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Painting of a white cheese, yellow ceramic bowl, hanging onions, tomatoes and a knife on a dark table.

Still Life with Cheese

Antoine Vollon, probably late 1870s

Miniature of a young woman with curly auburn hair reclining in a wooded setting, wearing a white dress and blue drapery.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Jean-Antoine Laurent, 1795

Dark sailboat on turbulent golden sea under a glowing moon and clouds, painted in muted ochre and green tones.

The Toilers of the Sea

Albert Pinkham Ryder, ca. 1880-85

Circular painting of the Madonna praying beside the Christ Child, infant John the Baptist and a red-robed angel, with a lands

Madonna Adoring the Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and an Angel

Lorenzo di Credi, early 1490s

Flora

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1654

Three saints in a painting: Saint Roch with staff, Saint Anthony Abbot with bell and dog, Saint Lucy holding a palm.

Three Saints: Roch, Anthony Abbot, and Lucy

Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano, ca. 1513

Portrait of a seated woman in pink dress with feathered hat, holding a fan, with a parrot, black cat and butterflies.

Molly Wales Fobes

Rufus Hathaway, 1790

Rembrandt painting of a bearded man in a gold chain resting his hand on a bust, against a dark background.

Aristotle with a Bust of Homer

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1653

Portrait of a woman in black with lace bonnet holding a young girl in a red dress with flowers against dark background.

Mrs. Mayer and Daughter

Ammi Phillips, 1835-40

Painting of a rider in yellow brocade on a rearing black horse, with a gold halo and an attendant walking beside.

Maharana Sangram Singh Riding a Prize Stallion

Stipple Master, ca. 1712

Painting of the Virgin and Child enthroned with six saints against a gold background, including a bishop and an armored saint

Mary with Child and six saints

Francesco Pesellino, 1450

Painting of a boy blowing a soap bubble through a pipe at a stone ledge, with a child peeking from the right.

Soap Bubbles

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, ca. 1733-34

Nativity painting with the Virgin resting, the Christ Child in a manger, crowned Magi, angels and animals on gold ground.

The Adoration of the Magi

Giotto di Bondone, possibly ca. 1320

Circular painting of kneeling Madonna in blue mantle adoring the Christ Child, with infant John the Baptist and an angel.

Madonna Adoring the Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and an Angel

Lorenzo di Credi, 1490

Circular painting of a winged figure atop a sphere, with armored horsemen and animals in a rocky landscape below.

The Triumph of Fame; (reverse) Impresa of the Medici Family and Arms of the Medici and Tornabuoni Families

Giovanni di ser Giovanni Guidi, ca. 1449

Painting of three figures by the sea with a shepherd and goats on a rocky cliff, under a pale blue sky.

The Shepherd's Song

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1891

Pen and ink drawing with blue wash of a praying robed figure flanked by two women within a circular arched frame.

Design for a Wall Monument

Francesco di Giorgio, 1490

Bearded man in a gold chain resting his hand on a bust, against a dark background, in a Rembrandt painting.

Aristotle with a Bust of Homer

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1653

Merry company feasting and making music on a leafy terrace, with a child and spaniel, a songbird cage and a boy on a ladder.

Merry Company on a Terrace

Jan Steen, ca. 1670

Oil portrait of an elderly bald man with grey beard, white ruff and fur-trimmed dark cloak, against a brown background.

Portrait of an Old Man

Painting of young ballet dancers in white tutus practicing in a green-walled studio, with a cellist and an older man with a c

The Dance Class

Edgar Degas, 1874

Medieval painting of a banquet where a severed head is served on a platter while guests watch and an executioner stands nearb

The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of the Baptist

Giovanni Baronzio, ca. 1330-35

Painting of a shivering allegorical woman and a child on a carved stone pedestal under bare trees and a pale winter sun.

Allegory of Winter

Jacques de Lajoüe, 1706

Painting of a bishop saint with a gold halo and mitre, blessing with one hand, set against blue in a gilded circular frame.

Saint Alexander

Fra Angelico, ca. 1425

Triptych altarpiece with the Virgin and Child enthroned in the center, kneeling donors below, and saints with monks on the wi

The Cellier Altarpiece

Jean Bellegambe, 1511-12

Oval miniature of a woman with curly hair in a white veil and dress, set against a dark wooded background in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Woman

Charles Etienne Leguay, 1800

Painting of a young woman with a candlestick and jug, a cavalier in a feathered hat behind her, on a patterned table.

A Young Woman and a Cavalier

Cornelis Bisschop

Painting of a reclining woman and a young man beside a tree, with a spaniel, sheep, and flower basket in a pastoral landscape

The Interrupted Sleep

François Boucher, 1750

Triptych altarpiece with the Virgin and Child enthroned center, kneeling donors below, and saints in side panels.

The Le Cellier Altarpiece

Jehan Bellegambe, 1509

Round miniature of a woman with red ribbons in her hair playing a harp, wearing a white dress and red sash, in a gilt frame.

A Woman Playing a Harp

Joseph Marie Bouton

Painted head of a bearded man with closed eyes and curly dark hair, set within a round gilded frame.

