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Nude infant Jesus standing on a cross above skulls, cherub heads, a serpent and a monkey against a dark cloudy sky.

The Infant Jesus as Victor over Sin and Death

Francisco Camilo, 1640

Caravaggio painting of three robed men in dim light, one holding a fish and another gesturing outward toward a younger man.

The Calling of Saints Peter and Andrew

Caravaggio, 1603

Painting of a woman with a flower crown being seized by a bearded man, dark background, red flowers in her hand.

The Rape of Proserpine

Simone Pignoni, 1650

Painting of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child lit at left, kneeling kings in red and gold, and a star above

The Adoration of the Magi

Salomon Koninck, 1650

Old bearded man in red cloak meditates in a cave beside an open book, skull, hourglass and scroll, with a landscape beyond.

De heilige Hieronymus

Pieter van der Werff, 1710

Oil portrait of an older bearded man in a black cloak and white lace collar, one hand on his chest, dark background.

Portret van een man, vermoedelijk Augustijn Wtenbogaert (1577-1655)

Govert Flinck, 1643

Oval portrait of a woman in black dress, white pleated ruff and lace cap, holding white gloves against a dark background.

Portrait Maria Joachimsdr Swartenhont (1598-1631)

Nicolaes Eliaszoon Pickenoy, 1627

Oil portrait of a bearded man in black damask doublet, white lace ruff and lace cuffs, hand on hip, dark background.

Portrait of Portrait of Jacob Pergens ( - 1681)

Salomon Mesdach, 1619

Oil portrait of a young man in polished armor with a blue sash, powdered wig, and red drapery, before a dark tree.

Willem V (1748-1806), Prince of Orange-Nassau

Johann Georg Ziesenis, 1763

Seated woman in a silver-green silk gown with lace cap, pearls and a pink rose, against a dark background.

Portrait of Maria Henriëtte van de Pol, Wife of Willem Sautijn

Frans van der Mijn, 1750

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig, white cravat and dark green cloak, painted on an octagonal panel.

Isaac Verburg (1680-1745), rector der Latijnse scholen te Amsterdam

Jan Maurits Quinkhard, 1725

Vanitas still life with a skull, violin, sheet music, hourglass, quill and books in dark shadowy tones.

Vanitas stilleven

N.L. Peschier, 1660

Interior scene of a festive party with richly dressed guests at a dining table, a lute player, and a checkered floor.

Feestvierend gezelschap

Isaac Elias, 1629

Panel with two oval portraits of a man and a woman above a grisaille scene of sea gods and cupids.

Portretstuk samengesteld uit het portret van een man, het portret van een vrouw, twee ornamentfriezen met schelpmotie…

Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt, 1678

Group of young men in 17th-century dress gathered around a checkers game, one in a red jacket looking at the viewer.

Damspelers

Michiel Sweerts, 1652

Oil portrait of a man with a mustache and goatee in a dark suit and bow tie against a gray background.

Augustus Allebé (1838-1927). Schilder, directeur van de Rijksacademie van Beeldende Kunsten te Amsterdam

Princess Marie Alexandrine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, 1886

Oil portrait of a seated older man in a dark suit and white collar against a brown background.

Anthonie Gerardus van der Hout (1820-92)

Jacobus van Looy, 1880

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a black cap and fur-collared robe, holding a red prayer book, with a coat of arms at left.

Portret van Johannes Colmannus (1471-1538)

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1538

Painting of a ceremony in a dim hall: a kneeling armoured man before a standing nobleman, with courtiers and clergy around.

Anno 1555. The crowning of Charles V

Johannes Hinderikus Egenberger, 1837

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a green eye-shade holding a palette and brush, with a sketch on the canvas behind him.

Self-Portrait with Green Eye-shade

Anton Graff, 1813

Painting of a boudoir where a man dresses a seated woman's hair while two women in silk gowns and two small dogs are nearby.

The Morning Toilet. Boudoir Scene

Pehr Hilleström

Half-length portrait of an older man with grey hair in a red coat and white lace jabot, in a carved wooden frame.

Charles Emil Lewenhaupt, 1691-1743

Johan Henrik Scheffel

Portrait of a man in polished steel armor with a blue sash, holding a baton beside a helmet, against a dark background.

King Charles X Gustavus

Sébastien Bourdon

Two white swans on dark water among tall reeds, with a crescent moon glowing in the twilight sky above.

Swans in the Reeds

Caspar David Friedrich, 1820

Still life painting of a wicker basket of tulips, peonies and roses on a dark ground, with a moth and insects.

Basket of Flowers

Rachel Ruysch, 1711

Oil portrait of a young woman with curly brown hair in a white lace blouse with a bow, against a dark background.

Gabrielle Cot

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1890

Painted self-portrait of a bearded man in a dark jacket holding a pipe, against a dark reddish-brown background.

Self-portrait with pipe

Vincent van Gogh, 1886

Painting of a dim subway car with a seated man reading a newspaper, two standing passengers, and white metal poles.

The Subway

José Clemente Orozco, 1928

Painting of a bearded man in armor with two pages, one in a striped orange doublet, before a distant army.

Portrait of a man in armor with two pages

Paris Bordone, 1520

Dark forest scene with gnarled trees, a small figure on a path, a pond, and a patch of blue sky above.

The Forest of Fontainebleau

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, 1874