Art for the Library

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

A masterful Dutch Golden Age landscape depicting the powerful movement of water through rustic timber mills.

A stately Baroque portrait of a woman in elegant black attire with a striking white ruff.

An intricate 17th-century Dutch Italianate scene depicting the calling of St. Matthew amidst grand classical ruins.

A masterful Baroque landscape by Peter Paul Rubens, featuring a tranquil herd of cattle under a sweeping, atmospheric sky.

A dramatic 18th-century architectural fantasy featuring soaring classical arches and a luminous seaside horizon.

An expressive 17th-century Dutch genre scene representing the sense of touch through a lively domestic dispute.

A masterful seventeenth-century scene showcasing Godfried Schalcken’s signature dramatic lighting and rich textures.

An iconic and regal portrait of Emperor Napoleon I in his coronation regalia, captured with masterful precision by Jacques-Louis David.