Renaissance Portraits

Richly detailed portraits from the Renaissance, depicting nobility in elaborate garments, showcasing historical figures and their elaborate attire, exuding opulence.

Portrait of Jacques du Mont; Gortzius, Geldorp (1553 1619); XVI/XVII century (1533-00-00-1616-00-00);Mont, Jacques Du (1761-1844), Popławski, Jan (1860-1935), Popławski, Jan (1860-1935)-collections, coats of arms, kryzy, Flemish painting, German painting, portraits, men's portraits, message (provenance), outfits

PEDRO FDEZ DE CASTRO- VII CONDE DE LEMOS -FUNDADOR-1576-PINTURA MANIERISTA. Location: CONVENTO DE LAS CLARISAS / MUSEO DE ARTE SACRO. MONFORTE DE LEMOS. LUGO. SPAIN.

Portrait of Laurens Reael, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies.Portrait of Laurens Rael (1583-1637). Governor General (1616-19). Half it to the left. To the neck a triple golden chain. Part of a set of portraits of the governors-General of the former Dutch East Indies.

Portrait of Floris Gerritsz van Schoterbosch (c. 1562-1618), Cornelis Engelsz (attributed to), c. 1620 painting Portrait of Floris Gerritsz. Overrijn van Schoterbosch (c. 1562-1618). Halved, to the right, gloves in hand. At the top right the family crest. Maybe a copy by Cornelis Engelsz. To an unknown original from 1604. Belongs to a group of portraits: SK-A-4753 / SK-A-4754 / SK-A-4776 / SK-A-4772 / SK-A-4771 / SK-A-4756 / SK -A-4757 / SK-A-4773 / SK-A-4758 / SK-A-4759 / SK-A-4775 and SK-A-4774. Northern Netherlands panel. oil paint (paint) historical persons

Bartolomé González / 'El archiduque Carlos de Austria, duque de Stiria'. 1608 - 1617. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Emmanuel Philibert of Savoy, Prince of Oneglia. Date/Period: 1624. Painting. Oil on canvas Oil. Height: 1,260 mm (49.60 in); Width: 995 mm (39.17 in). Author: Sir Anthony van Dyck.

Portrait of Aleksander Farnese; Unknown Dutch painter; around 1590 (1585-00-00-1595-00-00);Painting, Dutch painting, portraits, men's portraits, purchase (provenance)

Portrait of Jacques du Mont; Gortzius, Geldorp (1553 1619); XVI/XVII century (1533-00-00-1616-00-00);Mont, Jacques Du (1761-1844), Popławski, Jan (1860-1935), Popławski, Jan (1860-1935)-collections, coats of arms, kryzy, Flemish painting, German painting, portraits, men's portraits, message (provenance), outfits

Portrait of artillery commander (Ritratto di comandante di artiglieria), attributed to Giovanni Ambrogio Figino, oil on canvas

Portrait of Gaspard de Coligny. Portrait of Gaspard de Coligny (1517-72). Leader of French Huguenots. Bust to the left, in armor. Part of the series of portraits from the Stadshaderel Hof in Leeuwarden.

Portrait of Pieter Boudaen Courten. Portrait of Pieter Boudaen Courten. Continover of the Middelburg Chamber of the Dutch East India Company. Standing, halves, the right hand resting on a chair, the left hand in the side. On the back the family crest, an inscription and the number 27. Pendant of SK-A-2069.

Rotterdamse portrettist, Portrait of Willem Jansz. From Melissant, portrait painting visual material linen oil painting canvas: h 70,0 59,0 Standing rectangular portrait of man representing Willem Jansz. van Melissant mayor of Rotterdam and Hoogheemraad van Schielant Front of canvas painted on top right: Ioncker Willem van Melissant lord va, Melissant Noorderschorre and Wellgeleze (...) Borgemr. of Rotterdam and Hoogheemra (...) of Schielant. Ao. 1601 Aetatis heraldry Hoogheemraadschap Schieland Rotterdam vroedschap Willem van Melissant mayor

VAN DYCK, pupil of Anton (17th century). Francisco de Moncada. 17th c. Copy from the portrait by Sir Anthony van Dyck painted in Brussels in 1634 and preserved at the Museum of Vienna. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Prado Museum.

