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Oil painting of a sunflower gone to seed in thick olive, ochre and green brushstrokes against a dark green background.

Sunflowers Gone to Seed

Vincent van Gogh, 1887

Oil study of a dusk valley with dark mountains under a sky of glowing orange and gold clouds, by Thomas Cole.

Study for "Catskill Creek"

Thomas Cole, 1844

Painted palace courtyard with classical columns, statues, soldiers and a view through arches to a terrace under blue sky.

Courtyard of an ancient palace

Antonio Joli, 1777

Painted allegorical statue of a draped woman on a globe beside a marble pedestal, between fluted Ionic columns.

Grammar

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760

Circular drawing of two allegorical figures on a cloud, one winged with a spear and sun shield, one holding a cornucopia.

Virtue and Abundance

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760

Paul Klee's Owl Comedy: three fine-line owl-like figures over a speckled orange and brown ground.

Owl Comedy

Paul Klee, 1926

Painting of a sculptor's studio with marble statues, busts, a seated man in blue, a woman in gold, and a carver at work.

The sculptor's studio

Johann Georg Platzer, 1730

Painting of a nude dancer holding a veil beside a lamp, with turbaned onlookers peering from the shadows in a red interior.

Dance of the Seven Veils

Gaston Bussière, 1925

Painting of a white hydrangea in a green pot on a table, with a woman reading in a chair in the background.

Hortensia

Fernand Khnopff, 1884

Gilded altarpiece panel with the Madonna and Child enthroned at center, flanked by five saints and angels under Gothic arches

Madonna and Child with Saints

Giovanni di Paolo, 1454

Gold-ground panel of Saint Margaret in red gown and dark mantle, holding a red cross staff, standing on a black dragon.

Saint Margaret

Painting of a black-robed friar preaching from a pulpit to a crowd, with angels holding an open book above.

A Dominican Preaching

Agnolo degli Erri, 1470

Painted heraldic coat of arms with a white unicorn crest, helmet, mantling, and rearing unicorn shield on red.

Hans Roth [reverse]

Bernhard Strigel, 1527

Painting of a veiled woman in a dark habit with eyes closed, beside a crucifix and a small dog, under a cloudy sky.

Saint Margaret of Cortona

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1737

Oil painting of a family in a rococo interior: a seated woman, a girl in blue silk, and a standing man in an embroidered coat

Family Portrait

François-Hubert Drouais, 1756

Portrait of a young man in a rust-brown coat and white cravat, resting his hand on a book against a green background.

Horace Binney

Gilbert Stuart, 1800

Painting of a man, woman in pink dress, and child beneath trees with a spotted dog in the foreground.

Figures and a Dog in a Landscape

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, 1852

Portrait of a seated woman in a red dress and white lace bonnet against a dark brown background, on a blue sofa.

Sarah Homes Tappan (Mrs. Benjamin Tappan)

Gilbert Stuart, 1814

Portrait of a seated woman in a green dress, white bonnet and lace shawl, holding a lace handkerchief.

Alsa Slade

Ammi Phillips, 1816

Painting of colonial men and Native Americans meeting beneath a tree by a river, with a scroll and an inscription below.

Penn's Treaty with the Indians

Edward Hicks, 1840

Neoclassical group portrait of a family in a marble hall, with a seated woman holding a baby and a standing man beside a bust

André-François Miot, envoy of the French Republic to the Grand Duke of Tuscany - The family of André-François, Count…

Louis Gauffier, 1796

Painting of an elderly man embracing a weeping, half-clothed young man while two servants stand behind them in dim light.

The Return of the Prodigal Son

Painting of a mountain valley with autumn trees, a rushing river, a small cabin, and steep peaks under clouds.

Crawford Notch

Thomas Hill, 1872

Painted sketch of soldiers firing from rocks at warships with smoke on a bay, framed by trees under a hazy sky.

Väkivaltainen tiedustelu Turun seudulla, kohtaus Oolannin sodasta

Robert Wilhelm Ekman, 1854

Pastel portrait of a smiling man in a powdered grey wig, blue cloak and lace jabot against a grey background.

The Philologist and the Counsellor of Secretary Johan Ihre

Gustaf Lundberg, 1780

Watercolor study of pine trees with orange trunks and green foliage above snow in a winter forest.

Landscape Study

Victor Westerholm, 1894

Painting of the dead Christ supported by mourning women, with a crown of thorns and INRI plaque in the foreground.

The Descent from the Cross

Salomon Andersson

Pen and watercolor landscape of a brick bridge over a river, with trees, a half-timbered house and tall grass in the foregrou

Kivisilta Pöhlenissä

Werner Holmberg, 1854

Kypärä

Painting of a man leaning back over a table, head tilted up, holding a clay pipe, with a jug and fireplace in a dim interior.

Smoker

Jacob Duck, 1650