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Painting of a weeping nude woman holding a dagger, with a Latin inscription below and a small scene in a roundel at upper rig

Lucretia

Pieter Coecke van Aelst, 1517

Painting of the Nativity with Mary in teal, Joseph in red holding a candle, angels, the infant Christ, and an ox and donkey.

The Nativity (Basel)

Hans Baldung Grien, 1510

Painting of a seated crowned ruler in blue facing a kneeling man in red who gestures to his wounded chest, on gold ground.

Antipater before Julius Caesar

Konrad Witz, 1435

Painting of a riderless chestnut horse leaping over a jockey lying injured on a grassy hillside under a cloudy sky.

The injured jockey

Edgar Degas, 1896

Pastel abstract drawing of a stylized flower with pink rings and orange center on a stem, over a field of colored dots.

Aufblühend

Paul Klee, 1934

Oil portrait of a bearded man with dark hair and fur collar against a grey background, inscribed FLORENZ 1875.

Bildnis des Kunsthistorikers Adolph Bayersdorfer

Arnold Böcklin, 1875

Painting of a nude woman embraced from behind by a skeletal figure of Death beside a tree trunk.

Death and the Woman

Hans Baldung Grien, 1518

Painting of Christ on the cross with mourning women, a figure in red robes, and an armored soldier beside a green landscape.

The Crucifixion

Matthias Grünewald, 1515

Seated young man with a lamb and flowers, beside a wooden staff and inscribed scroll, against a dark background.

Saint John the Baptist

Juan Bautista Maíno, 1608

Painting of a nude young woman embraced from behind by a skeletal figure of Death against a dark background.

Gw11 0001031 20170619 001 Baldung Der Tod und das Maedchen

Hans Baldung Grien

Painting of the Virgin Mary crowned, holding the Christ Child, framed by cherubs and a Latin inscription on blue.

Virgin and Child

Ambrosius Holbein, 1514

Abstract painting by Paul Klee in red, black and brown with rectangular fields and a stick-like figure, titled Locksmith.

Locksmith

Paul Klee, 1940

Painting of a bearded man in a green cloak and white shirt holding a scroll, looking upward against a dark background.

St James the Greater

Painting of a red-haired girl in a red vest holding a white rat beside a table in a dim interior.

Red-Haired Girl with White Rat

Edvard Munch, 1886

Paul Klee's Villa R: geometric houses on a red hill beneath a yellow moon, with a large green letter R in the foreground.

Villa R

Paul Klee, 1919

Cubist painting of a violin, bow and sheet music on a table, built from angular planes of grey, black and ochre.

The Violin

Juan Gris, 1916

Portrait of a bearded man in black with a lace collar, in front of a wall of paintings and an arcade.

Portrait of a painter

Anthony van Dyck, 1650

Abstract watercolor of muted blue, green and gray rectangles with a small grid of windows, by Paul Klee, 1926.

erstes Haus einer Siedelung

Paul Klee, 1926

Painted self-portrait of a bearded man with green eyes in a dark jacket, against a striped blue and yellow background.

Self-Portrait with Japanese Print

Vincent van Gogh, 1887

Four-panel altarpiece: Adoration of the Magi above, and an angel and the Virgin Mary of the Annunciation below.

Die Anbetung der Könige; Verkündigung

Hans Baldung Grien

Abstract watercolor by Paul Klee with overlapping triangles, a red arrow and soft muted washes of blue, grey and pink.

Geläute

Paul Klee, 1928

Cubist still life of a green bottle, white bowl, and newspaper reading LE JOUR in angular ochre, red and black planes.

Bottle and Fruit Bowl (Bottle, Newspaper and Fruit Bowl)

Juan Gris, 1916

Oil painting of a grieving woman in a pale headscarf, hands clasped in prayer, tears on her cheeks, against a dark background

Mater dolorosa, Copy after Ribera

Théodore Géricault, 1811

Paul Klee's 1919 watercolor Burggarten, a mosaic of geometric planes suggesting towers, arches and a stylized garden in paste

Burggarten

Paul Klee, 1919

Oil portrait of a man with curly auburn hair and a full red beard, wearing black clothing and a white lace ruff.

Portrait of the Doctor of the Elector of Brandenburg, Leonard Thurneysser zum Thurn of Basel

Frans Floris, 1569

Portrait of Hans Herbst (Herbster)

Ambrosius Holbein, 1516

Paul Klee's 'With an umbrella' shows a stick figure with a red body beneath a yellow umbrella on a dark blue ground.

With an umbrella

Paul Klee, 1939

Painting of a laughing peasant in a bicorne hat holding a tankard at a tavern table.

Peasant with Bicorne and Tankard

Adriaen Brouwer, 1630

Half-length portrait of an elderly bearded man in a black robe holding a scroll against a pale background.

Portrait of Philipp Melanchthon

Lucas Cranach the Younger, 1560

Half-length portrait of a woman in a white headdress and black dress with clasped hands, against an olive-green background.

Portrait of a Woman

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1508

Cubist still life of a guitar broken into angular grey, brown and orange planes against a dark background.

