Figure Studies
Venice Rewards the Fine Arts
Michelangelo Morlaiter
An elegant 18th-century Venetian allegory celebrating the arts through luminous color and dramatic composition.
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The Italian Comedians
Jean-Antoine Watteau
This elegant Rococo scene captures members of the Commedia dell'arte in a moment of theatrical poise.
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Pierrot
Jean-Antoine Watteau
An iconic Rococo masterpiece featuring the melancholic figure of Pierrot in his luminous white costume.
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Diana and Endymion
René-Antoine Houasse
A luminous mythological scene depicting the goddess Diana visiting the sleeping shepherd Endymion.
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Erminia and the Shepherds
Guillaume Guillon-Lethière
This dramatic Neoclassical scene captures the moment Erminia, disguised in armor, reveals herself to a humble shepherd family.
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The Monkey Painter (Le Singe peintre)
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
A whimsical 18th-century scene featuring a monkey in fine attire focused on his artistic craft.
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The Good Education
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
A tender and quiet 18th-century domestic scene depicting a moment of learning and quiet instruction.
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Family of Darius Before Alexander
Francesco Fontebasso
This dramatic mid-18th-century painting by Francesco Fontebasso captures the emotional surrender of Darius’s family to Alexander the Great.
Contains mature content
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Hercules and Omphale
François Lemoyne
A masterful Rococo depiction of the mythological exchange of roles between Hercules and Omphale.
Contains nudity
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The Wounded Philoctetes
Nicolai Abildgaard
This dramatic neoclassical painting captures the agony of the Greek hero Philoctetes through masterful anatomical detail and atmospheric lighting.
Contains disturbing content
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Two Shepherd Boys with Dogs Fighting
Thomas Gainsborough
An energetic and masterful 18th-century scene by Thomas Gainsborough depicting a rural skirmish with remarkable brushwork.
Contains nudity
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Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the Studio of Apelles
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
An elegant and theatrical 18th-century painting depicting the legendary meeting of Alexander the Great and the artist Apelles.
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