Hidden Face Collection

The Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, c. 1817 (oil on canvas)
LSE4315382 The Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, c.1817 (oil on canvas) by Friedrich, Caspar David (1774-1840); Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Photo eLeonard de Selva; German, out of copyright

Woman with a fan, 19th century (painting)
LRI4664112 Woman with a fan, 19th century (painting) by Palizzi, Filippo (1818-99); Galleria Comunale d Arte Moderna, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Woman has the fan)

Tanagra 1901 (Oil on canvas)
8766580 Tanagra 1901 (Oil on canvas) by Daingerfield, Elliott (1859-1932); 71.3x61.3 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

Two smokers talking in 1848 (quick press)
8726624 Two smokers talking in 1848 (quick press); 19, 6x16, 7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Presumably from flying leaves;); JMK Archiv

Scene with washerwomen and a woman busy at her toilet, spied on by a man hidden behind a fan
LSE4316410 Scene with washerwomen and a woman busy at her toilet, spied on by a man hidden behind a fan. Painting by Danwon (Kim Hongdo) (1745-1806), ink on paper, Korean art

Representation of the penitents of Florence helping the poor and supplicants, 1861 (engraving)
JAB4119530 Representation of the penitents of Florence helping the poor and supplicants, 1861 (engraving); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Mohammed al Amin el Kanemi al Haji (1776-1837), Sheikh of Bornu (Chad, Nigeria)
FLO4635263 Mohammed al Amin el Kanemi al Haji (1776-1837), Sheikh of Bornu (Chad, Nigeria). Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by

Fee myosotis marks farewell from the bank of a river - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882)
FLO4637706 Fee myosotis marks farewell from the bank of a river - Eau forte by Charles Geoffroy (1819-1882), based on an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard dit J.J.J.Granville (1803-1847)

Egyptian costumes: turban riders and tunics. Underneath, women in burqa and a woman of harem has the elaboree
FLO4634758 Egyptian costumes: turban riders and tunics. Underneath, women in burqa and a woman of harem has the elaboree headdress, wearing an embroidered coat and puffy pants

Unsigned illustration for the musical score of a work by Emile Fischer entitled "Polka des hamteaux"
PCT4284907 Unsigned illustration for the musical score of a work by Emile Fischer entitled "Polka des hamteaux"

France, Postcard showing under the portrait of a woman hanging on the wall a couple separating, 1900
LUX4741945 France, Postcard showing under the portrait of a woman hanging on the wall a couple separating, 1900; (add.info.: France)

Letters Q and R: quarrel and rat, c.1920 (print)
DUV4206005 Letters Q and R: quarrel and rat, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

Noblewoman and girl of Livonia, Russian province. She wears a velvet hat with pointed top
FLO4705021 Noblewoman and girl of Livonia, Russian province. She wears a velvet hat with pointed top, and layers of furlined coats

English women in dresses with big shoulder pads, 1572. Young woman in gold hairnet and plumed cap
FLO4644220 English women in dresses with big shoulder pads, 1572. Young woman in gold hairnet and plumed cap, and doctor's wife in unusual hat and veil that hides the hair, mouth and chin

Iconic drawing in memory of our late hero Lord Viscount Horatio Nelson (1758-1805)
MMM5481991 Iconic drawing in memory of our late hero Lord Viscount Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) by Fittler, James (1758-1835); National Maritime Museum, London

Quaestor vault and preacher boot - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais
JEB4933498 Quaestor vault and preacher boot - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Les chevalier gourmandeurs (knights commandeurs) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel"
JEB4933232 Les chevalier gourmandeurs (knights commandeurs) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Man praying for the delivrance
NWI4959630 Man praying for the delivrance.; (add.info.: Man praying for the delivrance.); Photo © North Wind Pictures

Woman of Naples with her face veiled and a feather fan in her hand, 16th century
FLO4705361 Woman of Naples with her face veiled and a feather fan in her hand, 16th century.; (add.info.: Woman of Naples with her face veiled and a feather fan in her hand)

