Figure Studies
Venice Rewards the Fine Arts
Michelangelo Morlaiter
An elegant 18th-century Venetian allegory celebrating the arts through luminous color and dramatic composition.
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Scene in a Park with Figures from the Commedia dell'Arte
Marcellus Laroon the Younger
An atmospheric 18th-century scene of theatrical figures and elegant company gathered in a twilight parkland.
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Le Tombeau de Maître André
Claude Gillot
This lively early 18th-century theatrical painting by Claude Gillot captures a scene from the Commedia dell'arte set against a classical cityscape.
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Spring
Unknown Artist
This unique 18th-century allegory combines classical portraiture with a whimsical floral figure in the style of Arcimboldo.
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Erminia and the Shepherds
Guillaume Guillon-Lethière
This dramatic Neoclassical scene captures the moment Erminia, disguised in armor, reveals herself to a humble shepherd family.
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The Monkey Painter (Le Singe peintre)
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
A whimsical 18th-century scene featuring a monkey in fine attire focused on his artistic craft.
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Family of Darius Before Alexander
Francesco Fontebasso
This dramatic mid-18th-century painting by Francesco Fontebasso captures the emotional surrender of Darius’s family to Alexander the Great.
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The Musical Gathering
Willem Cornelisz Duyster
An exquisite Dutch Golden Age scene of a musical party, rendered with stunning detail in fabric and light.
Contains nudity
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Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
An elegant and theatrical 18th-century painting depicting the legendary meeting of Alexander the Great and the artist Apelles.
Contains nudity
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Brown Odalisque
François Boucher
A masterpiece of the French Rococo, this painting by François Boucher depicts a reclining odalisque amidst luxurious blue and white silks.
Contains nudity
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The Three Angels Appearing to Abraham
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
A luminous 18th-century Rococo masterpiece depicting the biblical visitation of three angels to the patriarch Abraham.
Contains nudity
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Saint Sebastian Comforted by Angels
Pieter Thijs
An elegant Baroque depiction of Saint Sebastian being comforted by celestial figures after his ordeal.
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