Equestrian & Animals
Tigre et éléphant à la source
Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps
A dramatic 19th-century landscape capturing a tense encounter between an elephant and a tiger at a desert oasis under a glowing sky.
Coastal Classics
Destruction of Tyre
John Martin
A powerful Romantic painting depicting a cataclysmic storm and lightning strike over a churning sea.
Moody Landscapes
From North Cape
Peder Balke
An atmospheric 19th-century seascape capturing the sublime power of the Norwegian coast through dramatic light and shadow.
Old World Portraits
Vasco da Gama
António Manuel da Fonseca
A striking 19th-century portrait of the Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, rendered in rich tones of crimson and gold.
Moody Landscapes
Scene from “The Last of the Mohicans”
Thomas Cole
A dramatic mountain vista capturing a pivotal moment from literary history amidst the rugged beauty of the American wilderness.
Figure Studies
Alexander and Diogenes
Pierre François Antoine de Goesin
A dramatic 19th-century history painting depicting the legendary encounter between Alexander the Great and the philosopher Diogenes.
Contains disturbing content
Equestrian & Animals
Tiger Hunt of Ram Singh II
Unknown Artist
This 19th-century Kota school painting depicts a dynamic tiger hunt scene filled with vibrant color and intricate narrative detail.
Contains disturbing content
oil paint
Retreat of the Ten Thousand
Adrien Guignet
This dramatic 1843 history painting by Adrien Guignet depicts the legendary Retreat of the Ten Thousand through a rugged mountain pass.
Contains nudity
oil paint
The Apotheosis of Homer
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
A monumental neoclassical masterpiece by Ingres celebrating the enduring legacy of Homer through a gathering of history's greatest cultural figures.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
The Greeks and the Trojans Fighting over the Body of Patroclus
Antoine Wiertz
A dramatic and monumental 19th-century rendering of a pivotal Homeric battle scene.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
The Death of Sardanapalus
Eugène Delacroix
An iconic masterpiece of French Romanticism, this painting captures the dramatic and tragic end of King Sardanapalus in a swirling vortex of color.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Oedipus and the Sphinx
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
A dramatic Neoclassical masterpiece depicting the intellectual confrontation between Oedipus and the Sphinx.
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