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Gothic altarpiece panel of the Crucifixion with Mary, saints, a crowned king and a city landscape in a gilded frame.

Paris Parliament Crucifixion

André d’Ypres, 1449

Crowd of Renaissance figures in turbans and colorful robes, with gloved hands and a golden cloak in the foreground.

Fifteen Characters

Luca Signorelli, 1490

Panoramic landscape with a kneeling hermit in a blue robe beside a thatched hut among tall rocks, a river and church beyond.

St Jerome in the Desert

Joachim Patinir, 1515

Oil painting of the Holy Family with a female saint holding a white dove, Virgin with infant Christ, and an elderly Joseph.

La Sainte Famille avec une sainte

Felice Riccio, 1560

Narrow panel painting of an abduction scene with columns, women in red and gold robes, and ships with sails at sea.

L'Enlèvement d'Hélène

Liberale da Verona, 1470

Painting of a winged figure flying over women with flowers in a classical landscape with ruins and a river.

Mercury and Herse

Cornelius van Poelenburgh, 1625

Triptych with a central Nativity scene and flanking saints with kneeling donors in gold and red robes.

Triptyque della Rovere

Giovanni Mazone, 1490

Painting of a stern seated Roman man as lictors carry in bodies while grieving women gather near a red-draped table.

The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons

Jacques-Louis David, 1789

Painting of a woman with sheet music and a man leaning on a tree, with two seated women in an outdoor setting.

The Song

Marguerite Gérard, 1785

Nude woman seated on a bench with cherubs, a satyr at right, and a cat at lower left, against a green curtain.

Jupiter and Antiope

Vincent Sellaer, 1525

Painting of masked Punchinello figures in white costumes gathered around a crouching man beside a garden wall, with hills beh

Guilty Punchinello

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Horizontal painting of two white unicorns beside groups of women in gold and red gowns, with green water and dark foliage.

The Abduction of Europa

Liberale da Verona, 1470

Oil portrait of a woman in a black dress with white lace collar, pearls and a feathered fan, with a coat of arms above.

Portrait of Anna Wake (1605-before 1669)

Anthony van Dyck, 1628

Painting of a bearded central figure blessing a crowd of children and richly dressed women against a dark blue sky.

Christ Blessing Children

master HB of the Griffon's Head, 1528

Gold-ground religious panel of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, set in a Gothic townscape with onlookers.

Presentation of Christ in the Temple

Gentile da Fabriano, 1423

Brown-toned drawing of nude and winged figures falling from a radiant heaven into a writhing mass of damned bodies below.

La Chute des Réprouvés heaven and hell

Hendrick van Balen the Elder, 1632

Oil painting of a bearded man in a pink cap holding a wooden flute, gazing upward against a dark oval background.

Head of a flute player

Jacob Bunel, 1591

Painted Virgin Mary with a gold halo, head bowed, hand on chest, holding an open book against a gold background.

La Vierge de l'Annonciation

Taddeo di Bartolo, 1400

Still life painting of silvery fish and carp on a dark rocky ground with a cloudy landscape behind them.

Nature morte aux carpes

Nicola Maria Recco, 1750

Domed ceiling fresco with mythological figures, cherubs and flower garlands around a central painted sky opening.

Venus and Adonis

Antoine François Callet, 1774

Painting of the Virgin holding the infant Christ, flanked by four haloed angels in flower crowns against gold.

Madonna and Child with Four Angels

Master of the Nativity of Castello, 1450

Painting of nymphs dancing in a grassy clearing beneath large trees, with soft light and a distant horizon.

A Morning. The dance of the Nymphs

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1850

Portrait of a young woman in a red gown with gold ribbons and a beaded necklace, set against a dark background.

La Belle Ferronnière

Leonardo da Vinci, 1495

Oil sketch of billowing clouds over a blue sky, with distant hills and small buildings and trees along the bottom edge.

Étude de ciel au Quirinal

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, 1775

Oil painting of a seated schoolmistress teaching a group of children in an interior with a brazier and sunset landscape.

