History of Portraiture
@oldportraiture.bsky.social
History of Portraiture
(by a Belgian Art Historian)
(by a Belgian Art Historian)
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#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Isabella Agneta Deutz (1658- 1694/96)
c. 1680
Mauritshuis, Den Haag
#Schalcken
Portrait of Isabella Agneta Deutz (1658- 1694/96)
c. 1680
Mauritshuis, Den Haag
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:49 AM
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Isabella Agneta Deutz (1658- 1694/96)
c. 1680
Mauritshuis, Den Haag
#Schalcken
Portrait of Isabella Agneta Deutz (1658- 1694/96)
c. 1680
Mauritshuis, Den Haag
#Schalcken
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Diederick Hoeufft (1648-1719)
c. 1680
Mauritshuis, Den Haag
#Schalcken
Portrait of Diederick Hoeufft (1648-1719)
c. 1680
Mauritshuis, Den Haag
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:46 AM
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Diederick Hoeufft (1648-1719)
c. 1680
Mauritshuis, Den Haag
#Schalcken
Portrait of Diederick Hoeufft (1648-1719)
c. 1680
Mauritshuis, Den Haag
#Schalcken
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of #RachelRuysch (1664-1750)
ca. 1690s
Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum
#Schalcken
Portrait of #RachelRuysch (1664-1750)
ca. 1690s
Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:42 AM
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of #RachelRuysch (1664-1750)
ca. 1690s
Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum
#Schalcken
Portrait of #RachelRuysch (1664-1750)
ca. 1690s
Cheltenham Art Gallery & Museum
#Schalcken
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of a Boy in a Gold-Embroidered Robe
1676
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
#Schalcken
Portrait of a Boy in a Gold-Embroidered Robe
1676
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:38 AM
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of a Boy in a Gold-Embroidered Robe
1676
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
#Schalcken
Portrait of a Boy in a Gold-Embroidered Robe
1676
Museum of the Shenandoah Valley
#Schalcken
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Anna Maria Gool (1668-1743)
1699-1706
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
#Schalcken
Portrait of Anna Maria Gool (1668-1743)
1699-1706
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:36 AM
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Anna Maria Gool (1668-1743)
1699-1706
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
#Schalcken
Portrait of Anna Maria Gool (1668-1743)
1699-1706
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
#Schalcken
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Josnia Parduyn (1642-1718)
1705
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
#Schalcken
Portrait of Josnia Parduyn (1642-1718)
1705
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:33 AM
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Josnia Parduyn (1642-1718)
1705
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
#Schalcken
Portrait of Josnia Parduyn (1642-1718)
1705
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
#Schalcken
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Josina Clara van Citters (1671-1753)
1699-1706
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
#Schalcken
Portrait of Josina Clara van Citters (1671-1753)
1699-1706
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:31 AM
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Josina Clara van Citters (1671-1753)
1699-1706
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
#Schalcken
Portrait of Josina Clara van Citters (1671-1753)
1699-1706
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
#Schalcken
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Arnoudina van Beaumont
1699
Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht
#Schalcken
Portrait of Arnoudina van Beaumont
1699
Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:28 AM
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Arnoudina van Beaumont
1699
Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht
#Schalcken
Portrait of Arnoudina van Beaumont
1699
Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht
#Schalcken
