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Still life of a Dutch breakfast with pie, cheese, apples, bread, wine glass and pewter tankard on a white cloth.

A Dutch breakfast

Floris van Schooten, 1650

Oil portrait of an older bearded man in a dark suit and bow tie, hand resting on a patterned table.

Self Portrait

Nicaise de Keyser, 1874

Painted half-length portrait of an older bearded man in a dark coat before a patterned wall and arched scene, 1866.

Self-portrait

Jan August Hendrik Leys, 1866

Portrait of a woman in a blue cape with fur trim, white lace veil and folding fan, against a dark background.

Madame Edith Marie Antoinette Constance van Eersel, the Artist's Wife

Karel Ooms, 1878

Oval portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark coat and bow tie, turned to the left against a dark background.

Johannes Hendrik Seije Cuperus, Husband of Hendrikje Duintjer

Two oval portraits of an elderly bearded man in a dark jacket and an elderly woman in black with a lace collar.

Johannes Hendrik Seije Cuperus and his Wife Hendrikje Duintjer

Piet Verhaert, 1889

Oil portrait of a child with dark hair and direct gaze against a dark background, painted in loose brushwork.

Portrait of a Child

Emile Vloors, 1895

Painting of the crucified Christ on a dark background, flanked by four silver candlesticks, with a blue inscription cartouche

Christ of Ixmiquilpan or “Señor de Santa Teresa” (Cristo de Ixmiquilpan o “Señor de Santa Teresa”)

José de Páez, 1750

Painting of a seated woman spinning cotton at a wheel beside a sleeping white dog in a dim interior.

Spinning Peasant (Campesina hilandera)

Luis Cadena, 1852

Trompe l'oeil still life of letters, a key, hinges and a folding rack pinned to a dark wooden door panel.

HSP's Rack Picture

John Frederick Peto, 1900

Portrait of a seated man in a red coat with a white cravat, resting his hand on a book at a marble table.

Portrait of Joseph Scott

John Singleton Copley, 1765

Oil portrait of a seated man in a black coat with gold buttons and white cravat, against a dark background.

Elliott Tole Lane

Jacob Eichholtz, 1821

Painting of a woman in a white headscarf combing the hair of a sleeping child against a dark background.

L'épouilleuse

Michiel Sweerts, 1646

Oil portrait of a young woman with auburn hair in a white chemise and dark dress against a black background.

Portrait of a Woman

Palma Vecchio, 1512

Miniature portrait of a dark-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat against a peach background, in a black frame.

John Neagle

Daniel Dickinson, 1830

Portrait of a young man in a dark velvet doublet and cap, one hand resting on a gilded book beside a red pedestal.

Portrait of a Young Man

Bronzino, 1530s

Arched portrait of a young man with red hair in a black cap, dark gown, white collar, and patterned grey sleeves.

Portrait of a Man

Barthel Bruyn the Elder, 1533

Oil portrait of a man in a blue naval uniform with gold braid, powdered wig and lace cuffs, against a stormy sky.

Admiral Harry Paulet (1719/20-1794), Sixth Duke of Bolton

Painting of Saint Dominic in black cape and white habit, holding a lily and red book against a gold background.

Saint Dominic

Carlo Crivelli, 1472

Painting of Socrates in a stone prison cell, raising a finger as a young man holds a cup while mourning companions gather.

The Death of Socrates

Jacques-Louis David, 1787

Painting of two bearded men in dark suits standing in a dim interior beside a framed picture on the wall.

Two Men

Edgar Degas, ca. 1865-69

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat holding a folded letter against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man in a Fur-Trimmed Coat

Unknown artist

Oil portrait of a young peasant woman in a white headcloth and dark bodice, gazing downward against a grey background.

Peasant Girl with a White Headcloth

Wilhelm Leibl, 1885

Diptych portrait of a man with hands in prayer and a woman in a veil and jeweled necklace, dark backgrounds.

Tommaso di Folco Portinari (1428-1501); Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli, born 1456)

Hans Memling, ca. 1470

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a black cape and silver-patterned sleeves, holding a hat against a dark background.

A Knight of Alcántara or Calatrava

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, ca. 1650-55

Seated man in black clothing and white collar holds a quill pen and paper, against a dark background.

Lieven Willemsz van Coppenol (born about 1599, died 1671 or later)

Rembrandt van Rijn

Seated woman in a dark fur-trimmed coat with hands clasped, in a wooden armchair before a striped curtain.

Madame Édouard Bernier (Marie-Octavie-Stéphanie Laurens, 1838-1920)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1871

Portrait of a young boy in ornate armor with a white ruff, holding a baton beside a plumed helmet, against draped fabric.

Ferdinando II de' Medici (1610-1670) as a Boy

Justus Sustermans

Virgin Mary in blue and rose robes on clouds above kneeling saints and clergy adoring her in a dusky landscape.

The Virgin Adored by Saints

Scarsellino, ca. 1609

Penitent woman with long hair gazes upward beside a skull, open book and crucifix, with angels and cherubs above.

The Penitent Magdalen

Corrado Giaquinto, ca. 1750