Portrait of a man by Cranach, Lucas, the Younger (1515-1586) / Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp / 1557 / Germany / Oil on wood / Portrait / 84x52 / Renaissance

Portrait of Miko Aja Koniecpolski (FL.Ca 1569); XVIII (1601-00-00-1700-00-00);Lesser Poland, Przedbor, Mikołaj (Fl. CA 1600-1700), caps, castellans, robes, portraits, men's portraits, purchase (provenance)

Double -sided portrait of Johann Christoph Oelhofen; Strauch, Lorenz (1559-Ca 1630); 1619 (reverse); 1625 (obverse) (1619-00-00-1625-00-00);Popławski, Jan (1860-1935)-collections, krezy, German painting, men, portraits, portraits of en trois-quarts, male portraits, message (provenance)

Portrait of a Gentleman aged 28, three-quarter length, in a black doublet with red sleeves and a black cape, with a purse and a hankerchief embroidered with the initials 'K.E' and holding a pair of gloves. Antonis Mor (ca.1516-ca.1576). Oil on canvas transferred from panel. Inscribed and dated 1563. 99.2 x 74cm.

William I, Prince of Oranje. Of the noblemen who rebelled against Phillip IIs Spanish rule of the Netherlands, William of Orange (1533-1584) rose to become the great leader of the Dutch Revolt. He defended his own interests, strove for greater independence and advocated freedomof religion. In 1580 Phillip II put a price on his head, and he was assassinated four years later.

Portrait of Philippe de Montmorency, Count of Horne, Admiral of the Netherlands, Member of the Council of State, Anthonis Mor (copy after), 1562 painting Portrait of Philiipe de Montmorency, Graaf van Horne, Admiraal of the Netherlands and member of the Council of State. Hippiece in armor, standing to the right, the helmet with feathers on a table on the right side. The left hand on the hide of the sword. Around the neck a gold chain with the emblem of the Order of the Golden Fleece. panel. oil paint (paint) historical persons Brussels. Torlative

Albert von Preußen, Gemälde von Lucas Cranach dem Älteren, datiert 1528. Albert von Preußen 17. Mai 1490 - 20. März 1568 war der letzte Hochmeister des Deutschen Ritterordens, der nach seinem Übertritt zum Luthertum der erste Monarch des Herzogtums Preußen wurde , digital verbesserte Reproduktion einer Vorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, historisch

William I, Prince of Orange (1533-1584), also known as William the Silent and William the Taciturn, was the founder of the House of Orange-Nassau, making him the ancestor of the present Dutch monarchy. Within the Netherlands he is also fondly remembered as the 'Father of the Fatherland'.

MENDOZA, Antonio de (1450-1552). Viceroy of Mexico (1535-1549). SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. America's Museum.

Sir Thomas Chaloner (1521-1565). English statesman and poet. Portrait by an unknown Flemish artist. He is depicted holding a pair of scales in his right hand which are weighted on the side of the blazing book (a symbol of intellect and learning) against the riches of the world, shown on the other side. Oil on panel, 1559. National Portrait Gallery. London, Egland, United Kingdom.

Portrait of Samuel Ampzing, Clergyman and Poet in Haarlem, Arnoud van Halen, 1700 - 1732 painting Portrait of Samuel Ampzing (ca.1591-1632). Pastor and poet in Haarlem. Bust in oval to the left, a book in hand. Part of a collection of portraits of Dutch poets. oil paint (paint) portrait of a writer. writer, poet, author Haarlem

Portrait of Johan van der Does the Younger, Librarian in Leiden. Portrait of Johan van der Does de Jonge (1571-96). Librarian in Leiden. Bust in oval, to the left. Part of a collection portraits from Dutch poets.