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Self-portrait, with the medal of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
1706
#Schalcken
Self-portrait, with the medal of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
1706
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:25 AM
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Self-portrait, with the medal of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
1706
#Schalcken
Self-portrait, with the medal of Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine
1706
#Schalcken
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Self-portrait
1695
Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa
#Schalcken
Self-portrait
1695
Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:23 AM
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Self-portrait
1695
Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa
#Schalcken
Self-portrait
1695
Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa
#Schalcken
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Self-portrait
ca. 1690
Dordrechts Museum
#Schalcken
Self-portrait
ca. 1690
Dordrechts Museum
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:18 AM
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Self-portrait
ca. 1690
Dordrechts Museum
#Schalcken
Self-portrait
ca. 1690
Dordrechts Museum
#Schalcken
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Self-portrait
ca. 1670s
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
#Schalcken
Self-portrait
ca. 1670s
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:14 AM
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Self-portrait
ca. 1670s
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
#Schalcken
Self-portrait
ca. 1670s
The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
#Schalcken
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Self-portrait
ca. 1679
Palais Liechtenstein, Vienna
#Schalcken
Self-portrait
ca. 1679
Palais Liechtenstein, Vienna
#Schalcken
October 8, 2026 at 7:10 AM
#GodfriedSchalcken (1643-1706), who was #BornOnThisDay
Self-portrait
ca. 1679
Palais Liechtenstein, Vienna
#Schalcken
Self-portrait
ca. 1679
Palais Liechtenstein, Vienna
#Schalcken
Nicholas #Hilliard (1547-1619)
Portrait of #MargaretDouglas (1515-1578), Countess of Lennox who was #BornOnThisDay
1575
Rijksmuseum
#Douglas #Tudor #Stewart #Stuart
Portrait of #MargaretDouglas (1515-1578), Countess of Lennox who was #BornOnThisDay
1575
Rijksmuseum
#Douglas #Tudor #Stewart #Stuart
October 8, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Nicholas #Hilliard (1547-1619)
Portrait of #MargaretDouglas (1515-1578), Countess of Lennox who was #BornOnThisDay
1575
Rijksmuseum
#Douglas #Tudor #Stewart #Stuart
Portrait of #MargaretDouglas (1515-1578), Countess of Lennox who was #BornOnThisDay
1575
Rijksmuseum
#Douglas #Tudor #Stewart #Stuart
Unknown Artist
Portrait of #MargaretDouglas (1515-1578), Countess of Lennox who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1572
Royal Collection
#Douglas #Tudor #Stewart #Stuart
Portrait of #MargaretDouglas (1515-1578), Countess of Lennox who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1572
Royal Collection
#Douglas #Tudor #Stewart #Stuart
October 8, 2026 at 6:12 AM
Unknown Artist
Portrait of #MargaretDouglas (1515-1578), Countess of Lennox who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1572
Royal Collection
#Douglas #Tudor #Stewart #Stuart
Portrait of #MargaretDouglas (1515-1578), Countess of Lennox who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1572
Royal Collection
#Douglas #Tudor #Stewart #Stuart
Frans #Pourbus the Younger (1569-1622)
Portrait of #MariaMaddalenaofAustria (1589-1631), Grand Duchess of Tuscany , who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1603-4
Kunsthistorisches Museum
#Habsburg #Medici
Portrait of #MariaMaddalenaofAustria (1589-1631), Grand Duchess of Tuscany , who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1603-4
Kunsthistorisches Museum
#Habsburg #Medici
October 7, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Frans #Pourbus the Younger (1569-1622)
Portrait of #MariaMaddalenaofAustria (1589-1631), Grand Duchess of Tuscany , who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1603-4
Kunsthistorisches Museum
#Habsburg #Medici
