Chronological Epoch

16th Century (1500–1599)

40 Masterpieces Cataloged from this Period

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The Assumption of the Virgin

The Assumption of the Virgin

El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos; Greek, active in Spain, 1541–1614), 1577–79

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Henri III (1551–1589), King of France

Henri III (1551–1589), King of France

French Painter (late 16th century), 1570

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Coronation Stone of Moctezuma Xocoyotzin

Coronation Stone of Moctezuma Xocoyotzin

Maker unknown (Mexica, Aztec) Probably Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City), Mexico, c. 1503

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The Assumption of the Virgin

The Assumption of the Virgin

El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos; Greek, active in Spain, 1541–1614), 1577–79

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The Nativity

The Nativity

Fra Bartolommeo (Baccio della Porta; Italian, 1472-1517), 1504–7

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Hunting near Hartenfels Castle

Hunting near Hartenfels Castle

Lucas Cranach (German, 1472–1553), 1540

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Portrait of a Man, Possibly Girolamo Rosati

Portrait of a Man, Possibly Girolamo Rosati

Lorenzo Lotto (Italian, 1480–1556), 1533–34

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Portrait of a Man, Possibly Girolamo Rosati

Portrait of a Man, Possibly Girolamo Rosati

Lorenzo Lotto (Italian, 1480–1556), 1533–34

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The Sacrifice of Isaac

The Sacrifice of Isaac

Andrea del Sarto (Italian, 1486–1530), c. 1527

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Hunting near Hartenfels Castle

Hunting near Hartenfels Castle

Lucas Cranach (German, 1472–1553), 1540

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Monsieur de Bellefourière

Monsieur de Bellefourière

French Painter (dated 1521), 1521

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Portrait of a Couple

Portrait of a Couple

Unknown Artist, c. 1580–88

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Portrait of a Man with a Pointed Collar

Portrait of a Man with a Pointed Collar

Corneille de Lyon (Netherlandish, The Hague, active by 1533–died 1575 Lyons), 1533

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Portrait of a Man with a Gold Chain

Portrait of a Man with a Gold Chain

Corneille de Lyon (Netherlandish, The Hague, active by 1533–died 1575 Lyons), 1533

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Portrait of a Man with a High Hat

Portrait of a Man with a High Hat

French Painter (dated 1570), 1570

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Portrait of a Member of the de Thou Family

Portrait of a Member of the de Thou Family

French Painter (dated 1540), 1540

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Virgin and Child

Virgin and Child

Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg), 1516

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Portrait of a Man in a White Fur Coat

Portrait of a Man in a White Fur Coat

French Painter (second or third quarter 16th century), 1525

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Portrait of a Man with a Moor's Head on His Signet Ring

Portrait of a Man with a Moor's Head on His Signet Ring

Conrad Faber von Creuznach (German, Kreuznach, active by 1524–died 1552/53 Frankfurt), 1524

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Judith

Judith

Jan Sanders van Hemessen (Netherlandish, active c. 1519–1556), c. 1540

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The Adoration of the Shepherds with Saint Catherine of Alexandria

The Adoration of the Shepherds with Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Cigoli (Ludovico Cardi), 1599

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The Finding of Moses

The Finding of Moses

Jacopo Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti), 1560s?

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Portrait of a Married Couple (Lorenz Kraffter and Honesta Merz?)

Portrait of a Married Couple (Lorenz Kraffter and Honesta Merz?)

Ulrich Apt the Elder, 1512

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Friedrich III (1463–1525), the Wise, Elector of Saxony

Friedrich III (1463–1525), the Wise, Elector of Saxony

Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop, 1533

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William Roper (1493/94–1578)

William Roper (1493/94–1578)

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1535–36

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The Circumcision

The Circumcision

Giovanni Bellini, 1511

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Margaret Roper (Margaret More, 1505–1544)

Margaret Roper (Margaret More, 1505–1544)

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1535–36

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Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman

Italian (Florentine) Painter (possibly Jacopo Zucchi, Florence 1541–1590 Rome), mid-16th century

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Johann I (1468–1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony

Johann I (1468–1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1532–33

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Johann I (1468–1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony

Johann I (1468–1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony

Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop, 1532–33

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Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child

Boccaccio Boccaccino, 1506–1518

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Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a Man

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1537

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Sebastian Andorfer (1469–1537)

Sebastian Andorfer (1469–1537)

Hans Maler, 1517

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Portrait of a Man, Possibly an Architect or Geographer

Portrait of a Man, Possibly an Architect or Geographer

Peter Paul Rubens, 1597

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Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman

Nicholas Hilliard, 1597

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Portrait of a Man in White

Portrait of a Man in White

Monogrammist LAM, 1574

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Portrait of a Man with Gloves

Portrait of a Man with Gloves

Corneille de Lyon, 1540–45

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Portrait of a Young Man, Probably Robert Devereux (1566–1601), Second Earl of Essex

Portrait of a Young Man, Probably Robert Devereux (1566–1601), Second Earl of Essex

Nicholas Hilliard, 1588

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The Lamentation

The Lamentation

Scipione Pulzone (Il Gaetano), 1593

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Madonna and Child with Angels

Madonna and Child with Angels

Bernardino da Genoa, 1515

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