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Painting of a woman in white headdress and dark dress, hands clasped in prayer over a rosary on a ledge.

Portrait of a Woman

Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder

Portrait of a woman in a white headdress and collar, wearing black, against a dark background, gazing to the side.

Jan van Scorel - Portrait of a Woman, 995

Jan van Scorel, 1550

Painting of a shirtless boy in a dim wooden interior as older men in caps look on, with a ladder and bright hatch above.

The Seal of the Sailor

Piet Verhaert, 1888

Seated woman in a black gown holding blue thistle, in a room with a gilded mirror and patterned tapestry.

The Blue Thistle

Emile Vloors, 1904

Seated man in dark suit with medal, hand resting on an open book on an orange draped table, against a dark background.

The Architect Lodewijk Jozef Adriaan Roelandt

Lievin de Winne, 1859

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white hair and beard in a dark coat against a dark background.

The Painter Charles Tsaggeny

Frédéric-Pierre Tschaggeny

Painting of a pale-gowned woman held by an agitated crowd of men in red caps in a dim interior, with a dog at left.

The Arrest of Charlotte Corday

Hendrik Scheffer, 1830

Still life of peaches and plums with leaves on a pewter plate atop a carved stone pedestal against a dark background.

Peaches and prunes on a tin plate

Pierre Dupuis, 1650

Painting of a slaughtered ox hanging from a wooden beam in a dark interior, with a faint figure in the background.

A Slaughtered Ox

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655

Nude Venus in a red plumed hat stands beside winged Cupid with a bow on a pedestal against a dark background.

Venus and Cupid

Lucas Cranach the Elder, ca. 1525-27

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a red velvet cap, fur-trimmed dark robe and gold chain, against a dark background.

Bearded Man with a Velvet Cap

Govert Flinck, 1645

Night landscape with a full moon rising behind a windswept tree, reflected in a still pond beneath dark hills.

Moonrise

Henri Harpignies, 1885

Half-length portrait of an elderly bearded man in a white ruff and black garment, with a red coat of arms at upper left.

Jacob van Dalen (1570-1644), Called Vallensis

Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1640

Oval portrait of a young child in a lace cap and gold patterned garment with a white lace collar, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Young Boy

Paulus Moreelse

Painting of a woman in gleaming armor and gold helmet holding a Medusa-head shield, before a dark arched background.

Bellona

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1633

Painting of a woman in teal holding a sword beside an older woman holding a severed head, with a canopy bed behind.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

David Teniers the Younger, 1650s

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the dead Christ across her lap on a white shroud, with a crown of thorns nearby.

Pietà

Juan de Valdés Leal, ca. 1657-60

Painting of a bearded man in a hat and overcoat, pipe in mouth, seated before a pale window on a wooden panel.

A Man Seated and Asleep

Giuseppe Abbati, ca. 1865

Grayscale portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat, seated against a dark background.

Adam Babcock

Gilbert Stuart, 1806

Trompe l'oeil still life of a pink letter rack with envelopes, a pipe, a red book, and a portrait card on dark wood.

Old Time Letter Rack

John Frederick Peto, 1894

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig and blue coat with silver epaulettes and an orange sash, against a gold curtain.

Portret króla Stanisława Augusta Poniatowskiego

Marcello Bacciarelli, 1780

Painting of a dejected man slumped at a wooden table beside bottles in a dim interior.

"Self-contempt"

Mihály Munkácsy

Painting of a smiling young girl with a red flower in her hair, wearing a white blouse, against a dark background.

Young Girl

Giuseppe Nogari

Portrait of a woman in black gown with gold chains, white ruff, and red sleeves holding cherries, against a dark background.

Lady Philippa Coningsby

George Gower, 1578

Oil portrait of an elderly clergyman in a white wig and black robe with white bands, resting his hand on a red book.

Portrait of the Reverend Dr. Samuel Finley

Dark vanitas still life with a skull, bones, books, a manuscript and smoking candle beside a barred window.

Vanitas Still Life

François van Daellen, c. 1650

Man in a feathered hat and leather doublet smoking a pipe at a table in a dim room with armor and playing cards.

A Soldier Smoking a Pipe

Frans van Mieris

Painted portrait of a seated man in a dark coat beside a stack of books on a shelf, c. 1831.

Possibly William Sheldon

Asahel Powers, c. 1831

Dark night landscape with a silhouetted tree and a glowing orange light along a riverbank, with small figures in the distance

Ignis Fatuus, Rio Uruguay

George Catlin, 1854/1869

Half-length portrait of a man in a tall black hat, black costume, white collar and white gloves against a dark background.

Adriaen van Ostade

Frans Hals, 1646/1648