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Painting of a dying woman on a bed, a nurse reading beside her, and a shadowy figure by an oil lamp in a dim room.

Death is Near

Otto Heichert, 1898

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark suit with dividers on a table, red gloves in his lap, green wall behind.

The architect Alphonse Balat

Jan August Hendrik Leys, 1866

Painting of a nude woman seen from behind, arms raised to her hair, reflected in a mirror against a dark interior.

In front of the mirror

Jan de Smedt, 1941

Loose painted sketch of a woman in a straw hat seated at a table beside a blue lamp in dim light.

Figures Seated Around a Lamp

Jean-Alexandre-Joseph Falguière

Painting of an angel covering a nude saint with a cloth as a putto helps, with a fallen man and dark background.

Saint Agnes Protected by an Angel

Alessandro Turchi, 1620

Oil portrait of a seated man in black coat and white cravat, holding a letter, before a red curtain and landscape.

Portrait of Jacob Gerard Koch

Rembrandt Peale, 1817

Oil portrait of a man with long curled hair in a gold jacket and red cloak, leaning against a column before a cloudy landscap

Portrait of a Man

Ferdinand Bol, 1670

Half-length portrait of a woman in dark velvet and lace holding a red carnation against a dark curtain.

Woman with a Carnation

Master of the Mass of Saint Gregory, 1550

Full-length portrait of a bald man in embellished blue uniform and red sash before a dark rocky landscape.

Dominique-Catherine, marquis Pérignon, maréchal de France (1754-1818)

Philippe Auguste Hennequin, 1850

Painting of three figures gathered at a table with a seated woman in silver satin holding sheet music, a standing woman in fu

Company playing music on a terrace

Caspar Netscher, 1650

Oil painting of two children in pink and white period costume with a small dog in a dark woodland setting.

Enfants et chiens

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, 1845

Monochrome miniature portrait of a man with spectacles and dark coat, with a ship on the sea at right.

Gustavus Adolphus Rollins

Thomas Seir Cummings, ca. 1835

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig and brown coat with white cravat against a dark background.

Joseph Reade

John Wollaston, 1749-52

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with dark hair, lace collar, green dress and orange shawl, in gilt frame.

Portrait of a Lady

Charles C. Ingham, ca. 1836-38

Oval oil portrait of a man with powdered gray hair in a dark coat with red gold-edged lapels and white cravat.

James DeLancey

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1785

Monochrome nativity scene in a dark stable with the Holy Family, kneeling shepherds, a lamb, a donkey, and onlookers in a lof

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1760s

Painting of the Nativity with the Virgin, Christ Child, kneeling shepherds and angels in a dark, dramatic setting.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

El Greco and Workshop, ca. 1612-14

Oil portrait of a woman in a crimson silk gown with pearls, holding a small white dog and a handkerchief.

Portrait of a Woman

Francesco Montemezzano, 1560

Painting of a man in a black hat and red cloak, turning over his shoulder toward the viewer against a dark background.

Man in a Red Cloak

Rembrandt van Rijn

Half-length portrait of a man in a black hat and dark robe, hand on chest, with Latin inscription across the top.

Portrait of a Man, Said to be Christopher Columbus (born about 1446, died 1506)

Sebastiano del Piombo, 1519

Painting of a white cheese, yellow ceramic bowl, hanging onions, tomatoes and a knife on a dark table.

Still Life with Cheese

Antoine Vollon, probably late 1870s

Painting of a woman in a golden gown holding a platter with a severed haloed head, a sword and candle nearby.

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist

Gustave Moreau, ca. 1876

Still life painting of a basket of figs, grapes, apples, walnuts, and a melon on a stone ledge, with a snail.

Still Life of Fruit and Nuts

Giuseppe Ruoppolo, ca. 1660-69

Still life of a copper pot, white pitcher, mortar and raw ribs on a cloth on a wooden kitchen table.

The Kitchen Table

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, 1755

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a white powdered wig, black coat and white cravat, seated beside a red chair.

Governor James Sullivan

Gilbert Stuart, 1807

Painting of a crowned knight in white raising a sword among armored warriors with spears in a dark forest battle.

Emperor Rudolf I in the Battle of Marchfeld

Leopold Loeffler, 1860

Three men gamble at a wooden table in a dim brick room, with a hanging cloth and rope in the background.

Playing for a garment

Julian Maszyński

Oval portrait of a man in a green coat and black hat with a leaf sprig, holding a long stick against a dark background.

Man in hunting attire

Christian August Lorentzen, 1777

Oil portrait of a bearded man with red hair and beard in a dark jacket against a brown background.

Portrait of the Painter J.F. Eckersberg

Knud Bergslien, 1871

Dark forest floor painting with several frogs and toads, a snail shell, and a plant at right beneath a tree canopy.

Toads and Snails

Otto Marseus van Schrieck, 1619