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1500-1600

By Valcine
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Self-Portrait

    Self-Portrait
    by Albrecht Durer
    Oil on panel
    67 x 49 cm
    Alte Pinakothek, Munich
  • Jan 1, 1504

    Adam and Eve

    Adam and Eve
    by Albrecht Durer
    Engraving; 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (25.1 x 20 cm)
    Fletcher Fund, 1919 (19.73.1)
  • Jan 1, 1511

    Saint John on Patmos

    Saint John on Patmos
    by Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien) (German, 1484/85–1545)
    Oil on panel: 35 1/4 x 30 1/4 in. (89.5 x 76.8 cm)
  • Jan 1, 1512

    Studies for Libyan Sibyl

    by Michalangelo Buonarroti
    Studies for the Libyan Sibyl and a Small Sketch for a Seated Figure (verso), 1508–12
    Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475–1564)
    Italian
    Red chalk (recto); charcoal or black chalk (verso)
  • Jan 1, 1514

    Knight, Death, and the Devil

    by Albrect Durer (German, 1471–1528)
    Engraving; 9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (24.4 x 19.1 cm)
    Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1943 (43.106.2)
  • Jan 1, 1519

    Virgin and Chil with Saint Anne

    by Albrecht Durer (German, 1471–1528)
    Oil on wood; 23 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (60 x 49.8 cm)
    Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913 (14.40.633)
  • Jan 1, 1520

    Ewer

    Possibly workshop of Maestro Giorgio Andreoli (Italian, ca. 1465–1553)
    Tin–glazed earthenware (maiolica), with luster; H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
    Gift of V. Everit Macy, in memory of his wife, Edith Carpenter Macy, 1927 (27.97.39)
  • Jan 1, 1520

    Adoration of the Magi

    Adoration of the Magi
    Attributed to Master of James IV of Scotland
    Ink and tempera on vellum; 6 5/8 x 4 4/5 in. (16.9 x 12.4 cm)
    Bequest of George D. Pratt, 1935 (48.149.15)
  • Jan 1, 1525

    Pair of low-footed bowls w/ Ruggieri and Filomena

    Pair of low-footed bowls w/ Ruggieri and Filomena
    Italy; Urbino or Castel Durante
    Tin–glazed earthenware (maiolica); (.7) H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Diam. 8 1/4 in. (21 cm); (.8) H. 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm), Diam. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
    Inscribed: RUGIERI and PHILOMENA
    J. Pierpont Morgan Gift, by exchange, 1965 (65.6.7)
    Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1965 (65.5.8)
  • Jan 1, 1527

    The Adoration of the Shepherds

    The Adoration of the Shepherds
    L'Ortolano (Giovanni Battista Benvenuti) (Italian, Ferrarese, active by 1512, died after 1527)
    Oil on canvas, transferred from wood; 19 3/8 x 28 3/4 in. (49.2 x 73 cm)
    Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915 (30.95.296)
  • Jan 1, 1540

    Spinetta with Case

    Spinetta with Case
    Unknown Maker
    Venice, Italy
    Wood and various other materials; 57 1/4 x 19 in. (145.4 x 48.3 cm)
    Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1953 (53.6ab
  • Jan 1, 1550

    Charity

    Charity
    Franco–Flemish
    Alabaster; H. 54 1/2 in. (138.4 cm)
    Purchase, Josephine Bay Paul and C. Michael Paul Foundation Inc. Gift and Charles Ulrick and Josephine Bay Foundation Inc. Gift, 1965 (65.110)
  • Jan 1, 1555

    Portrait of Laura Battiferri

    by Bronzino
    Style: Mannerism (Late Renaissance)
    Genre: portrait
    Technique: oil
    Material: panel
    Dimensions: 60 x 83 cm
    Gallery: Palazzo Vecchio (Palazzo della Signoria) Florence, Italy
  • Jan 1, 1562

    Bacchus

    Bacchus
    by Giambologna
    Bronze
    Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence
  • Jan 1, 1565

    Ovid Metamorphoses

    Ovid Metamorphoses
    by Arthur Golding
  • Jan 1, 1570

    Triton

    Triton
    Giambologna (Netherlandish, 1529–1608)
    Made in Florence, Italy
    Bronze; H. 36 in. (91.4 cm)
    Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913 (14.40.689)
  • Jan 1, 1570

    Woman Reclining and Writing

    Woman Reclining and Writing
    by Giambologna
  • Jan 1, 1570

    Crucifixion

    Crucifixion
    Hans Speckaert (Flemish, died ca. 1577)
    Pen and brown and brownish black iron gall inks, brush and iron ink washes, heightened with white; 16 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (41.3 x 26.4 cm)
    Purchase, Rogers and Harris Brisbane Dick Funds, Gifts of Ernest Shapiro and family, Mrs. Henry J. Bernheim, and Mrs. Henry Payne Whitney, and Jacob H. Schiff Bequest, by exchange, and funds from various donors, 1999 (1999.85)
  • Jan 1, 1580

    Cornetto in A

    Cornetto in A
    Germany
    Ivory, gold–plated brass or copper; L. along center axis 22 5/8 in. (57.5 cm)
    Funds from various donors, 1952 (52.96.1)
  • Farnese Hercules

    Farnese Hercules
    Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, 1558–1617)
    Engraving; 16 7/16 x 11 15/16 in. (41.8 x 30.4 cm)
    Gift of Henry Walters, 1917 (17.37.59)
  • Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet
    A play by William Shakespeare was first performed from 1594-95. This is a painting by Frank Dicksee.
  • Coronation of the Virgin

    Coronation of the Virgin
    Annibale Carracci (Italian, Bolognese, 1560–1609)
    Oil on canvas; 46 3/8 x 55 5/8 in. (117.8 x 141.3 cm)
    Purchase, Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876–1967), by exchange, and Dr. and Mrs. Manuel Porter and sons Gift, in honor of Mrs. Sarah Porter, 1971 (1971.155)
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream
    A play by William Shakespeare first performed from 1595-96.
  • Claviorganum

    Claviorganum
    Made by Laurentium Hauslaib
    Nuremberg, Germany
    Wood and various materials; L. 26 in. (66 cm)
    The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889 (89.4.1191)
  • Julius Caesar

    Julius Caesar
    A play by William Shakespeare, first performed from 1599-1600.