Art for the Library

A meticulously detailed 17th-century Dutch genre scene capturing a quiet moment of labor and conversation.

This 1862 genre painting by Jean Baptiste Madou captures a charming and complex moment of social interaction in a rustic interior.

A captivating 17th-century interpretation of a classic Flemish gathering, rich with character and atmospheric depth.

A lively 17th-century Dutch genre scene depicting the spirited atmosphere of a village tavern.

A masterfully lit scene of a dappled horse in a quiet stable, captured with the soft realism of the Dutch Golden Age.

An elegant 17th-century Dutch portrait featuring a woman in traditional formal attire with a striking white ruff.

A masterful Dutch Golden Age portrait capturing a gentleman's likeness with the characteristically fluid brushwork of Frans Hals.

A masterful maritime study of 17th-century Dutch shipbuilding by Ludolf Bakhuizen.

This dramatic 19th-century oil painting depicts the educational awakening of the young Michel de Montaigne through music.

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

An elegant 19th-century genre scene depicting an artist and her tutor engaged in a drawing lesson within a refined interior.

A contemplative scene of an artist at work in a moody, light-dappled attic studio.