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Two musicians by candlelight, one playing a lute and one a flute, against a dark background.

Luteplayer and fluteplayer by candlelight

Matthias Stom, 1632

Half-length portrait of a young man with long hair in a black cloak and white collar, hand on chest, dark background.

Allard Tjarda van Starckenborgh

Jan de Stomme, 1652

Oil portrait of a heavyset man in a dark coat and white wig, one hand resting on a red cloth, against a dark background.

Portret van Reinier Swanenburg (1675-1744), koopman en belastingpachter te Gouda

Pierre Frédéric de la Croix, 1742

Painting of a young woman in a black dress and white ruffled collar reclining on a patterned carpet, holding a thin stick.

Die junge Pariserin (Die Kokotte)

Wilhelm Leibl, 1869

Still life of a flower garland with roses, tulips and lilies on an ornate frame, with fruit in the lower corners.

Still life with flowers

Jan Mortel, 1705

Half-length portrait of a woman with pearls, white lace collar and dark gown against a plain dark background, in a black fram

Portrait of Margaretha de Veer (?-1688)

Aelbert Cuyp, 1653

Half-length portrait of a man with long brown hair, black clothing and a white lace collar against a dark background.

Portrait of Nicolaes Stoop (1620-1694)

Aelbert Cuyp, 1653

Oil painting of a cavalry battle with armored riders, rearing horses, and a fallen soldier under a smoky grey sky.

Schildering "Veldslag" olieverf op hout, door Georg Philipp Rugendas, ingelijst

Georg Philipp Rugendas the Elder, 1742

Circular still life painting with a pewter flagon, glass goblet, stoneware jug, bridle, and a sheet of music on a dark ground

Emblematic Still Life with Flagon, Glass, Jug and Bridle

Johannes van der Beeck, 1614

Oil portrait of a seated man in a gold-embroidered blue uniform with a sash and decorations, resting a hand on books.

Portrait of the Marquis of Labrador, Spanish Ambassador to the Congress of Vienna of 1915

Vicente López Portaña, 1833

Woman holding grapes beside a still life of bread, fruit, pewter jug and dead birds on a wooden table.

The Pilgrims at Emmaus

Frans Snyders, 1600

Painting of a bearded man playing a rommelpot surrounded by laughing children in an interior doorway.

The Rommel-Pot Player

Frans Hals, 1618

Oil portrait of a woman with curly dark hair in a white shawl and blue cloak, holding a jeweled locket against a cloudy sky.

«Портрет Е.Н. Давыдовой»

Vladimir Borovikovsky, 1795

Oil portrait of an older woman in a grey veil and dark dress against a dark background, by Anton Graff.

Elise Kaufmann

Anton Graff, 1795

Oil portrait of a woman in a large white pleated ruff, lace cap and black gold-embroidered dress against a dark background.

Portrait of Bartha van Montfoort

Jan van Ravesteyn, 1634

Painting of a woman with curly auburn hair in a black hat, with a dark floral corsage and an elongated face.

Lolotte

Amedeo Modigliani, 1917

Oil portrait of a young boy with auburn hair, white collar, yellow waistcoat and dark jacket, against a dark background.

Portrait of Joseph Amerling

Friedrich von Amerling, 1829

Painting of an elderly man with a violin and bow beside a music stand with sheet music, against a dark background.

The Violin Teacher

Federico Andreotti, 1875

Full-length portrait of a woman in a silver gown with red velvet mantle, flower garland, and crown on a table.

Anna Amalie, Prinzessin von Preußen

Antoine Pesne, 1740

Bearded elderly man in a dark cap measuring a celestial globe with dividers, with books and a landscape painting behind him.

An Astronomer

Salvator Rosa, 1650

Painting of four men in a dim tavern, one smoking a pipe, with a table of bread and wine and a dog on the floor.

Une après-dinée à Ornans

Gustave Courbet, 1849

Woman in red bodice and white headscarf at a window with a bowl of grapes, a birdcage and a plant beside her.

Girl with Grapes

Domenicus van Tol, 1650

Painting of a standing nude woman beside reeds and a pool, with a rocky outcrop and dusky landscape behind her.

Aréthuse

Auguste Legras, 1874

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a yellow-ribboned bonnet sewing white fabric beside a wicker basket and red cloth.

Porträt einer Frau aus der Familie Schulz/Eckhardt

Franz Seraph Stirnbrand, 1838

Seated man in black cloak and lace collar beside a marble bust, books, and a music score, in a library setting.

Charles Perrault

Philippe Lallemand, 1671

A woman in traditional dress and headscarf walks past a candle stand in a dim stone interior.

Vespers (Ralli)

Théodore Ralli, 1873

Painting of a bearded older man reclining in a cave with two women, one pouring wine, beside a donkey and baskets.

Lot and His Daughters

Jean-François de Troy, 1745

Portrait of a bearded man in a black hat with a feather, white ruff and gold chains, with a coat of arms at upper left.

Sir Thomas Fane (C.1538 - 1589) of Badsell and Mereworth Castle, Kent

George Gower, 1576

Portrait of an elderly man in a black cap and fur-trimmed coat, seated in a carved chair, holding a red book.

Portrait of an unknown Gentleman

Cornelis de Zeeuw, 1565

Woman and boy at a grocer's counter among sacks of beans, shelves of tins, and a hanging bird cage in an arched shop.

A Grocer's Shop

Willem van Mieris, 1717