Art for the Library

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

A masterful 17th-century portrait by Rembrandt, featuring dramatic lighting and a quiet, dignified presence.

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

A dignified 18th-century self-portrait of artist Charles Catton, showcasing his craft with palette and brushes.

Winslow Homer’s iconic Civil War scene captures a poignant moment of confrontation between a Union officer and Confederate prisoners.

An exquisite 17th-century portrait by Rembrandt, capturing a woman with a luminous gaze holding a soft ostrich-feather fan.

A sophisticated turn-of-the-century interior scene capturing a quiet moment of scholarly reflection.

An evocative masterpiece of the Dutch Golden Age, featuring Vermeer's signature use of light and color.

This captivating Dutch Golden Age scene by Jan Steen portrays a quiet moment of instruction within a cluttered, atmospheric artist's studio.

A warm and dignified family portrait by Arent de Gelder, showing a prominent professor with his wife and daughter.

A masterful 19th-century genre scene capturing a craftsman in his workshop, bathed in a warm, atmospheric light.

This evocative oil portrait by Abbott Handerson Thayer captures a woman in a fur coat with a soft, luminous glow and dramatic chiaroscuro lighting.