Curated selection
Arzuhalci (Public Scribe)
Osman Hamdi Bey
A masterful scene of daily life by Osman Hamdi Bey, depicting a public scribe reading a letter under a makeshift awning against a backdrop of historic architecture.
Old World Portraits
Saint Boniface of Mainz
Albrecht De Vriendt
An elegant 19th-century religious portrait featuring Saint Boniface of Mainz against a striking textured gold backdrop.
Figure Studies
Leaving the Ball
Romà Ribera i Cirera
An elegant late 19th-century genre painting capturing the glamour and quiet departure from a social gala.
Old World Portraits
The Duchess of Montebello and her Children
François Gérard
This grand Neoclassical family portrait captures the Duchess of Montebello and her children in a serene, park-like setting.
Old World Portraits
Portrait of Mrs. George H. Crossman
Thomas Sully
An elegant mid-19th-century portrait by Thomas Sully, capturing the subject's gentle expression with luminous brushwork.
oil paint
An Embassy Building in Pera
Jean Baptiste Vanmour
A stately 18th-century embassy building is depicted behind an orderly garden of cypress trees and floral parterres.
Old World Portraits
A Mother with her Son and a Pony
Agostino Brunias
A striking 18th-century oil painting by Agostino Brunias depicting a mother and son with their pony in the West Indies.
Old World Portraits
Mrs. Barclay and Her Children
Francis Wheatley
A tender and refined 18th-century portrait of a mother and her children in a lush parkland setting.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Saint Joseph with Baby Jesus
Unknown Artist
This late 18th-century painting captures a serene and intimate moment between Saint Joseph and the Christ Child.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Saint Anthony of Padua with Baby Jesus
Unknown Artist
An 18th-century Baroque painting depicting the tender vision of Saint Anthony of Padua with the Christ Child.
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