Portrait of Count Gottfried Heinrich of Pappenheim (1594-1632), Anonymous

Juan Pantoja de la Cruz / 'Un caballero santiaguista', 1601, Spanish School, Oil on canvas, 51 cm x 47 cm, P01034. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

CHARLES IX (1550-1574). King of France (1560-1574), Valois dynasty. Work from Clouet's workshop. Renaissance art. Oil on wood. FRANCE. LE-DE-FRANCE. YVELINES. Versailles. National Museum of Versailles.

Portrait of a Gentleman, van Dashorst, Anthonis Mor, 1569.

Selfportrait. Date/Period: 1633 - 1640. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 1,100 mm (43.30 in); Width: 855 mm (33.66 in). Author: PETER PAUL RUBENS.

Philip II, 1527-1598. King of Spain. Felipe II. After a painting in the manner of Anthonis Mor on display in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Sir John Hawkins (1532-1595)Admiral Sir John Hawkins (also spelled as John Hawkyns) (Plymouth 1532 12 November, 1595) was an English shipbuilder, naval administrator and commander, merchant, navigator, and slave trader.

Portrait of Robert Dudley (1532-88), Earl of Leicester, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633 painting Portrait of Robert Dudley (1532-88), count of Leicester, governor of the Netherlands. Bust to the left. Part of the series of portraits from the Stadhouderlijk Hof in Leeuwarden. panel. oil paint (paint) historical persons

Portrait of Maurice, Prince of Orange, Jacob Lyon, after c. 1612

Portrait of Gustav II Adolf (1594-1632), King of Sweden, Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt (copy after), in or after c. 1633 painting Portrait of Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden. Bust to the right. panel. oil paint (paint) historical persons Sweden

Portrait of a man, Anonymous, 1633

JAUREGUI, Juan de (1570-1641). Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. 1600. Painting. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Spanish Royal Academy.

Portrait of Maurice, Prince of Orange. Portrait of Maurits (1567-1625), Prince of Orange. Bust to the right, in armor. Part of the series of portraits from the Stadshaderel Hof in Leeuwarden.

Robert Peake the Elder, ca. 1551-1619, British, Portrait of a Man, possibly Thomas Howard, third Viscount Bindon (ca. 1539-1611), 1599. Oil on panel.

Steven van der Meulen, active 1543-1563, Netherlandish, active in Britain (from 1560), naturalized 1562, Robert Dudley, first Earl of Leicester (1532/3-1588), ca. 1565. Oil on panel.

Portrait of Adolf (1586-1608), Count of Nassau-Siegen, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - 1633 painting Portrait of Adolf (1586-1608), count of Nassau-Siegen. Bust to the right, in armor. Part of the series of portraits from the Stadhouderlijk Hof in Leeuwarden. panel. oil paint (paint) historical persons

RETRATO DE HERNAN CORTES - SIGLO XVI - 64x50 - COPIA DE LA COLECCION P JAVIS. Author: SANCHEZ COELLO ESCUELA. Location: MUSEO HOSPITAL DE SANTA CRUZ. Toledo. SPAIN.

RETRATO DE CARLOS V - SIGLO XVI - RENACIMIENTO FLAMENCO. Author: Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. Brüssel. Belgien. CARLOS V (CARLOS I). Charles I (V of the Holly Roman Empire).

Anonymous / 'Knight of Order of Calatrava', 1570-1590, Spanish School, Oil on canvas, 112 cm x 94 cm, P00532. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Members of the famous Augsburg Fugger family, Octavianus Secundus Fugger (1544-1600), member of the famous Augsburg merchant family Fugger, authentic reproduction from Fuggerorum et Fuggerarum imagines, a collection of coloured engravings created in the late 16th and early 17th century and made by Dominicus Custos, historical

'Portrait of Miguel de Cervantes y Saavedra', 1600, Oil on panel. Author: JUAN DE JAUREGUI. Location: ACADEMIA DE LA LENGUA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA (1547-1616).