Portrait of #MariaMaddalenaofAustria (1589-1631), Grand Duchess of Tuscany , who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1603-4
Kunsthistorisches Museum
#Habsburg #Medici
#RobertLefèvre (1756-1830)
Portrait of #PaulineDuchambge (1778-1858), who was #BornOnThisDay
Before 1830
Château de Versailles
#Duchambge #PaulinedeMontet
#WomenComposers
Portrait of #PaulineDuchambge (1778-1858), who was #BornOnThisDay
Before 1830
Château de Versailles
#Duchambge #PaulinedeMontet
#WomenComposers
October 7, 2026 at 11:34 AM
#RobertLefèvre (1756-1830)
Portrait of #PaulineDuchambge (1778-1858), who was #BornOnThisDay
Before 1830
Château de Versailles
#Duchambge #PaulinedeMontet
#WomenComposers
Portrait of #PaulineDuchambge (1778-1858), who was #BornOnThisDay
Before 1830
Château de Versailles
#Duchambge #PaulinedeMontet
#WomenComposers
#AndreadelVerrocchio (ca. 1435-88), who died #OnThisDay
Bust of woman thought to be Lucrezia Donati or Ginevra Benci ("Dama del Mazzolino")
ca. 1475
Bargello National Museum, Firenze
#Verrocchio
Bust of woman thought to be Lucrezia Donati or Ginevra Benci ("Dama del Mazzolino")
ca. 1475
Bargello National Museum, Firenze
#Verrocchio
October 7, 2026 at 11:28 AM
#AndreadelVerrocchio (ca. 1435-88), who died #OnThisDay
Bust of woman thought to be Lucrezia Donati or Ginevra Benci ("Dama del Mazzolino")
ca. 1475
Bargello National Museum, Firenze
#Verrocchio
Bust of woman thought to be Lucrezia Donati or Ginevra Benci ("Dama del Mazzolino")
ca. 1475
Bargello National Museum, Firenze
#Verrocchio
#AndreadelVerrocchio (ca. 1435-88), who died #OnThisDay
Bust of a Woman
ca. 1460-70
Frick Collection
#Verrocchio
Bust of a Woman
ca. 1460-70
Frick Collection
#Verrocchio
October 7, 2026 at 11:22 AM
#AndreadelVerrocchio (ca. 1435-88), who died #OnThisDay
Bust of a Woman
ca. 1460-70
Frick Collection
#Verrocchio
Bust of a Woman
ca. 1460-70
Frick Collection
#Verrocchio
#AndreadelVerrocchio (ca. 1435-88), who died #OnThisDay
Portrait of #GiulianodeMedici (1453-78)
ca. 1475-8
National Gallery of Art, Washington
#Verrocchio
Portrait of #GiulianodeMedici (1453-78)
ca. 1475-8
National Gallery of Art, Washington
#Verrocchio
October 7, 2026 at 11:19 AM
#AndreadelVerrocchio (ca. 1435-88), who died #OnThisDay
Portrait of #GiulianodeMedici (1453-78)
ca. 1475-8
National Gallery of Art, Washington
#Verrocchio
Portrait of #GiulianodeMedici (1453-78)
ca. 1475-8
National Gallery of Art, Washington
#Verrocchio
#AndreadelCastagno (c. 1419-1457)
Portrait of #AndreadelVerrocchio (ca. 1435-88), who died #OnThisDay
ca. 1470
Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
#Verrocchio
Portrait of #AndreadelVerrocchio (ca. 1435-88), who died #OnThisDay
ca. 1470
Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
#Verrocchio
October 7, 2026 at 11:13 AM
#AndreadelCastagno (c. 1419-1457)
Portrait of #AndreadelVerrocchio (ca. 1435-88), who died #OnThisDay
ca. 1470
Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
#Verrocchio
Portrait of #AndreadelVerrocchio (ca. 1435-88), who died #OnThisDay
ca. 1470
Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze
#Verrocchio
#VittorioMatteoCorcos (1859-1933), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Countess Lia Silvia Goldman Clerici
1911
#Corcos
Portrait of Countess Lia Silvia Goldman Clerici
1911
#Corcos
October 4, 2026 at 10:24 AM
#VittorioMatteoCorcos (1859-1933), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Countess Lia Silvia Goldman Clerici
1911
#Corcos
Portrait of Countess Lia Silvia Goldman Clerici
1911
#Corcos
#VittorioMatteoCorcos (1859-1933), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Diane de la Bouchère
1903
#Corcos
Portrait of Diane de la Bouchère
1903
#Corcos
October 4, 2026 at 10:22 AM
#VittorioMatteoCorcos (1859-1933), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of Diane de la Bouchère
1903
#Corcos
Portrait of Diane de la Bouchère
1903
#Corcos
#VittorioMatteoCorcos (1859-1933), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of the Contessa Nerina Pisani Volpi di Misurata
1906
#Corcos
Portrait of the Contessa Nerina Pisani Volpi di Misurata
1906
#Corcos
October 4, 2026 at 10:19 AM
#VittorioMatteoCorcos (1859-1933), who was #BornOnThisDay
Portrait of the Contessa Nerina Pisani Volpi di Misurata
1906
#Corcos
Portrait of the Contessa Nerina Pisani Volpi di Misurata
1906
#Corcos
October 4, 2026 at 10:16 AM