Figure Studies
Apostles at the Last Supper (Study for Notre-Dame de Lorette)
Alphonse Périn
A dramatic study of faith and composition, featuring apostles in profile against a rich, saturated red background.
Early 19th Century
Romantic atmosphere, neoclassical structure, and early landscape painting with feeling.
Works from the early 1800s balance romantic feeling, classical structure, and a growing sense of atmosphere.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
The Greeks and the Trojans Fighting over the Body of Patroclus
Antoine Wiertz
A monumental and dramatic scene depicting the high-stakes battle for Patroclus's body from Homer's Iliad.