Male European Fashion in Portraits 1500s Photos

Fashion & dress styles of European men revealed in painted portraits of 16thC.

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Portrait of Benedetto Portinari by Hans Memling at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.Portrait of a man by Hans Memling at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.Portrait of a Man attrib. to Master of Legend of Magdalen at Angers Fine Arts Museum. Angers, France.Portrait of Guidobaldo da Montefeltro by Raphael Sanzio at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.
Portrait of Benedetto Portinari (1487) by Hans Memling at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.Portrait of a man (c1490) by Hans Memling at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.Portrait of a Man (15thC) attrib. to Master of Legend of Magdalen at Angers Fine Arts Museum. Angers, France.Portrait of Guidobaldo da Montefeltro (c1504-6) by Raphael Sanzio at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.
Portrait of a man by Raphael Sanzio at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.Portrait of a Man by Quinten Massys at National Gallery of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Portrait of a Man by Titian at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.Portrait of Bernhard Besserer by unknown of Ulm at Ulmer Museum. Ulm, Germany.
Portrait of a man (c1505-6) by Raphael Sanzio at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.Portrait of a Man (c1510-20) by Quinten Massys at National Gallery of Scotland. Edinburgh, Scotland.Portrait of a Man (The Sick Man) (1514) by Titian (aka Tiziano Vecellio) at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.Portrait of Bernhard Besserer (1517) by unknown of Ulm at Ulmer Museum. Ulm, Germany.
Pfalzgraf Philipp der Kriegerische portrait by Hans Baldung Grien at Alte Pinakothek. Munich, Germany.Portrait of engraver of fine stones by Il Pontormo at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Portrait of a Man by Lucas Cranach the Elder at National Gallery of Art. Washington, DC.Portrait of Erasmus writing by Hans Holbein the Younger at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Pfalzgraf Philipp der Kriegerische portrait (1517) by Hans Baldung Grien at Alte Pinakothek. Munich, Germany.Portrait of engraver of fine stones (c1517) by Il Pontormo at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Portrait of a Man (1522) by Lucas Cranach the Elder at National Gallery of Art. Washington, DC.Portrait of Erasmus writing (1523) by Hans Holbein the Younger at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Portrait of William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury by Hans Holbein the Younger at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Portrait of Nicholas Kratzer, astronomer by Hans Holbein the Younger at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Portrait of a man by Il Parmigianino at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.Portrait of a Hanseatic Merchant by Hans Holbein the Younger of Germany at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.
Portrait of William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury (1527) by Hans Holbein the Younger at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Portrait of Nicholas Kratzer, astronomer (1528) by Hans Holbein the Younger at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Portrait of a man (c1530) by Il Parmigianino (aka Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.Portrait of a Hanseatic Merchant (1538) by Hans Holbein the Younger of Germany at Yale University Art Gallery. New Haven, CT.
Sir Brian Tuke portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger at National Gallery of Art. Washington, DC.Portrait of Derek Berck painting by Hans Holbein the Younger at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Portrait of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony by workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Portrait of Frederick III the Wise, Prince Elector of Saxony by workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Sir Brian Tuke portrait (c1532-4) by Hans Holbein the Younger at National Gallery of Art. Washington, DC.Portrait of Derek Berck painting (1530) by Hans Holbein the Younger at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Portrait of John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1531) by workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Portrait of Frederick III the Wise, Prince Elector of Saxony (1532) by workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Portrait of Man with Gold-embroidered Cap painting by Lucas Cranach the Elder at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Portrait of Member of Wedigh Family painting by Hans Holbein the Younger at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Portrait of Sir Henry Wyatt, advisor to King Henry VIII of England by Hans Holbein the Younger at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Portrait of a man with black beret holding gloves by Corneille de Lyon at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France.
Portrait of Man with Gold-embroidered Cap painting (1532) by Lucas Cranach the Elder at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Portrait of Member of Wedigh Family painting (1532) by Hans Holbein the Younger at Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, NY.Portrait of Sir Henry Wyatt, advisor to King Henry VIII of England (c1535-7) by Hans Holbein the Younger at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Portrait of a man with black beret holding gloves (c1535) by Corneille de Lyon at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France.
