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Dark interior painting of a mother nursing an infant, an older woman watching, a boy with a cross, and a lit candle.

Madonna of the Candle

Luca Cambiaso, 1570

Young woman in red jacket seated in a dim interior, reading a letter beside a fireplace and wicker basket.

Young Woman Seated in an Interior, Reading a Letter

Gabriel Metsu, 1659

Elderly woman holds up a herring at a window while a boy looks up beside a tub of fish and vegetables.

Herring Seller and Boy

Gerrit Dou, 1664

Oil portrait of a man in a white wig and dark military coat with a sword, cane and helmet, before a battle scene.

King Friedrich Wilhelm I. of Prussia

Antoine Pesne, 1730

Dark painting of gladiator corpses dragged across a bloody arena floor by attendants, watched by a crowd, with a kneeling wom

Spoliarium

Juan Luna, 1884

Painting of a young girl in a white headscarf holding a potato, with a pile of potatoes in front of her against a dark backgr

Perunatyttö

Hugo Simberg, 1901

Oval miniature portrait of a man with white hair in a dark cassock and white clerical bands, in a gold frame.

Okänd präst

Charles Robertson

Black-and-white portrait of an older man with white curled hair, dark coat and bow tie against a dark background.

John Swartz, 1790-1853

Johan Gustaf Sandberg

Painting of a seated young woman in a pink dress holding an open book against a dark background.

Girl with a Book

Ármin Glatter, 1920

Oil portrait of a young man in a black tricorn hat seated backward on a chair, holding a brush, dark background.

Young Painter in His Studio

Fra Galgario, 1730

Painting of a woman painting at an easel in a crowded studio, with a standing woman by a window and plaster sculptures.

Um canto no meu ateliê

Abigail de Andrade, 1884

Oil portrait of a young man in a dark cloak and white shirt against a reddish patterned background.

Portrait of Bertalan Karlovszky

Jenő Gyárfás, 1880

Oil portrait of an older man with gray hair and white collar in a dark coat, in an ornate gilded frame.

Pavol Cancrini

Peter Michal Bohúň, 1839

Man in purple robe tuning a lute at a marble table with a wine glass, books, feather and red cloth.

A Man Tuning a Violin

Frans van Mieris the Elder, 1680

Oil painting of a woman spinning beside a boy reading a book in a dim interior lit by warm light.

By the Spinning Wheel

Adolph Tidemand, 1867

Painting of two figures gathering wood in a dark wooded clearing under a stormy sky with a bright break in the clouds.

Faggot Gatherers in a Wooden Landscape

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, 1862

Dark forest avenue with tall trees, two walking figures in period dress, a dog on the path, and a bright opening ahead.

Painting - Gillis Rombouts, 1650

Gillis Rombouts, 1650

Dim interior scene of a seated woman and a man in a fur cap raising a glass at a table with a wicker flask.

The good drink

Jan Miense Molenaer, 1625

Painted wooden crucifix of Christ with gold halo and gold-patterned background, shown against a dark wall.

Painted crucifix

Ambrogio Lorenzetti

Oil painting of a fortune-teller reading a smiling woman's palm, with a man in a fur hat and an older man watching.

The Fortune-teller

Simon Vouet, 1620

Painting of a flower bouquet with tulips, lilies, and a crown imperial in a blue porcelain vase on a gold base.

Bouquet of flowers with a crown imperial in a gold-mounted porcelain vase

Balthasar van der Ast

Oval portrait of a man in a grey wig and steel armor with a white lace cravat against a dark background.

Abraham Brahe (1669 - 1728)

David Richter the Younger, 1696

Oil portrait of a woman in a black gown with white sleeves and pearls, leaning on a red drape before a column and cloudy sky.

Portrait of Maria Torck ( - 1654)

Nicolaes Maes, 1665

Painting of the Virgin and Christ child appearing to a kneeling saint in grey, with an angel, under a classical arcade.

Vision of Saint Francis

Annibale Carracci, 1598

Painting of a woman with long hair resting her hands on a skull, gazing upward, with a red drape and urn nearby.

The Repentant Magdalene

Nicolas Régnier, 1625

Night scene of a pancake vendor at a lantern-lit griddle with customers gathered on a cobblestone street.

The Pancake Maker

Egbert van der Poel, 1654

Half-length portrait of a bald bearded man in a black garment and large white pleated ruff against a dark background.

Portret van Jan II Moretus

Erasmus Quellinus II, 1642

Portrait of a bearded man in black doublet and white collar, resting a hand on a helmet, against a dark background.

Portait of Francesco Titio

Giovanni Battista Moroni, 1561

Painting of an elderly bearded scholar in a brown robe reading a large open book, with a quill pen, in shadowy light.

Old scholar with a book

Gerrit Dou, 1650

Painting of a standing man in black habit with white collar, holding a quill pen and open book, gold chain.

Santo Tomás de Aquino

Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra