Figure Studies
Women at the Races
Édouard Manet
A vibrant Impressionist scene by Édouard Manet capturing the fashionable energy of 19th-century Parisian life.
Mid 19th Century
Realist observation, academic portraiture, and luminous landscapes rooted in everyday life.
This period brings together quieter landscapes, portraiture, and richly observed scenes with a more intimate mood.
Figure Studies
Christ Escapes the Pharisees
Johann Friedrich Overbeck
A dramatic Nazarene-style painting depicting the miraculous escape of Christ from an angry crowd.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
L'Origine du monde
Gustave Courbet
An iconic and provocative realist study of the female form by Gustave Courbet.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
The Birth of Venus
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
An iconic masterpiece of Academic art depicting the goddess Venus emerging from the sea, surrounded by a celestial assembly of mythological figures.