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Hans Florian van Frieser: Cassandra predicting her own death when entering Agamemnon’s house (1612)

Hoornse schilderijencollectie, Hoorn

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Hans Jørgen Smaleflaas: The Danish Soprano Helene Bøgebol (1761-1807)

Dansk operamuseum, Arhus

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Both the artist and the stunningly beautiful model are anonymous. This early 19th century painting (252 x 270 mm) was recently sold on an online auction.

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Jacques-Ange Levasseur: Anna Ivanovna Babanina on her wedding day, wearing a traditional kolbasa zhena apron.

Private coll.

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Goltriska Zaandvleet: Portrait of her sister Juditzka as Macaria

Private coll

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Giovanni Paolo Lospagho: Clytemnestra receiving Agamemnon (detail)

Museo del ottocento, Brindisi

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Piotr Valerij Rantzer: Gräfin von Gravensteiner with one of her tenants

Stadtmuseum, Ratzeburg

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Anonymous (16th c.): Saint Aganatia of Pamplona

Iglesia de la Virgen de los Dolores del mundo y otro lado, Jaén

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Lawrence Peter Westfield: The Contemplative Milkmaid

Private Coll.

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Julius van Shattig: Helen arriving to Troy

Gouden Eeuw Museum, Hoorn

(I censored it as I’m not sure this page accepts female breast nipples)

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Jean-Câlin Lebourreau: The Ambassador’s wife (which probably refers to the Ambassador of Siam)

The Friar’s Library, Runcorn-upon-Stool

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Unknown painter (oil on wood, 16th century): The Annunciation

Palazzo comunale, San Domenico

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Fernando Vila-Ferrocarril (known in English as El Toro): Doña Ana Inmaculada de los Gallegos y Febrículas

Museo de arte regional de Extremadura

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Bartolommeo Mastroccio: Maria Euphrosyne Burgmeister, courtesan to Karl Ludwig IV, Prince-Elector of Mannheim

Schloß Flamseburg

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Amalia Engelbrecht Willendorff: the actress Elisabet Fahnenflucht as Queen Klytostratia

Stadtmuseum Krabbenburg

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Unknown artist: the actress Luisa Spongheim (1736-1791)

Stadtmuseum Krabbenburg

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Cornelis van Vrijs: The Fortune Teller,

Private Collection