Art for the Library

A masterful 18th-century veduta by Bernardo Bellotto, capturing the architectural beauty and pastoral life of Pirna with luminous clarity.

A serene 17th-century Chinese painting depicting the legendary philosopher Laozi on a journey across a gentle landscape.

A grand 19th-century historical painting depicting a communal gathering of women in an atmospheric, mural-filled ancient hall.

A romantic study of weathered stone ruins reclaimed by nature in a serene landscape.

A poignant and atmospheric scene depicting the divine inspiration of St. Matthew, rendered with masterful chiaroscuro.

A masterful 17th-century Dutch winter scene depicting figures gathering on the ice beside a majestic ruined tower.

A glowing, romantic view of the Gulf of Naples featuring classical ruins and the distant silhouette of Mount Vesuvius.

A masterful Dutch Golden Age landscape featuring textured oak forests and the distant silhouette of Bentheim Castle.

A serene 18th-century landscape painting featuring a classical domed mausoleum near Trichinopoly.

A poignant biblical scene set within a sprawling, atmospheric 17th-century Dutch landscape.

A meticulously detailed 19th-century ornithological study of a pair of common eiders resting on a rocky coast.

This evocative 1655 Dutch landscape captures the quiet drama of a rural farmhouse mirrored in the still waters of a canal.