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Half-length portrait of a bearded man in black costume, white ruff and jeweled hat against a dark green background.

Portrait of Rudolf II

Joseph Heintz the Elder, 1594

Oil portrait of a young man with curled hair in dark armor and a red sash against a dark background.

Thomas Herbert, 8th Earl of Pembroke

John Greenhill, 1676

Trompe l'oeil still life of Civil War emblems: crossed sabers, rifle, flags, canteen and cartridge box on dark planks.

Emblems of the Civil War

Alexander Pope, 1888

Still life painting of a bouquet of roses, iris and blue flowers in a striped glass vase, with a bird nest and feather.

Stilleven met bloemen

Georges Frédéric Ziesel, 1775

Two women arrange cut roses and lilies at a wooden table, with vases of carnations behind them, against a dark background.

Ladies at a Flower-table

Wilhelm Peters, 1894

Portrait of a young woman in a black gold-embroidered gown and feathered hat, standing beside a red chair and green curtain.

Joanna of Austria (1535-73)

Antonis Mor, 1552

Portrait of a seated woman in a blue dress, white lace bonnet and collar, holding white gloves against a dark background.

Anna Theodora Barbara Regenburg, f. Wetche

Georg Raedel, 1838

Oil portrait of a young woman with blue plumes in her hair, holding a folded letter, wearing a black velvet dress.

Young Woman with a Love Letter

Jean-Baptiste Santerre

Oil portrait of a man with curly hair, gray mustache and black bow tie against a dark brown background.

Self-Portrait

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1873

Oil still life of a hanging bouquet of white roses, carnations and grapes tied with a blue ribbon on a dark background.

Bouquet of Flowers and Fruit with Blue Ribbon

Maria van Oosterwijck, c. 1680

Monochrome painting of a seated woman examining a child in a dim interior with a bed, chair, and kettle.

Woman Looking For Fleas

Attributed to Giuseppe Maria Crespi, c. 1715

Oil portrait of a man with curly hair and round wire glasses, wearing a dark coat and white collar, against a dark background

Portrait of Jakob Mähly

Arnold Böcklin, 1848

Full-length portrait of a woman in a silk gown and blue wrap beside a balustrade, with a dusky landscape behind her.

Portrait of Mrs. Verelst

George Romney, 1773

Miniature portrait of a man with grey hair, blue coat and white cravat, set in an ornate gold frame.

Portrait of a Man

Charles de Chatillon, 1795-96

Painting of a woman in a black dress with white and red sleeves, white headdress, and gold necklace, against green.

Portrait of a Woman

Andrea del Sarto, c. 1518

Seated woman in a white gown and yellow shawl turns toward the viewer beside a stone urn in a dark garden.

Mme. Dufresne

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, c. 1816

Still life painting of smoked herring, bread, cheese, a pewter cup and a carafe on a wooden table, with a Latin inscription.

Still Life with Herring, Bread, and Cheese

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, 1858

Seated man in black coat with open book and pinned insect box on marble table, against dark background.

Dr. Johann Henning Kjetil Hjardemaal

Christen Købke, 1833

Oil portrait of a seated elderly man with white hair and mustache, dressed in black with a bow tie and gold watch chain.

Hinman B. Hurlbut

John Harrison Witt, 1870s

Oil portrait of a man with grey hair in a dark uniform with silver lace and gold trim, gazing to the left.

Portrait of James Cockburn of Langton (by Arthur William Devis)

Arthur William Devis

Half-length oil portrait of a man in a dark uniform with silver braid and gold collar, gazing upward against a dark backgroun

Portrait of James Cockburn of Langton (by A. W. Devis)

Arthur William Devis, 1791

Still life painting of spring flowers in a ceramic bowl and a glass vase of yellow blossoms on a wooden table, dark backgroun

Spring flowers

Hans Thoma, 1876

Nude young man seated on a rock playing a pipe beneath a glowing moon and dark clouds beside water at night.

Endymion

Hans Thoma, 1886

Portrait of a young man in a red coat with gold braid and white cravat against a dark background.

George Bridgeman (1727-1767)

Joshua Reynolds, 1723

White linework print of a young woman with short wavy hair resting her arm, set against a solid black background.

Jeune femme accoudée : [estampe] / Henri Matisse

White line portrait of a woman with closed eyes and short hair on a black rectangle, printed on cream paper.

Monette I : [estampe] / Henri Matisse

Portrait de Catherine Bouguereau

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Painting of a young man in a dark hat with a red feather, holding a flute, against a dark brown background.

Jüngling mit Federbusch

Gerard van Honthorst

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a fur cap and brown robe, arms folded, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Philosopher

Johann Ulrich Mayr

Bust-length oil portrait of a man in a brown cap and cloak against a dark background, looking toward the viewer.

Self-Portrait

Balthasar Denner, 1719