The 1000++ Artworks created around 1550

Gods

A Masterpiece of Female Beauty and Sensuality

Tiziano Vecellio, also known as Titian, was an Italian painter who is considered one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance period. His painting,

The Battle of Alexander at Issus Albrecht Altdorfer

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Albrecht Altdorfer - The Battle of Alexander at Issus

Oil On Panel
Oil

Religious
Wars

Albrecht Altdorfer, a German artist and pioneer of landscape art, created the stunning painting The Battle of Alexander at Issus in 1529. This masterpiece is a founding work ...

Alte Pinakothek (Munchen, Germany)

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Air Giuseppe Arcimboldo

About the Artist and his Masterpiece

Giuseppe Arcimboldo, an Italian painter born in 1527, is renowned for his imaginative composite portraits. His painting Air, created in 1566, is...

The Tower of Babel Pieter Bruegel The Elder

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Pieter Bruegel The Elder - The Tower of Babel

Buildings

A Masterpiece of Netherlandish Renaissance Art

Pieter Bruegel the Elder's The Tow...

The Hunters in the Snow (Winter)Pieter Bruegel The Elder

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Pieter Bruegel The Elder - The Hunters in the Snow (Winter)

Winter
Hunting

Discover this Masterpiece of Northern Renaissance Art

Are you looking for a captivating piece of art that showcases the beauty and harshness of winter? Look no further than The Hunters in...

Judith with the head of Holofernes Lucas Cranach The Elder

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Lucas Cranach The Elder - Judith with the head of Holofernes

Oil	Religious Warriors Body

Are you an art enthusiast looking to learn more about the captivating painting, Judith with the Head of Holofernes by Lucas Cranach the Elder? Look no further! This ma...

Double Portrait of Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve (also known as The Ambassadors)Hans Holbein The Younger

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Hans Holbein The Younger - Double Portrait of Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve (also known as The Ambassadors)

National Gallery (London, United Kingdom)

Portraits

Summer 1 Giuseppe Arcimboldo

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Oil

Summer

The Visionary Artist Behind the Masterpiece

Giuseppe Arcimboldo, an Italian Mannerist painter, was renowned for his extraordinary and sometimes monstrous human portraits. His unique...

Christ Carrying the Cross Pieter Bruegel The Elder

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Pieter Bruegel The Elder - Christ Carrying the Cross

Christianity
Religious

Introduction to the Painting

Christ Carrying the Cross is an oil-on-panel painting by the Netherlandish Renaissance artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Painted in 1564, this mast...

The Triumph of Death Pieter Bruegel The Elder

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Pieter Bruegel The Elder - The Triumph of Death

Religious
Birth And Death
Hell

A Panoramic Landscape of Death

Pieter Bruegel the Elder's The Triumph of Death<...

Museo del Prado (Madrid, Spain)

Adam and Eve Lucas Cranach The Elder

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(1531)

Adam
Animals
Religious

Introduction to the Painting

Lucas Cranach the Elder, a renowned artist of the Northern Renaissance, created the painting Adam and Eve in 1531. This masterpiece is an excellent example of Cranach's ...

Visitation Jacopo Carucci (Pontormo)

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(1528)

Discover the Masterpiece of Mannerism

Jacopo Carucci, also known as Pontormo, was an Italian Mannerist painter and portraitist from the Florentine School. His work represents a profound stylistic shift from the calm perspectival regularity that characterized the art of the Florentine...

The Librarian Giuseppe Arcimboldo

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Skoklosters Slott (Sweden)

Symbols
Arts
Books

A Masterpiece of Abstract Art in the 16th Century

Giuseppe Arcimboldo, an Italian artist from the Renaissance period, created a series of paintings called 'The Four Elements' in 1566. Among these masterpieces is 'The Librarian', which is currently housed at Skokloster Castle in ...

