Diego Duarte or Jacob Duarte (1612–1691) was a 17th-century Portuguese jeweler, banker, composer, organist and art collector living in Antwerp, who owned paintings by Jan Vermeer, Raphael and others. Duarte was born in Antwerp, the son of Gaspar Duarte I, a Christian diamond and art dealer of Jewish descent in Antwerp, whose circle of friends included Constantijn Huygens. Gaspar was the son of Diego Duarte I, and was born in 1584 in Antwerp. He later became the consul of Portugal in Antwerp. In 1635, Diego was appointed "jeweller in ordinary" by Charles I of England, but he returned to Antwerp in 1642. He received a part of the art collection of his father on his death in 1653, and continued collecting throughout his life. Part of his collection was sold in Amsterdam in 1682. Diego had a long correspondence and friendship with Constantijn Huygens Jr. The house of the Duarte family in Antwerp was called the Antwerp Parnassus, a meeting place for intellectuals to enjoy art and music. William III of England repeatedly stayed at the house between 1674 and 1678. Diego's brother Gaspar Duarte II was an art collector as well, and his sister Leonora was a composer. After the childless death of Diego Duarte in 1691, no Duartes remained in Antwerp. Some 200 paintings of Diego's collection were inherited by his nephew Manuel Levy Duarte. Most were sold between 1693 and 1696.

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This incomplete list is based on the inventory of 1682, and uses the attributions given therein for what they're worth. * Jacob Adriaensz Backer, ''Last Judgment'' * Jacopo Bassano, 1 piece * Theodoor Boeyermans, 7 pieces * Paris Bordone, 1 piece * Paul Bril, a ''Pan'' and 2 other pieces * Adriaen Brouwer, 3 pieces * Jan Brueghel the Elder, 14 pieces *

Pieter Bruegel the Elder Pieter Bruegel (also Brueghel or Breughel) the Elder (, ; ; – 9 September 1569) was the most significant artist of Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painting, a painter and printmaker, known for his landscapes and peasant scenes (so-called genr ...

, a version of ''

The Peasant Wedding ''The Peasant Wedding'' is a 1567 genre painting by the Dutch and Flemish Renaissance painter and printmaker Pieter Bruegel the Elder, one of his many depicting peasant life. It is now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. Pieter Bruegel the ...

'', a ''Peasant Dance'', and a ''Flight To Egypt'' *

Caravaggio Michelangelo Merisi (Michele Angelo Merigi or Amerighi) da Caravaggio, known as simply Caravaggio (, , ; 29 September 1571 – 18 July 1610), was an Italian painter active in Rome for most of his artistic life. During the final four years of hi ...

, 1 piece *

Michiel Coxie Michiel Coxie the Elder, Michiel Coxcie the Elder or Michiel van Coxcie, Latinised name ''Coxius''Michiel Coxie (I) ...

, a Maria * Jan Davidsz. de Heem, 3 pieces * Gerrit Dou, 2 pieces * Adam Elsheimer, 3 pieces * Jan Fyt, 3 pieces * Giorgione, 3 pieces *

Hans Holbein the Younger Hans Holbein the Younger ( , ; german: Hans Holbein der Jüngere; – between 7 October and 29 November 1543) was a Germans, German-Swiss people, Swiss painter and printmaker who worked in a Northern Renaissance style, and is considered o ...

, 1 piece * Jan Mabuse, ''Portrait of a Praying Man'' and a portrait of Henry VIII of England and his sisters as children * Quentin Matsys, 4 pieces * Antonis Mor, ''Self Portrait as the Apostle Paul'' and five other paintings * Palma Vecchio, 2 pieces * Parmigianino, 4 pieces *

Jan Porcellis Jan Porcellis (1580/84 Ghent – 29 January 1632 Zoeterwoude) was a Dutch marine artist in the seventeenth century. His works initiated a "decisive transition from early realism to the tonal phase", fostering a new style and subject in mari ...

or Julius Porcellis, 3 pieces * Raphael: ''Holy Family with Anne'' (this was judged to be the most valuable painting in the 1682 inventory of Duarte's collection), ''Sacrifice of Elijah'' and ''Vision of Ezekiel'' *

Guido Reni Guido Reni (; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de Champaigne. He painted primarily religious ...

, 1 piece * Jusepe de Ribera, 1 piece * Hans Rottenhammer, 4 pieces: one in collaboration with Paul Brill, two with Jan Brueghel the Elder * Peter Paul Rubens, ''Opportunity'' (an important but lost work, known from a few copies), ''The Prodigal Son'' (now at the '' Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp''), 4 other pieces, and two oil sketches *Rubens and Jan Brueghel the Elder, ''Battle of the Amazons'', now in Sanssouci *Rubens and Frans Snyders, ''Silenus'' *Rubens and Jan Boeckhorst, 2 paintings *

Andrea del Sarto Andrea del Sarto (, , ; 16 July 1486 – 29 September 1530) was an Italian painter from Florence, whose career flourished during the High Renaissance and early Mannerism. He was known as an outstanding fresco decorator, painter of altar-pieces, ...

, ''

Anna selbdritt The Virgin and Child with Saint AnneTinagli, Paola. 1997. ''Women in Italian Renaissance Art: Gender, Representation and Identity.'' Manchester: Manchester University Press, p. 159. or Madonna and Child with Saint Anne is a subject in Christian a ...

'', two other paintings, and two sketches *

David Teniers the Younger David Teniers the Younger or David Teniers II (bapt. 15 December 1610 – 25 April 1690) was a Flemish Baroque painter, printmaker, draughtsman, miniaturist painter, staffage painter, copyist and art curator. He was an extremely versatile arti ...

, ''Peasant Kermis'' * Tintoretto, 2 pieces * Titian, a ''Mary Magdalen'' and four other works * Jan van Dalen, 2 pieces showing a male and female pilgrim *

Anthony van Dyck Sir Anthony van Dyck (, many variant spellings; 22 March 1599 – 9 December 1641) was a Brabantian Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England after success in the Southern Netherlands and Italy. The seventh c ...

, twelve paintings *

Jan van Eyck Jan van Eyck ( , ; – July 9, 1441) was a painter active in Bruges who was one of the early innovators of what became known as Early Netherlandish painting, and one of the most significant representatives of Early Northern Renaissance art. Ac ...

, a King of the Moors *

Lucas van Leyden Lucas van Leyden (1494 – 8 August 1533), also named either Lucas Hugensz or Lucas Jacobsz, was a Dutch painter and printmaker in engraving and woodcut. Lucas van Leyden was among the first Dutch exponents of genre painting and was a very ac ...

, a Maria * Frans van Mieris the Elder, ''The Serenade'' and 1 other piece *

Cornelius van Poelenburgh Cornelis van Poelenburgh or Cornelis van Poelenburch (1594 – 12 August 1667),Cornelis van Poelenburch
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, 4 pieces * Hendrik van Steenwijk II and other members of his family, 3 pieces *

Nicolaes van Verendael Nicolaes van Verendael or Nicolaes van Veerendael (1640 in Antwerp – 1691 in Antwerp) was a Flemish Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Du ...

, 3 pieces * Jan Vermeer, ''

Lady Standing at a Virginal ''Lady Standing at a Virginal'' is a genre painting created by the Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer in about 1670–1672, now in the National Gallery, London. Description The oil painting depicts a richly dressed woman playing a virginal in a ...

'' or '' Lady Seated at a Virginal'' (the other was owned at the same time by Jacob Dissius) * Wouwerman (unsure which of the three brothers), 8 pieces

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