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Painting of a wild bacchanal with dancing satyrs and maenads among ruined classical columns and statues.

Bacchanale

Alessandro Magnasco, about 1720-1730

Panoramic 1791 painting of the Bay of Naples with ships in the harbor, a stone wall in the foreground, and a hilly coastline.

A View of the Bay of Naples, Looking Southwest from the Pizzofalcone Toward Capo di Posilippo

Giovanni Battista Lusieri, 1791

Harbor at sunset with a tall sailing ship, a stone lighthouse, fishermen on a quay, and a rowboat on calm water.

A Calm at a Mediterranean Port

Joseph Vernet, 1770

Painting of an imaginary oriental market street with vendors, dancing figures, palm trees, and a staircase to a harbor.

Market Scene in an Imaginary Oriental Port

Jean-Baptiste Pillement, about 1764

Painting of a seated woman with thread beside a sleeping figure and a shadowy standing man in a dim interior.

Penelope Unraveling Her Web

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1785

Painting of villagers dancing and gathering outdoors under large trees, with a church spire in the background.

The Country Dance

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, 1760

Oil study of billowing clouds at sunset with pink and golden light above a dark distant horizon with trees.

Study of Clouds with a Sunset near Rome

Simon Denis, 1786-1801

Painting of a Venetian Grand Canal scene with the domed Santa Maria della Salute, gondolas, sailing ships and a palazzo.

View of the Grand Canal: Santa Maria della Salute and the Dogana from Campo Santa Maria Zobenigo

Bernardo Bellotto, 1743

Painting of the Arch of Constantine with the Colosseum behind it, with small figures on a dirt road in Rome.

View of the Arch of Constantine with the Colosseum

Giovanni Antonio Canal, 1742

Young woman tenderly supports an emaciated old man beside prison bars in a dim interior, painted in oil.

Cimon and Pero: "Roman Charity"

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, about 1767

Painting of Perseus holding up Medusa's head amid a battle of armored men in a colonnaded hall with statues.

Perseus Confronting Phineus with the Head of Medusa

Sebastiano Ricci, about 1705-1710

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

Painting of a kneeling hermit praying in a ruined Roman temple with columns, while women look on from a doorway.

A Hermit Praying in the Ruins of a Roman Temple

Hubert Robert, about 1760

Painting of a Mediterranean harbor at sunset with a sailing ship, rowboats, a stone tower, a classical arch, and figures on t

Mediterranean Harbor Scene

Pierre-Jacques Volaire, about 1763

Painting of a stormy coast with a lighthouse, a listing ship, and figures rescuing people near an overturned boat.

A Storm on a Mediterranean Coast

Joseph Vernet, 1767

Painting of Paris along the Seine with a stone bridge, moored cargo boats, a domed building, and figures on the quay.

A View of Paris with the Ile de la Cité

Jean-Baptiste Raguenet, 1763

Painting of a busy Venetian canal with gondolas, sailboats and pink and cream palazzi under a pale sky.

The Grand Canal in Venice with Palazzo Bembo

Francesco Guardi, about 1768

Painting of Paris along the Seine with a stone bridge, moored barges, a domed building, and figures on the quay.

A View of Paris with the Ile de la Cité

Nicolas Jean-Baptiste Raguenet, 1763

Painting of a green valley with an arched stone bridge, a town on the right, and steep mountain peaks under a pale sky.

View of the Bridge and Part of the Town of Cava, Kingdom of Naples

Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld, 1785-1790

Painting of a plucked white hen, a brown clay pot, and a red onion on a table against a dark background.

Still Life with Hen and Onion

Giacomo Ceruti, about 1750-1760

Oil study of billowing clouds lit by pink sunset light above a distant treeline and flat horizon.

Study of Clouds with a Sunset near Rome

Simon Denis, 1786

Still life of peaches in a basket, 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, about 1759-1760

Oil portrait of two men, one holding a silver cup and one seated in a blue uniform, with a dog and green drapery.

Portrait of William Anne Hollis, 4th Earl of Essex, Presenting a Cup to Thomas Clutterbuck of Watford

Thomas Gainsborough, about 1784-1785

Painting of a gentleman with a dog beside a ruined Doric temple, a stone tower and hills behind.

The Temple of Hercules in Cori near Velletri

Jacob Philipp Hackert, 1783

Painting of the horned god Pan reaching toward a fleeing nymph among reeds, with nymphs by a stream and a forest landscape.

Pan and Syrinx

Jean-François de Troy, 1722-1724

Painting of classical Roman ruins with columns, an obelisk, a marble statue, and small figures among trees under a pale sky.

Landscape with Classical Ruins and Figures

Marco Ricci, about 1725-1730

Painting of classical ruins with an obelisk, marble statues, columns, and small figures among trees under a pale sky.

Landscape with Classical Ruins and Figures

Sebastiano Ricci, 1725

Oval allegorical ceiling painting of clouds, winged figures, a radiant sun, a chariot and classical columns below.

The Glorification of the Union of the Houses of Hapsburg and Lorraine

Franz Anton Maulbertsch, 1775

Villagers dance and gather outdoors under large trees, with musicians, market stalls, and a church spire in the distance.

The Country Dance

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, about 1760-1762

Oil portrait of three 18th-century figures in an interior, a woman in pink reading music between a man in green and a man in

Presumed Portrait of the Duc de Choiseul and Two Companions

Jacques Wilbaut, 1775