16C Women with Unusual Pets

Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566–1633) by Alonso Sanchez Coello (Spanish painter, c 1531-1588) with her pet monkey

c 1530 Jean Clouet (French artist, 1475–1540) Marguerite de Navarre (also known as Marguerite of Angoulême and Margaret of Navarre) the wife of Henry II with her parrot

Francesco Montemezzano (Italian, Venetian, ca. 1540–after 1602). Portrait of a Lady with a Squirrel 

Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) (1528–1588), Portrait of a Lady with a Heron 1550s

1525 Catherine of Aragon (1485–1536) with her monkey. by Lucas Horenbout (1495-1544) 

Attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, Portrait of Cecilia Gallerani (1490-91)

1505-6 Some attribute this painting to Raphael Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483–1520), Portrait of a Lady with a Unicorn (Unsure about the authenticity of the attribution or the animal) 

1564 Hermann tom Ring (German artist, 1521–1597) Sisters Ermengard and Walburg von Rietberg Detail from Rietberg Family Portrait 1564 (with pet bird & monkey)

Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543). A Lady with a Squirrel & a Starling, c 1526-8 

Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) (Italian, 1528-1588) St Agnes and Lamb (play on the name Agnes & the Lamb of God (Agnus Dei)

1560 Portrait of a Woman by Francesco Beccaruzzi with live squirrel on table 

18C Women Around the World

Costumes de Differents Pays, by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810) c 1797 Hand-Colored Engraving from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

By the end of the 18C, worldwide exploration & colonization by Europeans were fairly commonplace, enabling the late 18C & 19C public to catch a glimpse of the clothing & customs of other peoples.

16C Women attributed to François Clouet 1510-1572

 

François Clouet (French artist, 1510-1572) Catherine de' Medici

François Clouet, son of royal artist Jean Clouet, was a French Renaissance miniaturist & painter, particularly known for his detailed portraits of the French ruling family.  Like his father, he held the office of groom of the chamber & painter in ordinary to the king. He seems to have taken up where his father left off. Many paintings & drawings are attributed to this artist, often without much certainty.

François Clouet (French artist, 1510-1572)  Jacqueline de Rohan, Duchesse de Longueville (c. 1520-1587) 

François Clouet (French artist, 1510-1572) Claude de Chateaubrun de Beaune, dame de Gouffier

François Clouet (French artist, 1510-1572) Claude de Beaune de Semblancay

François Clouet (French artist, 1510-1572) Isabelle de Hauteville

François Clouet (French artist, 1510-1572) Jeanne d'Albret, Queen of France and Navarre

François Clouet (French artist, 1510-1572) Louise de Clermont

François Clouet (French artist, 1510-1572) Madeleine Le Clerc du Tremblay 1570

François Clouet (French artist, 1510-1572) Margaret of Valois, Queen Margot

François Clouet (French artist, 1510-1572) Margaret of Valois, Young Queen Margot

François Clouet (French artist, 1510-1572) Françoise Brézé, Duchesse de Bouillon 1550

 François Clouet (French artist, 1510-1572) Margerite of Valois

François Clouet (French artist, 1510-1572) Mary Stuart at marriage to Francis of Valois, later King Francis II

François Clouet (French artist, 1510-1572) Mary Stuart in White Mourning

François Clouet (French artist, 1510-1572) Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry

François Clouet (French artist, 1510-1572) Mary Stuart Queen Mary of Scotland age 13

François Clouet (French artist, 1510-1572) Mary Queen of Scots Mourning

François Clouet (French artist, 1510-1572) Mary Stuart

François Clouet (French artist, 1510-1572) Elizabeth of Autriche, Queen of France

Attributed to François Clouet (French artist, 1510-1572) Portrait of a Woman

18C Women Around the World

Costumes de Differents Pays, by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur (France, 1757-1810) c 1797 Hand-Colored Engraving from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

By the end of the 18C, worldwide exploration & colonization by Europeans were fairly commonplace, enabling the late 18C & 19C public to catch a glimpse of the clothing & customs of other peoples.

16C Women in Furs

1570s Catherine Michelle of Spain (1567-1597) alternately  attributed to El Greco (1541-1614)  Sofonisba Anguissola

1506 Giorgione (1466-1519) Portrait of a Young Woman (Laura)

1512 Sebastiano del Piombo (1485-1547) Portrait of a Woman

1525 Unknown Geman artist A Woman

1520 Joos van Cleve (Netherlandish painter, (fl 1507-1541) A Woman

1520 Joos van Cleve (Netherlandish painter, (fl 1507-1541) A Woman

1520-25 Vincenzo Catena Portrait of a Woman

1529 Louis Cranach the Elder (1472-1553) Catherine Bore

1530 Joos van Cleve (Netherlandish painter, (fl 1507-1541) Queen of France Elenore von Frankreich (1498-1558)

1530 Jan van Hemessen (1500-1579) Woman Weighing Gold

1530s Cristofano dell'Altissimo (1525-1605) Guilia Gonzaga Mourning In this painting, the lady has fur running down her coat & a gilded pelt head at her waist.

1535 Ambrosius Benson (1490-1550) Anne Stafford

1530s Mary Boleyn in the style of Holbein

1538 Bartholomäus Bruyn the Elder (1493-1555) A Woman with sleeves lined with fur

1539 Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515-1586) Portrait of a Woman

1542 Willem Key (1516-1568) Portrait of a Woman

c 1545 Katherine Parr once identified as Lady Jane Grey

1555 c Detail Catherine de Medici possibly by Agnolo Bronzino

1543 Hans Holbein the Younger (1498-1543) Lady Margaret Butts

1528 Hans Holbein the Younger (1498-1543) Detail Darmstadt Madonna

1541 Master of the 1540s (Netherlandish artist, fl 1541-1551) Portrait of a Woman