Figure Studies
Malar Ragini: Krishna Playing the Flute to Seven Gopis
Unknown Artist
This 18th-century Rajasthani miniature captures Krishna performing for his devotees in a vibrant garden teeming with peacocks and blooming trees.
Figure Studies
Expressive figure-led works that feel classical, intimate, and human.
Anonymous sitters, allegorical bodies, and painterly figure scenes bring warmth, movement, and a collected studio feel.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Cleopatra Testing Poisons on Condemned Prisoners
Alexandre Cabanel
A dramatic and masterful 19th-century scene depicting Cleopatra in a moment of cold, regal authority within a richly detailed Egyptian palace.