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Dark still life of dead game birds and songbirds on a table with a wicker basket, pewter tankard and a watching cat.

Dead poultry with cat

Alexander Adriaenssen, 1631

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in black with a white ruffled collar, hand on chest, dark background.

The Painter Marten Pepijn

Anthony van Dyck, 1632

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit holding a paintbrush and palette against a dark background.

The Painter Alfred Elsen

Edouard de Jans, 1915

Seated woman with crown, sword and palm frond beside a spiked wheel, against a dark background, in a 1615 painting.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Bernardo Strozzi, 1615

Painting of a cluttered artist's studio with a seated painter at a table, an easel, a suit of armor, and carved furniture.

An Artist's Studio

John Ferguson Weir, 1864

Half-length portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Portrait of Jean-Pierre Delahaye

Jacques-Louis David, 1815

Two boys in black clothing sit beside a carved four-poster bed with green curtains, one holding an open book, with a small do

Édouard V, roi mineur d’Angleterre, et Richard, duc d’York, son frère puiné, dit Les Enfants d’Édouard

Paul Delaroche, 1830

Kitchen interior with a seated woman, a child, dogs, hanging game birds, fish, and cooks at a hearth in the background.

Kitchen Interior

David Teniers the Younger, 1644

Painting of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin, Christ Child, Saint Longinus in armour, and Saint John holding a

Adoration of the Shepherds with Sts. Longinus and John

Giulio Romano, 1531

Painted half-length portrait of a man with long curly hair in a dark cloak, hands resting on a stone ledge.

Presumed Portrait of René Descartes

Sébastien Bourdon, 1625

Painting of horses and carts beside a tiled-roof kiln building, with smoke rising under a dark, cloudy sky.

The kiln

Théodore Géricault, 1821

Oil portrait of a woman in a black lace shawl holding a straw hat tied with satin ribbon, beside a classical column.

Mrs. James Merrill Cook

Nelson Cook, 1840

Oil portrait of a young man with curly brown hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a brown background.

Henry Rice

Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1815

Loosely painted black-and-white portrait of a woman in a wide-brimmed hat with a feather and dark dress.

Mrs. Huges

Thomas Sully, ca. 1830

Black and white image of an elderly woman in a lace bonnet and black dress, holding spectacles over an open book.

Portrait of a Lady (Possibly of the Buloid Family)

Samuel Lovett Waldo, 1832

Half-length portrait of a woman in red headdress and green robe holding a red carnation, dated 1533.

Portrait of a Woman

Barthel Bruyn the Elder, 1533

Painting of a shaded river gorge with tall rock cliffs, green trees, and rocks along a calm dark river.

River and Rocks

Gustave Courbet, 1873-77

Portrait of a bearded older man in gilded armor with a gilt helmet on a red table, against a dark background.

Alfonso II d'Este (1533-1597), Duke of Ferrara

Italian Painter, late 16th century

Painting of a laughing woman in a white bonnet and ruffled collar, with a dark bird perched on her shoulder.

Barbara Claes (died 1663, called “Malle Babbe”)

Half-length portrait of an elderly man in a black fur hat and dark cloak, with a painted inscription below.

Jacob Willemsz van Veen (1456-1535), the Artist's Father

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1532

Grayscale painting of an elderly woman resting by a fireplace while a girl in a white bonnet reads a book nearby.

Grandmother's Treasure

Two women at a window with green shutters, one in a white dress with blue ribbons, beside a potted pink-flowered plant.

Girls at a Window

Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta, ca. 1875

Painting of a woman holding a swaddled newborn in a richly furnished room with a canopied bed, a child, and an older woman.

The Newborn Baby

Matthijs Naiveu, 1675

Night landscape with a farmhouse, horse, campfire and figures beside a river under a moonlit cloudy sky.

The Farrier

Aert van der Neer, early or mid-1650s

Portrait of a bearded man in black with a white ruff, his hand resting on a painted celestial globe.

Man with a Celestial Globe

Nicolaes Eliaszoon Pickenoy, 1624

Oil portrait of a young woman in an embroidered gown, lace ruff, jeweled headdress and pearls against a dark background.

Margherita Gonzaga (1591-1632), Princess of Mantua

Frans Pourbus the Younger

Portrait of a Woman

Giovanni di Francesco del Cervelliera, ca. 1445

Seated woman in blue dress beside a table with a crucifix, chalice and book, before a crucifixion painting and tapestry.

Allegory of the Catholic Faith

Johannes Vermeer, ca. 1670-72

Oil portrait of a seated man in a black hat and dark jacket with white collar, holding a cord, against a brown background.

Portrait of a Man Seated in an Armchair

about Dutch Painter, ca. 1640-50

Still life painting of a woven basket of grapes, figs, pomegranate, peaches and apple with large dark leaves.

Basket of Fruit

Bartolomeo Cavarozzi, ca. 1620