Peasant wedding Pieter Bruegel The Elder

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Pieter Bruegel The Elder - Peasant wedding

Marriage
Peasants

About the Artist

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (ca. 1526/30 - 1569) was a Flemish Renaissance painter and printmaker, renowned for his depictions of peasant life. His works often p...

The Massacre of the Innocents Pieter Bruegel The Younger

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Pieter Bruegel The Younger - The Massacre of the Innocents

Kunsthistorisches Museum (Wien, Austria)

Discover one of the most powerful and thought-provoking paintings from the Northern Renaissance, The Massacre of the Innocents, created by Pieter Bruegel the Younger in 1567. This masterpiece is now available as a handmade oil painting reproduction on canvas at Art...

Children's Games Pieter Bruegel The Elder

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Pieter Bruegel The Elder - Children-s Games

Children

Are you looking for a captivating piece of art that showcases the innocence and joy of childhood? Look no further than Pieter Bruegel the Elder's 'Childre...

Portrait of Nikolaus Kratzer Hans Holbein The Younger

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Hans Holbein The Younger - Portrait of Nikolaus Kratzer

Tempera

Portraits

A Masterpiece by Hans Holbein the Younger

Portrait of Nikolaus Kratzer is a remarkable half-length portrait painted in 1528 by German artist Hans Holbein the Younger. T...

Musée du Louvre (Paris, France)

Darmstadt Madonna Hans Holbein The Younger

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Hans Holbein The Younger - Darmstadt Madonna

Schlossmuseum Darmstadt (Germany)

Virgin Mary
Woman

Are you an art enthusiast looking to learn more about one of Hans Holbein the Younger's most famous works? Look no further than the Darmstadt Madonna, a stunning oil painting that showcases the artist's mastery of portraiture and religious imagery.

Size and Media

The Darmstadt...

The Numbering at Bethlehem Pieter Bruegel The Elder

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Pieter Bruegel The Elder - The Numbering at Bethlehem

At ArtsDot.com, we are proud to present a captivating article about one of the most iconic masterpieces in European art history: 'The Numbering at Bethlehem' by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, housed in the prestigious Like

The Miracle of St Mark Freeing the Slave Tintoretto (Jacopo Comin)

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Tintoretto (Jacopo Comin) - The Miracle of St Mark Freeing the Slave

Oil	People Saints Miracles

Discover one of the most famous works of art from the Renaissance period: The Miracle of St Mark Freeing the Slave, a painting by Tintoretto (Jacopo Comin), is an exceptional example of Italian Renaissance art. This masterpiece is currently housed in the Gallerie dell'Accademia in Venice,...

Gallerie dell'Accademia (Venezia, Italy)

Portrait of the Merchant Georg Gisze Hans Holbein The Younger

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Hans Holbein The Younger - Portrait of the Merchant Georg Gisze

Portraits
Trade

Discover the stunning Portrait of the Merchant Georg Gisze painted in 1532 by German artist Like

The Sermon of St. John the Baptist Pieter Bruegel The Elder

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Pieter Bruegel The Elder - The Sermon of St. John the Baptist

Museum of Fine Arts (Budapest, Hungary)

Religious
Saints

A Masterpiece of Renaissance Art in Budapest, Hungary

Discover one of Pieter Bruegel the Elder's most renowned masterpieces, The Sermon of St. John the Baptist, at the...

Jupiter and Io Antonio Allegri Da Correggio

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Antonio Allegri Da Correggio - Jupiter and Io

Gods

Correggio, born Antonio Allegri da Correggio, was an Italian Renaissance painter known for his dynamic compositions and illusory perspective. Among his most famous works is Jupiter and Io, a sensuous oil on ...

The Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind Pieter Bruegel The Elder

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Pieter Bruegel The Elder - The Parable of the Blind Leading the Blind

Tempera

The Blind Leading the Blind is an oil painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Other titles include 'Blind' and 'The Parable of the Blind'. There are six blind men going forward one after the other. A blind guide goes first and falls in a hole with his staff. The next blind man trips over the first one...

Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte (Italy)