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Bearded man in black gold-trimmed doublet and gold chain leaning on a pedestal beside a steel helmet.

Portrait of a Man

Giovanni Battista Moroni

Painted panel of the crucified Christ with bowed head, gold halo, bloodied torso and gilded cross arms on dark ground.

The Crucified Christ

Pietro da Rimini

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

William Forsyth (1749-1814)

Henry Raeburn, ca. 1800

Oil portrait of a man, a woman in black satin, and a small child beside a garden fountain with a parrot and roses.

Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614-1673), and Their Son Frans (1633-1678)

Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1635

Painting of a rocky forest stream framed by large trees under a cloudy sky, with distant hills and small figures.

The Forest Stream

Jacob van Ruisdael, ca. 1660

Titian painting of a reclining nude Venus beside a lute player, a cupid and a landscape under red velvet drapery.

Venus and the Lute Player

Titian, ca. 1565-70

Seated woman in white gown with a harp, lamp at left, and a veiled attendant in shadow beside a column.

Desdemona (The Song of the Willow)

Théodore Chassériau, 1849

Dim vaulted stone passage with ivy-covered arches opening onto a sunlit landscape and pale sky beyond.

View in the Stables of the Villa of Maecenas, Tivoli

François Marius Granet, ca. 1805-10

Painting of a red-robed cardinal leading a procession of men in black past a classical church under a blue sky.

A Cardinal's Procession

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1621

Hanging scroll of two women in kimono walking by a willow tree and riverbank, with fireflies and reeds in a muted ochre setti

Two Girls Catching Fireflies

Kawamata Tsunemasa, first half of the 18th century

Gothic panel painting of the Madonna and Child enthroned with two kneeling donors in prayer against a gold background.

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Two Donors

Goodhart Ducciesque Master, ca. 1315-30

Hanging scroll of ink bamboo stalks and leaves beside a snow-covered rock against a misty grey background.

Bamboo and Rock in Snow

Painting of Saint Francis kneeling on rocks, clasping a wooden cross, with a skull and open book beside him under a stormy sk

Saint Francis in Ecstasy

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, ca. 1650

Hanging scroll of a woman in a red patterned kimono seated by the sea beneath a pine tree, with a robe draped nearby.

The Brine Maiden Matsukaze

Nishimura Shigenobu, early 18th century

Standing saint in grey friar's habit with gold halo, holding a crucifix and red book, with wounds on hands and feet.

Saint Francis of Assisi

Antoniazzo Romano, ca. 1480-81

Loose ink and wash drawing of a nude woman seated against a rock, draped in a pale cloth, on a dark background.

Nude Woman Reclining Against a Rock

Francisco Goya, 1824

Painting of a young girl in a white cap sewing by a window with lace curtains, beside a table with a basket.

Young Girl Sewing

Painting of antiquaries examining prints in an ornate interior with a fireplace, gilt mirror, red vase and macaw.

Antiquaries

Mariano Fortuny Marsal, 1863

Painting of a standing Virgin with bowed head in a dark hooded mantle, hands crossed at her chest, before a distant landscape

The Virgin Annunciate

Neroccio di Bartolomeo de’ Landi

Painted half-length self portrait of an older man with gray mustache, wearing a flat cap and dark jacket against a brown back

Self Portrait

Eastman Johnson, 1885

Grayscale painting of children and adults gathered under a shaded arcade beside a white horse and a seated woman.

The Peep Show

Jerome Thompson, 1851

Oil portrait of a seated woman in black dress, white lace cap and blue collar, hands folded, red drapery behind her.

Portrait of a Woman

Joseph Whiting Stock

Painting of a reclining child with a spaniel and a hat of white roses before a dark garden background.

The Rosebud

Thomas Sully, 1839

Oil portrait of a seated man in dark coat writing with a quill at a mahogany desk, with inkwell and red chair.

Cephas Smith, Jr.

William Jennys, 1803

Oil portrait of a balding man in wire spectacles and dark coat, hand resting on a chair arm, brown background.

William Lloyd Garrison

William Page, 1844

Seated bearded man in black cape and white habit holding an open book, against a dark brown background.

Fray Hortensio Félix Paravicino

Couple in a period interior; a man in a red coat reaches for a rose while a woman in white recoils beside a yellow curtain.

The Poorly Defended Rose

Michel Garnier, 1789

Oil painting of a rooster, a dark hen and two guinea pigs in an oval composition against a dark background.

Hens and Guinea Pigs

Giovanni Agostino Cassana, 1718

Oil portrait of a bishop in black cassock with gold chain and cross, resting his hand on books beside a newspaper.

Portrait of Bishop Ludwik Łętowski

Emil Boratyński, 1855

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark coat, resting one hand on a stack of old books.

Portrait of Leonard Serafiński

Jan Matejko, 1870