Van der Weyden, Rogier (c.1399-1464) Portrait of a Man with an Open Book – Guillaume Fillastre (?) (recto) 1430s Unidentified paint on panel, 33.7 x 23.5 cm Courtauld Institute of Art, London Branch of Holly (verso) The man looks up, as if…
Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770) Teste da un cammeo (Heads from a Cameo) 1700s Oil on canvas, 23.5 x 18.3 cm Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
Botticelli, Sandro (c.1445-1510) Ritratto di Simonetta Vespucci (Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci) c.1480–1485 Mixed technique on poplar, 81.3 x 50 cm Städel Museum, Frankfurt Idealised Portrait of a Lady (Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci as Nymph) The fantastical accoutrements in this larger-than-life-size half-length painting…