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Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child, who reaches toward a pink rose against a dark background.

Virgin and Child with a Rose

Simon Vouet, 1639

Medieval court scene with a robed man reading aloud from a book to seated nobles, knights and women under a Gothic arch.

Chaucer at the court of Edward III

Ford Madox Brown, 1847

Painting of a woman in red and blue robes holding a golden platter with a severed head, against a dark background.

Simon Vouet--Salome--1626-1627--Crocker Art Museum--Sacramento

Simon Vouet, 1627

Portrait of a young woman with dark curly hair in a red shawl holding a blue cornflower against a red background.

The Irish Girl

Ford Madox Brown, 1860

Painting of a woman in red and gold drapery holding a severed head on a platter against a dark background.

Salome with the Head of St. John the Baptist

Oil portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat holding a cane, with a red drape and book beside him.

Portrait of Armand Lateur

Ford Madox Brown, 1838

Painting of a couple seated on a grassy hill with a black and white dog, overlooking a wide valley with a village.

Byron's Dream

Ford Madox Brown

Painting of a woman with embroidery on steps, a man at a brick wall, a girl and a bloodhound below, ivy behind.

Stages of Cruelty

Ford Madox Brown, 1890

Oil portrait of a seated man with closed eyes and a standing woman with auburn hair reading a letter, dark background.

Henry Fawcett; Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett, née Garrett

Ford Madox Brown, 1872

Painting of a kneeling woman in yellow veil praying to a bearded man in red robe beside a boy on stone steps.

Elijah and the Widow's Son

Ford Madox Brown, 1864

Jesus kneels to wash the feet of a bearded man in a basin while onlookers gather at a table in a dim room.

Jesus Washing Peter’s Feet

Ford Madox Brown, 1852

Painting of a busy Italian market square with umbrellas, a fountain, a statue, crowds and a horse-drawn cart.

Piazza d’Erbe in Verona

Adolph Menzel, 1884

Painting of a sunlit harvest field with golden haystacks, green crops, red-roofed farm buildings and trees under a blue sky.

Bei der Kornernte

Ford Madox Brown, 1854

Woman sewing by a fireside while a child sleeps across her lap in a dim room with a lamp and mantelpiece.

Waiting: an English fireside of 1854-55

Ford Madox Brown, 1851

Painting of a crowned king and a gesturing woman in a medieval hall, with women in red cloaks and a doorway to a woodland.

King Lear

Ford Madox Brown, 1855

Self-portrait of a bearded man holding a palette and brushes against a gold background with blossoming branches.

Self-Portrait

Ford Madox Brown, 1877

Night scene of a hay harvest with workers loading a horse-drawn cart beneath a full moon and distant cottages.

Die Heuernte

Ford Madox Brown, 1855

Painting of a group of figures under a tree by a tent, with a yellow patterned robe, a girl playing a lyre, and a dog.

The Coat of Many Colours

Ford Madox Brown, 1864

Portrait of a young boy in a straw hat holding a spinning top and a whip against a dark green background.

English boy

Ford Madox Brown

Crowded park scene under chestnut trees with well-dressed figures, children, dogs and parasols in dappled sunlight.

Afternoon in the Tuileries Gardens

Adolph Menzel, 1867

Painting of a sunlit interior with a white curtain, wooden chairs, a tall mirror, and a patterned rug on the floor.

The Balcony Room

Adolph Menzel, 1845

Painting of willow trees beside a dirt path, with a building site under construction and workers on scaffolding behind them.

Building Site with Willows

Adolph Menzel, 1846

Painting of a steam train curving along an embankment past trees and fields, with a distant city skyline under a cloudy sky.

The Berlin-Potsdam Railway

Adolph Menzel, 1847

Painting of elegantly dressed figures on a lit theatre stage facing a dark audience, with boxes and red drapery behind.

The Théâtre du Gymnase

Adolph Menzel, 1856

Painting of a crowded, gilded ballroom with chandeliers, guests in uniforms and gowns, and servants serving a banquet.

The Dinner at the Ball

Adolph Menzel, 1878

Workers in a dim factory hall handle a glowing iron bar at a rolling mill, with overhead belts and machinery.

The Iron Rolling Mill (Modern Cyclopes)

Adolph Menzel, 1872

Painting of a woman in a doorway glancing out, with a seated figure at a lamp-lit table in the room behind her.

Living room with the artist's sister

Adolph Menzel, 1847

Painting of a falcon diving to attack a pigeon through a cloudy blue sky, with the pigeon falling below.

Falcon Attacking a Pigeon

Adolph Menzel, 1844

Painting of men drinking and gathering under a stone vaulted arch in a dim, candlelit tavern cellar.

Der Esterházykeller in Wien

Adolph Menzel, 1871

Painting of rear buildings and red roofs above dense trees, with church spires in the hazy distance under a grey sky.

View of rear buildings

Adolph Menzel, 1847

Oil study of dark grey and pink-lit clouds over a silhouetted line of trees and a distant church spire.

Cloud Study

Adolph Menzel, 1851

Painting of a Corpus Christi procession with clergy in red robes, banners and a canopy, crowds, and an alpine village.

Fronleichnamsprozession in Hofgastein

Adolph Menzel, 1880