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A composite image featuring renaissance portrait paintings with partially obscured faces, set against a countryside backdrop, titled "hidden faces: covered portraits of the renaissance.

Exhibition

Hidden Faces: Covered Portraits of the Renaissance

Through July 7

Now on view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 964

Free with Museum admission

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Overview Visiting Guide Exhibition Objects

House Altarpiece, Oil and gold on wood; metal fixtures, German — House Altarpiece
German
ca. 1490

The Lamentation of Christ, Simon Marmion French, Oil and tempera (?) on oak panel — The Lamentation of Christ
ca. 1473

Bronze box mirror, Bronze, Greek — Bronze box mirror
Greek
2nd quarter of the 4th century BCE

Gold aureus of Augustus, Gold, Roman — Gold aureus of Augustus
Roman
20–19 BCE

Gold aureus of Diocletian, Gold, Roman — Gold aureus of Diocletian
Roman
293 CE

Portrait medal of Cecilia Gonzaga (obverse); Innocence and a Unicorn in a Moonlit Landscape (reverse), Pisanello (Antonio Pisano) Italian, Bronze (copper alloy with warm brown patina under a worn layer of black wax) — Portrait medal of Cecilia Gonzaga (obverse); Innocence and a Unicorn in a Moonlit Landscape (reverse)
model 1447 (old aftercast)

Portrait medal of Vittorino Rambaldoni da Feltre (obverse); A Pelican (reverse), Pisanello (Antonio Pisano) Italian, Bronze (yellowish copper alloy with brown patina and traces of black lacquer or wax) — Portrait medal of Vittorino Rambaldoni da Feltre (obverse); A Pelican (reverse)
model 1446–47 (possibly cast 15th or 16th century)

Portrait medal of Paolo Giovio (obverse); Giovio Raising a Man from a Grave (reverse), Francesco da Sangallo Italian, Bronze (Copper alloy with brown patina<br/>under a layer of dark wax.) — Portrait medal of Paolo Giovio (obverse); Giovio Raising a Man from a Grave (reverse)
model ca. 1552 (probably a later cast)

Francesco d'Este (born ca. 1429, died after 1486), Rogier van der Weyden Netherlandish, Oil on wood — Francesco d'Este (born ca. 1429, died after 1486)
ca. 1460

Portrait of a Man with an Open Book (Guillaume Fillastre?) (recto); Branch of Holly and Inscription (verso), Rogier van der Weyden Netherlandish, Oil on oak panel — Portrait of a Man with an Open Book (Guillaume Fillastre?) (recto); Branch of Holly and Inscription (verso)
1430s?

Johann von Rückingen (recto); Wild Man with von Rückingen Coat of Arms (verso), Wolfgang Beurer German, Oil on wood panel — Johann von Rückingen (recto); Wild Man with von Rückingen Coat of Arms (verso)
1487

Friedrich Faut von Monsperg (recto); Faut von Monsperg Coat of Arms (verso), German , Frankfurt(?), Oil on walnut panel, German — Friedrich Faut von Monsperg (recto); Faut von Monsperg Coat of Arms (verso)
1485

15A Portrait: Heinrich zum Jungen (recto); Inscriptions (verso)
15B Cover with zum Jungen Coat of Arms (recto); Vine Scroll Decoration (verso), German , Frankfurt(?), Portrait: mixed media(?) on parchment, laid down on spruce panel<br/>Cover: distemper on canvas, laid down on wood panel, German — 15A Portrait: Heinrich zum Jungen (recto); Inscriptions (verso) 15B Cover with zum Jungen Coat of Arms (recto); Vine Scroll Decoration (verso)
1477

Portrait Cover with a Wild Man (recto); Inscription (verso), Jakob Elsner German, Oil on limewood panel — Portrait Cover with a Wild Man (recto); Inscription (verso)
1497

Portrait of a Man (recto); Flowers in a Vase (verso), Hans Memling Netherlandish, Oil on panel — Portrait of a Man (recto); Flowers in a Vase (verso)
ca. 1485

Allegory of Chastity (cover for a lost portrait?), Hans Memling Netherlandish, Oil on oak panel — Allegory of Chastity (cover for a lost portrait?)
1479-1480

Young Woman with a Pink, Hans Memling and Workshop Netherlandish, Oil on wood — Young Woman with a Pink
ca. 1485–90

