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Classical painting of Venus presenting a veiled woman to a seated armored warrior, with cupids and red drapery.

Venus presenting Helen to Paris

Gavin Hamilton, 1770

Painting of nude Bacchus with grape leaves in his hair offering a golden bowl to a winged Cupid beside a pitcher.

Bacchus and Cupid

Asmus Jacob Carstens, 1796

Dark green night scene with gold fireworks falling over a river and faint silhouetted figures on the shore.

Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket

James McNeill Whistler, 1875

Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1[N 1]

James McNeill Whistler, 1871

Two bare-shouldered women in blue and purple cloth hold fruit and pink blossoms against a dense green background.

Two Tahitian women with mango flowers

Paul Gauguin, 1899

Painting of two seated women under a tree with a red dog and white flowers in a green landscape.

Joyfulness

Paul Gauguin, 1892

Painting of a woman in a red wrap carrying a child on her shoulders, with other women, fruit and tropical trees in the backgr

Hail Mary

Paul Gauguin, 1891

Night view of a busy Parisian boulevard with glowing street lamps, lit shops, pedestrians and a deep blue sky.

The Boulevard Montmartre at Night

Camille Pissarro, 1897

Wide painting of Polynesian figures in a blue-green landscape, with a blue statue, a golden reaching figure, and seated women

Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?

Paul Gauguin, 1897

Two seated Tahitian women on a sandy beach, one in a red patterned wrap and one in a pink dress, with sea behind.

Women of Tahiti, or On the beach

Paul Gauguin, 1891

Full-length portrait of a red-haired woman in a white dress standing on an animal skin rug before pale curtains.

Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl

James McNeill Whistler, 1861

Painting of a seated woman in a white headdress and lace collar, with blossoms and a golden figurine beside her.

The beautiful Angèle

Paul Gauguin, 1889

Crowded Paris boulevard with bare trees, tall buildings and a colorful Mardi Gras procession under a pale sky.

Boulevard Montmartre, Mardi Gras

Camille Pissarro, 1897

Painted fjord scene with a boat of figures in folk costume, steep mountains, snowy peaks, and a village church on the shore.

Wedding procession in Hardanger

Adolph Tidemand / Hans Gude, 1848

Painted portrait of a man in a brown hat and dark jacket, with a reclining figure in a framed picture behind him.

Portrait of the artist with a hat

Paul Gauguin, 1893

Woman seated on an orange floor, head resting on her hand, with a rider and dog visible through a doorway behind her.

Te Faaturuma

Paul Gauguin, 1891

Watercolour portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark suit holding a glass vacuum tube, standing against a grey background

Sir William Crookes. Watercolour painting by L. Ward [Spy], 1903

Sepia seascape of a large sailing ship among many small fishing boats and buoyed nets on a hazy sea.

The Dutch herring fleet

Pieter Vogelaer, 1670

Painting of a girl offering eggs to bearded robed men, with a woman in blue, children, and a donkey in a rocky landscape.

Religious beggars to whom a young girl gives eggs

Giuseppe Gambarini, 1710

Stormy seascape with breaking waves against rocky cliffs, a hilltop tower, and small figures on the shore under clouds.

Choppy sea

Antonio Marini di Prato, 1650

Reclining nude woman with long auburn hair on a sea wave, with winged cherubs flying above in a blue sky.

The Birth of Venus

Alexandre Cabanel, 1863

Painting of Cleopatra reclining on cushions with a leopard and lotus, attendants and a body in an Egyptian courtyard behind.

Cleopatra

Alexandre Cabanel, 1887

Half-length oil portrait of a man in a white wig and dark coat against a dark brown background.

Sebastiaan Cornelis Nederburgh (1762-1811). Commissioner-General (1791-99)

Cornelis de Cocq, 1862

Full-length portrait of a young woman in a green silk gown holding wildflowers, standing before a garden of dark foliage.

Christina Nilsson, 1843-1921, opera-singer, as Ofelia

Alexandre Cabanel, 1873

Painting of a gnarled bare oak in autumn with a fallen log, a distant figure, and a dark stormy sky.

Autumn

Jules Dupré, 1865

Arched altarpiece of resurrected Christ with angels above and a kneeling family in black and white ruffs below.

Epitaph of Goldsmith Nicolas Müller of Prague

Bartholomeus Spranger, 1593

Venus and Adonis: nude Venus embraces helmeted Adonis beside a cupid with doves and a resting hunting dog.

Venus and Adonis

Bartholomeus Spranger, 1597

Painting of the Adoration of the Kings with the Virgin and Christ Child, kneeling king, richly dressed attendants and a stabl

The Adoration of the Kings

Bartholomeus Spranger, 1595

Painting of a muscular hero embracing a woman in red drapery, with a winged cupid and a fallen figure in a dark forest.

Hercules, Dejanira and the Centaur Nessus

Bartholomeus Spranger, 1580

Young woman in red jacket opening an oyster at a table with bread, wine and a blue and white jug in an interior.

Girl Eating Oysters

Jan Steen, 1658