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Still life painting of a pink rose with a bee, daisies, blue flowers and a beetle on a stone ledge.

Rosenzweig mit Käfer und Biene

Rachel Ruysch, 1741

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

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

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

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

Bildnis Professor Fritz Burckhardt-Brenner

Arnold Böcklin, 1868

Abstract painting of black grid lines on white with a red rectangle in the upper left corner and a small black square at lowe

Composition no. I

Piet Mondrian, 1929

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 dark island with tall cypresses and pale tombs, while a small boat with a white-robed figure approaches across

Isle of the Dead

Arnold Böcklin, 1880

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 river landscape with a windmill, thatched cottages, figures on a road and people in rowing boats.

River Landscape with Windmill and boats

Jan van Goyen, 1625

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

Panoramic landscape painting of the Virgin nursing the Christ Child under a palm, with Joseph at a fountain and a donkey near

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Joachim Patinir, 1550

Cubist still life with a dark bottle, glass, bowl, grapes and a coffee sack labeled CAFÉ in muted greens and browns.

The Bag of Coffee

Juan Gris, 1920

Oil sketch of a reclining nude woman reaching for pink blossoms beside a seated piper on a grassy hill.

Spring (sketch)

Arnold Böcklin, 1862

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

Painting of a dentist in a red cap extracting a tooth from a seated patient in a red jacket, with a woman watching.

At the Dentist

Adriaen Brouwer, 1631

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

Cubist still life by Juan Gris with a wicker basket, fruit, newspaper, glass, bowl and pipe in muted browns and greys.

The Basket

Juan Gris, 1924

Circular painting of a man in a red cap blowing on a fire beside a tub, with two dogs and a village seen through an arched wi

Episode uit de parabel van de Verloren Zoon: de Verloren Zoon eet uit de varkenstrog

Jan de Beer, 1515

Dutch landscape with a cornfield, dark wooded hill, dunes, walkers with dogs, and sailboats on distant sea under cloudy sky.

The Cornfield

Jacob van Ruisdael, 1660

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

Panoramic oil painting of Paris rooftops, chimneys and a windmill under a pale overcast sky, by Vincent van Gogh, 1886.

View of Paris from Montmartre

Vincent van Gogh, 1886

Abstract watercolor by Paul Klee of interlocking angular shapes and graded gray, blue and pink bands, dated 1921.

Crystal Gradation

Paul Klee, 1921

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

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

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

Cubist still life of a glass, bottle and newspaper with fragmented letters, in ochre, blue and black planes.

Glass and Newspaper

Juan Gris, 1917

Painting of a woman in a dark headscarf and gold headband holding a purple flower, with a gold sleeve and white blouse.

Viola

Arnold Böcklin, 1866

Painting of a martyrdom scene in a forest with an executioner, a fallen robed figure, a fleeing man and a winged angel.

The Martyrdom of Saint Peter

Théodore Géricault, 1814

Cubist still life with fragmented fruit bowl, pipe and newspaper in angular planes of green, brown, black and white.

Fruit Bowl, Pipe and Journal

Juan Gris, 1917

Dark landscape painting of a waterfall over rocks, with sunlit mountain peaks glowing under a stormy orange-streaked sky.

Mountain Landscape with Waterfall

Arnold Böcklin, 1849

Candlelit scene of a smiling nude woman in a turban on a bed, while an older woman leans in with a candle.

Flea Hunting in the Candlelight

Gerard van Honthorst, 1650

Circular painting of a tavern scene with men and women seated at a table, a feathered hat, a dog and a sword.

Der verlorene Sohn beim Spiel im Freudenhaus

Jan de Beer, 1520

Painting of a nude nymph seen from behind, with a laurel wreath and horn of plenty, in a misty meadow.

Nymphe with Horn of Plenty

Arnold Böcklin, 1866

Dark night scene of a rider on a white horse fleeing airborne nude witches under a moon.

Tam O'Shanter poursuivi par les sorcières

Eugène Delacroix, 1849

Portrait of Johann Froben

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1650

Painting of the beheading of John the Baptist, with a woman holding a platter, an executioner, and a sunburst sky above.

Beheading of John the Baptist

Niklaus Manuel, 1517

Painting of a mountain lake framed by pines and cliffs, with snowy peaks glowing in morning light under blue sky.

By the Lake of Uri

Alexandre Calame, 1849

Comedian (Invention 4)

Paul Klee, 1904

Painting of an elderly woman in a dark headscarf and white collar, set against a warm brown background.

Old Woman

Adriaen Brouwer, 1630

Full-length portrait of an elderly woman in white headdress and dark dress, with a small dog and coat of arms.

Portrait of Elsbeth Lochmann, wife of Jacob Schwytzer

Tobias Stimmer, 1564

Communion with the Infinite

Ferdinand Hodler, 1892

Snowy winter landscape with bare trees, a frosted hillside, walking figures on a road and a distant village under pale sky.

Pissarro - Effet de neige à l'Hermitage, 1875

Camille Pissarro, 1875

Painting of a golden wheat field with tall trees, cumulus clouds, and a woman carrying a bundle on her head along a path.

The harvest

Robert Zünd, 1860

Painting of three nude women and a young girl bathing in dark water under a pale yellow sky.

Three Women and One Little Girl Playing in the Water

Félix Vallotton, 1907