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Young Franklin at the Press
Enoch Wood Perry, Jr.
A masterful 19th-century depiction of a young Benjamin Franklin at work in a printing shop.
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Study of a Walking Priest
László Mednyánszky
A moody, atmospheric oil study of a solitary priest walking through a rugged mountain landscape.
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The Chess Game
Johann Erdmann Hummel
An evocative candlelit genre scene capturing a moment of quiet intellectual concentration and social gathering.
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Funérailles de Victor Hugo (La veillée sous l'arc de triomphe)
Georges Clairin
A sweeping, atmospheric oil painting depicting the heroic funeral vigil of Victor Hugo at the Arc de Triomphe.
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Visit to the Sick
Pietro Longhi
A charming 18th-century Venetian genre painting by Pietro Longhi capturing an intimate moment of social life.
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A Brawl in a Guard-room
Sébastien Bourdon
A dramatic 17th-century genre scene capturing a tense moment in a stone guardroom.
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Beyond Redemption
Paul E. Harney
A soulful and contemplative portrait of an elderly man engaged in the quiet task of mending.
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The Coin Collector
Vilhelm Hammershøi
An atmospheric and contemplative interior scene featuring a figure in soft candlelight.
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Cincinnatus Leaves to Become Consul
Cornelis Cels
A dramatic neoclassical scene depicting the Roman legend of Cincinnatus departing for his consulship.
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Tombstone of Leszek the Black
Stanisław Bryniarski
A masterfully executed architectural study of a historic monument, characterized by its moody, scholarly atmosphere.
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Benedetto Varchi Reading to Cosimo I de' Medici
Giuseppe Ciaranfi
An evocative historical scene capturing a moment of scholarly exchange in a Renaissance-style interior.
Contains nudity
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David and Bathsheba
Unknown Artist
An 18th-century Italian architectural capriccio depicting the biblical scene of David and Bathsheba amidst monumental classical ruins.
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