While earrings had been worn in the Merovingian era, there seems to have been a gap of nearly 800 years before they became fashionable again in 16th century France.
- Portrait of Agnes Sorel; the portrait may date to the 16th century, though she died in 1450, so the earrings could be a contemporary addition by the artist rather than a reflection of something that she actually wore during her lifetime
- Portrait of Henri II by François Clouet, c. 1540
- Portrait of François de Lorraine, c. 1550-1560
- Portrait of Jeanne Albret, 2nd half of the 16th century
- Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots by François Clouet, 1552
- Portrait of the Dauphin (François II) by Léonard Limosin, c. 1553
- Portrait of Marguerite de Valois by François Clouet, c. 1560
- Portrait of a young equestrian by François Clouet, 1560
- Portrait of Claude de Beaune de Semblançay by François Clouet, 1567
- Portrait of Madeleine le Clerc du Tremblay by François Clouet, c. 1570
- Portrait of Louise of Lorraine, c. 1571
- Portrait of a man in white, 1574
- Portrait of Louise of Lorraine, c. 1580
- Portrait of Henri III by François Clouet, c. 1581
- Portrait of Henri III by Jean Decourt, c. 1581
- Portrait of Diane de Poitiers, c. 1590
- Portrait of Gabrielle d'Estrées and one of her sisters, c. 1595
- Portrait of Gabrielle d'Estrées
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