Old World Portraits
Madame Moitessier
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
This 1851 masterpiece by Ingres captures the refined elegance of a Parisian socialite with startling precision and luxurious detail.
Old World Portraits
Scholarly portraits and old-world figures with gravity.
Richly dressed sitters, formal poses, and darker palettes give these portraits their stately, old-world presence.
Old World Portraits
Achille De Gas in the Uniform of a Cadet
Edgar Degas
An elegant 19th-century portrait of a young naval cadet by Edgar Degas, featuring rich tonal contrasts.
Old World Portraits
The Greek Girl
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
A luminous and contemplative nineteenth-century portrait of a young woman in traditional attire by French master Camille Corot.