Portrait of Don Diego de Villamayor by Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, oil on canvas, 1605, 1553-1608, Russia, St Petersburg, State Hermitage, 88, 5x70, 5

Grey Brydges, 5th Baron Chandos, of Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire Grey Brydges, 5th Baron Chandos of Sudeley (before 1581-1621), c.1615, William Larkin, active 1608-1619, British

Portrait of Philippe de Montmorency, Count of Horne, Admiral of the Netherlands, Member of the Council of State. Dating: 1540 - 1650. Measurements: h 40 cm × w 30.3 cm × t 1.3 cm; d 4.8 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Anthonis Mor (copy after).

Jacob Cornelisz Banjaert, Called van Neck (1564-1638), Admiral, Burgomaster and Councilor of Amsterdam. Portrait of Jacob Cornelisz Banjaert, named Van Neck. Admiral, mayor and council of Amsterdam. Standing, half as half, stabbed in the cloak with the right hand. A weapon in the upper right corner. Pendant of SK-A-3122.

Przeszo Przyszoci A prize, lucas (m.; 1515 1586)

Fernando Alvarez de Toledo (1507-1582). Great Duke of Alba. 107 x 97. Madrid, Collection of the Dukes of Alba. Author: TIZIANO VECELLIO DE GREGORIO-TICIANO-. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN. ALVAREZ DE TOLEDO FERNANDO. ALBA DUQUE DE III. GRAN DUQUE DE ALBA. DUQUE DE ALBA III.

Portrait of Lodewijk Günther (1575-1604), Count of Nassau, Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of), c. 1609 - c. 1633 painting Portrait of Lodewijk Günther (1575-1604), count of Nassau. Bust to the right, in armor. Part of the series of portraits from the Stadhouderlijk Hof in Leeuwarden. panel. oil paint (paint) historical persons

Portrait of Count Louis-Gunther of Nassau. Dating: c. 1609 - c. 1633. Measurements: support: h 29.7 cm × w 24.1 cm; t 1.2 cm; d 3.4 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of).

Portrait of a man in a white frill. Mierevelt, Michiel Jansz. van (1566-1641), painter

Portrait of William, Count of Nassau-Siegen. Dating: c. 1620 - c. 1630. Measurements: support: h 30.3 cm × w 24.8 cm; t 1.3 cm; d 2.0 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt (copy after). Jan Antonisz van Ravesteyn (workshop of).

PHILIP II of Spain (1527-1598). King of Spain (1556-1598) and Portugal (1580-1598). Detail. Oil on canvas. Private Collection.

Portrait of a Man. Date/Period: 1593. Painting. Oil on panel. Height: 1,130 mm (44.48 in); Width: 895 mm (35.23 in). Author: Robert Peake the Elder.

Portrait of Johan van der Veecque, Director of the Rotterdam Chamber of the Dutch East India Company, elected 1602, Pieter van der Werff, 1695 - 1722

Portrait of Henricus van Zijl, Nicolaes van Borculo, 1627

Portrait of a Man, Anonymous, 1597

Sir William Lovelace Kt. of Bethersden. Date/Period: 1600. Painting. Oil on oak panel. Height: 1,067 mm (42 in); Width: 806 mm (31.73 in). Author: British School.

Flemish 17th Century (Possibly Jan Cossiers), Portrait of a Man in a Wide-Brimmed Hat, early 1630s, oil on panel

Portrait of pastor Daniel Tanner (1581-1646). unknown, painter

Head of a Gentleman after van Dyck. oil on canvas. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

HEERE, Lucas de (1534-1584). Philip II. Flemish art. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. Valencia. San Pio V Fine Arts Museum.

Thomas Stanley, 1st. Earl of Derby, also known as 2nd Baron Stanley 1435-1504 King of Mann and English nobleman Prominent figure in the later phase of the English Wars of the Roses. From the book Lodges British Portraits, published 1823, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Spanish school. Philip IV. Felipe IV. Madrid, San Fernando Academy. Author: DIEGO VELAZQUEZ (1599-1660). Location: ACADEMIA DE SAN FERNANDO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. FELIPE III HIJO. MARGARITA DE AUSTRIA HIJO. AUSTRIA MARGARITA HIJO. FELIPE IV REY DE ESPAÑA.

