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Round painting of the Holy Family with Mary kneeling in prayer, infant Christ, Saint John, Saint Joseph, and a landscape with

The Holy Family

Pietro Perugino, 1465-1523

Painted portrait of a bearded man with a receding hairline and white collar against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

El Greco, 1556-1614

Painting of a rocky hillside with trees overlooking a river, arched bridge, and distant sea with ships under clouds.

Mountain Scenery with a View of a River and the Sea

Jacob van Geel, 1634-1734

Oil painting of the Nativity with Mary and infant Christ in candlelit straw, shepherds kneeling, and cherubs above.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Giuseppe Bartolomeo Chiari, 1720

Painting of a listing ship wrecked near rocky Norwegian coast in stormy weather, with a rowboat and cargo on the shore.

A Shipwreck on the Coast of Norway

Johan Christian Dahl, 1831-1832

Painting of a sunlit village road with whitewashed farmhouse, tall trees, and two women, one holding a child.

Vej gennem en landsby

Ludvig Kabell, 1868-1896

Painting of a smiling woman in a red skirt and white headscarf dancing with a raised tambourine against a brown background.

A Dancing Italian Girl

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg, 1813-1816

Self-portrait of a painter in fur-collared coat and cap at an easel, with a sea and beach behind him.

Self-Portrait

Michael Ancher, 1902

Trompe l'oeil easel holding a fruit still life with a gold goblet, grapes and peaches, with palette and brushes.

Cut-Out Trompe l'Oeil Easel with Fruit Piece

Cornelius Norbertus Gijsbrechts, 1670-1672

Ink landscape handscroll showing a lake shore with pine trees, pavilions, a pagoda, a bridge, and distant hills.

Return to Stone Lake 石湖歸棹圖

Chinese handscroll landscape with blue-green mountains, pine trees, a pavilion, rice fields and a boatman on a river.

The Peach Blossom Spring 桃花源圖

spurious signature of Qiu Ying Artist unknown, Late Ming (1368-1644) or early Qing (1644-1912) dynasty

Portrait of a young woman in a white dress with pink sash, resting her arm on a ledge against a dark green landscape.

Anna Maria Dashwood, later Marchioness of Ely

Thomas Lawrence, c. 1805

Expressive painting of a crucifixion scene with a pale nude figure, a kneeling child in blue, and a white horse on green hill

Calvary

Ludvig Karsten, 1923

Portrait of a woman in a black gown with white ruff, pearl necklace and gold jewelry against a dark background.

Portrait of a Court Lady

Follower of Antonis Mor, c. 1565

Painting of boats on a lake with many swans, figures on the shore, and an overcast sky over green hills.

Swan Hunt

de Coninck, 1699-1798

Still life painting of a white tablecloth with glassware, a teacup, silver sugar bowl, fruit, and pink rhododendron blossoms.

Still Life: Corner of a Table

Henri Fantin-Latour, 1873

Peasants eating and drinking in a rustic tavern interior, with a dog on the floor and a man raising a jug.

Peasants at Table. The Five Senses: The Sense of Taste

Anthonie Victoryns, 1637-1656

Ink landscape of misty mountains, a waterfall, pines and small dwellings among rocks, in grey washes.

Recluse Dwellings in the Autumn Mountains

Mi Wanzhong, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), dated 1621

Ink wash painting of a misty lakeside with overhanging branches, rocks, and wooden stakes, with red seals at lower right.

Song of a Fisherman

Wang Wen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

Painting of the Holy Family: Mary holds the nude infant Christ while a bearded Joseph looks on in a dim interior.

The Holy Family

Peter Paul Rubens, 1630-1878

Painting of a golden grain field on a hill, a church spire in the distance, dark shrubs and trees framing the scene.

A Rye Field near Svanninge

Fritz Syberg, 1887

Portrait of an older woman in a white ruffled bonnet and gray shawl against a dark background.

Phebe Russell Swain Welch

Sheldon Peck, c. 1837

Ink landscape of misty mountains, a calm river, pine trees, and a small boat with a seated figure in the foreground.

River and Mountain Landscape

Xiang Shengmo, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

Painting of a dense flower bouquet in a glass vase on a stone ledge, with butterflies and shells against a dark background.

Bouquet of Flowers in a Glass Vase

Maria van Oosterwijck, 1685

Painting of workers among marble ruins at the Acropolis, with a columned gateway, a stone tower and distant hills.

Greeks Working in the ruins of the Acropolis

Martinus Rørbye, 1835

Painting of a farm slaughter yard with a sheep on a trestle table, hanging carcasses and a red door, by Carl Bloch, 1884.

A Slaughterhouse in Hellebæk

Carl Bloch, 1884

Interior scene with women in period dress at a table with food and wine, framed paintings on the wall, and a sleeping figure

The Parable of the Wise and the Foolish Virgins

Hieronymus Francken II Hieronymus Francken II, 1593-1623

Soldiers sleep in tall grass at dawn while sentries stand on a hill, horses stand nearby, and mist covers the distant camp.

The Morning After the Battle of Isted 25 July 1850

Jørgen Sonne, 1876

Gold-ground folding screen with twelve seated court figures in colorful robes, each beside handwritten poems in black ink.

Twelve Poetic Immortals and Their Poems

Reizei Tamechika, 1850

Painting of a bay horse held by a groom in a pale jacket inside a straw-floored wooden stable.

Rubini

Fritz Thomsen, 1847

Mughal miniature of a seated ruler under a green canopy with courtiers, a struggle, horses, and a fortress behind.

The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu’l-Maali, Page from a Manuscript of the Akbarnama

Unknown artist, Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), c. 1590-1595

Persian miniature of a royal horse inspection: horsemen and courtiers below a curtained balcony, with a gold floral border.

Royal Horse Inspection

probably Isfahan Iran, Safavid dynasty (1501-1722), late 17th century