Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 63 works by Tobias Stimmer in our catalogue
In short
To the gallery's eye, Tobias Stimmer's most famous painting is Portrait of Jacob Schwytzer (1564), whose original hangs in the Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel. The age of men at the age of fifty and sixty years and Portrait of a Bearded Man (1576) complete the trio every eye recognises. Of the 63 works by Tobias Stimmer in our catalog, the gallery presents the 63 most famous below, each original with its year, its museum and what makes it unique.
The Portrait of Jacob Schwytzer is a painting by the Swiss artist Tobias Stimmer. This work depicts a man identified as Jacob Schwytzer, presented in a full-length pose. The subject is shown as a gentleman or soldier, holding a sword and positioned against a dark, muted background. An emblem or coat of arms is located in the upper right corner of the composition.
The age of men at the age of fifty and sixty years emerges from the meticulous hand of Tobias Stimmer. This engraving captures a quiet, heavy moment of reflection, presenting two men whose faces carry the weight of their respective decades. We find ourselves looking into a scene where time itself seems to settle upon the figures, frozen in a delicate dance of light and shadow. The work invites a…
Tobias Stimmer's “Portrait of a Bearded Man,” created in 1576, is more than simply a likeness; it’s a carefully constructed meditation on humanity, faith, and the dignity of everyday life. This remarkable drawing, now meticulously reproduced by WahooArt.com, offers a rare glimpse into the world of a Swiss Renaissance artist working at a pivotal moment of religious and artistic transition. Stimmer, deeply influenced by the meticulous realism of Hans Holbein…
The musicians, the violin player
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The musicians, the organ player
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The musicians, the guitar player
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Portrait of pastor rudolph gwalther of zurich
15
Portrait of a man
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The musicians, the clarinet player
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The musicians, the bassoon player
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The church hierarchy, three monks
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The secular hierarchy, three knights
20
The church hierarchy, three bishops
21
Gaspard de coligny
22
Temperance
23
The secular hierarchy, emperor, king , duke
24
Portrait of pastor heinrich bullinger, zurich reformer
25
commemorative carl miegOberrichter strasbourg
26
The church hierarchy, two abbots and a hermit
27
The secular hierarchy, artisans, soldiers and traders
28
The secular hierarchy, scholar , lawyer and client
29
Astronomical movement in the strasbourg cathedral
30
The church hierarchy, pope, cardinal, archbishop
31
The church hierarchy, pilgrims, vicar and geissler
32
The age of men at the age of thirty and forty years
33
Otto heinrich von schwarzenberg, lord of hohenlandenberg
34
Jacob taurelis, oechsel, royal advisors
35
The age of the women at the age of ten and twenty years
36
The age of men at the age of ninety and a hundred years
37
Gorgoneum caput seemonster
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The age of the women at the age of thirty and forty years
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The age of the women at the age of seventy and eighty years
40
The big shooting at strasbourg
41
The age of the women at the age of ninety and a hundred years
42
John fries, frisius, professor of hebrew in zurich
43
Portrait of johann storm rector of the academy of strasbourg
44
Jacob sturmprefekt strasbourg
45
Fama
46
The secular hierarchy, three princes
47
The secular hierarchy, three counts
48
Portrait of peter ramus at the age of fifty-five years
49
Portrait of paolo jovio, bishop of como
50
The musicians, the krummhorn player
51
The age of men at the age of ten and twenty years
52
The church hierarchy, priest, deacon and mess assistant
53
Melchior neusidler at the age of forty-three years
54
Portrait of sigmund feyerabenddrucker in frankfurt
55
Commemorative by stephan brechtl
56
The age of men at the age of seventy and eighty years
57
Synagogue, the old belief
58
Portrait of men
59
The musicians, the flute player
60
Ecclesia, the new faith
61
Portrait of elsbeth lochmann, wife of the zurich-bearer jacob schwytzer - (1564)Kunstmuseum Basel
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Portrait of jacob schwytzer and his wife elsbeth lochmann - (1564)
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The painter and his muse - (1560)
The four subjects that come back most often in these originals, each with its finest example.
The 2 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Tobias Stimmer | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kunstmuseum Basel |
Basel | 2 | Portrait of Jacob Schwytzer, Portrait of elsbeth lochmann, wife of the zurich-bearer jacob schwytzer - (1564) |
 J. Paul Getty Museum |
Los Angeles | 1 | Portrait of a Bearded Man |
Tobias Stimmer's career on this page runs 13 years, 1564 to 1576: each year appears here with its most famous originals.
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The Portrait of Jacob Schwytzer is a painting by the Swiss artist Tobias Stimmer. This work depicts a man identified as Jacob Schwytzer, presented in a full-length pose. The subject is shown as a gentleman or soldier, holding a sword and positioned against a dark, muted background. An emblem or coat of arms is located in the upper right corner of the composition.
Tobias Stimmer's “Portrait of a Bearded Man,” created in 1576, is more than simply a likeness; it’s a carefully constructed meditation on humanity, faith, and the dignity of everyday life. This remarkable drawing, now meticulously reproduced by WahooArt.com, offers a rare glimpse into the world of a Swiss Renaissance artist working at a pivotal moment of religious and artistic transition. Stimmer, deeply influenced by the meticulous realism of Hans Holbein…
Portrait of Jacob Schwytzer (1564), Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel. The age of men at the age of fifty and sixty years and Portrait of a Bearded Man (1576) come next.
25 years old: Portrait of Jacob Schwytzer dates from 1564, and Tobias Stimmer was born in 1539.
Portrait of Jacob Schwytzer, The age of men at the age of fifty and sixty years, Portrait of a Bearded Man, Crescent madonna, Nicodemus frischlin, Wilhelm xylander, professor of greek at heidelberg, Bernhard jobin romulus killed remus, The musicians, the drummer, The musicians, the lute player and The musicians, the zither player. The ranking above gives each one's year and museum.
Our catalog holds 63 works by Tobias Stimmer, dated from 1564 to 1576.
Mostly in Kunstmuseum Basel (Basel) and J. Paul Getty Museum (Los Angeles). The museum table above lists them all.
On this page, the earliest is Portrait of Jacob Schwytzer (1564) and the latest Portrait of a Bearded Man (1576).
Music (8), Portraits (8) and Men (6), across the 63 works on this page.
Mannerism, judging by the originals on this page.
Portrait of Jacob Schwytzer and Portrait of elsbeth lochmann, wife of the zurich-bearer jacob schwytzer - (1564): the Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel holds 2 of the works on this page.
