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Portrait of a bearded man in a black cap and dark robe against a blue background, dated 1541.

Roelof de Vos van Steenwijk

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1541

Virgin Mary in blue mantle with gold halo holds the Christ Child, who grasps a dark rosary against a black background.

The Virgin and Child

Master of the Pala Sforzesca, 1500

Oil portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearl necklace, black bodice with gold jewels and a red drape.

Portrait of a woman, perhaps Anne Hyde (1637-1671), Duchess of York

Adriaen Hanneman, 1600

Oval-framed portrait of a man with curly hair and moustache, wearing a dark costume and grey collar, against a dark backgroun

Portret van Balthasar II Moretus

Anthonie Palamedesz, 1638

Still life of a dead partridge, hunting horn, spurs and gear on blue velvet against a dark arched niche.

Stillleben mit Jagdgeräten und totem Rebhuhn

Willem van Aelst, 1668

Oil painting of a seated haloed figure teaching disciples as a veiled woman offers coins at a counter in an arched hall.

Das Scherflein der Witwe

Ignaz Dullinger, 1836

Portrait of a bearded man in a feathered cap and red doublet, holding a gold pendant against a green background.

Francis I (1494-1547), King of France

Dark, atmospheric portrait of a bearded man in three-quarter view, face lit softly against a shadowed green-brown background.

Portrait of Albert Pinkham Ryder

Robert Loftin Newman, 1820

Portrait of a man in a white wig and red embroidered coat beside a globe, with sailing ships on a stormy sea behind him.

Antonio de Ulloa

Andrés Cortés y Aguilar, 1856

Smiling man in a brown hat holds a glass of wine and a violin against a dark background.

De vrolijke speelman

Ary de Vois, 1660

Oil portrait of a gray-haired man in a dark coat and white collar against a brown background.

John C. Calhoun

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1845

Oil portrait of a young man in a tall brown hat and white collar, gazing to the side against a dark background.

Augustus Egg

Richard Dadd, 1838

Painting of solemn mourners in dark robes and white headcoverings carrying candles, with a man in black at left.

Elegy

Karol Tichy, 1900

Painting of a family interior with a seated woman reading a newspaper, children playing, and a servant in the background.

Lilly Martin Spencer - War Spirit at Home

Lilly Martin Spencer

Oil portrait of a young man in an ivy wreath and fur cloak holding a flute, gazing at the viewer against a dark background.

Shepherd with Flute (Self-Portrait?)

Jacob Adriaensz. Backer, 1637

Still life painting of a glass vase of tulips, irises and roses in a dark arched niche, with a butterfly and moth.

Flowers in a Glass Flask

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1612

Still life painting of a bouquet of tulips, irises and roses in a pewter jug, with shells, a grasshopper and insects on a led

Flowers in a Vase with Shells and Insects

Balthasar van der Ast, 1630

Oil portrait of a young man with long dark hair wearing an ornate white lace collar against a dark brown background.

Portrait of a Young Man

Carlo Maratta, 1663

Painting of two figures embracing and kissing in a dark room beside a bright window with blue-green light.

The Kiss

Edvard Munch, 1897

Oval half-length portrait of a man in a powdered wig, white cravat and dark coat against a brown background.

Richard Stockton ("The Signer"), Class of 1748, (1730-1781)

John Wollaston the Younger

Candlelit painting of a woman in red touching a young man's shoulder, with armored soldiers and dice players around a table.

Denial of Peter

Bartolomeo Manfredi, 1622

Painting of a fish market with vendors and baskets, under a sea god in a chariot pulled by white horses above.

The Element of Water

Francesco da Ponte, 1576

Painting of a young man with curly hair and a laurel wreath, head bowed, before a dark tree and a distant river landscape.

Narcissus at the Fountain

Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, 1550

Dim café interior with a seated figure in the foreground, a dark standing silhouette in a doorway, and warm red patterned wal

At the Café

Edouard Vuillard, c. 1897-99

Oil portrait of a woman in a black dress with a blue and gold patterned shawl, holding white gloves, against a brown interior

Saturnina Canaleta de Girona

Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz, 1856

Painting of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat and a young woman playing lute in an ornate interior with a dog.

Christian II and Dyveke

Vilhelm Rosenstand, 1885

Painting of a human head made of fruit, branches, wheat and flowers against a dark background, by Arcimboldo.

Four Seasons in One Head

Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1590

Painting of a nude woman with long red hair and a floral wreath beside tall reeds, with a white gold-trimmed drape.

Die fünf Sinne: Das Gehör

Hans Makart, 1840

Full-length portrait of a man in a blue military coat and white wig, with a helmet and battle scene behind him.

König Friedrich Wilhelm von Preußen

Antoine Pesne, 1730

Equestrian portrait of a young rider in a feathered hat on a rearing dark bay horse, with a river landscape behind.

Charles XII, King of Sweden (1682-1718)

David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl, 1698