Images of the past

A chronologue of beauty

Saturday 28 July 2012

Family of Cosimo I de Medici,Grand Duke of Tuscany

 Cosimo de Medici as a Young Boy by Titan

Cosimo I de Medici by Jacopo Carucci,called Pontormo,1538


Eleonora di Toledo,wife of Cosimo I by Agnolo Bronzino,1543

Eleonora de Toledo with her son Giovanni by Bronzino,1545

Presumed portrait of Camilla Martelli,second wife of Cosimo I,c. 1560-70

Camilla Martelli by Alessandro Allori,c.1570

Engraving of Camilla Martelli

Portrait of Bia Medici,illegitimate daughter of Cosimo I by Bronzino,1542

 A possible portrait of Maria de Medici,first daughter of Cosimo and Eleonora,
with one of her brothers painted by Bronzino in 1540

Francesco I de'Medici who succeeded hs father Cosimo as Grand Dukeof Tuscany
by Alessandro Allori,1560

Francesco I de'Medici by Alessandro Allori,1560s

The Marriage of Francesco de'Medici and Joanna of Austria by Jacopo Ligozzi,1565

Joanna of Austria wife of Francesco by Alessandro Allori,c.1570

Portrait of Joanna of Austria by Francesco Terzio,1565

Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany with her son Prince Filippo 
by Giovanni Bizzelli  1578

Joanna of Austria,Sofonisba Anguissola 1570s

Posthumous portrait of Joanna of Austria by Rubens,after 1578

Bianca Capello second wife of Francesco I de Medici by Lavinia Fontana,1570s

Bianca Capello by Alessandro Allori,1580s

Isabella de Medici daughter of Cosimo and Eleonora by Alessandro Allori,c.1570

Portrait of a Lady thought to be Isabella de Medici by Allori or Bronzino

Lucrecia de Medici daughter of Cosimo and Eleonora,Duchess of Ferrara 
by Alessandro Allori,1560

Alfonso II d'Este,husband of Lucrezia de Medici

Garcia de'Medici son of Cosimo and Eleonora,1550

Ferdinando de'Medici son of Cosimo and Eleonora succeeded his brother as Grand Duke by Scipione Pulzone,1590s

The Marriage of Ferdinand de' Medici and Christine of Lorraine by Callot,1589

Christina of Lorraine wife of Ferdinand de' Medici,1588

Christina of Lorraine by  Pulzone Scipione,1591-98

Christina of Lorraine by Tiberio Titi,1600-05

Don Pietro de' Medici son of Cosimo and Eleonora by Alessandro Allori,1570s

Eleonora di Garzia di Toledo,wife of Pietro de' Medici by Alessandro Allori,1555

Eleonora di Garzia di Toledo,by Allori,c.1570

Virginia de' Medici daughter of Cosimo and Camilla Martielli by Santi di Tito


Monday 23 July 2012

Artists of the Dumonstier family


Etienne and Pierre Dumostier,c.1550 by Pierre Dumoustier

The Coligny brothers by Pierre Dumoustier

Portrait of Charles IX, King of France,1565 Geoffroy Dumoustier 

A portrait of a young woman in a ruffled collar by Pierre Dumoustier II

Portrait of an unknown man by Pierre Dumoustier II

Diane d’Andouins,c.1574 by Etienne Dumoustier

Portrait of a Lady by Etienne Dumoustier

Portrait of a Lady,c. 1620 by Etienne Dumoustier II

Gabrielle d'Estrees by an artist of the Dumoustier family,1599


Daniel Dumoustier




Gabrielle d'Estrees, 1598

Marie de Lorraine-Elbeuf, duchesse d'Aumale

Portrait of a Lady,c. 1600

Portrait of a girl,c.1610

Jacqueline de Harlay,Marquise de Villeroy,c.1610

Portrait of a Lady,c. 1610

Louis XIII,1617

Portrait of François de Montmorency-Bouteville,c.1615

Portrait of a Gentleman,c.1615

Roger De Saint Lary, Duc De Bellegarde,c.1615

Portrait of the Prince de Phalsburg,c.1615

Portrait of Elisabeth of France,1615-20

Portrait of a young lady with a drop pearl earring,1615-20

Portrait of Philippe de Lorraine,Duc de Mercoeur,c. 1620

Portrait of a widow,c.1620

Portrait of Anne of Austria,c.1620

Portrait of Marie de la Grande,Comtesse de Saint- Aigan,c.1620

Portrait of Marie Louise Gonzaga de Nevers. 1622 

Diane De Vivonne De La Chataigneraie,1624

Mme de Baugé,1620s

Portrait of Charles de Créqui,1620-30

Marie de Lorraine,Duchess of Guise,1627

Mlle De Fontlebon,c.1628

Marie de Béthune,Duchesse de Rohan,1628

Portrait of Madame de Montmorency,1620-1630

Le Comte De Clermont De Lodeve,1620-30

Mademoiselle de Roye de la Rochefoucauld 1620-30

Portrait of a young Lady,1620-30


After Dumoustier


School of Dumoustier,end of XVI century

Portrait of a Lady,c. 1620 circle of Dumoustier

Unknown Lady,c.1620-25 by circle of Dumoustier