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Unexplained Faces

Portraits, masks, heads, expressive figures, and people who appear to know something. Browse the public-domain works below, then open an artwork to see available products.

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Ten Kings of Hell by Jin Chushi.

Jin Chushi

Ten Kings of Hell

before 1195

Self-Portrait by Egon Schiele.

Egon Schiele

Self-Portrait

1911

Portrait of a Man by Hyacinthe Rigaud.

Hyacinthe Rigaud

Portrait of a Man

1693

Midshipman Augustus Brine by John Singleton Copley.

John Singleton Copley

Midshipman Augustus Brine

1782

Tree with roots laid bare alongside a stream, a hilly landscape and a man walking behind quadrupeds beyond by Karel Dujardin.

Karel Dujardin

Tree with roots laid bare alongside a stream, a hilly landscape and a man walking behind quadrupeds beyond

1659

Portrait of a Man by Spanish (Andalusian) Painter.

Spanish (Andalusian) Painter

Portrait of a Man

Date not stated

Scenes from the Story of Abraham by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Scenes from the Story of Abraham

mid-17th century

Chand Bibi Hawking with Attendants in a Landscape by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Chand Bibi Hawking with Attendants in a Landscape

ca. 1700

Saint John on Patmos by Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien).

Hans Baldung (called Hans Baldung Grien)

Saint John on Patmos

ca. 1511

Portrait of a Woman in a Rose Dress by French Painter.

French Painter

Portrait of a Woman in a Rose Dress

Date not stated

The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John by Hendrick ter Brugghen.

Hendrick ter Brugghen

The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John

ca. 1624–25

The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria by Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto).

Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)

The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria

1648

[The Great Wave, Sète] by Gustave Le Gray.

Gustave Le Gray

[The Great Wave, Sète]

1857

An Orange-Headed Ground Thrush and a Death's-Head Moth on a Purple Ebony Orchid Branch by Shaikh Zain al–Din.

Shaikh Zain al–Din

An Orange-Headed Ground Thrush and a Death's-Head Moth on a Purple Ebony Orchid Branch

dated 1778

Portrait of a Man by Moretto da Brescia (Alessandro Bonvicino).

Moretto da Brescia (Alessandro Bonvicino)

Portrait of a Man

ca. 1520–25

The House of Bijapur by Kamal Muhammad.

Kamal Muhammad

The House of Bijapur

ca. 1680

Portrait of a Woman by Rembrandt.

Rembrandt

Portrait of a Woman

Date not stated

Cottage Children (The Wood Gatherers) by Thomas Gainsborough.

Thomas Gainsborough

Cottage Children (The Wood Gatherers)

1787

Portrait of a Woman by Netherlandish Painter.

Netherlandish Painter

Portrait of a Woman

Date not stated

The Adoration of the Magi by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

The Adoration of the Magi

late 14th century

Fish Market by Joachim Beuckelaer.

Joachim Beuckelaer

Fish Market

1568

Self-Portrait at Spurveskjul by Vilhelm Hammershøi.

Vilhelm Hammershøi

Self-Portrait at Spurveskjul

1911

Portrait of a Woman, possibly Ginevra d'Antonio Lupari Gozzadini by Maestro delle Storie del Pane.

Maestro delle Storie del Pane

Portrait of a Woman, possibly Ginevra d'Antonio Lupari Gozzadini

1494?

Finches and bamboo by Emperor Huizong.

Emperor Huizong

Finches and bamboo

early 12th century

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