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Evening Reading
Georg Pauli
An atmospheric scene of quiet contemplation, captured in the warm, dramatic light of a late 19th-century interior.
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Jan van Schaffelaar Throws Himself from the Tower in Barneveld
George Sturm
A dramatic 19th-century historical painting depicting a knight's heroic moment atop a medieval tower.
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Portrait of Maurice Utrillo
André Utter
This 1910 portrait by André Utter captures the intense character of fellow artist Maurice Utrillo with striking, expressive brushwork.
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The Egyptian Widow
Lawrence Alma-Tadema
A poignant and highly detailed scene of mourning set within the architectural grandeur of ancient Egypt.
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Woman Sitting by the Fireside
Édouard Vuillard
An intimate Post-Impressionist interior scene capturing a quiet moment of domestic reflection by a fireside.
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Alice
John Lavery
An intimate and contemplative portrait of a woman reading, rendered with expressive brushwork and a rich, dark palette.
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Femme endormie dans un intérieur d'artiste (Woman Sleeping in an Artist's Interior)
Zacharie Astruc
An atmospheric 19th-century watercolor capturing a serene moment of rest within a richly decorated artist's studio.
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La Fantaisie: Sketch for the Louvre
Charles Louis Müller
A refined neoclassical oil sketch depicting the allegory of Fantasy, originally designed for the Louvre's Denon pavilion.
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Herne's Oak from The Merry Wives of Windsor
George Cruikshank
A dramatic 19th-century oil painting depicting a spirited scene from Shakespeare’s The Merry Wives of Windsor.
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Les Cagnards de l'Hôtel-Dieu
Lucien-Étienne Mélingue
This 1874 architectural study by Lucien-Étienne Mélingue captures the somber, textural beauty of historic Parisian masonry.
Contains nudity
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Exorcism
Jean Delvin
A powerful and dramatic 19th-century realist painting depicting a solemn religious ritual within the vaulted arches of a stone cathedral.
Contains disturbing content
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L'Hôtel de Ville incendié, assailli par les troupes de Versailles
Gustave Boulanger
A dramatic 19th-century painting depicting the assault and burning of the Paris City Hall during the 1871 Commune.
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