16th century public domain art
Artworks created between 1501 and 1600, drawn from every collection indexed here. Free to download, with colour palettes and print sizes measured from each file.
Works in 16th century public domain art

Portrait of a Widow
Corneille de Lyon

Saints Peter, Martha, Mary Magdalen, and Leonard
Correggio (Antonio Allegri)

Lukas Spielhausen
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Christ and the Adulteress
Lucas Cranach the Younger and Workshop

Christ Blessing the Children
Lucas Cranach the Younger and Workshop

Johann (1498–1537), Duke of Saxony
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Lucas Cranach the Elder

The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Portrait of a Man with a Rosary
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Samson and Delilah
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Venus and Cupid
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Friedrich III (1463–1525), the Wise, Elector of Saxony
Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop

Portrait of a Man
Lucas Cranach the Elder

Johann I (1468–1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony
Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop

Martin Luther (1483–1546)
Lucas Cranach the Elder

The Annunciation
Gerard David

The Nativity with Donors and Saints Jerome and Leonard
Gerard David

Virgin and Child with Four Angels
Gerard David

Virgin and Child
Simon Bening

The Adoration of the Magi
Gerard David

The Three Ages of Humans
Dosso Dossi (Giovanni de Lutero)

Virgin and Child
Albrecht Dürer

Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)
Anthony van Dyck

The Crucifixion with Donors and Saints Peter and Margaret of Antioch
Cornelis Engebrechtsz

Portrait of a Man with a Moor's Head on His Signet Ring
Conrad Faber von Creuznach

Heinrich(?) vom Rhein zum Mohren (1477–1536)
Conrad Faber von Creuznach

Portrait of a Prelate
Lavinia Fontana

Saint Roch
Francesco Francia

Federico Gonzaga (1500–1540)
Francesco Francia

Monsieur de Bellefourière
French Painter

Portrait of a Member of the de Thou Family
French Painter

Portrait of a Man with a High Hat
French Painter

Portrait of a Man in a White Fur Coat
French Painter

Henri III (1551–1589), King of France
French Painter

Alfonso II d'Este (1533–1597), Duke of Ferrara
Italian (Ferrarese) Painter

Still Life with Strawberries
French Painter

The Nymph of Fontainebleau
French (Fontainebleau) Painter

Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Reviving the Birds
Garofalo (Benvenuto Tisi da Garofalo)

Saint Nicholas of Tolentino Reviving a Child
Garofalo (Benvenuto Tisi da Garofalo)

Portrait of a Man in Profile
Italian Painter

The Nativity with Saints
Ridolfo Ghirlandaio

Diana the Huntress
Giampietrino (Giovanni Pietro Rizzoli)

Madonna and Child with Saints
Girolamo dai Libri

Portrait of a Man
Jan Gossart (called Mabuse)

Virgin and Child
Jan Gossart (called Mabuse)

Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist
Francesco Granacci (Francesco di Andrea di Marco)

Saint John the Baptist Bearing Witness
Francesco Granacci

Christ Healing the Blind
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)

Portrait of an Old Man
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)

Jacob Willemsz van Veen (1456–1535), the Artist's Father
Maarten van Heemskerck

The Calling of Saint Matthew
Jan Sanders van Hemessen

Portrait of a Young Man, Probably Robert Devereux (1566–1601), Second Earl of Essex
Nicholas Hilliard

Benedikt von Hertenstein (born about 1495, died 1522)
Hans Holbein the Younger

Derick Berck of Cologne
Hans Holbein the Younger

Portrait of a Man in Royal Livery
Hans Holbein the Younger

William Roper (1493/94–1578)
Hans Holbein the Younger

Margaret Roper (Margaret More, 1505–1544)
Hans Holbein the Younger

Thomas Wriothesley (1505–1550), First Earl of Southampton
Hans Holbein the Younger

Lady Guildford (Mary Wotton, 1499–1558)
Hans Holbein the Younger

Lady Lee (Margaret Wyatt, born about 1509)
Hans Holbein the Younger