La Maîtresse d'école

Painting of the Virgin and Child flanked by two saints with gold halos against a dark background.

Madonna and Child with Saints John the Baptist and Catherine of Alexandria

Pietro Perugino, 1495

Painting of a nude woman with crescent moon descending toward a sleeping nude youth, with a cupid and blue drapery.

Diana and Endymion

Jérôme-Martin Langlois, 1822

Painting of a seated woman and an elderly woman beside a fruit tree, with a garden, cottage and windmill in the background.

Vertumne et Pomone

Frans Francken the Younger, 1600

Painting of Adonis led by cupids toward a reclining Venus in a wooded river landscape with flying putti.

Adonis Led by Cupids to Venus

Francesco Albani, 1621

Altarpiece of St. Thomas Aquinas flanked by Aristotle and Plato, with Christ and the Evangelists above and a crowd of scholar

Triumph of St. Thomas Aquinas

Benozzo Gozzoli, 1470

Oil sketch of a river valley with a ruined stone arch bridge and blue mountains under a pale sky.

The Bridge at Narni

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1826

Half-length self-portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and white collar, holding a palette and brushes.

Self-portrait with a Palette

Painting of a summer hay harvest with a loaded wagon, workers, horses, trees, a river and a distant village under a cloudy sk

Paysage d'été, la fenaison

Lucas van Uden, 1639

Painting of a man in a red beret placing a ring on a woman's finger against a dark background.

Fiancees

Lucas van Leyden, 1527

Painting of a young man treating an old blind man's eyes while an angel, a dog and two women stand nearby in a landscape.

Tobias Cures his Father's Blindness

Jan Sanders van Hemessen, 1555

Medieval painted panel of the Last Supper with Christ at center, twelve apostles, gold background, bread and wine on table.

La Cène

Creator:Maître de la Madeleine, 1280

Crowded mythological wedding banquet in a forest, with nude gods, musicians, flying cherubs and servants carrying food.

The Nuptials of Thetis and Peleus

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 1600

Painting of herders with cattle and sheep on a hill beneath a cloudy sky, with a wind-bent tree on the right.

Paysage au taureau

David Teniers the Younger, 1625

Painting of a crowded classical city with columns, a golden idol, and figures in distress tending to fallen plague victims.

The Plague at Ashdod

Nicolas Poussin, 1630

Circular gold-ground panel of a haloed figure in blue robes gesturing with one raised hand, by Fra Angelico.

God the Father

Fra Angelico, 1425

Painting of a turbaned man in a red robe holding hands with a veiled woman on a Venetian balcony.

Othello and Desdemona in Venice

Théodore Chassériau, 1850

Kitchen interior with a seated woman, a child, dogs, hanging game birds, fish, and cooks at a hearth in the background.

Kitchen Interior

David Teniers the Younger, 1644

Reclining nude woman with a skull and silver ewer, a red urn and distant city behind her, under the inscription EVA PRIMA PAN

Eva Prima Pandora

Jean Cousin, 1550

Painting of ruined Cairo mosque arches, a minaret, camels and robed figures under a bright blue sky.

Ruines de la mosquée du khalife Hakem au Caire

Prosper Marilhat, 1846

Annunciation panel: the Virgin Mary in a canopied bed on a gold ground, with two kneeling angels and rays of light.

Annunciation

Bernardo Daddi, 1330

Woman in white satin gown reading a book, seated in a rocky cave beside a stream with distant buildings.

La Madeleine, ou Une Pénitente dans le désert

Jean-Marc Nattier, 1742

Landscape painting of rocky cliffs, trees and a group of classically dressed figures with sheep in a clearing by the sea.

Paysage. Apollon chassé du ciel, enseigne la musique aux bergers

Lancelot Théodore Turpin de Crissé, 1824

Painting of Christ handing keys to a kneeling Saint Peter on steps, with angels and cherubs in clouds above.

Le Christ donnant les clefs du Paradis à saint Pierre

Giambattista Pittoni, 1730

Riders and peasants with horses unloading vegetables from a boat by a river, with a brick building under a cloudy sky.