Portrait of a Boy (recto); painted porphyry (verso), Jacometto (Jacometto Veneziano) Italian, Tempera and oil on wood panel — Portrait of a Boy (recto); painted porphyry (verso)
ca. 1475-80

Portrait of Alvise Contarini(?); (verso) A Tethered Roebuck, Jacometto (Jacometto Veneziano) Italian, Oil on wood; verso: oil and gold on wood — Portrait of Alvise Contarini(?); (verso) A Tethered Roebuck
ca. 1485–95

Portrait of a Woman, Possibly a Nun of San Secondo; (verso) Scene in Grisaille, Jacometto (Jacometto Veneziano) Italian, Oil on wood; (verso: oil and gold on wood) — Portrait of a Woman, Possibly a Nun of San Secondo; (verso) Scene in Grisaille
ca. 1485–95

Dialogo dell'Imprese Militari et Amorose, Gabriel Symeoni Italian, Woodcut — Dialogo dell'Imprese Militari et Amorose
Multiple artists/makers
1574

Book Case, Leather (Cuir bouilli), Italian (?) — Book Case
Italian (?)
15th century

Portrait of a Man (possibly Pietro Bembo) (recto); inscription with a Verse by Horace and Tied Laurel Branches (verso), Jacometto (Jacometto Veneziano) Italian, Tempera and oil on wood panel — Portrait of a Man (possibly Pietro Bembo) (recto); inscription with a Verse by Horace and Tied Laurel Branches (verso)
ca. 1475-97

Portrait of a Lady (recto); Pseudo-marble with Inscription (verso), Jacometto (Jacometto Veneziano) Italian, Oil on wood, Italian, Venice — Portrait of a Lady (recto); Pseudo-marble with Inscription (verso)
1470s

Portrait of a Man (Giulio Mellini?) (recto); Allegorical Landscape (verso), Unknown, Oil on wood panel — Portrait of a Man (Giulio Mellini?) (recto); Allegorical Landscape (verso)
1492-1507

Portrait of a Woman (La Monaca), Ridolfo Ghirlandaio Italian, Oil on wood panel — Portrait of a Woman (La Monaca)
ca. 1510

Cover with a Mask, Grotteschi, and Inscription, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio Italian, Oil on panel — Cover with a Mask, Grotteschi, and Inscription
ca. 1510

Portrait of a Young Woman (recto); Laurel Wreath, Shield, Ornamental Ribbons, and Poetic Inscriptions (verso), Agnolo del Mazziere Italian, Oil on poplar panel — Portrait of a Young Woman (recto); Laurel Wreath, Shield, Ornamental Ribbons, and Poetic Inscriptions (verso)
ca. 1485-1490

Portrait of a Woman, Lorenzo Lotto Italian, Oil on wood panel — Portrait of a Woman
ca. 1505

Portrait Cover with an Allegory, Lorenzo Lotto Italian, Oil on panel, Italian, Venice — Portrait Cover with an Allegory
ca. 1505

Portrait Cover with an Allegory, Lorenzo Lotto Italian, Oil on wood panel, Italian, Venice — Portrait Cover with an Allegory
ca. 1505

Portrait Medal of Bernardo de Rossi, Francesco Francia Italian, Bronze (Copper alloy with an olive<br/>green to brown patina.) — Portrait Medal of Bernardo de Rossi
ca. 1520 (possibly cast seventeenth century)

Two Satyrs in a Landscape, Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) Italian, Pen and brown ink, highlighted with white gouache on fine, off-white laid paper — Two Satyrs in a Landscape
ca. 1505–10

Cupid and the Wheel of Fortune, Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) Italian, Oil on canvas, Italian, Venice — Cupid and the Wheel of Fortune
ca. 1515-1520

The Triumph of Love, Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) Italian, Oil on canvas, mounted on panel — The Triumph of Love
ca. 1545

Livret Emblemes de maistre Andre Alciati, Andrea Alciato Italian, woodcut — Livret Emblemes de maistre Andre Alciati
1536

Jakob Stralenberger, Martin Kaldenbach German, Oil on linden panel — Jakob Stralenberger
1506

Sliding Cover with Stralenberg Coat of Arms, Martin Kaldenbach German, Oil on linden panel — Sliding Cover with Stralenberg Coat of Arms
1506

Manuscript Leaf with Coat of Arms, from a Book of Hours, Tempera, ink, and shell gold on parchment, South Netherlandish — Manuscript Leaf with Coat of Arms, from a Book of Hours
South Netherlandish
ca. 1500

