Hals, Frans (c.1582-1666) The Laughing Cavalier 1624 Oil on canvas, 83 x 67.3 cm Wallace Collection, London A highly gifted portraitist, Frans Hals had a supreme ability to characterise his sitters and make them appear lifelike. This exuberant portrait of a…
Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528) Portrait of a Young Man c.1500–1510 Oil on pine, 43 × 29 cm Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest
Memling, Hans (c.1430-1494) A Young Man at Prayer c.1475 Oil on oak, 39 x 25.4 cm National Gallery, London A pale young man, hands folded in prayer, is engaged in private devotions. The book is presumably a prayer book or a Book…
Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Allegoria dell’autunno (Allegory of Autumn) c.1720 Pastel on paper, laid down on canvas, 46 x 32.5 cm Private collection
Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Giovane donna con un pappagallo (A Young Lady with a Parrot) c.1730 Pastel on paper, mounted on laminated paper board, 60 x 50 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Rosalba Carriera is renowned for the distinction she brought…
Carriera, Rosalba (1675-1757) Allegoria della primavera (Allegory of Spring) c.1720 Pastel on paper, laid down on canvas, 44.1 x 33.3 cm Private collection
Lotto, Lorenzo (1480-1557) Ritratto di giovane gentiluomo (Portrait of a Young Man) c.1527 Oil on canvas, 97 x 110 cm Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venezia
Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ritratto di giovane donna (Portrait of a Young Woman) c.1536 Oil on canvas, 96 x 75 cm Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg In his portraits, Titian, one of the best portrait painters in Europe, took a radically different approach to male…
Pontormo (1494-1557) Giuseppe venduto a Putifarre (Joseph sold to Potiphar) c.1515 Oil on wood, 61 x 51.6 cm National Gallery, London This picture was commissioned to celebrate Pierfrancesco Borgherini’s marriage to Margherita Accaiuoli in 1515, and formed part of the decoration of…
Rosso Fiorentino (1495-1540) Ritratto di giovane con una lettera (Portrait of a Young Man holding a Letter) 1518 Oil on wood, 85.5 x 66.5 cm National Gallery, London A young man glances up at us from the letter he has just been…