Art for the Library

An evocative Pre-Raphaelite masterpiece depicting two sisters in a luminous English landscape under a double rainbow.

A charming and humorous watercolor study of art patrons in a Georgian-era gallery by Thomas Rowlandson.

A poignant masterpiece of Norwegian Naturalism by Christian Krohg, capturing the cold reality of 19th-century urban life.

A whimsical 17th-century 'Singerie' painting depicting a monkey in a feathered cap smoking a pipe with an owl companion.

An intimate and characterful 18th-century portrait of the Scottish philosopher David Hume by Allan Ramsay.

A dramatic nocturnal scene capturing the warm glow of a campfire and torchlight against a dark, atmospheric sky.

A dynamic scene of labor on the riverbank, capturing the rugged energy of seventeenth-century life under a sweeping, atmospheric sky.

An evocative glimpse into the 19th-century art world, capturing the intensity and theater of a formal painting jury.

A masterful 18th-century architectural study by Canaletto, capturing a grand garden view through a formal Baroque colonnade.

A striking 1907 portrait by Anders Castus Svarstad, featuring bold brushwork and a modern, industrial backdrop.