16th century painting dubbed The Old Duchess for 150 years could just be a portrait of a cross-dressing man, new research says. Quentin Massys’ well-known portrait 'An Old Woman' could be a ...

Holbein's portrait of baby Prince Edward (1538) gifted to the King is a case in point, representing both gratitude for his patronage and, in its echoes of Da Vinci's Salvator Mundi, tacit support ...

The hidden meanings in a 16th-Century female nude. 20 November 2024. Share Save. ... the women encountered in portraits from this time are portrayed primarily in relation to the traits of ideal ...

A recently discovered painting by the 16th-century artist Lavinia Fontana being offered at a Sotheby’s Old Master sale on Thursday is thought to be a self-portrait of the artist painted while ...

The 16th-century portrait of 23-year-old merchant Derich Born. Royal Collection Trust. X-ray image reveals modifications made to Born's facial structure. Royal Collection Trust.

For women of the Italian Renaissance, ... brings us a breezy and readable portrait of 16th-century Italy through the lens of beauty standards and practices. ... The 16th century, Burke notes, ...

The 16th-century portrait of 23-year-old merchant Derich Born. Royal Collection Trust. X-ray image reveals modifications made to Born's facial structure. Royal Collection Trust.

Holbein's portrait of baby Prince Edward (1538) gifted to the King is a case in point, representing both gratitude for his patronage and, in its echoes of Da Vinci's Salvator Mundi, tacit support ...