The Guitar (Still Life with Guitar)

Juan Gris, 1916

Oil painting of a man offering a jewelry box of pearls to a seated woman in an interior with a birdcage and flowers.

Couple with Matchmaker

Johann Georg Platzer

Half-length nude woman with red curled hair and coral necklace holding a dagger, a sheer veil draped over her body, black bac

Lucretia

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1525

Oil self-portrait of a bearded man holding a palette and brush beside an easel in a dark studio, 1893.

Self-Portrait in the Studio

Arnold Böcklin, 1893

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark cap and dark coat with gold collar trim, against a shadowed background.

Portrait of Pietro Aretino

Titian, 1527

Painting of a seated woman with a jar before a tree, with a hilltop town and angels in a glowing cloud behind her.

The Magdalen seated before a tree

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1525

Bildnis Professor Fritz Burckhardt-Brenner

Arnold Böcklin, 1868

Loose painted portrait of a man in a dark suit and bow tie standing beside a bright window, by Lovis Corinth, 1924.

Portrait of the Reich President, Friedrich Ebert

Lovis Corinth, 1924

Painting of St Bartholomew in a white jeweled robe holding a red book and knife beside grey stone pillars.

St Bartholomew

Konrad Witz, 1435

Painting of a dark-haired woman in a green shawl beside a candle, gazing outward with a melancholic expression against a blac

Melancholy

Arnold Böcklin, 1871

Horizontal bands of blue, yellow, grey, red and purple watercolor with white geometric shapes, triangles, arches and grids.

Old Town (Overview)

Paul Klee, 1928

Tête d'enfant German: Kinderkopf

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1906

Painting of a bearded seated king in red robes offering a gold chalice to a kneeling armored knight against a gold background

Abraham before Mechizedek

Konrad Witz, 1435

Painting of a standing nude woman with a blue sash before vertical red, blue and yellow striped drapery.

Nude with Blue Sash

Félix Vallotton, 1922

Old craftsman

Adriaen Brouwer, 1630

Abstract painting of muted rectangular color fields in violet, teal and rose with a small red wedge at the bottom.

On a Motif from Hammamet

Paul Klee, 1914

Painting of a bearded man in a dark coat leaning on his arm, looking left, with a column and teal sky behind him.

Self-portrait

Arnold Böcklin, 1862

Half-length painting of Saint John the Baptist with curly hair, raised finger, wooden cross and animal skin, on a dark backgr

Saint John the Baptist

Leonardo da Vinci, 1505

Portrait of Pope Pius II (Enea Silvio Piccolomini)

Cristofano dell' Altissimo, 1600

Painting of a banquet with reclining figures, a goblet, scattered grapes, a dog, and a veiled figure in the background.

The Death of Pietro Aretino

Anselm Feuerbach, 1854

Oil portrait of a bearded young man with dark curly hair, wearing an orange cloak against a green background.

Head of a Roman

Arnold Böcklin, 1863

Abstract geometric painting of rectangles in olive, black, white, grey, blue and orange within a pale wooden frame.

Composition 1923-1924

Theo van Doesburg, 1923

Cubist still life by Juan Gris with fragmented glass and bottle forms in brown, green and grey, and a plaque reading JUAN GRI

Still Life with a Plaque

Juan Gris, 1917

Woman reclining on a yellow cushion, gazing upward with a sheer veil and a small serpent near her hand, dark background.

The Death of Cleopatra

Arnold Böcklin, 1872

Portrait of Adelberg III. of Bärenfels

Hans Baldung Grien

Painting of a singing shepherdess in a red hat and yellow dress beside a shepherd playing a flute.

Singende Schäferin mit Schäfer

Johannes Moreelse, 1630

Painting of a seated woman in a blue dress and feathered hat in a leafy garden, with yellow gloves and a small table.

Femme dans un jardin German: Frau im Garten

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1868

Painting of a snow-capped alpine peak above green meadows, dark forests, pink cliffs and a winding path in a valley.

Die Jungfrau von der Isenfluh aus

Ferdinand Hodler, 1902

Cubist painting of a seated woman holding a mandolin, in angular planes of cream, brown and dark tones.

Woman with Mandolin, after Corot

Juan Gris, 1916

Painting of a seated woman nursing an infant beside a table with bread and goblets, with attendants, under a painted arch.

Birth of the Virgin

Painting of a crowned woman in a dark robe beside a stone pedestal, with willow trees and fields behind her under a cloudy sk

The Muse Thalia

Arnold Böcklin, 1893

Painting of a kneeling winged angel with curly golden hair, pink robe and a scroll, set in a stone niche.

Angel of the Annunciation

Konrad Witz, 1435

Three men smoke and drink at a wooden table in a rustic tavern, with a woman working by a window behind them.

Three Drinking and Smoking Farmers in a Tavern

Adriaen van Ostade, 1667

Dark forest scene with warm light on the foliage and a reclining horned Pan figure resting on the grass at right.

Forest Landscape with Reclining Pan

Arnold Böcklin, 1855