Old World Portraits
Sir James Thornhill
Marcellus Laroon the Younger
This 1713 portrait by Marcellus Laroon the Younger depicts the celebrated English painter Sir James Thornhill in a dignified, classical pose.
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.
Figure Studies
Scholar under a Pine Tree
Hua Yan
A serene 18th-century Chinese ink painting depicting a scholar seated in quiet contemplation under the expressive branches of an ancient pine.
Architectural Interiors
Interior View of Notre-Dame, 1789
Jean-François Depelchin
An elegant architectural study of Notre-Dame’s interior, capturing the majestic scale and dramatic light of the gothic cathedral in 1789.
Architectural Interiors
Interior of the Church of the Madeleine
Pierre-Antoine Demachy
An elegant 18th-century painting depicting the monumental architecture of the Church of the Madeleine in Paris.
Contains nudity
Dark Academia
The Fine Arts
Marten Jozef Geeraerts
A masterful 18th-century monochrome painting simulating a stone relief of playful cherubs exploring the fine arts.