1520s Collection (#3)

Portrait of a Woman, 1525-1549. Creator: Anon
Portrait of a Woman, 1525-1549

Portrait of Jan van Egmond (1438-1516), Count of Egmond, after c.1510. Creator: Anon
Portrait of Jan van Egmond (1438-1516), Count of Egmond, after c.1510

Holy Kinship, c.1520-c.1530. Creator: Master of the Lille Adoration
Holy Kinship, c.1520-c.1530

Lamentation of Christ, 1470-1520. Creator: Bernardino Zaganelli di Bosio
Lamentation of Christ, 1470-1520. Attributed to Bernardino Zaganelli di Bosio

Triptych with the Adoration of the Magi, 1520-1600. Creator: Unknown
Triptych with the Adoration of the Magi, 1520-1600. Manner of Bartholomaus Bruyn

The Adoration of the Magi, c.1520-c.1525. Creator: Jan Mostaert
The Adoration of the Magi, c.1520-c.1525

Virgin and Child, c.1525-c.1530. Creator: Workshop of Quinten Metsys
Virgin and Child, c.1525-c.1530

A rare Aztec stone frog, c. 1200-1521 (stone)
1767153 A rare Aztec stone frog, c.1200-1521 (stone) by Aztec; 20.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A rare Aztec stone frog, Ca. A.D. 1200-1521. 20.9cm); Photo eChristies Images; out of copyright

A Deruta lustred portrait dish painted in blue and lustred in yellow depicting a warrior
1766883 A Deruta lustred portrait dish painted in blue and lustred in yellow depicting a warrior in a helmet with a winged griffin, c.1525 (lustred ceramic) by Italian School

Title page illustrating a garden scene with figures, 1529
985884 Title page illustrating a garden scene with figures, 1529 (woodcut printed with red and black inks) by English School

Lady With A Cat, c. 1525-30 (oil on canvas)
990193 Lady With A Cat, c.1525-30 (oil on canvas) by Bacchiacca, Francesco Ubertini, Il (1494-1557); 53.7x41.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lady With A Cat)

The Last Judgement, c. 1525 (oil on panel)
990153 The Last Judgement, c.1525 (oil on panel) by Provost, Jan II (1465-1529); 108.5x92 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Last Judgement. Jan Provost II (1465-1529). Oil on panel

Last Judgement, 1520s (illuminated manuscript on vellum)
985752 Last Judgement, 1520s (illuminated manuscript on vellum) by Bening, Simon (c.1483-1561); 11.3-11.8x7.7-7.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Last Judgement)

Adoration of the Magi, 1520s (illuminated manuscript on vellum)
985749 Adoration of the Magi, 1520s (illuminated manuscript on vellum) by Bening, Simon (c.1483-1561); 11.3-11.8x7.7-7.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Adoration of the Magi)

Christ and the Adultress, c. 1525 (oil on canvas)
827724 Christ and the Adultress, c.1525 (oil on canvas) by Kemmer, Johann (c.1495-1561); 86.5x96 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ and the Adultress. Johann Kemmer (b.1495). Oil on panel

Embarcation of King Henry VIII from Dover, 1520
Embarcation of King Henry VIII from Dover, 31 May 1520, for his meeting in France with Francis I at the Field of the Cloth of Gold. Date: 1520

Holy Roman Emperor, detail from a Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo
2910987 Holy Roman Emperor, detail from a Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo by Russo, Jacopo (15th century); (add.info.: Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, 1528)

Compass point, Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after) 1528
2910975 Compass point, Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after) 1528 by Russo, Jacopo (15th century); (add.info.: Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, 1528)

Egypt and the Red Sea detail from a Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after) 1528
2910969 Egypt and the Red Sea detail from a Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after) 1528 by Russo, Jacopo (15th century); (add.info.: Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, 1528, detail)

A Deruta blue and gold lustred portrait dish depicting a young woman in profile
1766882 A Deruta blue and gold lustred portrait dish depicting a young woman in profile and inscribed Madalena B, c.1525 (lustred ceramic) by Italian School

Christ washing the feet of Peter, 1520s (illuminated manuscript on vellum)
985751 Christ washing the feet of Peter, 1520s (illuminated manuscript on vellum) by Bening, Simon (c.1483-1561); 11.3-11.8x7.7-7.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

An illustration to the Bhagvata Purana, Book X, Chapter 21, c
1196779 An illustration to the Bhagvata Purana, Book X, Chapter 21, c.1525 (w/c & ink on paper) by Rajput school, (16th century); 18x23.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Indian

A draughtsman drawing a portrait, using a drawing frame, 1525 (woodcut)
986187 A draughtsman drawing a portrait, using a drawing frame, 1525 (woodcut) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Private Collection; (add.info.: A draughtsman drawing a portrait)

Monumental brass rubbing, John and Elizabeth Hampden, Great Hampden, Buckinghamshire. circa 1525

Italy and Sicily from a Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after), 1528
2910982 Italy and Sicily from a Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after), 1528 by Russo, Jacopo (15th century); (add.info.: Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, 1528)

Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after) 1528
2910977 Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after) 1528 by Russo, Jacopo (15th century); (add.info.: Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, 1528)

Monumental Brass Rubbing, Edward and Dorothy Wotton
Monumental Brass Rubbing, Sir Edward Wotton and his wife Dorothy, Boughton Malherbe, Kent. Sir Edward Wotton (1489-1551) was Treasurer of Calais and a privy councillor to King Edward VI of England

