Figure Studies
The Handkiss
Cornelis Kruseman
This poignant 19th-century genre painting depicts a moment of reverence as a child kisses the hand of a nun.
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.
Figure Studies
Jurōjin
Kanō Hōgai
This masterful ink painting captures Jurōjin, the Japanese god of longevity, in a moment of quiet, enduring wisdom.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Two Putti with a Dolphin
Giuseppe Bezzuoli
A dynamic 19th-century scene of winged infants and a dolphin dancing through sea foam.