Old World Portraits

A masterful 19th-century portrait capturing the focused presence of an artist in his studio.

A soul-stirring 19th-century portrait study of a Roman man, rendered with masterful psychological depth.

This grand seventeenth-century portrait by Anthony van Dyck features an English earl in a lush, exotic landscape.

This evocative 1895 oil painting by André Brouillet captures the delicate innocence and soulful gaze of two siblings.

A sophisticated and moody 1872 group portrait by Henri Fantin-Latour, capturing a contemplative gathering of French literary figures.

An elegant mid-19th-century portrait by Thomas Sully, capturing the subject's gentle expression with luminous brushwork.

A poignant double portrait by Edvard Munch, capturing deep psychological intensity through expressive brushwork and a warm, muted palette.