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Night scene of castaways warming by a bonfire on a rocky coast beside a stormy sea, with a wrecked ship in the surf.

Saint Paul on Malta

Adam Elsheimer, 1600

Painting of a barred prison window with a view of blue sky and streaked clouds, straw on the stone sill below.

A View of the Sky from a Prison Window

Carl Gustav Carus, 1823

Half-length portrait of a man with wavy hair in black satin, white lace collar and cuffs, resting his hand on a ledge.

Portrait of a Man in Black holding a Glove

Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1641

Painting of a winged angel above a youth in white robes, with turbaned onlookers, a fire, and a marble statue.

Saint Lawrence prepared for Martyrdom

Adam Elsheimer, 1600

Painting of a young girl beside a wicker cradle with a sleeping baby, a red draped table and open book in a dark room.

A Little Girl rocking a Cradle

Nicolaes Maes, 1655

Half-length portrait of a woman in black satin, white lace collar and cap, holding a folding fan against a dark background.

Portrait of a lady in black satin with a fan

Bartholomeus van der Helst, 1644

Painting of a Dutch ship and small boats in choppy sea under a dramatic cloudy sky.

A Dutch Ship and Other Small Vessels in a Strong Breeze

Willem van de Velde the Younger, 1658

Oil portrait of a woman with braided brown hair, hand on chin, in white blouse and red shawl against blue.

Mrs Mrs Robert Hollond, philanthropist, nee Ellen Julia Teed (1822 - 1884) by Ary Scheffer

Ary Scheffer, 1851

Painting of a winged dragon attacking two nude men in a rocky landscape, with a distant spear-bearing figure at left.

Two Followers of Cadmus devoured by a Dragon

Cornelis van Haarlem, 1588

Gold-ground panel of Christ crowning the Virgin Mary on a throne, with kneeling angels, one playing a harp.

The Coronation of the Virgin

Lorenzo Monaco, 1407

Seated man in blue coat and white stockings leaning against a tree beside a spotted dog, with sea and ships behind.

Joseph Greenway

Jens Juel, 1788

Seated woman in blue silk gown and black shawl holding a straw hat, leaning against a large tree beside a rocky landscape.

Mrs. Oswald

Johann Zoffany, 1763

Painting of the Nativity with the Virgin, infant Christ, Saint Joseph, God the Father, a dove and cherubs in clouds.

The Nativity with God the Father and the Holy Ghost

Giambattista Pittoni, 1740

Painting of the Virgin and Christ Child receiving gifts from kneeling kings beneath a bright star and angels.

The Adoration of the Kings

Carlo Dolci, 1649

Panel painting showing a haloed saint giving a cloak to a knight on a road, and a winged angel above a sleeping man beneath a

Saint Francis meets a Knight Poorer than Himself and Saint Francis's Vision of the Founding of the Franciscan Order

Painting of a man in a feathered hat singing while playing a lute against a dark grey background.

A Man playing a Lute

Hendrick ter Brugghen, 1624

Painting of a Dutch warship with gilded stern and flags leading a fleet through stormy seas, with a crowded rowing boat in th

The Eendracht and a Fleet of Dutch Men-of-war

Ludolf Bakhuizen, 1670

Still life painting of a bouquet of tulips, irises and roses in a pewter jug, with shells, a grasshopper and insects on a led

Flowers in a Vase with Shells and Insects

Balthasar van der Ast, 1630

Painting of skaters on a frozen canal at sunset, with windmills, a church tower and snowy banks.

Skating in Holland

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1890

A Sparrowhawk

Jacopo de' Barbari, 1510

Family portrait of a woman in red, a bearded man, a girl in blue on a table with cherries, and a toddler, with a lake view.

Portrait of Giovanni della Volta with his Wife and Children

Lorenzo Lotto, 1547

Painting of a sunlit Paris boulevard with tall trees, a horse-drawn carriage, pale buildings and a cloudy blue sky.

The Boulevard de Port-Royal, Paris

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1877

Portrait of a woman with pearls in her hair, holding an open book beside an inkwell and quill on a table.

Portrait of Anna Maria van Schurman

Jan Lievens, 1649

Painting of the grieving Virgin in white veil seated beside a standing young man in green cloak against a red background.

The Virgin and Saint John the Evangelist

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1540

Painting of Saint Veronica holding a white veil with Christ's face, both haloed in gold against a gold background.

Saint Veronica with the Sudarium

Master of Saint Veronica, 1420

Oil portrait of a long-haired man in a gold robe and white shirt, leaning on a ledge before a dark landscape and cloudy sky.

Self-portrait

Jan Lievens, 1650

Kneeling elderly donor in white robe with hands clasped, touched by a woman in red gown holding a gold jar against a blue sky

The Donor and Saint Mary Magdalene

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1540

Painting of a violin-playing figure beside a waterfall, surrounded by lions, horses, deer, birds and an elephant in a forest.

Orpheus

Roelant Savery, 1628

Painting of a wooded landscape with an angel and a young man walking by a river under a cloudy sky.

A Landscape with Tobias and the Angel

Jan Lievens, 1640

Still life painting of a red lobster on a dish beside a silver-mounted drinking horn, glasses, and lemon peel.

Still Life with Drinking-Horn

Willem Kalf, 1653