18th Century

A masterfully composed architectural capriccio featuring classical ruins and sun-drenched stone by Venetian painter Giuseppe Zais.

A masterful depiction of Roman ruins, blending classical architecture with soft, atmospheric light.

An intimate 18th-century domestic scene captured with masterly light and shadow.

An evocative 18th-century scene of an antiquities restorer's studio, teeming with classical marble statues and a scholarly atmosphere.

A masterpiece of dramatic light depicting an alchemist's moment of discovery in a vaulted chamber.

An elegant 18th-century scene of figures on horseback visiting the monumental stone ruins of Rievaulx Abbey.

A romantic 18th-century landscape featuring the elegant Gothic ruins of St. Mary's Abbey in York.

This masterful trompe-l'oeil painting creates a striking illusion of three-dimensional objects suspended against a deep, dark backdrop.