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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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The Meditation on the Passion by Vittore Carpaccio.

Vittore Carpaccio

The Meditation on the Passion

ca. 1490

Portrait of a Man by Lucas Cranach the Elder.

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Portrait of a Man

1537

Portrait of a Young Man by Bronzino (Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano).

Bronzino (Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano)

Portrait of a Young Man

1530s

Petronella Elias (1648–1667) with a Basket of Fruit by Ferdinand Bol.

Ferdinand Bol

Petronella Elias (1648–1667) with a Basket of Fruit

1657

Saint Eustace by Albrecht Dürer.

Albrecht Dürer

Saint Eustace

ca. 1501

Portrait of a Man by Andrea del Sarto (Andrea d'Agnolo).

Andrea del Sarto (Andrea d'Agnolo)

Portrait of a Man

1528–29

Portrait of a Man, probably a Member of the Van Beresteyn Family by Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn).

Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)

Portrait of a Man, probably a Member of the Van Beresteyn Family

1632

The Harvesters by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Harvesters

1565

Marie Antoinette in a Park by Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun.

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

Marie Antoinette in a Park

ca. 1780–81

Saint Jean Gualbert trampling a monster with two human heads and a serpentine body, from "Frontispiece and four scenes from the life of Saint John Gualbert" (Frontispice et quatre vignettes pour une vie de Saint Jean Gualbert) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

Saint Jean Gualbert trampling a monster with two human heads and a serpentine body, from "Frontispiece and four scenes from the life of Saint John Gualbert" (Frontispice et quatre vignettes pour une vie de Saint Jean Gualbert)

1640

The Horse Fair by Rosa Bonheur.

Rosa Bonheur

The Horse Fair

1852–55

The Adoration of the Shepherds by Bartolo di Fredi.

Bartolo di Fredi

The Adoration of the Shepherds

1374

The Meeting of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, with the Four Elements by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

The Meeting of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, with the Four Elements

ca. 1700

Landscape containing fifteen silhouettes by Anonymous, German, 18th century.

Anonymous, German, 18th century

Landscape containing fifteen silhouettes

1793–1800

View from the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight by Martinus Rørbye.

Martinus Rørbye

View from the Citadel Ramparts in Copenhagen by Moonlight

1839

Self-Portrait by Anthony van Dyck.

Anthony van Dyck

Self-Portrait

ca. 1620–21

The Fifth Day (Dies V): The Creation of the Kingdom of Animals, from "The Creation of the World" by Jan Muller.

Jan Muller

The Fifth Day (Dies V): The Creation of the Kingdom of Animals, from "The Creation of the World"

1589

Plate 3: a gale in the forest, two horsemen wrapped in their cloaks, the wind blowing, from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

Plate 3: a gale in the forest, two horsemen wrapped in their cloaks, the wind blowing, from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

ca. 1643–48

Portrait of a Woman by Quinten Massys.

Quinten Massys

Portrait of a Woman

ca. 1520

George Washington and William Lee (George Washington) by John Trumbull.

John Trumbull

George Washington and William Lee (George Washington)

1780

Plate 6: cows crossing a valley to left, a group of trees to left, a horseman and other cows in the background, from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

Plate 6: cows crossing a valley to left, a group of trees to left, a horseman and other cows in the background, from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

ca. 1643–48

Landscape with Cattle at Limousin by Jules Dupré.

Jules Dupré

Landscape with Cattle at Limousin

1837

Christ Carrying the Cross by Martin Schongauer.

Martin Schongauer

Christ Carrying the Cross

ca. 1475–80

Portrait of a Woman by Barthel Bruyn the Elder.

Barthel Bruyn the Elder

Portrait of a Woman

1533

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