Charrette de foin et paysans au bord d’une rivière, recevant des légumes apportés dans une barque

Philips Wouwerman, 1625

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in black with a white ruff, pointing to a small gold table clock.

Portrait d'homme désignant une horloge de table

Antonis Mor, 1565

Painting of a crowned woman in a gold brocade gown standing before a seated king on a throne, with courtiers and columns.

Esther and Ahasuerus

Paolo Veronese, 1575

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a lace bonnet with orange ribbons, pink satin dress and pearls, resting on a wooden desk.

Portrait de Geneviève Jacqueline Pécoul

Jacques-Louis David, 1784

Painting of a wide-eyed woman in a yellow gown holding a candle, with two figures in shadow behind her in a dark room.

The sleepwalking Lady Macbeth

Henry Fuseli, 1780

Full-length portrait of a bearded man in a dark fur-trimmed cloak and gold chain, holding a cane before red drapery.

Portrait of Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1541-1587)

Peter Paul Rubens, 1621

Painting of rocky cliffs, a hilltop church, a waterfall and river, with horsemen and cottages in the foreground.

Scandinavian Caprice

Allart van Everdingen

Winter scene of villagers on a frozen canal, a horse and cart on a road beside thatched cottages, under a grey sky.

Frozen Canal with a Horse and Cart

Isaac van Ostade, 1649

Oil sketch of low stone rooftops, chimneys and poles under a cloudy blue sky on a brown hillside.

Pierre-Henri de Valencienes - Rooftops in the shadows

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, 1782

Gold-ground painting of the Crucifixion with angels, mourning women and a young man in a blue robe among rocks.

Le Calvaire

Lorenzo d'Alessandro, 1470

Renaissance painting of the Madonna and Child on a throne with armored saints, a kneeling donor, and a garland of fruit.

Madonna della Vittoria

Andrea Mantegna, 1495

Painting of a crowded Renaissance chamber with a red-robed cardinal and mourners around a draped deathbed.

Honneurs rendus à Raphaël après sa mort

Pierre-Nolasque Bergeret, 1806

Two winged angels in pink and blue play a harp and a portable organ against a gold background.

Anges musiciens

Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece, 1475

Painting of helmeted Minerva holding a lamp over putti studying a globe and book against a dark background.

Minerve éclairant les génies des Arts et des Sciences

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1775

Portrait of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)

Justus van Gent, 1473

Painting of winged Cupid kissing the forehead of seated Psyche in a hilly landscape, with a butterfly in the sky.

Cupid and Psyche

François Gérard, 1798

Painting of two red carriages in a city street, men scuffling between them while a clergyman and a woman look on.

Les deux carrosses

Claude Gillot, 1707

Painted gilded crucifix with Christ crucified, mourning figures on each side, and an inscription above the head.

Crucifix by the Master of San Francesco, Louvre

Master of Saint Francis, 1250

Painted landscape with armored men, a spear, a white horse and a dark mule beneath a large tree, with distant hills.

Landscape with Absalom Wounded by Joab's Spear

Giovanni Battista Viola, 1600

Painting of a chaotic battle with a mounted knight holding a scepter under a fleur-de-lis banner among fallen soldiers.

Battle scene, said "Charles VIII receiving the crown of Napoli"

Francesco Bassano the Younger, 1585

Painting of musicians on a balcony with a lute player, a singer, and two cherubs holding laurel above them.

Concert on a Balcony

Gerard van Honthorst, 1624

Oil painting of a seaport with ships, a still life of game and fruit, and a well-dressed couple near classical columns.

Southern Seaport with seller of trinkets

Jan Weenix, 1704

Baroque painting of a chaotic cavalry battle with armored riders, white horses, banners, and fallen soldiers under a hazy sky

Moses' Battle

Jacques Courtois, 1625

Painting of an angel with a staff pointing to a kneeling young man holding a fish by a river under a dark, stormy sky.

