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Costumes in Paintings Through History
1500-1603

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Historical Paintings for Costume Reference - Sixteenth Century

Holbein, Hans the Younger. Portrait of Anne of Cleaves. c.1539 Holbein, Hans the Younger. Sir Thomas More. 1527 Raffaello, Sanzio. Woman with a Veil. 1516 Bronzino, Agnolo. Eleonora of Toledo with her son Giovanni de' Medici. 1544-45 Cleve, Joos van, Portrait of Eleonora, Queen of France. c.1530 Unknown. Portrait of Catherine Parr. c.1545 Raffaello, Sanzio. Lady with a Unicorn. c.1505 Cranach, Lucas the Elder. Portraits of Henry the Pious, Duke of Saxony and his wife Katharina von Mecklenburg. 1514 Holbein, Hans the Younger. Henry VIII. after 1537 Holbein, Hans the Younger. Jane Seymour, Queen of England. 1536 Beccafumi, Domenico. Tanaquil. 1519 Clouet, Francois. Portrait of King Charles IX of France. 1561 Bronzino, Agnolo. Portrait of Stefano IV Colonna. 1546 Clouet, Francois. Elizabeth of Austria, Queen of France. c.1571 Clouet, Jean. Portrait of Francois I, King of France. 1525-30 Tiziano, Vecellio. Empress Isabel of Portugal. 1548 Caravaggio. The Calling of Saint Matthew. 1599-1600 Borgona, Juan de. Lady with a Hare. Unknown Amberger, Christoph. Goldsmith Jorg Zurer of Augsburg. 1531 Bartolomeo. Portrait of a Gentleman. c.1512 Bordone, Paris. The Venetian Lovers. Unknown Hilliard, Nicholas. Portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England. 1575-76 Amberger, Christoph. Portrait of Felicitas Seiler. 1537 Andrea del Sarto, Portrait of a Woman with a Basket of Spindles. c.1517 Foschi, Pierfrancesco di Jacopo. Portrait of a Lady. 1530-35 Gheeraerts, Marcus the Younger. Portrait of Queen Elisabeth I. 1592 Carpaccio, Vittore. The Virgin Reading. 1505-10 Aertsen, Pieter. Market Scene. Unknown Mor Van Dashorst, Anthonis. Portrait of Philip II in Armour. 1556 Calcar, Jan Steven van. Portrait of a Young Bearded Gentleman. Unknown Correggio. Portrait of a Gentlewoman. 1517-19 Bacchiacca. The Preaching of Saint John of the Baptist. c.1520 Palma Vecchio. A Sibyl. c.1520

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Painting Credits:
Top Row (left to right):
Holbein, Hans the Younger. Portrait of Anne of Cleaves. c.1539; Holbein, Hans the Younger. Sir Thomas More. 1527; Raffaello, Sanzio. Woman with a Veil. 1516; Bronzino, Agnolo. Eleonora of Toledo with her son Giovanni de' Medici. 1544-45; Cleve, Joos van, Portrait of Eleonora, Queen of France. c.1530; Unknown. Portrait of Catherine Parr. c.1545; Raffaello, Sanzio. Lady with a Unicorn. c.1505;
Cranach, Lucas the Elder. Portraits of Henry the Pious, Duke of Saxony and his wife Katharina von Mecklenburg. 1514; Holbein, Hans the Younger. Henry VIII. after 1537; Holbein, Hans the Younger. Jane Seymour, Queen of England. 1536; Beccafumi, Domenico. Tanaquil. 1519; Clouet, Francois. Portrait of King Charles IX of France. 1561; Bronzino, Agnolo. Portrait of Stefano IV Colonna. 1546; Clouet, Francois. Elizabeth of Austria, Queen of France. c.1571; Clouet, Jean. Portrait of Francois I, King of France. 1525-30; Tiziano, Vecellio. Empress Isabel of Portugal. 1548; Caravaggio. The Calling of Saint Matthew. 1599-1600; Borgona, Juan de. Lady with a Hare. Unknown; Amberger, Christoph. Goldsmith Jorg Zurer of Augsburg. 1531; Bartolomeo. Portrait of a Gentleman. c.1512; Bordone, Paris. The Venetian Lovers. Unknown; Hilliard, Nicholas. Portrait of Elizabeth I, Queen of England. 1575-76; Amberger, Christoph. Portrait of Felicitas Seiler. 1537; Andrea del Sarto, Portrait of a Woman with a Basket of Spindles. c.1517; Foschi, Pierfrancesco di Jacopo. Portrait of a Lady. 1530-35; Gheeraerts, Marcus the Younger. Portrait of Queen Elisabeth I. 1592; Carpaccio, Vittore. The Virgin Reading. 1505-10; Aertsen, Pieter. Market Scene. Unknown; Mor Van Dashorst, Anthonis. Portrait of Philip II in Armour. 1556; Calcar, Jan Steven van. Portrait of a Young Bearded Gentleman. Unknown; Correggio. Portrait of a Gentlewoman. 1517-19; Bacchiacca. The Preaching of Saint John of the Baptist. c.1520; Palma Vecchio. A Sibyl. c.1520.

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