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Oil portrait of a bearded man in black with a white lace collar, holding gloves over a patterned red carpet.

Portrait of a Man with Gloves

Nicolaes Eliaszoon Pickenoy, 1630

Painting of a pensive woman in a blue turban reading beside an open book, holding a volume labeled Sibylla Samia.

Sibyl of Samos

Small painting of a wooded river landscape with figures in period dress, a boatman, and a distant town under a pale sky.

Autumn (?)

Gillis Mostaert, 1580

Dark barn interior with a man climbing a ladder, a woman in a doorway, an old man at right, and onions and jugs on the floor.

Inneres einer Scheune

Willem Kalf, 1643

Bildnis eines bärtigen Mannes

Johann Ulrich Mayr

Oil painting of an elderly bearded man with grey hair, lit from the left against a dark background.

Bildnis eines älteren Mannes

Joachim von Sandrart

Dim vaulted workshop with an alchemist, scattered books, glass flasks, ceramic jars, and figures working at tables.

Alchimist in seiner Werkstatt

Two nude figures flee from a bright light breaking through dark clouds, looking upward in alarm against a shadowy landscape.

Die Vertreibung aus dem Paradies

Adriaen van der Werff, 1711

Oil portrait of two men, one with a beret writing in a notebook, the other with spectacles resting an arm on him.

Selbstbildnis des Künstlers mit Bruder

Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1840

Painting of a left hand with a white cuff and gold ring with dark stone, set against a black background.

Linke Hand

Wilhelm Leibl, 1867

Painting of a woman nursing an infant in a dim interior, with a child and a basket of vegetables beside her.

Stillende Mutter

Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingeland, 1660

Professor Hermann

Sigmund Dux, 1886

Painting of a sleeping shepherd surrounded by sheep, goats, a spotted dog and cattle in a dark wooded landscape.

Herde mit schlafenden Hirten

Philipp Peter Roos

Full-length 1555 portrait of a woman in an embroidered dark gown with pearls, beside a young girl before a green curtain.

Archduchess Maria with Her Elder Daughter Maria Eleonore

Hans Besser, 1555

Painting of a classical landscape with a stone monument, reclining figure, putti reliefs, and a woman with a basket.

Landschaft mit einem Grabmal und Staffage

Johann Franz Ermels

Pastoral landscape with a herdsman, cattle and goats beside a rocky cliff and tall trees under a cloudy sky.

Evening

Johann Franz Nepomuk Lauterer

Oil portrait of a curly-haired bearded man in a dark jacket and open white shirt against a brown background.

Self Portrait

Karl Russ, 1813

Still life painting of a dense flower bouquet in an ornate reddish vase on a ledge against a dark background.

Flowers in a vase

Jan Brueghel the Elder

Portrait of a young girl in a black dress with white lace trim and red ribbons, hands clasped, against a dark background.

Juliette Quénel

Edouard Agneessens

Nuns in white coifs mend a large green and red banner in a dim room with a crucifix on the wall.

Mending of the Edegem Flag

Georges Nauwelaerts, 1902

Still life painting of a lobster, oysters, peaches, grapes and glassware on a table draped with white cloth and carpet.

Banquet Still Life

Abraham van Beijeren, 1667

Still life of wild strawberries heaped in a blue and white porcelain bowl with white flowers on a stone ledge.

Wild Strawberries in a Wan Li Bowl

Adriaen Coorte, 1704

Oil portrait of a young woman in a black dress with gold chain and lace cuffs, against green drapery.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Peter Paul Rubens, 1620

Painting of several young women in white blouses and veils among dark foliage and flowers, with a dog at lower left.

Folles filles

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, 1825

Dark night scene of a rocky island with cypress trees, stone tombs, and a small boat carrying two figures on still water.

Island of the Dead

Arnold Böcklin, 1880

Oil portrait of a middle-aged man in a red cap and dark green coat, hands clasped in prayer, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Dieric Bouts, ca. 1470

Painting of a shallow brook flowing between rocky cliffs and dense green trees under a pale turquoise sky.

The Hidden Brook

Gustave Courbet, ca. 1873-77

Painting of three children in a dark wooded landscape under a stormy sky, a girl holding a toddler who points right.

Cottage Children (The Wood Gatherers)

Thomas Gainsborough, 1787

Oil portrait of a young man with golden hair in a dark coat, red drapery at left, holding a paper before a landscape.

Self-Portrait

George Henry Harlow, 1807

Seated woman in white blouse and red skirt holds a skull beside candles and a gilded mirror in a dark interior.

The Penitent Magdalen

Georges de La Tour, ca. 1640