Woman of Paris wearing a mask, 1626. Based on Thomas Jefferys Collection of Dresses of Different Nations
FLO4704851 Woman of Paris wearing a mask, 1626. Based on Thomas Jefferys Collection of Dresses of Different Nations, Antient and Modern

The informal umbrella. A gentleman grabs the hand of a young lady and kisses her
FLO4677278 The informal umbrella. A gentleman grabs the hand of a young lady and kisses her, while using his umbrella to prevent her aunt and chaperone from seeing it

Woman Arranging Her Hat 1890 (Oil on canvas)
8766721 Woman Arranging Her Hat 1890 (Oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 27--22.9 cm; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; © High Museum of Art

Spanish woman of the 14th century (2), and woman of Biscay from the later middle ages (3)
FLO4706286 Spanish woman of the 14th century (2), and woman of Biscay from the later middle ages (3). Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

Daily life North America, domestic work: woman recuding soap, made from lard, boiled in a large outdoor tank
NWI4880187 Daily life North America, domestic work: woman recuding soap, made from lard, boiled in a large outdoor tank; (add.info.: Daily life North America, domestic work: woman picking up soap)

Jules II (1443-1513) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais
JEB4933228 Jules II (1443-1513) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Les chevalier gourmandeurs (knights commandeurs) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel"
JEB4933941 Les chevalier gourmandeurs (knights commandeurs) - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Portrait: Repos sur la plage, september 1918, Longeville, France - Autochrome anonymous
LUX4696536 Portrait: Repos sur la plage, september 1918, Longeville, France - Autochrome anonymous; Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait: Repos sur la plage, september 1918, Longeville)

Armenian bride wrapped in a sack, supported by two of her nearest relations
FLO4721928 Armenian bride wrapped in a sack, supported by two of her nearest relations. Illustration From Francois Pouqueville (1770-1838), Travels through More

Moonlight night, 1909 (painting)
8680990 Moonlight night, 1909 (painting) by Previati, Gaetano (1852-1920); 119x150 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Painting by Premiati Gaetano Original title)

Study of the lower half of a human face, possibly a statue, 1850 (brown wash)
7342112 Study of the lower half of a human face, possibly a statue, 1850 (brown wash) by Herschel, Margaret Louisa (1834-61); 19.4x27.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jose (1886-1945). Men wearing masks on horseback. Expressionism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection
CUL4864315 GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jose (1886-1945). Men wearing masks on horseback. Expressionism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection by Gutierrez Solana, Jose (1886-1945); (add.info.: GUTIERREZ SOLANA)

Greece, Crete, Bouzannaia: Excursion to Bouzannaia, Perevalia cafe with chairs and tables outside under the vineyards
LUX4764806 Greece, Crete, Bouzannaia: Excursion to Bouzannaia, Perevalia cafe with chairs and tables outside under the vineyards

France - A girl's hair defeat seen from the back, 1895
LUX4816372 France - A girl's hair defeat seen from the back, 1895; (add.info.: France - A girl's hair defeat seen from the back, 1895); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Gargamelle ou Anne de Bretagne (1477-1514) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by
JEB4934130 Gargamelle ou Anne de Bretagne (1477-1514) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220516 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Letter N: niche, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205993 Letter N: niche, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

Letters J and K: joujou and kakatoes, c.1920 (print)
DUV4205967 Letters J and K: joujou and kakatoes, c.1920 (print); 15.5x24.5 cm; (add.info.: image from "The alphabet of Mimi" Illustrations by J. M. Porta. 8 pages.); Photo © Duvallon

Jules II (1443-1513) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais
JEB4933071 Jules II (1443-1513) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Model, 1913 (oil on canvas)
FIA5342601 Model, 1913 (oil on canvas) by Tatlin, Vladimir Evgrafovich (1885-1953); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Photo © Fine Art Images