Portrait of a man. Portrait of a man. Bust to the right, the left hand at the shoulder. Previously considered Pendant of SK-A-1245, the portrait of Margriet Benningh by Nicolaes Eliasz. Pickkenoy.

Portrait of Adriaen Stevens by Sir Anthonis van Dyck, Oil on canvas, 1629, 1599-1641, Lithuania, Kaunas, State M. Ciurlionis Art Museum, 110x93

Portrait of a Man with a Black-Plumed Hat ca. 1535-40 Attributed to Corneille de Lyon Netherlandish A replica of this panel is in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.. Portrait of a Man with a Black-Plumed Hat. Attributed to Corneille de Lyon (Netherlandish, The Hague, active by 1533-died 1575 Lyons). ca. 1535-40. Oil on wood. Paintings

Portrait of Antonio Perez politician and secretary to Philip II - 18th century - oil on panel. Author: ANTONIO PONZ PIQUER (1725-1792). Location: MONASTERIO-PINTURA. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN.

Portrait of Constantijn Huygens. Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687), Lord of Zuylichem. Secretary of the Stadtholder, Prince Frederik Hendrik, and Poet. Dating: c. 1628 - c. 1629. Measurements: h 99 cm × w 84 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Jan Lievens.

Griete Jacobsdr van Rhijn (1585-1652), Wife of Jacob Cornelisz Banjaert, Called van Neck, Cornelis Ketel, 1605 painting Portrait of Griete Jacobsdr van Rhijn, wife of Jacob Cornelisz Banjaert, called Van Neck. Sitting, halfway, a chain with a pendant in the right hand. Pendant of SK-A-3121. canvas. oil paint (paint) historical persons - BB - woman

'Sir Henry Unton', 1586, (1934). Creator: Unknown.

Portrait of Johannes Wttenbogaert (Jan Uytenbogaert), Remonstrant Minister in The Hague, Pastor of the Wallon Church. Dating: 1632. Measurements: support: h 69.6 cm × w 58.6 cm; d 8 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt (workshop of).

Attributed in François Qunnel (1553-1619). "Henri III, King of France". Paris, carnavalet Musée. 27026-1 Portrait, King France, Valois

Portrait of Anna Magdalena Tworowska née Radziwiłł (1553-1590). nieznany malarz polski, painter

Portrait of Prince Philip William of Orange, workshop of Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, c. 1609 - c. 1633

Portrait of Joost de Soete, Lord van Villers. Portrait of Joost de Zoete ( -1589), Lord of Villers. Bust to the right with Halsberg. Part of the series of portraits from the Stadshaderel Hof in Leeuwarden.

Portrait of Jan III Radziwiłł (-1542). nieznany malarz polski, painter

Portrait or Jacob Hendricksz. Van Swieten, Formerly Entitled Dirck Hendricksz van Swieten, Anonymous, 1626 painting Portrait of Jacob Hendricksz. van Swieten (1558-1626), priest in Haarlem. Halved, sitting in a left chair. In the hands a book, a black cap on the head. At the top left the family crest. Northern Netherlands canvas. oil paint (paint) historical persons

Filippo Emanuele of Savoy, 1605, Jan Kraeck (Giovanni Caracca), Nins, portraits of children s. XVI-XIX, Sa Bassa Blanca Museum (msbb). Yannick Vu and Ben Jakober , Alcudia, Majorca, Spain.

Portrait of Maximilian I (1459-1519), Joos van Cleve (workshop or), c. 1530 painting Portrait of Maximilian I, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. He holds a carnation in the right hand, a chain with the order of the Golden Fleece around the neck. Antwerp panel. oil paint (paint) flowers: carnation. knighthood order of the Golden Fleece - insignia of a knighthood order, e.g.: badge, chain (with NAME of order). historical persons

The artist Franz Hals (1580-1666) painted The Laughing Cavalier in 1624. Hals called it Portrait of an Officer.