Poet Baldassare Castiglione portrait by Titian at National Gallery of Ireland. Dublin, Ireland.Portrait presumed to be Rabelais painting by Giambattista Moroni at Museum of Fine Arts. Reims, France.Portrait of Andrea Alciati by Ambrosius Benson at Angers Fine Arts Museum. Angers, France.Portrait of a Man by unknown, likely Dutch, painter at Angers Fine Arts Museum. Angers, France.
Poet Baldassare Castiglione portrait (c1536-8) by Titian at National Gallery of Ireland. Dublin, Ireland.Portrait presumed to be Rabelais painting (16thC) by Giambattista Moroni at Museum of Fine Arts. Reims, France.Portrait of Andrea Alciati (1st half 16thC) by Ambrosius Benson at Angers Fine Arts Museum. Angers, France.Portrait of a Man (16thC) by unknown, likely Dutch, painter at Angers Fine Arts Museum. Angers, France.
Portrait of Bartolomeo Panciantichi by Bronzino at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.Portrait of gentleman with hand on sword attrib. Tintoretto at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Portrait of Pierantonio Bandini by Bronzino at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Portrait of man holding statuette by Bronzino at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Portrait of Bartolomeo Panciantichi (1540-1) by Bronzino at Uffizi Gallery. Florence, Italy.Portrait of gentleman with hand on sword (c1540) attrib. Tintoretto at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Portrait of Pierantonio Bandini (1550-5) by Bronzino at National Gallery of Canada. Ottawa, ON.Portrait of man holding statuette by Bronzino at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.
Portrait of Friend of Titian by Titian of Venice, Italy at Legion of Honor Museum. San Francisco, CA.Portrait of Young Man by Titian at Alte Pinakothek. Munich, Germany.Portrait of Venetian Nobleman by Titian at Alte Pinakothek. Munich, Germany.Portrait of a man attrib. Bartholomaüs Bruyn of Werden at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France.
Portrait of Friend of Titian (Marco Mantova Benavides) (c1550) by Titian of Venice, Italy at Legion of Honor Museum. San Francisco, CA.Portrait of Young Man by Titian at Alte Pinakothek. Munich, Germany.Portrait of Venetian Nobleman by Titian at Alte Pinakothek. Munich, Germany.Portrait of a man (prior to 1555) attrib. Bartholomaüs Bruyn (aka Barthel Bruyn) of Werden at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France.
Portrait of a man by Willem Key of Liege at Rouen Museum of Fine Arts. Rouen, France.Portrait of a man age 33 by Martin de Vos of Antwerp at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Portrait of Young King Charles IX from workshop of François Clouet at Angers Fine Arts Museum. Angers, France.Portrait of a man by Corneille de Lyon at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France.
Portrait of a man (1564) by Willem Key of Liege at Rouen Museum of Fine Arts. Rouen, France.Portrait of a man age 33 (1565) by Martin de Vos(?) of Antwerp at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Portrait of Young King Charles IX (c1565-1570) from workshop of François Clouet at Angers Fine Arts Museum. Angers, France.Portrait of a man (prior to 1575) by Corneille de Lyon at Beaux-Arts Museum. Lyon, France.
Portrait of a Gentleman by Nicholas Maes of Netherlands at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY.William III, Prince of Orange painting by Nicolaes Maes of Amsterdam at Blanton Museum of Art. Austin, TX.Cornelis Evertsen, Lieutenant-Admiral of Zeeland painting by Nicolaes Maes at Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam, NL.Portrait of Pieter Groenendijk by Nicolaes Maes at Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam, NL.
Portrait of a Gentleman (c1670) by Nicholas Maes of Netherlands at Memorial Art Gallery. Rochester, NY.William III, Prince of Orange painting (after 1677) by Nicolaes Maes of Amsterdam at Blanton Museum of Art. Austin, TX.Cornelis Evertsen, Lieutenant-Admiral of Zeeland painting (1680) by Nicolaes Maes at Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam, NL.Portrait of Pieter Groenendijk (c1680) by Nicolaes Maes at Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam, NL.
Portrait of Carolus Reihing by Jakob Burkhammer of Ulm at Ulmer Museum. Ulm, Germany.The Fortune Teller painting by Caravaggio at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Henri II painting by anonymous French artist at Museum of Fine Arts. Reims, France.Portrait of King Henri III by unknown at Rouen Museum of Fine Arts. Rouen, France.
Portrait of Carolus Reihing (1593) by Jakob Burkhammer of Ulm at Ulmer Museum. Ulm, Germany.The Fortune Teller painting (c1595-8) by Caravaggio at Louvre Museum. Paris, France.Henri II painting (16thC) by anonymous French artist at Museum of Fine Arts. Reims, France.Portrait of King Henri III (end 16thC) by unknown at Rouen Museum of Fine Arts. Rouen, France.
Portrait of Maximilian I of Austria painting attrib. Albrecht Dürer at Château de Clos Lucé. Amboise, France.


Portrait of Maximilian I of Austria painting (16thC) attrib. Albrecht Dürer at Château de Clos Lucé. Amboise, France.



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