3 in // National Gallery, London

Christ on the Cross, circa 1515 Oil on oak panel, 55.5 x 39.3 in // Gemäldegalerie, Berlin

Ambrosius Benson

On June 16, 2025 - 16th Century, Flemish, Italian, nbd

Ambrosius Benson, Italian painter working in Flanders, circa 1495–1550

Deipara Virgin, circa 1530 Oil on panel, 51.5 x 42.5 in // Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium

The Holy Family, between 1525 and 1530 Oil on panel Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium

Lucretia, Wife of Lucius Colatinus Tarquinius, early 16th century Unidentified location

The Magdalen Reading, circa 1520 Oil on oak wood, 16.4 x 14.8 in // National Gallery, London

Portrait of Anne Stafford, Countess of Huntingdon, circa 1535 Oil on canvas, 15.9 x 13.3 in // Saint Louis Art Museum

The Virgin and Child with Saint Catherine and Saint Barbara, Unknown date Oil on panel, 52.3 x 42.7 in // Louvre Museum, Paris

Elegant Couples Dancing in a Landscape Oil on board, University Of Utah Museum Of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City

Virgin with the Pear, 16th century Oil on panel Segovia Cathedral, Spain

The Descent from the Cross, 1528 Oil on panel // Curtius Museum, Liège, Belgium

Portrait of a Man Holding a Rose, 1525 Oil on panel, 20.5 x 18.5 in // Museum of Art, Philadelphia

Young Woman in Orison Reading a Book of Hours, 1520s Oil on panel, 29.5 x 21.7 in // Musée du Louvre, Paris

Concert Oil on panel Musée des Beaux-Arts, Blois, France

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Pieter Pourbus

On June 15, 2025 - 16th Century, Flemish, nbd

Pieter Pourbus, Flemish painter, c. 1523–1584

The Last Judgment, 1551 Oil on oak wood, 89.9 x 71.2 in // Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium

Portrait of Jacquemyne Buuck, 1551 Oil on panel, 38.3 x 28 in // Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium

Portrait of Paulus de Nigro, 1518 Oil on panel, 13.5 x 10.6 in Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium

The Last Supper Oil on panel Church of Our Lady, Bruges

The Annunciation, interior of left wing, 1552 Oil on panel, 46.1 x 44.1 in // Museum Gouda, Netherlands

An Allegory of True Love, circa 1547 Oil on panel, 52.2 x 80.9 in // The Wallace Collection, London

Portrait of an Unknown Woman Oil on panel, 16.2 x 12.2 in // Museum Gouda, Netherlands

Portrait of Francois Van der Straten, 1567 Oil on canvas, 68 × 63.5 cm // Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp

Portrait of Jan Lopez Gallo and His Three Sons, 1568 Oil on panel, 38.5 x 20.4 in // Groeningemuseum, Bruges

The Lamentation of Christ Oil on canvas, 84.6 × 65.4 in Schorr Collection, on long-term loan to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

Portrait Of A Young Minister, between 1535 and 1584 Oil on oak wood, 16.7 x 12.2 in // Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

An Unknown Lady, Holding a Pomander on a Gold Chain, 1560 The Weiss Gallery, London

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