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Half-length portrait of a man in a brown cloak and white shirt holding a yellow book against an olive background.

Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-1768)

Anton Raphael Mengs, ca. 1777

Interior scene of a musical party with a woman in orange, a cellist, a man at a window, and a standing woman in an archway.

A Musical Party

Gabriel Metsu, 1659

Man smoking a clay pipe at a table beside a woman in a white headcloth holding a pewter jug, in a dim interior.

Tavern Scene

Woman in dark dress at a stone window holding a peach, with fruit dish, book, grapevine and birdcage nearby.

A Woman Seated at a Window

Gabriel Metsu, early 1660s

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with upswept dark hair, wearing a pink dress and pearls, in a gold frame.

Hannah Mahady

Jeremiah Meyer, ca. 1760

Painting of the Marriage of the Virgin: Joseph offers a ring to Mary as suitors with rods gather beneath Gothic arches.

The Marriage of the Virgin

Michelino da Besozzo, ca. 1430

Portrait of a woman in a black embroidered gown and large white ruff, with a heraldic shield at upper right.

Margaretha van Clootwijk (born about 1580/81, died 1662)

Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1639

Half-length portrait of an elderly bearded man in a white ruff and black garment, with a red coat of arms at upper left.

Jacob van Dalen (1570-1644), Called Vallensis

Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1640

Half-length portrait of a woman in a black dress with a white lace collar, pearl necklace and cap, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Woman with a Lace Collar

Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, ca. 1632-35

Night scene of a woman playing lute beside a man in a red cloak, with a boy and another man in shadow.

The Serenade

Frans van Mieris the Elder, ca. 1678-80

Portrait of a man in a white wig and red cloak beside a flower vase, with a wooded landscape behind him.

Portrait of a Man

Arnold Boonen, ca. 1720

Full-length portrait of a man in red embroidered dress holding a jeweled crown and scepter beside green drapery and a marble

Charles I (1600-1649), King of England

Daniël Mijtens, 1629

Silhouetted herdsman blowing a horn on a hill at sunset, with cows gathering in the orange-lit landscape below.

Calling the Cows Home

Jean-François Millet, ca. 1872

Painting of a shepherdess knitting while seated on a rock beneath a hedge, with a pasture and sheep behind her.

Shepherdess Seated on a Rock

Jean-François Millet, 1856

Woman in a hood standing in a field holding a rake beside a haystack, with workers in the hazy distance.

Woman with a Rake

Jean-François Millet, probably 1856-57

Madonna in a blue mantle gazes down at the nude Christ Child, who looks up at her, with a river landscape behind them.

Madonna Adoring the Child

Bartolomeo Montagna

Painting of a young woman with a halo holding a green palm frond, wearing a green gown with a gold bodice and pearls.

Saint Justina of Padua

Bartolomeo Montagna, 1490s

Oil painting of four figures in yellow, green and cream costumes against a dark background, with thick brushwork.

Four Figures

Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli

Full-length portrait of a bearded man in a black embroidered cloak, feathered beret, and pearl necklace beside a draped table

Portrait of a Man, Possibly Ottavio Farnese (1524-1586), Duke of Parma and Piacenza

Anthonis Mor van Dashorst, 1563

Gothic altarpiece with a central Virgin and Child flanked by gilded scenes of the Annunciation, Nativity, and Adoration of th

Virgin and Child Enthroned with Scenes from the Life of the Virgin

Oval portrait of a young child in a lace cap and gold patterned garment with a white lace collar, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Young Boy

Paulus Moreelse

Portrait of an elderly woman in white headdress and black dress holding a small book, with a Latin inscription on the stone l

Lucrezia Agliardi Vertova (1490?-1558)

Giovanni Battista Moroni, 1557

Portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat and black cap, seated beside a window showing a tower and houses.

Bartolomeo Bonghi (died 1584)

Giovanni Battista Moroni, shortly after 1553

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

Painting of Christ crucified on a cross against a dark cloudy sky, with a distant city and hills in the lower right.

The Crucifixion

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, ca. 1675

Full-length portrait of a standing man in black clothing with a white dog beside him, before a stone pillar.

Don Andrés de Andrade y la Cal

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, ca. 1665-72

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a black cape and silver-patterned sleeves, holding a hat against a dark background.

A Knight of Alcántara or Calatrava

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, ca. 1650-55

Painting of God rebuking nude Adam and Eve beside an apple tree, with a serpent, goat and cherubs in a landscape.

The Rebuke of Adam and Eve

Charles-Joseph Natoire, 1740

Woman in white gown and blue wrap beside a young girl holding a jewelry box, seated before a gilt mirror and lace-draped tabl

Madame Marsollier and Her Daughter

Jean-Marc Nattier, 1749

Oil portrait of a woman with powdered hair holding flowers, wearing a blue sash and white dress, beside a basket of blossoms.

Portrait of a Woman

Jean-Marc Nattier, 1753