Art for the Library

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

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.

A masterful Flemish Baroque scene depicting a family amidst their private gallery of art and treasures.

An evocative 18th-century scene of a young artist absorbed in his craft within a shadow-filled studio.

A masterful 19th-century genre painting depicting a craftsman's quiet dedication within a sun-drenched workshop.

A striking and highly detailed 16th-century Netherlandish scene depicting two tax collectors at work.

A refined Dutch Golden Age scene depicting the intellectual exchange between an artist and his patron in a studio setting.

This evocative oil portrait captures the quiet, contemplative presence of a Renaissance-era scholar.

A quiet and refined scene from the Dutch Golden Age depicting a young man lost in thought while writing.

A meticulously detailed 19th-century history painting depicting a formal visit to a medieval artist's workshop.