LUIS DE GRANADA, Luis de Sarrià, called Fray (1504-1588). Spanish clergyman, theologian and writer. Clergyman. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Spanish Royal Academy.

Pieter van der Werff, Portrait of Hugo Visch ( -1639), director of the VOC between 1626 and 1639, portrait painting visual material linen oil paint, Oval portrait of man representing Hugo Visch VOC ruler married to Maria Welhouck Half-bodied to the right. Short dark hair mustache goatee goatee. Pleated doublet. In VOC list Banderol: HUGO VISCH (gilded inscription) Dutch East India Company VOC Rotterdam director Kralingen

MAXIMILIANO II-1550. Author: JUAN PANTOJA DE LA CRUZ. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Portrait of A Man, Possible Jan de Hooghe (1608-1682), Paulus Hennekyn, 1658 painting Portrait of Johannes (Jan) de Hooghe, father -in -law of the painter Ludolf Bakhuysen. Bust with a large black hat on the head. Pendant of SK-A-2185. canvas. oil paint (paint) historical persons

Portrait of Johnn III Sobieski (1629-1696), King of Poland unknown

Portrait of duke Gonzaga by Titian, oil on canvas, circa 1525, 1488-1576, Spain, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 125x99

Portrait study; Gierymski, Aleksander (1850-1901); around 1870- 1872 (1870-00-00-1872-00-00);Society for the Encouragement of Fine Arts (Warsaw - 1860-1940) - KO, Portraits, Men's Portraits, Portraits in Bust, Portrait studies

Portrait of a Man Wearing a Black Hat; 1634 Oil on panel Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn Dutch; 1606-1669

Portrait of Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Jacob Lyon, after c. 1612

Philip IV in armour. (Felipe IV con armadura). 1625. Oil on canvas (57 x 44). Madrid, Prado museum. Author: DIEGO VELAZQUEZ (1599-1660). Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. FELIPE III HIJO. MARGARITA DE AUSTRIA HIJO. AUSTRIA MARGARITA HIJO. FELIPE IV REY DE ESPAÑA.

Portrait of a Man with a High Hat. Artist: French Painter (dated 1570). Dimensions: 9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (24.4 x 19.1 cm). Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Portrait of Henricus van Zijl (1545-1627) .portrait or Henricus van Zijl, Counsel in the Hof van Utrecht.

Portrait of Rudobrodie M Czyzna; Cranach, Lucas (1515-1586; m 1546 (1546-00-00-1546-00-00);Schlesisches Museum der Bildenden Künste (Wrocław-1880-1945), Portraits, portraits of en face, portraits en trois-quarts, men's portraits

LADISLAO II JAGELLON REY DE POLONIA (1350-1434) - SIGLO XVIII - BARROCO ITALIANO. Author: MARCELLO BACCIARELLI (1731-1818). Location: ROYAL PALACE. VARSOVIA.

Portrait of Agostino Pallavicini; Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599 - 1641); about 1621; Oil on canvas; 216.2 × 141 cm (85 1,8 × 55 1,2 in.)

Portrait of Cardinal Pietro Maria Borghese, late 1620s-early 1630s, Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini), Italian (Tuscany), Italian (Tuscany), 1596-1669, 53 x 39 in. (134.62 x 99.06 cm) (canvas)63 1/4 x 49 1/2 x 3 in. (160.66 x 125.73 x 7.62 cm) (outer frame), Oil on canvas, Italy, 17th century, This inquisitive-looking cardinal, with his intelligent gaze, plump waistline, fashionable goatee and moustache, and large ear, is Pietro Maria Borghese (1599-1642), grandnephew of Pope Paul V. The elaborate silver inkwell carries his familys coat of arms, an eagle over a dragon. When Paul V died, Pietro Maria moved to Rome and was made a cardinal at age twenty-five by Pope Urban VIII, a member of the Barberini family.

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