Figure Studies
Beggar Curled Up (Mendiant accroupi)
Gaspare Traversi
A dramatic 18th-century Neapolitan oil painting featuring a huddled figure rendered in striking chiaroscuro.
Art for the Library
Heritage-rich, bookish works with depth, formality, and quiet authority.
Rich tones and heritage subjects add depth and quiet authority to a room made for reading.
Figure Studies
The Power of Justice
George Morland
A poignant 18th-century narrative painting depicting a moment of emotional weight and quiet drama.
Dark Academia
Democritus and Heraclitus
Giuseppe Maria Crespi
A dramatic chiaroscuro masterpiece depicting the contrasting temperaments of the Greek philosophers Democritus and Heraclitus.
Contains disturbing content
Traditional Still Lifes
Still Life with a Dead Bird and Hunting Gear
Guillaume Taraval
A masterful 18th-century trompe-l'oeil still life featuring a bird and hunting gear in a stone alcove.