Art for the Library

A magnificent 17th-century equestrian portrait featuring Chancellor Pierre Séguier in a state of solemn processional splendor.

A magnificent 19th-century English sporting scene capturing the grandeur of a traditional staghound hunt.

An elegant 18th-century double portrait featuring a couple in lavish period attire against a dramatic red curtain.

This dramatic 19th-century landscape captures a secretive gathering in the rugged Ronda hills of Spain.

An evocative Venetian capriccio featuring ancient ruins and spectral gondolas under a moody, twilight sky.

An atmospheric Venetian cityscape by Canaletto, capturing the quiet beauty of the lagoon islands under a sweeping, cloud-filled sky.

An atmospheric 17th-century street scene depicting an act of charity with dramatic chiaroscuro lighting.

This grand Neoclassical painting captures a historic meeting between royalty and the papacy within the sun-drenched, vaulted splendor of a Roman museum.

A masterful Dutch Golden Age landscape featuring a rustic sluice bridge under a dramatic, moody sky.

An atmospheric 19th-century study of light and shadow beneath the stone vaults of a Parisian quay.