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Magdalen with the Smoking Flame
Georges de La Tour
A striking example of Baroque chiaroscuro, this contemplative scene uses dramatic candlelight to highlight themes of mortality and reflection.
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A Master and His Pupil
Giovanni Do
A dramatic 17th-century study of learning and mentorship, rendered in the powerful Tenebrist style.
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Interior with a Lady
Georges Nauwelaerts
An atmospheric interior scene capturing a fleeting moment of light and movement.
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Cook with Wick Scissors
Unknown Artist
A dramatic 17th-century candlelit kitchen scene featuring a cook attending to her duties.
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The Holy Family
Jacob Jordaens
This dramatic 17th-century Baroque painting captures the Holy Family in a masterfully lit, intimate nocturnal gathering.
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Sphère métallique utilisée pendant le siège de 1870-71
Hélène Vonoven
A striking and historically significant study of a metallic dispatch sphere from the 1870 Siege of Paris.
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The Choir
Augustin Théodule Ribot
A dramatic and atmospheric oil painting capturing the expressive faces of three singers through masterfully applied light and shadow.
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The Establishment of the Academy of Sciences and the Paris Observatory
Henri Testelin
A magnificent 17th-century court painting celebrating the founding of the French Academy of Sciences, featuring King Louis XIV among a wealth of scholarly detail.
Contains disturbing content
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Memento Mori
Jozef Hanula
This striking vanitas painting features a skull and crossbones, a powerful reminder of mortality executed in a somber, scholarly style.
Contains disturbing content
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Death is Fierce and Quick
Joos van Craesbeeck
A dynamic and dramatic 17th-century scene depicting the unexpected arrival of Death during a rural brawl.
Contains nudity
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Depiction of a Picture Cabinet
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
An intricate 18th-century depiction of an art collector's gallery, filled with masterpieces and curiosities.
Contains disturbing content
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Vanitas Still Life
François van Daellen
A masterfully lit 17th-century vanitas painting contemplating life and mortality through symbolic objects.
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