Old World Portraits
Portrait of a Young Man as a Hunter
Anne-Louis Girodet
A striking Romantic-era portrait of a young hunter, defined by dramatic chiaroscuro lighting and masterful detail.
Art for the Gallery Wall
Statement-making works with contrast and presence for layered arrangements.
Contrast, presence, and variety help these works hold together in a layered arrangement.
Old World Portraits
Portrait of Leopold Pálfy in a Landscape
Unknown Artist
An imposing 19th-century portrait of Leopold Pálfy, rendered with exquisite detail in his ceremonial military attire.
Contains disturbing content
Dark Academia
Death and the Peasant
Hugo Simberg
A haunting Symbolist scene depicting a peasant standing resolutely as a skeletal figure of Death departs into a dark, wooded landscape.
Contains nudity
Dark Academia
The Death of Marat
Jacques-Louis David
An iconic Neoclassical masterpiece capturing the dramatic and solemn aftermath of a political assassination.
Contains disturbing content
Moody Landscapes
The Country of the Iguanodon
John Martin
This dramatic 19th-century watercolor by John Martin captures a visionary prehistoric landscape filled with dynamic primeval creatures.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Perseus and Medusa
Francesco Maffei
A dramatic 17th-century Baroque masterpiece capturing the intense moment of Perseus defeating Medusa.