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
Ocean sky, rising sun
Formerly attributed to Zhao Boju (ca. 1120s-ca.1162)
Herding water buffalo
Formerly attributed to Dai Song (active late 8th century)
Treaty at the Bian Bridge 《汴橋會盟圖》
Formerly attributed to Qiu Ying 仇英 (ca. 1494-1552)
Sakyamuni on an elephant
Formerly attributed to Su Hanchen (active early to mid-12th century)
Peonies and willows
Hasegawa Tonin
Immortal, deer, and boy
Formerly attributed to Tang Yin 唐寅 (1470-1524)
Icon
Ethiopian Orthodox
Design for the Right Pauldron of a Parade Armor
Jean Cousin the Elder
Portrait of Walter Devereux (1539–1576), First Earl of Essex
British Painter
The Pride of Women: Ruffs
Maerten de Vos
Drawing (design for fork and spoon)
Antonio Gentili (Antonio da Faenza)
Studies of a Head and a Hand
Andrea del Sarto (Andrea d'Agnolo)
Design for the Tomb of Pope Julius II della Rovere
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Design for a Vase with Hercules and Farnese Lilies
Francesco Salviati (Francesco de' Rossi)
The Descent of Christ to Limbo (recto); Coats of Arms of Florentine and Sienese Families (verso)
Domenico Beccafumi
A Tabernacle Containing a Papal Escutcheon Supported by Angels
Giulio Romano
Studies for Four Figures (recto); Composition Sketches for Groupings of Figures on Clouds (verso)
Jacopo Palma the Younger
Madonna and Child Enthroned
Hans Werl
Cupid with Two Doves
Toussaint Dubreuil
Seated Boy
Girolamo Macchietti
Susanna
Peter Paul Rubens
Design for Stained Glass
Hans Jakob Plepp
Design in Elevation for the Façade of a Building
Cigoli (Ludovico Cardi)
Venus in the Forge of Vulcan
Johann Matthias Kager
Perspectival Study with a View of a Medieval City
Matthäus Merian the Elder
Landscape with Buildings and a Town in the Distance (recto); Study of a Building (verso)
Jacques Callot
A Saint Addressing Figures from the Steps of a Temple
Antoine Caron
The Holy Family with Two Angels
Alessandro Algardi
Seated Triton
Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi)
Battle Scene
Lelio Orsi (called Lelio da Novellara)
Bust of a Bearded Old Man
Urs Graf
Saintly Prelate Distributing Alms
Christoph Amberger
St. Barbara with a Chalice and Host
Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien)
Study of a Seated Nude, Bearded Man in Half-Length
Francisco de Herrera, the Elder
The Presentation of the Infant Jesus in the Temple
Sebald Beham
Triumphal Scene
Lelio Orsi (called Lelio da Novellara)
The Circumcision of Christ
Sebald Beham
The Garden of Love
Jörg Breu the Younger
A Swiss Foot Soldier
Niklaus Manuel Deutsch
Music-Making Angels
Albrecht Dürer
Standing Male Nude Holding a Bow ("Poynter Apollo")
Albrecht Dürer
Group of Men
Adam Elsheimer
Seated Young Woman
Adam Elsheimer
Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36-46)
Federico Zuccaro (Zuccari)
Studies for Decorative Arts Objects
Anonymous, German, 17th century
A Standard Bearer
Erhard Schön
Neptune in his Chariot
Joseph Heintz the Elder
Figures Adoring a Statue of the "Magna Mater"
Joseph Heintz the Elder
A Small Piece of Turf
Hans Hoffmann
Bust of a Man
Wolfgang Huber
Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness
Hans Süss von Kulmbach
Recto: The ConcertVerso: Seated Male Nude
Johann Liss
The Sacrifice of Isaac
Johan Carl Loth
Solomon
Johan Carl Loth
Landscape
Isaak Major
Studies of Fruits, Insects and Shells
Maria Sibylla Merian
Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
Georg Pencz
Rape of the Sabines
Hans Rottenhammer I
The Drunkenness of Noah
Friedrich Sustris
Standing Soldier
Jost Amman