Portraits


Politicians and Statesmen, Painters' Portraits and Self-Portraits, Scientists, Rulers, Emperors and Kings, Musicians and Composers, Writers and Poets.



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Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), father of international law  
(1631)
#26010266

Hugo Grotius (1583-1645), father of international law (1631)

Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687), Dutch poet and friend 
of artists, father of the physician Christiaan Huygens.
Oil on wood, 99 x 84 cm                                
On loan to the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands
#26010267

Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687), Dutch poet and friend of artists, father of th...

Portrait of a young man.                               
Canvas (1640-1641)                                     
81 x 59 cm                                             
Inv. 709
#26010268

Portrait of a young man. Canvas (1640-1641)...

Jan Steen, self-portrait.                              
Oil on canvas
#26010269

Jan Steen, self-portrait. Oil on canvas

Self-portrait of Fabritius as shepherd.                
Oil on canvas (ca. 1655)                               
79 x 64 cm                                             
Inv. 639
#26010270

Self-portrait of Fabritius as shepherd. Oil on canvas (ca. 1655)...

Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (1265-1321)              
who wrote the "Divina Commedia"                        
Inv. 8066
#260103 1

Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (1265-1321) who wrote the "Divina Co...

Francesco Petrarca, (1304-1374) poet, writer and       
humanist, who immortalized his beloved Laura in a      
series of sonnets "Il Canzoniere".                     
Inv. 8065
#260103 2

Francesco Petrarca, (1304-1374) poet, writer and humanist, who immortaliz...

Petrarca's Laura, the poet's lady love whom he         
immortalized in his sonnets "Il Canzoniere".           
Petrarca never spoke to her. She died of the           
plague in Avignon in 1348.                             
Inv. 8068
#260103 3

Petrarca's Laura, the poet's lady love whom he immortalized in his sonn...

Giovanni Boccaccio, Renaissance poet (1313-1375).      
Wood                                                   
Inv. 8067
#260103 4

Giovanni Boccaccio, Renaissance poet (1313-1375). Wood...

Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519).                      
Oakwood, 44 x 30.3 cm                                  
Inv. 4431
#260103 5

Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519). Oakwood, 44 x 30.3 cm...

Bianca Maria Sforza, Empress (1472-1510),              
second wife of Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519).       
Wood, 47 x 38 cm                                       
Inv. 5622
#260103 6

Bianca Maria Sforza, Empress (1472-1510), second wife of Emperor M...

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506).
#260103 7

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506).