Pearl in art: paintings, drawings and prints

The Holy Family, known as 'The Pearl', Raphaël

The Holy Family, known as 'The Pearl', c. 1518.

Sagrada Familia, llamada la Perla (museum title)

Raphaël (Italian), oil on wood

Prado Museum, Spain

Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’, Rembrandt van Rijn

Isaac and Rebecca, Known as ‘The Jewish Bride’, c. 1665–1669.

Portret van een paar als Isaak en Rebekka, bekend als 'De… (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Portrait of Madame Ingres, née Ramel, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Portrait of Madame Ingres, née Ramel, 1859.

Portrait de Madame Ingres née Ramel (museum title)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French), oil on canvas

Oskar Reinhart Collection “Am Römerholz”, Switzerland

Portrait of a Lady (Thea Proctor), George W. Lambert

Portrait of a Lady (Thea Proctor), 1916.

Portrait of a lady (Thea Proctor) (museum title)

George W. Lambert (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

The Belle of the Alley, George W. Lambert

The Belle of the Alley, 1913.

The belle of the alley (museum title)

George W. Lambert (Australian), oil on canvas

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia

Odalisque assise, 1926.

Odalisque assise (museum title)

Henri Matisse (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

A Lady Writing, c. 1665.

A Lady Writing (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Woman Holding a Balance, Johannes Vermeer

Woman Holding a Balance, c. 1664.

Woman Holding a Balance (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Woman with a Pink, 1660s.

Woman with a Pink (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Sofia Magdalena, Queen of Sweden, Alexandre Roslin

Sofia Magdalena, Queen of Sweden, 1774.

Sofia Magdalena 1746-1813, prinsessa av Danmark, drottning… (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

The Morphinist, 1930.

Morfinista (museum title)

János Vaszary (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Grace, Countess of Clanbrassil, Jean-Étienne Liotard

Grace, Countess of Clanbrassil, 1774.

Grace, Countess of Clanbrassil (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel on canvas

Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland

Odalisque au coffret rouge, Henri Matisse

Odalisque au coffret rouge, 1927.

Odalisque au coffret rouge (museum title)

Henri Matisse (French), oil on canvas

Musée Matisse, France

De liefdesbrief, 1669.

De liefdesbrief (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Mrs. Francisca Valdivia de Chávez and Her Children, Hermenegildo Bustos

Mrs. Francisca Valdivia de Chávez and Her Children, 1862.

Señora doña Francisca Valdivia de Chávez e hijos (museum title)

Hermenegildo Bustos (Mexican), oil on canvas

Museo Soumaya, Mexico

Lovisa (1828-1871), princess of the Netherlands, queen of Sweden and Norway, married to Karl XV, king of Sweden and Norway, Amalia Lindegren

Lovisa (1828-1871), princess of the Netherlands, queen of Sweden and Norway, married to Karl XV, king of Sweden and Norway, c. 1859.

Lovisa (1828-1871), prinsessa av Nederländerna, drottning… (museum title)

Amalia Lindegren (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Portrait of Grand Duchess Sophia, second wife of Tsarevich Paul, Alexandre Roslin

Portrait of Grand Duchess Sophia, second wife of Tsarevich Paul, 1777.

Portrait of Grand Duchess Sophia, second wife of Tsarevich… (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish)

Princeton University Art Museum, United States

Brieflezende vrouw in het blauw, Johannes Vermeer

Brieflezende vrouw in het blauw, 1663.

Brieflezende vrouw in het blauw (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Lovisa Ulrika (1720-1782), Dowager Queen of Sweden, Alexandre Roslin

Lovisa Ulrika (1720-1782), Dowager Queen of Sweden, 1775.

Lovisa Ulrika, 1720-1782, prinsessa av Preussen, drottning… (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Nationalmuseum, Sweden

Espagnole : Harmonie en bleu, Henri Matisse

Espagnole : Harmonie en bleu, 1923.

Espagnole : Harmonie en bleu (museum title)

Henri Matisse (French), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Louise (1828–1871), Princess of the Netherlands, Queen of Sweden and Norway, Amalia Lindegren

Louise (1828–1871), Princess of the Netherlands, Queen of Sweden and Norway, 1859.

Lovisa (1828-1871), prinsessa av Nederländerna, drottning… (museum title)

Amalia Lindegren (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Portrait of Doña Dolores Tosta de Santa Anna, Juan Cordero

Portrait of Doña Dolores Tosta de Santa Anna, 1855.

Retrato de doña Dolores Tosta de Santa Anna (museum title)

Juan Cordero (Mexican), oil on canvas

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

Profile of a European Woman, 1903.

Profile of a European Woman (museum title)

Kamal-ol-Molk (Iranian), oil on canvas

Golestan Palace, Tehran, Iran

Portrait of an elderly lady with a gold wreath, Ancient Egypt

Portrait of an elderly lady with a gold wreath, 100–125.

Portrait of an elderly lady with a gold wreath (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, encaustic on limewood

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Portrait of the Artist’s Wife, Viktor Madarász

Portrait of the Artist’s Wife, 1871.

A művész feleségének arcképe (museum title)

Viktor Madarász (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Portrait of Bona Ossowiecka, Jan Matejko

Portrait of Bona Ossowiecka, 1890.