The Honours paid Raphael after his death, Rome, Italy
Deathbed scene of Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520), Italian painter and architect, in Rome. 1520

An Arab Trader on a Camel, detail from a Renaissance map of Europe
2910979 An Arab Trader on a Camel, detail from a Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after) 1528 by Russo, Jacopo (15th century); (add.info.: Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, 1528)

Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, (after) 1528
2910974 Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, (after) 1528 by Russo, Jacopo (15th century); (add.info.: Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, 1528)

Christ, bust-length, c. 1528-30 (oil on panel)
990137 Christ, bust-length, c.1528-30 (oil on panel) by Massys or Metsys, Quentin (c.1466-1530); 43.2x31.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ, bust-length)

The Virgin and Child seated by a Tree
827630 The Virgin and Child seated by a Tree () by Master of the Mansi Magdalen (fl.1510-25); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Virgin and Child seated by a Tree)

Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after) 1528
2910989 Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after) 1528 by Russo, Jacopo (15th century); (add.info.: Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, 1528)

Detail of Turkey from a Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after), 1528
2910983 Detail of Turkey from a Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after), 1528 by Russo, Jacopo (15th century); (add.info.: Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, 1528)

Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after) 1528
2910973 Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after) 1528 by Russo, Jacopo (15th century); (add.info.: Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, 1528, detail)

Saint Christopher Facing Right, 1521 (engraving)
1767114 Saint Christopher Facing Right, 1521 (engraving) by DAorer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Christopher Facing Right. Albrecht Durer (1471-1528)

Annunciation, 1520s (illuminated manuscript on vellum)
985750 Annunciation, 1520s (illuminated manuscript on vellum) by Bening, Simon (c.1483-1561); 11.3-11.8x7.7-7.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Annunciation)

detail of the King of Poland from a Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after), 1528
2910984 detail of the King of Poland from a Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after), 1528 by Russo, Jacopo (15th century); (add.info.: Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, 1528)

Cyprus, Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after), 1528
2910981 Cyprus, Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after), 1528 by Russo, Jacopo (15th century); (add.info.: Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, 1528)

Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after), 1528
2910978 Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after), 1528 by Russo, Jacopo (15th century); (add.info.: Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, 1528)

Detail showing an African ruler from a Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after)
2910976 Detail showing an African ruler from a Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after), 1528 by Russo, Jacopo (15th century); (add.info.: Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, 1528)

Ireland, detail from a Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after), 1528
2910972 Ireland, detail from a Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after), 1528 by Russo, Jacopo (15th century); (add.info.: Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, 1528, detail)

England, Wales and Scotland, from a Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after), 1528
2910971 England, Wales and Scotland, from a Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after), 1528 by Russo, Jacopo (15th century); (add.info.: Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, 1528, detail)

Detail showing Jerusalem and Damascus from a Renaissance map of Europe
2910970 Detail showing Jerusalem and Damascus from a Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo (after), 1528 by Russo, Jacopo (15th century); (add.info.: Renaissance map of Europe, Jacopo Russo, 1528)

Five Nude Soldiers Holding Poles, Two Wearing a Helmet, and Three Nude Women
990030 Five Nude Soldiers Holding Poles, Two Wearing a Helmet, and Three Nude Women, 1522 (brush and pen, grey and black ink) by Netherlandish School (16th century)

A Personification of Astronomy, c. 1520-29 (oil on canvas)
990099 A Personification of Astronomy, c.1520-29 (oil on canvas) by Dossi, Dosso (c.1479-1542); 139.5x175.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Personification of Astronomy)

The Entry into Jerusalem (paint on vellum)
986049 The Entry into Jerusalem (paint on vellum) by Master of the Anglo Hours (16th century); 17.3x12.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Entry into Jerusalem (f.7). Processional in Latin

Portrait of Giuliano de Medici by Michelangelo
circa 1910s

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The 1520s were a time of artistic and cultural richness, as well as political intrigue. In Venice, a woodcut edition of Dante's Inferno was published, showcasing the vivid imagery and dark themes of this timeless masterpiece. Meanwhile, in France, an extravagant tournament took place on the Field of the Cloth of Gold, where kings Henry VIII and Francis I displayed their wealth and power through lavish festivities. In England, Catherine of Aragon found herself at the center of attention during her appearance at the Legatine Court held at Blackfriars. This event would have significant consequences for her marriage to Henry VIII and ultimately shape English history. Across continents, a rare Aztec stone frog from around 1200-1521 serves as a reminder of pre-Columbian civilizations' intricate craftsmanship. Its intricate details tell stories lost to time. Italian art flourished during this period with Deruta lustred portrait dish depicting a fierce warrior painted in blue and lustred in yellow. The vibrant colors bring life to this stunning piece that showcases Italy's mastery in ceramics. A title page illustration from 1529 transports us into an idyllic garden scene filled with figures enjoying nature's beauty—a testament to humanity's appreciation for harmony between man-made structures and natural landscapes. Artistic expression continued with "Lady With A Cat, " an oil painting created between 1525-30. The artist skillfully captures both elegance and intimacy through his brushstrokes while highlighting the bond between woman and feline companion. Religious themes also dominated artworks like "The Last Judgement" painted on panel circa 1525 or depicted within illuminated manuscripts on vellum such as "Last Judgement" (1520s) or "Adoration of the Magi" (1520s). These pieces explore profound spiritual concepts while showcasing exquisite craftsmanship by illuminators who brought these scenes to life through delicate strokes.