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Two draped figures, a bearded man and a young woman, gaze upward with glowing hands in a dark setting.

James Tissot - La aparición (“The Apparition")

Pastoral landscape with a hilltop town, shepherds with goats and sheep by a stream, and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.

Landscape from Civitella near Olevano

Joseph Anton Koch, 1823

Grayscale painted portrait of a woman with a star headdress and flowing hair, gazing upward against a dark background.

Venus Urania

Erik Pauelsen, 1786

Dark stormy sky over a calm bay with sailboats, a wooden pier, rowboats on a rocky shore, and a white house.

Before the Storm

Thorsten Waenerberg, 1872

Warrior in Helmet

Helene Schjerfbeck, 1875

Man in a dark cap and green jacket smoking a clay pipe beside a stool, jug and doorway in a dim interior.

Man Smoking his Pipe

David Teniers nuorempi / den yngre / the Younger, 1630

Oil portrait of a bald, bearded man in a dark military uniform with gold shoulder boards, seated on a tan sofa.

Portrait of Colonel R. Schulman

Eero Järnefelt

Oval portrait of a woman with curled hair, black lace mantilla and dark velvet dress against a dark background.

Maria Helena Rosina von Haartman

Timoleon von Neff

Oil portrait of a bare-shouldered woman with curly dark hair turning her head, against a loose dark background.

Malliharjoitelma

Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1880

Bust-length oil portrait of a man with long curled hair, red cloak and lace collar against a dark oval background.

Portrait of Count Bengt Oxenstjerna

David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl, 1650

Oil study of a man with curly hair in a blue jacket and white collar, turned toward the viewer against a dark background.

Study of the Model Joseph

Théodore Géricault, about 1818-1819

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar holding sheet music, seated before a stone niche and classical architecture.

Portrait of a Man with a Sheet of Music

Domenico Fetti, about 1620

Painting of a rider on a white horse in a red cloak with hounds and dead game under an archway, ruins behind.

The Return from the Hunt

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 1660

Gold-relief tabernacle with hinged wings showing Passion scenes, Crucifixion and Virgin and Child in small painted panels.

The Chiarito Tabernacle

Pacino di Buonaguida, 1340

Seated man in a green floral brocade robe and powdered wig holds a book at a desk with papers and inkwell.

Portrait of Marc de Villiers

Joseph Aved, 1747

Still life painting of peaches in a bowl, a silver goblet, walnuts and grapes on a stone ledge against a dark background.

Still Life with Peaches, a Silver Goblet, Grapes, and Walnuts

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, 1759

Oil painting of a banquet with a turbaned man pouring wine from a gold goblet beside seated guests and a platter of oranges.

The Banquet of Ahasuerus

Arent de Gelder, 1680

Older bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat pointing at a book for a young boy in a plumed turban and velvet cloak.

A Young Scholar and his Tutor

Rembrandt / Formerly attributed to Gerrit Dou, 1629

Lamentation of Christ: dead Christ held by grieving women with two winged angels in red garments on a dark background.

The Lamentation of Christ

Francesco Francia, 1500

Grayscale portrait of a figure in a white bonnet, lace ruffles, and dark dress against a dark background.

Portrait of the Chevalier dEon in female costume

Joshua Reynolds, 1782

Oil portrait of a seated man in a brown coat and gray wig, holding a gold-topped cane against a dark background.

Portrait of the Merchant Marcus Levin (died 1790)

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, 1787

Still life painting of a laid table with ham, lemon peel, glassware and pewter, beside an arched niche in a dark room.

Still life of a laid table with ham and a view of a niche

Jan Jansz. den Uyl, 1635

Four figures play cards at a candlelit table while a man pours wine behind them in a dark tavern interior.

The Cardsharps

Wouter Crabeth II, 1640

Painting of a village beside a wooded hill under stormy clouds, with a figure fishing in the foreground.

Village at the Wood's Edge

Jacob van Ruisdael, 1650

Seated woman in white silk and veil with a monocle, holding an open book, against a dark brown background.

Self-Portrait

Anna Dorothea Therbusch, 1782

Five men in black costume and white ruffed collars seated at a table with an open ledger, inkwell, and papers.

Four Regents and the caretaker of the Groot-Kramersgilde

Werner van den Valckert, 1622

Half-length portrait of a young man with wavy brown hair, wearing a dark brown garment, against a black background.

Portrait of a Young Man

Raffaellino del Garbo, 1484

Oil portrait of a woman in a black dress, gold bodice and white ruff collar, leaning on a wooden chair against a dark backgro

Portrait of a Flemish Lady

Anthony van Dyck, 1618

Painting of a kneeling woman gazing upward as angels carry a cross in a dim cave, with a skull in the foreground.

Dying Vision of Mary Magdalene

Leonaert Bramer, 1633

Oil painting of bearded Neptune with a trident reaching toward a winged woman, with a sea creature below in dark tones.

Neptune and Сoronis

Luca Giordano, 1650