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Dark still life with peaches, grapes, a fig, a gilded goblet on a claw foot, glassware, and a butterfly on a ledge.

Stilleven met vruchten en een bokaal op hanenpoot

Abraham Mignon, 1660

Bust-length portrait of a bearded man in dark armor, white lace ruff and gold sash, against a dark background.

Portrait of Ernst Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz

Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1623

Oil portrait of a seated clergyman in black with a white collar, hand on an open book on a lectern beside an hourglass.

Portret van een predikant

Roelof Koets, 1668

Portrait of a woman in a dark silk gown with a white lace collar, pearls and drop earrings, against a dark background.

Portret van Aegje Hasselaer, echtgenote van Henrick Hooft

Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1640

Oil portrait of a man with curly hair in a green cloak, resting his hand on a ledge beside a classical bust.

Portret van Paulus Joseph Gabriël

Woutherus Mol, 1818

Half-length portrait of a man in a black hat and white collar with one hand on his chest against a dark background.

Portret van een man

Pieter Dubordieu, 1638

Dark oil portrait of an elderly woman in a black headscarf, face lit against a shadowy background, gazing upward.

De treurende weduwe

Diederik Franciscus Jamin, 1860

Painting of a farmwoman and child at a table by a window, seen through an open door into a dark interior with clogs.

Gezicht in een binnenhuis met boerin en kind

Jacob Simon Hendrik Kever, 1880

Oil portrait of an armored man in a powdered wig beside a boy, with winged figures bearing a laurel wreath overhead.

Maximilian II Maria Emanuel (1662-1726). Keurvorst van Beieren, in de slag bij Mohacs tegen de Turken

Joseph Vivien, 1710

Oil portrait of a woman with curled dark hair in a blue velvet dress with lace trim and a floral shawl.

Johanna Henriette Engelen (1789-1878). Tweede echtgenote van Daniel Francis Schas

Alexandre Jean Dubois Drahonet, 1826

Painting of a woman in a black hat and cream collar, chin resting on her hands, against a dark background.

Portrait de la femme de l'artiste

Édouard Toudouze

Oil portrait of a young man with a moustache, dark suit, white cravat and white flower on lapel, in a gilt frame.

Portrait de Marcel Proust

Jacques-Émile Blanche, 1892

Dark painted landscape of a leaning tree trunk over a river, with a cave opening in a rocky cliff and a small climbing figure

Landscape from La Source Bleue

Gustave Courbet, 1872

Young man in brown coat studying a celestial globe at a table with an open book, ink pot and draped curtain.

A Young Astronomer

Olivier van Deuren, 1685

Portrait of a woman in a black velvet gown with pearls, gem necklace and feathered hat, against dark leaves.

Lady Elizabeth Pope

Robert Peake the Elder, 1615

Oil portrait of an elderly bald clergyman with a white beard in dark robes, holding a small book, against a dark background.

Filippo Archinto (born about 1500, died 1558), Archbishop of Milan

Titian, 1550

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and white collar holding a folded letter against a black background.

Portrait of Monsignor Giovanni Battista Agucchi

Annibale Carracci, 1603

Women in dark dresses carry white laundry bundles along a cobblestone street past a lit shop window at night.

The Laundresses

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1899

Painting of Christ's body being lowered from the cross, with saints, a bishop in a golden mitre, angels and a kneeling putto.

The Lowering of the Cross with Sts Mary Magdalene, Augustine, Jerome and Angels

Giulio Cesare Procaccini, 1618

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a black wide-brimmed hat and dark cloak, glancing back over his shoulder.

Self-portrait

Peter Paul Rubens, 1623

Candlelit room with dancing couples, a seated dinner party at a round table, a chandelier and a fireplace.

Party at the Parsonage

Alexander Lauréus, 1815

Woman lying on grass offers an apple to a nude toddler beside a pond under trees, by Bouguereau, 1880.

Temptation

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1880

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a large white ruff collar against a dark background.

The Patrician

William Merritt Chase, 1875

Painting of two monkeys in a dark interior, one reaching toward a fireplace, with cats in a basket nearby.

The Cat's Paw

Edwin Landseer, 1824

Painting of bearded Christ with a glowing halo, red robe and blue cloak, as a younger figure in green leans toward him from t

The Temptation of Christ

Titian, 1516

Night landscape painting of a full moon over a calm lake, framed by dark trees, with a small boat near the shore.

Moonlight Landscape

Elliott Daingerfield

Mary Magdalen seated in a dark interior, gazing upward beside a lit candle and an open book, with a golden drape.

Mary Magdalen

Pasquale Ottino

Painting of a tied bundle of white asparagus resting on a stone ledge against a dark background.

Still Life of Asparagus

Adriaen Coorte, 1699

Half-length portrait of a woman in a white bonnet, white ruff collar and black dress against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady

Oval painted portrait of a frowning man with dark tousled hair, white collar and brown coat, in a grey scrollwork frame.

Contempt of Hatred (Expressive Head)

Ernest Joseph Bailly, 1792