Art for the Library

A refined 17th-century double portrait celebrating intellectual life and domestic partnership.

A masterful architectural study of Berlin's historic Bauakademie, capturing the elegance of 19th-century city life.

A striking 17th-century aerial perspective of the historic Siamese capital of Ayutthaya.

An atmospheric 18th-century depiction of dervishes in a quiet moment of communal dining and music.

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

An elegant seventeenth-century double portrait of two artists in their studio, rendered with scholarly refinement.

A masterfully detailed 18th-century satirical scene by William Hogarth depicting the domestic aftermath of a night of separate excesses.

A masterfully atmospheric 19th-century depiction of the famed cartographer Abraham Ortelius at work in his private study.

A majestic 18th-century panoramic vista of Bilbao, featuring a celestial figure holding a banner over the city and river.

A masterful 19th-century architectural painting of the Old Town Hall in Toruń, capturing the intricate detail of Gothic brickwork.

A rich 17th-century scene depicting the scholarly pursuit of classical beauty among the sun-drenched ruins of Rome.