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Dark painted portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed hat, head resting on his hands, lit from the side against a shadowy backgrou

Mednyánszky - Resting his Head on his Hands

László Mednyánszky, 1910

Black-and-white reproduction of a Gothic archway hung with garlands, with a woman in a long gown, a crowd of men and a trumpe

Jan Matejko p0252 - Uczta u Wierzynka (r. 1877.)

Jan Matejko, 1908

Dark cave scene with a hooded seated figure, a armed warrior with sword and shield, mourners, and a torch-bearing woman.

The Court of Death

Rembrandt Peale, 1820

Pastoral landscape painting with a mill, a tall tree, two figures resting on a path, goats, and distant mountains.

Claude Gellée, Le Lorrain - Pastoral Landscape with a Mill - LACMA - without frame

Oval portrait of a man in a white powdered wig, dark coat and red cloak, set within a decorative heraldic frame.

Pieter Melvill van Carnbee, by Aert Schouman

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white hair, black coat and white clerical bands against a dark brown background.

John Wesley (copy after an original of 1789)

George Romney, 1802

Full-length portrait of a man in dark velvet and feathered cap holding a mandolin on a balcony at sunset.

Portrait of Wilhelm Troszel

Józef Simmler, 1846

Black-and-white reproduction of a farmhouse interior with a woman at a cupboard and chickens on the floor.

En bondestue

H.J. Hammer, 1848

Dark woodland scene with a lizard, butterflies, ladybugs, wildflowers, thistles and an animal skull on the ground.

Plants and animals

Franz Michael Sigismund von Burgau the Elder

Painting of a studio interior with a standing man, a pianist, two women in period dress, and draped fabrics.

Music in the Studio

Gunnar Berndtson, 1878

Painting of Christ crucified on a dark cross under a stormy sky, with a skull and bones at the base and a town on a hill.

Christ on the Cross

El Greco, 1600-1610

Half-length portrait of a young man with curly hair in a dark cloak, holding a wine glass, with a sword below.

Young Man with a Rummer

Karel Dujardin, 1664

Painting of a forest bacchanal with satyrs, putti, a seated nude woman, garlands, fruit trees and flowers.

The Feast of Bacchus

Jan Brueghel the Younger, 1620

Painting of a red-jacketed man asleep on a chair in a dim tavern, with drinkers in the background.

Schlafender Bauer

Adriaen Brouwer, 1635

Painting of tigers, a lion and a dog around a dead deer in a rocky, wooded landscape.

Predators and dead Deer

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1760

Oil still life of red and white flowers in a glass vase with cherries, a peach and redcurrants on a stone ledge.

Bouquet in a Glass Vase

Jan Davidsz. de Heem, 1650

Painting of nymphs bathing in a rocky forest pool beside a waterfall, with a standing figure pointing toward distant mountain

Landscape with Diana and Actaeon

Carlo Maratta, 1665

Still life painting of a bowl of grapes, peaches and apples beside a sliced melon, figs and a knife on a dark background.

Fruit in a Bowl and a Sliced Melon

Frans Snyders, 1650

Oil portrait of a woman in a pink silk gown holding a book, with pearls and an elaborate upswept hairstyle.

Portrait of a Woman

Anton von Maron, 1770

Group portrait of four elegantly dressed figures in a dim interior, three women in silk gowns and a seated man in a red coat.

Portrait of the Saltykov Family

Johann Friedrich August Tischbein, 1785

Night landscape of a moonlit canal with sailing boats, a distant town skyline, and two figures on the riverbank.

Mondscheinlandschaft mit breitem Kanal

Aert van der Neer

Oil portrait of a woman with a red ribbon in her hair, dark dress and lace collar, hand on her chest, against a dark backgrou

Bildnis der Schwester des Künstlers, Katharina (spätere Frau Kirchdorffer)

Painting of a kneeling seamstress by candlelight, a seated gentleman, and a standing servant woman in a dim interior.

Nähende Frau, Kavalier und Magd bei Kerzenlicht

Wolfgang Heimbach, 1660

Portrait of a woman in a white lace bonnet, dark blue dress and striped blue ribbon against a green background.

Bildnis Frau Josephine Böhl, geb. Coblitz

Louis Coblitz, 1834

Painting of the Loggia dei Lanzi arcade in Florence with vaulted ceiling, statues, a stone lion and strolling figures.

Loggia dei Lanzi in Florenz

Giovanni Migliara

Half-length oil portrait of a man with curly dark hair, full mustache, and blue bow tie against a brown background.

Bildnis des Malers Albert Obermüller

Wilhelm Füssli

Seated young artist with a brush beside a standing partly nude muse, in a studio with a globe, statue and drawing tools.

Der Künstler und seine Muse

Theodor van Pee

Still life painting of ham, red crayfish, bread rolls in a basket, and sliced eggs with greens on a table.

Frühstücksstillleben mit Schinken, Krabben und Eiern

Painting of a blacksmith shoeing a grey horse in a dim workshop doorway with sunlit wall behind.

Beim Hufschmied

Max Liebermann, 1874

Painting of a Virgin Mary statue with the Christ child inside an oval garland of colourful flowers on a dark background.

Statue of Mary in a Garland

Jan Anton van der Baren, 1659