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Oil portrait of a seated clergyman in black robes and white lawn sleeves, wearing a white periwig, against a dark background.

Thomas Secker (1693-1768), Archbishop of Canterbury

Joshua Reynolds, 1758

Group portrait of Richard Eliot and family in 18th-century dress beside a garden urn under a cloudy sky.

Richard Eliot and Family

Joshua Reynolds, 1746

Painting of a woman with dark hair in a pale robe beside a lit oil lamp in a dim room, one hand raised.

Lady Macbeth

Dark interior of a rural cottage with a seated child, a man in a hat at a small table, and a window.

Interior of a Welsh cottage

William James Müller

Painting of an elderly woman holding a child in her lap beside a wooden house under a moonlit sky.

Grandmother holding her grandchild

Still life painting of mixed flowers in a glass vase with shells, a grasshopper and a spider on a ledge.

Still life of mixed flowers in a glass vase, with three shells, a grasshopper and a spider on a tabletop

Balthasar van der Ast

Dark, loosely painted night landscape of a small cottage among trees, with its reflection in a pond below.

Mesačná noc

Ladislav Mednyánszky

Dim genre scene of a bird vendor with poultry, an elderly woman with a bucket, and a seated man smoking a pipe with a spaniel

Bird Vendor after Gabriel Metsu

Painting of a shepherdess with a staff beside a large tree, with sheep resting and grazing in a shadowy green landscape.

Shepherdess and Sheep

Aukusti Uotila, 1879

Woman reading beside a sleeping infant in a wicker cradle, with cherubs in the dark upper left corner.

The Holy Family, copy after Rembrandt

Venny Soldan-Brofeldt, 1892

Dark forest painting with tall trees and a pale patch of sky breaking through the canopy at upper right.

Karja metsälaitumella

Carl Johan Fahlcrantz

Painting of a veiled woman with clasped hands and bowed head standing beside a large cross in a dark rocky setting.

Maria Magdaleena Kristuksen haudalla

Robert Wilhelm Ekman, 1869

Candlelit interior with a seated woman in lilac holding thread, a sleeping man on a bed, a shadowed standing figure, and a do

Penelope Unraveling Her Web

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1783-1784

Woman in blue satin holding a painter's palette and brushes, with a white sculpture and gold chain, before a blue curtain.

Pictura (An Allegory of Painting)

Frans van Mieris the Elder, 1661

Still life painting of a gilded ewer, silver vessels, a glass of wine, a pomegranate and a lemon on a white cloth.

Still Life with Ewer, Vessels, and Pomegranate

Willem Kalf, mid-1640s

Oil portrait of a dark-haired woman in pearls and white lace blouse with a blue drape, against a dark background.

Clelia Cesarini Colonna (1655-1735), Duchess of Sonnino, as Cleopatra

Jacob Ferdinand Voet, 1660

Jan Steen's 1665 painting of a rowdy outdoor tavern scene with figures seated at a table under a leafy pergola.

Gamblers Quarrelling

Jan Steen, 1665

Dark painting of figures lowering a body from a cross by ladder, with mourners and a crowd around the lit central figures.

Descent from the Cross

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1634

Dark forest landscape painting with tall trees, a glowing cloudy sky, distant hills, and small figures on a rocky path.

Forest Landscape with Figures by the Road

Cornelis Huysmans, 1663

Oval portrait of a bald, mustached man in a dark coat with orders and medals on a dark background.

Portrait of Alexander Chertkov

Sergey Zaryanko, 1857

Oil portrait of a young woman in a black velvet dress with pearls and lace, against a dark garden background.

Portrait of Berg

Michele Gordigiani, 1871

Nude cherub holding an oval garland of tulips, roses and anemones against a dark background.

Angel Framed with a Wreath of Flowers

Jan Philip van Thielen, 1631

Painting of nude putti playing among dark, gnarled trees in a dim forest clearing with a pale sky beyond.

Putti in a Landscape

Antonio Maria Vassallo, 1620

Painting of Christ's arrest with armored soldiers, a kneeling figure in gold armor, and a dark forest with a hilltop castle.

Gefangennahme Christi

Meister der Donauschule, 1520

Dark interior scene of a commander in gilded armor with kneeling women, silver vessels on the floor, and a city beyond an arc

Die Grossmut des Scipio

Jacob Willemsz de Wet

Still life painting of carp and perch on a wooden table beside a bucket, fishing hook, and net in dim light.

Fischstillleben

Pieter de Putter

Seated young woman in a silver satin dress with a small spotted dog on her lap, against a dark interior.

Junge Dame mit Hündchen

Eglon van der Neer, 1664

Dark still life of potted pink and red carnations, irises in a glass vase, and yellow petunias on a wooden floor.

Nelkenstillleben

Hanns Sprung, 1910

Painting of a sleeping woman beneath an oak tree with a bow and quiver, and two companions in a landscape above.

Sleeping Diana with Nymphs

Pierre Benevault, 1752

Oil portrait of a bearded seated man in a red patterned turban and dark robe, holding a cane, with a landscape behind him.

Seated Armenian

Franz Eybl, 1831