Portret Bony Ossowieckiej (museum title)

Jan Matejko (Polish), oil on wood

National Museum in Warsaw, Poland

Maria Gyllenstierna of Lundholm (1716- 1783), baroness, married to councillor baron Esbjörn Kristian Reuterholm, Ulrika Pasch

Maria Gyllenstierna of Lundholm (1716- 1783), baroness, married to councillor baron Esbjörn Kristian Reuterholm, 1776.

Maria Gyllenstierna af Lundholm (1716- 1783), friherrinna… (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Dancers in Ukrainian Dress, 1899.

Dancers in Ukrainian Dress (museum title)

Edgar Degas (French), charcoal and pastel, on tracing paper, mounted on cardboard

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

Venus and the Lute Player, c. 1565–1570.

Venus and the Lute Player (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States

William Ponsonby (1704-93), Viscount Duncannon and later 2nd Earl of Bessborough, Jean-Étienne Liotard

William Ponsonby (1704-93), Viscount Duncannon and later 2nd Earl of Bessborough, 1750–1760.

William Ponsonby (1704-93), Viscount Duncannon and later… (museum title)

Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss), pastel on parchment

Rijksmuseum, Netherlands

Our Lady of Valvanera, 1762.

Our Lady of Valvanera (museum title)

Miguel Cabrera (Mexican), oil on copper

Philadelphia Museum of Art, United States

Doña Ana Quijano de Barbosa (wife of Don Pedro de Barbosa), Juan Rodríguez Juárez

Doña Ana Quijano de Barbosa (wife of Don Pedro de Barbosa), c. 1712.

Doña Ana Quijano de Barbosa (esposa de don Pedro de Barbosa) (museum title)

Juan Rodríguez Juárez (Mexican), oil on canvas

National Museum of Art (MUNAL), Mexico City, Mexico

Lucretia, 1664.

Lucretia (museum title)

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch), oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art, United States

Girl with the Red Hat, c. 1669.

Girl with the Red Hat (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on wood

National Gallery of Art, United States

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, Titien

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, c. 1570.

Judith avec la tête d'Holopherne (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Detroit Institute of Arts, United States

Funerary Portrait of a Woman

Funerary Portrait of a Woman (museum title)

Ancient Egypt, encaustic on linen

Cleveland Museum of Art, United States

Meisje met de parel, c. 1665.

Meisje met de parel (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Mauritshuis, Netherlands

Dorothea Elisabeth Schultz, married Sauer, Ulrika Pasch

Dorothea Elisabeth Schultz, married Sauer, 1771.

Dorothea Elisabeth Schultz, gift Sauer (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on canvas

Swedish National Portrait Gallery, Gripsholm, Sweden

Portrait of a Lady

Kvinnoporträtt (museum title)

Ulrika Pasch (Swedish), oil on canvas

Finnish National Gallery, Finland

Idealized Portrait of a Lady (Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci as Nymph), Sandro Botticelli

Idealized Portrait of a Lady (Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci as Nymph), c. 1480–1485.

Portrait ideale d'une jeune femme (Simonetta Vespucci?) (museum title)

Sandro Botticelli (Italian)

Städel Museum, Germany

Portrait of a Woman, 1907.

Női arckép (museum title)

Viktor Madarász (Hungarian), oil on canvas

Hungarian National Gallery, Hungary

Profile, 1913.

Perfil (museum title)

Henrique Bernardelli (Brazilian), oil on canvas

Museu de Arte do Rio Grande do Sul Ado Malagoli, Brazil

Tarquin and Lucretia, c. 1571.

Tarquin et Lucrèce (museum title)

Titien (Italian), oil on canvas

Fitzwilliam Museum, United Kingdom

Anne Moira and the Hon. Mrs. Forbes-Sempill, John Lavery

Anne Moira and the Hon. Mrs. Forbes-Sempill, 1923.

Anne Moira and the Hon. Mrs. Forbes-Sempill (museum title)

John Lavery (Irish), oil on canvas

Ulster Museum, United Kingdom

Portrait of the Infanta Maria Theresa of Spain, Diego Velázquez

Portrait of the Infanta Maria Theresa of Spain, 1652–1653.

L'Infante Marie-Thérèse (museum title)

Diego Velázquez (Spanish), oil on canvas

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria

Double Portrait of Jacob Meyer zum Hasen and his Wife Dorothea Kannengiesser (interior panels); full coat of arms of Jacob Meyer on red ground (exterior of the male portrait), 1516.

Doppelbildnis des Jacob Meyer zum Hasen und seiner Frau… (museum title)

Hans Holbein le Jeune (Swiss), oil on limewood

Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland

Portrait of Princess Natalia Petrovna Golitsyn, born Tjernysjev, Alexandre Roslin

Portrait of Princess Natalia Petrovna Golitsyn, born Tjernysjev, 1777.

Portrait of Princess Natalia Petrovna Golitsyn, born… (museum title)

Alexandre Roslin (Swedish), oil on canvas

Malmö Art Museum, Sweden

Junge Dame mit Perlenhalsband, Johannes Vermeer

Junge Dame mit Perlenhalsband, c. 1663–1665.

Junge Dame mit Perlenhalsband (museum title)

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), oil on canvas

Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Germany

Nu drapé étendu, 1923.

Nu drapé étendu (museum title)

Henri Matisse (French), oil on canvas

Jean Walter and Paul Guillaume Collection, France

Woman with a Vase, 1924.

Woman with a Vase (museum title)

Fernand Léger (French), oil on canvas

Statens Museum for Kunst, Denmark