Representation of the sculptor Pierre Puget Plaster sculpture by Jean-Antoine Injalbert (1845-1933)
JEB4870801 Representation of the sculptor Pierre Puget Plaster sculpture by Jean-Antoine Injalbert (1845-1933) Dim 42 cm Musee des Beaux Arts palace Longchamp; Palais de Longchamp, Marseille

GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jose (1886-1945). Masks Dancing Arm in Arm. 1938. Oil on canvas. SPAIN
CUL4861726 GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jose (1886-1945). Masks Dancing Arm in Arm. 1938. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid

GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jose (1886-1945). Costume Ball. 1938. Expressionism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection
CUL4864686 GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jose (1886-1945). Costume Ball. 1938. Expressionism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection by Gutierrez Solana, Jose (1886-1945); (add.info.: GUTIERREZ SOLANA)

Wedding ceremony among the natives of Ndor (Saint-Louis), Senegal. Griot leading the veiled bride while guests dance in
FLO4619920 Wedding ceremony among the natives of Ndor (Saint-Louis), Senegal. Griot leading the veiled bride while guests dance in the background

Venezuela - Mask - Skeleton - Portrait - Face
A man in a skeleton mask walks down the street in Caracas. (Photo by Federico Parra / AFP)

Photograph from Travels in Europe and North Africa, 1910 (b/w photo)
3672202 Photograph from Travels in Europe and North Africa, 1910 (b/w photo) by Shaw, Sarah Van Doren (1844-1918); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: Frances Wells Shaw papers)

You And Bebe, 1884 (painting)
7431592 You And Bebe, 1884 (painting) by Werenskiold, Erik Theodor (1855-1938); 46x26 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Erik Werenskiold (1855-1938)); Photo © O. Vaering

Untitled (painting)
7432277 Untitled (painting) by Krohg, Christian (1852-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christian Krohg (1852-1925)); Photo © O. Vaering

Detail from Bernini's Four Rivers fountain, fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy (photo)
7071415 Detail from Bernini's Four Rivers fountain, fontana dei Quattro Fiumi, Piazza Navona, Rome, Italy (photo) by Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680); Rome

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"Unveiling the Hidden Face: A Journey through Art and History" Step into a world where secrets lie beneath the surface, where faces are concealed yet speak volumes. From the enigmatic brushstrokes of "The Wanderer above the Sea of Fog" to the mysterious allure of "Woman with a Fan, " art unveils its hidden face. Intrigue deepens as we encounter "Man with Skull, " an intricate pen and ink drawing that invites us to ponder life's transience. Meanwhile, in Venezuela, masks and skeletons paint haunting portraits that reveal more than meets the eye. A closer look at Bernini's Four Rivers fountain in Rome reveals a detail that captivates our imagination—a hidden face amidst flowing water, whispering tales from centuries past. And in snowy landscapes depicted by poachers on canvas, nature conceals its own secrets within icy depths. "Dans le hamac" transports us to another realm entirely—an ethereal painting capturing sunlight dancing upon figures embracing dreams. The military costume from medieval times hints at stories untold—Hugues III's blue casque bearing witness to battles fought long ago. Ruins stand as silent witnesses to forgotten narratives, their crumbling facades hiding stories etched into time itself. "The Fool Who Looks Through His Wife's Fingers" draws us into a whimsical world where laughter hides behind playful gestures. As we bask in Leonid Terentlevich Chupyatov's vibrant masterpiece "Au soleil, " we witness one figure holding the sun itself—a symbol of hope shining through darkness. And finally, history unfolds before our eyes—the Battle of Reichshoffen telling Alsace's story through courageous children who faced adversity head-on. In this captivating journey through art and history, we discover that sometimes what lies beneath holds greater significance than what is readily apparent. These hidden faces invite us to delve deeper into their mysteries—to unravel their truths and embrace the beauty of the unknown.