Coat of Arms with a Skull, Albrecht Dürer German, Engraving — Coat of Arms with a Skull
1503

Portrait of a Young Man; (reverse) Girl Making a Garland, Hans Süss von Kulmbach German, Oil on poplar — Portrait of a Young Man; (reverse) Girl Making a Garland
ca. 1508

Portrait of a Man with a Rosary, Lucas Cranach the Elder German, Oil on oak — Portrait of a Man with a Rosary
ca. 1508

Margarethe Vöhlin (recto); Vöhlin Coat of Arms (versos), Bernhard Strigel German, Oil on linden panel, poplar frame, German — Margarethe Vöhlin (recto); Vöhlin Coat of Arms (versos)
1527

Hans Roth (recto); Roth Coat of Arms (verso), Bernhard Strigel German, Oil on linden panel, poplar frame, German — Hans Roth (recto); Roth Coat of Arms (verso)
1527

Portrait of a Woman; Sliding Portrait Cover with Inscription, Ludger tom Ring the Younger German, Oil on copper panel, wood cover — Portrait of a Woman; Sliding Portrait Cover with Inscription
ca. 1560

Allegory of Virtue, Lucas Cranach the Younger German, Oil on poplar panel — Allegory of Virtue
1548

Tabernacle mirror frame, Unknown, Walnut, Italian, Florence(?) — Tabernacle mirror frame
1540–60

Martin Luther and Katharine von Bora, Lucas Cranach the Elder German, Oil on wood panel, German — Martin Luther and Katharine von Bora
1525

Portrait of a Man in Royal Livery, Hans Holbein the Younger German, Oil and gold on parchment, laid down on linden — Portrait of a Man in Royal Livery
1532–35

Elector Friedrich the Wise of Saxony; Cover with a Centaur, Meister der Dosenköpke (Master of the Capsule Portraits) German, Wood, pearwood; canister bottom: walnut, partially painted — Elector Friedrich the Wise of Saxony; Cover with a Centaur
1525

Anna Rasper or Anna Dornle (?); Cover with a Siren, Meister der Dosenköpke (Master of the Capsule Portraits) German, Portrait: wood, pearwood; canister bottom: walnut partially painted — Anna Rasper or Anna Dornle (?); Cover with a Siren
1525

Coin Box (Schraubtaler) of Heinrich Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel: Wild Man and Portrait of Ferdinand II (obverse); Portrait of a Lady (interior), German, Coins: silver; portrait: gouache on vellum (?), German — Coin Box (Schraubtaler) of Heinrich Julius, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg-Wolfenbüttel: Wild Man and Portrait of Ferdinand II (obverse); Portrait of a Lady (interior)
1604

Portrait of a Woman, Lavinia Fontana Italian, Oil on wood panel, Italian — Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Man, Lavinia Fontana Italian, Oil on wood panel, Italian — Portrait of a Man

Portrait of a gentleman, Relief: pigmented wax, black glass, seed pearls, gilding; frame: glass, gilded and black wood, Italian, probably Florence — Portrait of a gentleman
Italian, probably Florence
1565–85

Portrait of a lady, Relief: pigmented wax, black glass, seed pearls, gilding; frame: glass, gilded and black wood, Italian, Florence — Portrait of a lady
Italian, Florence
1565–85

Portrait of Paulus Praun, Cover, and Carrying Case, Matthäus Carl German, Portrait: colored wax, paper; capsule: wooden; case: leather, German — Portrait of Paulus Praun, Cover, and Carrying Case
1584

Portrait of a lady, Pigmented wax, seed pearls, emerald, ruby, linen, metal thread; gilded-copper or brass alloy, glass, probably French (wax), probably southern German or northern Italian (case) — Portrait of a lady
probably French (wax), probably southern German or northern Italian (case)
1560–80

The Rape of Europa and Mercury and the Three Graces, Lambertus Vrythoff, Case and dial: enameled gold; Movement: gilded brass and steel, partly blued, French, probably Paris case with Dutch, The Hague watch — The Rape of Europa and Mercury and the Three Graces
case ca. 1645, movement ca. 1750

Portrait of Elisabeth Krauss with Sliding Cover, German , Nuremberg, 17th century, Colored wax and wood — Portrait of Elisabeth Krauss with Sliding Cover
1639-1640

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Dates

Through July 7

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Free with Museum admission

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A composite image featuring renaissance portrait paintings with partially obscured faces, set against a countryside backdrop, titled "hidden faces: covered portraits of the renaissance.