Head of Saint John the Baptist on a Charger

Aelbert Bouts, ca. 1500

Painting of Christ with a crown of thorns, head bowed, flanked by bearded men in turbans and red hats.

Christ Presented to the People (Ecce Homo)

Il Sodoma, 1540

Byzantine icon of the Presentation in the Temple with robed figures, gold background, and an arched canopy over an altar.

The Presentation in the Temple

Byzantine Painter

Round miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig, red embroidered coat, and blue sash, in a gold pendant frame.

Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France

Antoine François Callet, 1787

Miniature portrait of a young woman in a white bonnet with a blue bow, red shawl, and blue book, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Woman

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1795

Miniature oval portrait of an older bearded bald man in a teal collar, with Latin inscription, under glass in a brass frame.

Portrait of a Man

Continental Painter

Portrait of a bearded man in a black beret and dark garment with white collar against a green background.

Portrait of a Bearded Man in Black

Corneille de Lyon

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with gold epaulettes and decorations, in a gold frame.

Napoléon I (1769-1821)

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1812

Nude Venus in a red plumed hat stands beside winged Cupid with a bow on a pedestal against a dark background.

Venus and Cupid

Lucas Cranach the Elder, ca. 1525-27

Oval-shaped portrait of a bearded man in a black cap and dark garment against a green background.

Portrait of a Man

Corneille de Lyon, ca. 1545

Circular gold-ground panel of the Madonna holding the Christ Child, who holds a small bird, in blue and red robes.

Madonna and Child

Sano di Pietro, 1450

Painting of the dead Christ held by the grieving Virgin, with mourning figures and a gold arched background.

Pietà

Carlo Crivelli, 1476

Portrait of a bearded man in a black cap and dark doublet holding gloves against a green background.

Portrait of a Man with Gloves

Corneille de Lyon, 1540-45

Illuminated initial D with gilded border showing haloed Saint Agatha, tongs, a soldier with an SPQR shield, and a seated judg

Martyrdom of Saint Agatha in an Initial D

Sano di Pietro, 1470

Painting of the Virgin and Child receiving a kneeling king with a golden gift, attendants in rich robes, a dog, and a castle

The Adoration of the Magi

Gerard David, ca. 1520

Oval black-and-white reproduction of a young woman in a jeweled headdress and pearl-trimmed white chemise, looking downward.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Corneille de Lyon

Medieval painting of a haloed figure fallen on the ground, surrounded by armored soldiers with spears under a fruit tree.

The Conversion of Saint Paul

Spinello Aretino, 1391

Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte (1778-1851), Daughter of Louis XVI

Jacques Joseph de Gault, 1795

Two ballet dancers in white tutus practice at a barre in a studio with a yellow wall and wooden floor.

Dancers Practicing at the Barre

Edgar Degas, 1877

Portrait of a woman in a pink dress with a feathered hat, flanked by a parrot, a black cat, a bird and butterflies.

Lady with Her Pets (Molly Wales Fobes)

Rufus Hathaway, 1790

Painting of elegant figures in a wooded glade, with cupids, a masked harlequin and a reclining man in a gold gown.

Surprised, or Infidelity Found Out

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

Painting of four ballet dancers in green tutus adjusting their hair and costumes in a backstage area beside a pillar.

Dancers, Pink and Green

Edgar Degas, ca. 1890

Gold-ground religious panel of a kneeling saint in black reaching toward the Virgin and Christ Child, with haloed saints behi

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Siena

Giovanni di Paolo, 1460

Candlelit interior with an old bearded man mending a quill beside children reading and holding a candle, in an arched panel.

An Evening School

Gerrit Dou, ca. 1655-57

Interior scene of a seated woman and two standing men around a green-draped table with wine and a pipe.

Conversation Piece (The Sense of Smell)

Jan Ekels the Younger, probably 1791

Circular abstract painting of faceted blue, green and yellow shapes with tall dark tree-like forms and a figure.

Coney Island

Joseph Stella, 1914

Circular portrait of a bearded man in a dark robe and black cap holding a letter, with a red book beside him.

Portrait of a Prelate

Lavinia Fontana, ca. 1580

Miniature portrait of a man in a blue mantle with gold fleur-de-lis and armor, framed by a diamond border with a crown.

Louis XV (1710-1774), King of France

Gothic gilded altarpiece with enthroned Madonna and Child at center, flanked by saints in arched niches.

Altar von San Domenico in Ascoli, Polyptychon, Gesamtansicht, Mitteltafel: Thronende Madonna, linke und rechte Tafeln…

Carlo Crivelli, 1476

Annunciation panel: an angel with green wings kneels left before Mary seated in blue beside a lily and open book.

The Annunciation

South Netherlandish Painter

Round miniature of a harbor at sunset with a sailing ship, rowboats, cliffs, and an arched gateway on the shore.

View of a Harbor

Ballet class in a green-walled studio, young dancers in white tutus practicing while an older man with a cane watches.

Die Tanzstunde

Edgar Degas, 1874

Nativity scene with kneeling Mary, Christ Child, Joseph in red cloak, standing woman in green, ox and donkey, gold background

The Nativity

South Netherlandish Painter

Oval miniature of a young woman with curled hair in a blue dress with red trim, in a gilt frame with white beads.

Portrait of a Woman