French Hoods

The Two Couples in a Forest by Lucas van Leyden (National Gallery of Art 1943.3.5671). Netherlands – ca. 1509

The Gold Weigher by Jan van Hemessen (Gemäldegalerie 656A). Netherlands - 1510-50

A Dialogue on Human Favour (National Gallery of Art 2006.11.34.a). France – ca. 1512-14 

Ill-Matched Lovers by Quentin Massys (National Gallery of Art 1971.55.1). Netherlands – ca. 1520-25

Mlle. de Cosse by Corneille de Lyon (Brooklyn Museum 32.778). late 1540s-60s 

Portrait of a Young Woman by Corneille de Lyon (Brooklyn Museum 34.492). 1555-65 

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