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Oil painting of white lilies, pink roses and thistles with a hedgehog and snail in a dark landscape at dusk.

Still Life

Matthias Withoos

Painting of a bound man on a fire grill attended by soldiers, with angels bringing a palm frond above, dark background.

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne, c. 1660

Oval painting of an elderly bearded man in a dark cap and coat, gazing upward to the left against a dark background.

Bust of a Bearded Man

Gerrit Dou, c. 1642/1645

Half-length portrait of a man in a beret and gold-trimmed dark garment, looking toward the viewer against a dark background.

Portrait of Rembrandt

; Rembrandt van Rijn Anonymous, 1650

Still life painting of a hanging bunch of green grapes, two medlars on a ledge, and a blue butterfly against a dark backgroun

Still Life with a Hanging Bunch of Grapes, Two Medlars, and a Butterfly

Adriaen Coorte, 1687

Painting of a wicker basket of peaches and grapes with vine leaves spilling over a stone ledge against a dark background.

Still Life with a Basket of Peaches and Grapes

Louise Moillon, 1636

Full-length portrait of a woman in a dark dress with bracelets, hands clasped, against a dark background.

Edith Reynolds

Robert Henri, 1908

Portrait of a seated woman in a black dress and lace cap against a green background, with painted inscription.

Eliza R. Read

Royall Brewster Smith, 1833

Portrait of a young woman with dark hair and a red rose, wearing a white collar and red shawl, against a dark landscape.

'Rosa'

Stephen Catterson Smith the younger

Painting of Saint Rufina holding two water jugs, gesturing outward, with a name inscription and bust at lower left.

Saint Rufina

Francisco de Zurbarán, 1635

Painting of a muscular bearded man carrying a child on his shoulders while holding a staff against a dark background.

Saint Christopher

Orazio Borgianni, 1615

Baroque group portrait of a family with a man in armour, a woman in black, two children and a small white dog.

The Lomellini Family

Anthony van Dyck, 1625

Night painting of a village on fire, with flames rising from a thatched roof and villagers and boats at the water.

Fire in a Dutch Village

Egbert van der Poel, 1650

Oval portrait of a man with grey powdered wig, dark coat with red buttons and white cravat against a dark background.

Portrait de Denis Le Roy, vétérinaire de la maison du roi Louis XVI

Sébastien Le Roy, 1780

Dim vaulted cellar with two torchbearers on a wooden platform, barrels below, a ladder, and a small dog in the foreground.

Le Tonnelier du palais des thermes de Julien, vers 1800

Francesco Fidanza, 1800

Painting of seven men gathered around a dark wooden desk in an ornate office with gilt-framed pictures.

Le bureau du Conseil Municipal, en juillet 1883

Félix Jobbe-Duval, 1885

Woman in black dress and hat reading a prayer book with a rosary in a dim church with stained glass and candles.

Femme en prière

Jean Béraud, 1885

Muted painting of an elderly bearded man seated on a garden bench beside a sleeping infant in a white cradle, surrounded by f

Jeanne endormie

Albert Fourié, 1888

Reclining pale nude woman seen from behind on a grassy bank against a dark, shadowy landscape.

Nymphe couchée

Jean-Jacques Henner, 1887

Oil sketch of a dark forest edge with tall trees, a pale path, and a small figure in red walking through dappled light.

Lisière de forêt (au recto), Paysage animé (au revers)

Félix Ziem, 1860

Full-length portrait of a person in a white satin Pierrot costume holding a white mask against a dark patterned background.

Travesti

Paul Albert Laurens, 1917

Painting of an elderly woman in black veil and white headcloth, hands clasped in prayer against a blue background.

Saint Monica

Luis Tristán, 1616

Painted head study of an elderly bearded man with gray hair, head bowed, against a dark background.

The Head of an Old Man

Anthony van Dyck, 1618

Oil portrait of a woman with grey powdered hair, pearls, a jeweled gold gown and fur-trimmed sleeves against a dark backgroun

Isabella Farnese

Miguel Jacinto Meléndez, 1718

Reclining woman in a dark cell, wrists chained, with a wound on her chest and a barred window above.

St Agatha in her cell

Andrea Vaccaro, 1630

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ beside a bearded man in a red cloak against a dark background.

The Flight into Egypt

Pieter Coecke van Aelst, 1543

Portrait of a man in a dark blue embroidered uniform with a tricolour sash and orders, resting his hands on a table.

Francisco Tadeo Calomarde

Vicente López Portaña, 1831

Painting of a friar in a black star-spangled habit beside a crucifix, a book and a bird on a plate, under an arch.

Saint Nicholas of Tolentino

Luis de Carvajal, 1604

Painting of a dim Gothic church interior with a torch-lit procession of clergy and soldiers crossing a checkered floor.

Viaticum inside a church

Pieter Neefs the Elder, 1636

Painting of a flower garland framing a grey panel showing Saint Anna, the Virgin and the Christ child, with butterflies.

Garland around St Anna, the Virgin and the Child

Andries Bosman, 1650