Figure Studies
The Elder Sister (La soeur aînée)
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
A tender and luminous study of sibling affection by the celebrated master of French Academic painting.
Art for the Bedroom
Quieter paintings and soft palettes suited to a slower, calmer pace.
Soft color, gentle subjects, and quieter compositions help create a slower, more restful mood.
Figure Studies
The Poem of the Soul: First Communion
Louis Janmot
An ethereal and serene nineteenth-century scene depicting a spiritual rite of passage within a grand cathedral.
Pastoral Scenes
The Love Lesson
Jean-Antoine Watteau
An elegant 18th-century scene depicting a musical courtship within a romantic, atmospheric parkland.
Pastoral Scenes
The Well of St. Keyne
Thomas Creswick
A charming 19th-century English landscape study with soft light and delicate brushwork.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
The Princess and the Frog
Mary Sheppard Greene
An elegant woman in a flowing gown interacts with a small frog in this romantic and dreamlike fairy-tale scene.