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Oil sketch of a seated woman in blue, a man in red, and a standing man holding a necklace in a dim interior.

The Necklace (sketch)

Gustaaf Wappers

Painting of a bearded man in polished steel armour leaning on a staff against a dark background.

Man in armour

Willem Drost, 1655

Dark painted seascape with a faint light band at the horizon and loose horizontal brushstrokes over muted water.

Sombere Marine

Constant Permeke, 1924

Painting of a dissection: a standing observer watches as a surgeon lifts the brain of a reclining corpse in a dark room.

The anatomy lesson of Dr. Joan Deijman

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1656

Young woman in blue dress seated at a virginal in a room with a framed painting, cello, and checkered floor.

A Young Woman seated at a Virginal

Johannes Vermeer, 1670

Oval half-length portrait of a man with long dark curls, lace cravat and gold sleeve, in a carved frame.

King Charles II

Mary Beale, 1675

Woman painter with brush and palette beside an easel showing a seated mother and child, dark background, 1556 portrait.

at the easel

Sofonisba Anguissola, 1556

Portrait of a man in a dark green coat and white cuffs, standing with one hand on a ledge against a brown background.

Charles Penruddocke

Joseph Highmore, 1743

Full-length portrait of a seated man in a grey silk coat and powdered wig, holding a paper beside a column and books.

Thomas Osborne

James Cranke, 1747

Oval portrait of a man with curled brown wig, white collar and dark gown against a dark background.

Sir William Jones Kt.

Simon Du Bois, 1682

Three peasants in a dim inn, one raising a glass, one smoking, one playing violin, with a cat by the table.

Three Peasants at an Inn

Adriaen van Ostade, 1647

Painting of the Annunciation: Mary in red and blue, an angel at left, a glowing dove and God the Father above.

Annunciation

Francisco de Solís, 1664

Painting of an angel pointing while a young man in a cloak holds a fish beneath a dark tree and stormy sky.

Tobias and the Fish

Andrea Vaccaro, 1640

Painting of a nude faun with a flower wreath grappling with a reclining nude woman against a dark background.

Faun and a girl

Max Slevogt, 1905

Painting of a boy with several horses drinking in a rustic stable, with a dog sitting on straw.

Stage for post-horses

Wouterus Verschuur, 1830

Oil portrait of an elderly peasant woman in a white headcloth and dark garment against a grey background.

Portret van een boerenvrouw

Oval portrait of a young man with curly hair in a dark coat, resting his hand on a ledge before an evening landscape.

Brustbild eines jungen Mannes vor einer Abendlandschaft

Philipp Otto Runge

Oil portrait of a seated man in a brown coat with lace cuffs, resting his hand beside an open book on a table.

Johann Nepomuk Reichsritter von Humbourg

August Friedrich Oelenhainz, 1770

Seated man in black formal suit with yellow and blue sash and star decoration in a warm brown interior.

Richard Graf Bienerth-Schmerling

John Quincy Adams, 1907

Painting of the dead Christ on a white shroud, surrounded by grieving mourners, a wooden cross, and two cherubs.

The Descent from the Cross

Sébastien Bourdon, 1650

Oil portrait of a man in polished steel armour holding a helmet and sword against a cloudy sky.

Adrian Scrope

Robert Walker, 1658

Monochrome portrait of a man in a long curled wig, white collar band and dark fur-trimmed robe against a dark background.

Sir John Powell

John Riley, 1691

Oil portrait of a young man in a dark coat seated at a table with red cloth, gazing to the side.

Abraham Raimbach

David Wilkie, 1818

Dark still life painting of a blue and white bowl with peaches, lemon peel, and a columbine sprig against a black background.

Still life with columbine cup and porcelain bowl with fruit

Willem Kalf, 1640

Oil portrait of a seated man in black coat and white cravat, hand resting on books, red chair and draped curtain behind him.

Portrait of James Cornell Biddle (1795-1838)

Thomas Sully, 1841

Oil portrait of a standing man in a dark suit resting his arm on a leather armchair, in a gilded frame.

Portrait of Christiaan Willem Johan (1806-1872), Baron van Boetzelaer

Nicolaas Pieneman, 1855

Portrait of a man in a dark beret and patterned robe with a coat of arms, a landscape with a castle behind him.

Portrait of Andreas Hertwigk, patrician of Wrocław

Hans Muelich, 1541

Painting of a youthful figure with long curly hair, wearing a white shirt and green drape against a dark background.

El Salvador adolescente

Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, 1490

Full-length portrait of a young man in black and gold embroidered costume with a white ruff, standing on a tiled floor.

Portrait of the Palatinate Count Friedrich von Zweibrücken-Veldenz-Parkstein at the age of 18

Master of the Vohenstrauss Portrait, 1575

Still life painting of armour, a helmet, a drum, a sword and a feather on a draped cloth against a dark background.

A Still-life Piece with Armour

Gerrit Dou, 1675