Mid 16th Century Collection

Venus and Adonis, 1553. Artist: Titian
Venus and Adonis, 1553. From the Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain

Leda and the Swan, 1550-1560. Artist: Jacopo Tintoretto
Leda and the Swan, 1550-1560. In Greek Mythology, Leda, the wife of Tyndareus, King of Sparta, was seduced by Zeus, who disguised himself as a swan. From the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy

Venus and Cupid, mid 16th century. Artist: Agnolo Bronzino
Venus and Cupid, mid 16th century. Venus has taken Cupids bow. In the bottom right is a pair of doves, birds of love. From the Uffizi Gallery, Florence

Dragon in foliage with lion and phoenix heads, mid-1500s. Creator: Sahkulu (Turkish)
Dragon in foliage with lion and phoenix heads, mid-1500s. In this masterful drawing, a fierce undulating dragon entangled in swirling foliage is under attack from a lion above while assaulting a

Cassone, mid-1500s. Creator: Unknown
Cassone, mid-1500s

Holy Family with Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, 1515-1530. Artist: Lodovico Mazzolini
Holy Family with Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, 1515-1530. St Nicholas kneels in front of the infant Jesus who is eating cherries, the fruit of Paradise, which have been given to him by St Joseph

A Young Woman, 1569. Half-length portrait of a richly dressed young woman aged 21. From the Tate Gallery, London

The Tribute Money, 1560-1568. Artist: Titian
The Tribute Money, 1560-1568. Christ, in a red robe with a blue cloak, is asked by a Pharisee if it is right to pay taxes to the Romans

Venus and the Lute Player, c1565-1570. Artist: Titian
Venus and the Lute Player, c1565-1570. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Bacchus and Ariadne, 1523-1525. Artist: Titian
Bacchus and Ariadne, 1523-1525. From the National Gallery, London

Bacchus, 1560. Artist: Valerio di Simone Cioli
Bacchus, 1560. Statue in the Boboli Gardens, Florence, Italy. It shows Pietro Barbino, Cosimo Is court dwarf, as Bacchus, riding a tortoise

Appearance of Christ to the Virgin, 1531. Artist: Garcia Fernandes
Appearance of Christ to the Virgin, 1531. Central panel from a triptych. From the Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro, Portugal

Custodia, 1527. From the Goldsmithery, Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro, Portugal

Figure of St Ines, 1535-1540. Artist: Jean de Rouen
Figure of St Ines, 1535-1540. From the Museu Nacional de Machado de Castro, Portugal

Tournament in a Court of the Vatican, Rome, 1565. The tournament was held on the occasion of the marriage of the Count Annibale Altemps, nephew of Pope Pius IV, to Ortenzia Borrome in 1565

Portrait of Mrs Pemberton, c1535. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Portrait of Mrs Pemberton, c1535. From the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

The Cook, c1570. Artist: Giuseppe Arcimboldi
The Cook, c1570. This image can be interpreted in two ways, either as a cook taking the lid off a dish of sucking pigs or, if turned upside down, as the head of the cook. From a private collection

Henry II of France and Anne du Bourg, 10 June 1559 (19th / early 20th century). Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
Henry II of France and Anne du Bourg, 10 June 1559 (19th/early 20th century). A prominent member of the Paris Parlement and a Calvinist

Allegory of Prudence, c1565-1570. Artist: Titian
Allegory of Prudence, c1565-1570. The triple-headed beast - wolf, lion and dog - is a symbol of prudence. From the National Gallery, London

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