Moody Landscapes
Architectural Caprice
Francesco Guardi
An evocative architectural caprice featuring crumbling classical ruins and atmospheric light.
18th Century
Rococo elegance, neoclassical restraint, and refined portraiture with decorative ease.
Portraits, landscapes, and decorative works from the 1700s bring refinement, softness, and a sense of grace.
Pastoral Scenes
Landscape with Jacob Wrestling the Angel
Pierre Patel
This luminous classical landscape by Pierre Patel features atmospheric blue mountains and a vast, cloud-filled sky.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Armida Binding the Sleeping Rinaldo with Flowers
Willem van Mieris
This 1709 Dutch masterpiece depicts the sorceress Armida capturing the hero Rinaldo, surrounded by a swarm of playful cherubs in an idyllic setting.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Cymon and Iphigenia
Benjamin West
A masterful Neoclassical painting depicting the transformative moment of love at first sight from Boccaccio's Decameron.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
The Infant Bacchus
Pieter van der Werff
An 18th-century Dutch painting depicting the infant god Bacchus resting in a lush, mountainous landscape.