The following links demonstrate the variety of styles of beards worn by 16th century men. In order to keep this linkspage somewhat focused, I am omitting examples relating to biblical or mythological figures, saints, and historical figures dating to a period far earlier than the artist’s.

(Bearded men before the 16th century are on a separate linkspage.)

• Portrait of a young man by Albrecht Dürer, 1507
• Portrait of a bearded gentleman by Bartolomeo Veneto, 1508-1510
• Man with the Blue Sleeve by Titian, c. 1510
• A Knight of Malta by Titian, 1510-1515
• Pope Julius II by Raphael, 1511-1512
• Self-portrait by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1512
• Portrait of a musician by Titian, c. 1515 or 1545
• Portrait of a man by Albrecht Dürer, 1520
Depictions of François I, King of France
• François I, King of France by Jean Clouet, c. 1525-1530
• Francis I by Titian, 1539
• Tomaso or Vincenzo Mosti by Titian, c. 1526
Depictions of Henry VIII, King of England
• Henry VIII by Lucas Horenbout, c. 1526
• Henry VIII by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1536
• Henry VIII by Hans Holbein the Younger, after 1537
• Henry VIII on horseback by Cornelis Anthonisz, c. 1538
• Henry VIII by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1540
• Henry VIII and the Barber Surgeons by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1543
• Man with a Golden Paw by Lorenzo Lotto, c. 1527
• Andrea Odoni by Lorenzo Lotto, 1527
• Ippolito Riminaldi by Titian, c. 1528
• Frederico Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua by Titian, 1529
• Some of the frescoes by il Romanino at the Castello del Buonconsiglio, c. 1531-1532, including the superintendent paying the workers and a gentleman
• Jacopo (Giacomo) Dolfin by Titian, c. 1532
• Sir Nicholas Carew by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1532-1533
• Jean de Dinteville and Georges de Selve (The Ambassadors) by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1533
• A member of the Wedigh family by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1533
Depictions of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
• Charles V standing with his dog by Titian, 1533
• Charles V seated by Titian, 1548
• Emperor Charles V at Mühlberg by Titian, 1548
• Unknown gentleman with music books and lute by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1534
• Charles de Solier, Lord of Morette by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1534-1535
• Portrait of a young bearded gentleman by Jan Steven van Calcar
• Thomas, Lord Vaux by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1535-1540
• Giulio Romano by Titian, c. 1536
• Simon George by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1536-1537
• Francesco Maria della Rovere, Duke of Urbino by Titian, 1536-1538
• Portrait of a man holding gloves and a letter by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1540
• Cardinal Pietro Bembo by Titian, c. 1540
• Portrait of a young man by Titian, c. 1540-1545
• Portrait of a man by Georg Pencz, 1540s
• De Vos von Steenwijk by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1541
• Henry Howard, the Earl of Surrey by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1541-1543
• Portrait, Perhaps of Count Fortunato Martinengo Cesaresco by Moretto da Brescia, ca. 1542
• Self-portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1542-1543
• Duke Antony the Good of Lorraine by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1543
• Daniele Barbaro by Titian, 1545
• Pietro Aretino by Titian, 1545
• Doge Andrea Gritti by Titian, c. 1545
• Praying man with long beard by Moretto da Brescia, c. 1545
• Portrait of a white-bearded man by Tintoretto, c. 1545
• Pope Paul III with his grandsons Alessandro and Ottavio Farnese by Titian, 1546
• Giovanni della Volta with his Wife and Children by Lorenzo Lotto, 1547
• Self-portrait by Tintoretto, c. 1547
• Count Antonio Porcia by Titian, c. 1548
• Procurator Jacopo Soranzo by Tintoretto, c. 1550
• Antonio Anselmi by Titian, c. 1550
Depictions of Philip II, King of Spain
• Philip II in armor by Titian, 1550-1551
• Philip of Spain and Mary Tudor by Hans Eworth, 1558
• Man in military costume by Titian, 1550-1552
• Satire of the merchant’s greed by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, c. 1550-1560
• Self-portrait by Titian, 1550-1562
• Philip II by Titian, c. 1554
• Doge Marcantonio Trevisani by Titian, 1554
• Doge Francesco Venier by Titian, 1554-1556
• Sir William Paulet, 1st Marquess of Winchester, c. 1555 and c. 1560
• Portrait of a man with a palm by Titian, 1561
• Self-portrait by Titian, c. 1566
• Jacopo Strada by Titian, 1567-1568
• Many of the men in the Ständebuch, 1568
• Portrait of an unknown man, aged 24 by Nicholas Hilliard, 1572
• Philip II holding a rosary by Alonso Sanchez Coello, 1573
• Henry III, King of France, c. 1575
• The artist’s father, Richard Hilliard by Nicholas Hilliard, 1577
• Several illustrations in New discoveries; the sciences, inventions, and discoveries of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance as represented in 24 engravings issued in the early 1580’s by Stradanus, including Distillation, Stirrups, Olive Oil, Sugar and Spectacles
• Doge Nicolò da Ponte by Alessandro Vittoria, 1582-1584
• Portrait of a young man by Nicholas Hilliard, c. 1588
• Portrait of a young man clasping a hand from a cloud by Nicholas Hilliard, 1588
• Portrait of a young man by Nicholas Hilliard, c. 1588
• Self-portrait by Tintoretto, c. 1588
• Sir Christopher Hatton by Nicholas Hilliard, c. 1588-1591
• Portrait of an unknown man, aged 27 by Isaac Oliver, 1590
• Portrait of an unknown man by Isaac Oliver, c. 1590
• Self-portrait by Annibale Carracci, 1590s
• Portrait of a man by El Greco, 1595-1600
• Portrait of a Venetian doge, late 16th century
• Portrait drawing by Jan Wierix, c. 1600
• Portrait of an unknown man, c. 1600
• Portrait of an unknown man by Nicholas Hilliard, c. 1600
• Antonio de Covarrubias by El Greco, c. 1600
• Diego de Covarrubias by El Greco, c. 1600
• Portrait of a cardinal by El Greco, c. 1600