Tobias and the Angel

Salvator Rosa, 1650

Renaissance painting of the Madonna and Child with St Elisabeth, infant St John, and two angels in a dark setting.

Madonna and Child with St Elisabeth, the Infant St John, and Two Angels

Andrea del Sarto, 1515

Painting of Christ carrying the cross past mounted soldiers, weeping women, and a rocky outcrop with a SPQR banner.

The Carrying of the Cross

Niccolò di Liberatore, 1492

Full-length portrait of a bearded man in black dress with white ruff, cross on a blue sash, before green drapery.

Henry IV, King of France in Black Dress

Frans Pourbus the Younger, 1610

Oval painting of a farmyard with a country house, figures gathered by barrels, poultry, a wagon and trees.

A country house

Egbert van der Poel, 1625

Painting of a young woman in white robe and blue mantle standing on a globe amid clouds and cherubs.

The Immaculate Conception

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1650

Still life with silver goblet, glass flute, pewter plates of pastry and cherries, and walnuts on a white cloth.

A Dessert

Willem Claesz. Heda, 1637

Painting of small sailing boats in rough grey seas under stormy clouds, with distant ships and a city on the horizon.

Boats in high winds

Allart van Everdingen, 1640

Runners race along a path as crowds watch behind a fence, with a seated king and a winged statue under a yellow canopy.

The Race between Hippomenes and Atalanta

Noël Hallé, 1765

Oil portrait of a woman with dark skin in a white head wrap and blue drape, looking over her shoulder against a plain backgro

Portrait of Madeleine

Marie Guillemine Benoist, 1800

Painting of a slaughtered ox hanging from a wooden beam in a dark interior, with a faint figure in the background.

A Slaughtered Ox

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655

Painting of a seated king in red robes with a kneeling veiled woman and child before attendants in a marble hall.

Andromaque et Pyrrhus

Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, 1813

Painting of a fishmonger's stall with a fishmonger holding a lobster, surrounded by fish, crabs, oysters and eels, with boats

La poissonnerie

Frans Snyders, 1625

Portrait of a young woman in a white dress with a fur stole and brown gloves, with a river and church spire behind her.

Mademoiselle Caroline Rivière

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1806

Cavalry fording a wide river under an oak tree, with a mounted commander in a plumed hat in the foreground and a distant town

The Crossing of the Rhine by the Army of Louis XIV, 1672

Joseph Parrocel, 1699

Painting of a lake at dusk with hills, a glowing sky, and figures standing in a boat in the foreground.

Jésus sur le lac de Génésareth

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, 1850

Painting of a reclining nude woman on a bed, a bearded man in blue armor, a winged Mercury above, and cherubs.

Mercury Orders Aeneas to Abandon Dido

Orazio Samacchini, 1650

Gilded panel painting of the Madonna and Child on a throne, surrounded by haloed angels playing instruments and offering flow

Madonna and Child Enthroned Surrounded by Angels

Gonzalo Pérez, 1450

Painting of a crowned woman in a red gown holding balance scales, leaning on a stone head under a green canopy.

Allegory of Justice

Francesco Fontebasso, 1745

Oval portrait of a young girl with wavy auburn hair and a bare shoulder, looking toward the viewer against a dark background.

young Girl

Pierre-Joseph Dedreux-Dorcy, 1800

Painting of a powerful waterfall below a hilltop village with a church tower, framed by a large tree under a blue sky.

Le Village et les cascades de Tivoli

Giovanni Battista Busiri, 1700

Full-length portrait of a woman in white gown and red shawl beside a waterfall in a dark wooded setting.

Portrait of Christine Boyer

Antoine-Jean Gros, 1800

Oil painting of a man in a brown coat leaning toward a seated woman in a gray dress beside a red cloth on grass.

The Faux Pas

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1717

Painting of Christ on the cross surrounded by angels and kneeling Dominican saints beneath stormy grey clouds.

Christ on the Cross Adored by Eight Saints of the Dominican Order

Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 1652

Painting of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, with five angels behind them against a dark patterned background.

Madonna and Child with Five Angels

Sandro Botticelli