It’s the satirical 16th Century portrait that inspired Sir John Tenniel ... We know that Massys was very interested in carnivals, where men would impersonate women.’ While subject of the ...

New research and conservation work on the 1533 portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger ... they knew what they were doing in the 18th century,” she said. But she succeeded in removing filler ...

Double-sided or fitted with movable covers, many 15th- and 16th-century portraits from Italy, Germany and the Netherlands were designed for dynamic interaction with the viewer. The reverse sides ...

When one thinks of portraits of Henry VIII, his wives, or any member of the Tudor Dynasty, 16th-century Renaissance paintings are likely to come to mind. But, photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto offers ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has acquired a Renaissance portrait of exceptional quality depicting the papal banker Bindo Altoviti (oil on marble, around 1545), by the Italian master Francesco ...

A 16th-century portrait created by Lucas Cranach the Elder and his workshop will be auctioned next year under an agreement between a Pennsylvania museum and the descendants of a Jewish couple who ...

brings us a breezy and readable portrait of 16th-century Italy through the lens of beauty standards and practices. Image One source that inspired the book was Giovanni Marinello’s “The ...

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 The portrait was ...