Art for the Library

This 1618 masterpiece by Diego Velázquez captures a domestic kitchen scene interwoven with a quiet biblical narrative.

A striking 18th-century naturalist study of a striped hyena, captured with meticulous detail and a moody atmosphere.

A luminous 1896 interior scene depicting Victor Hugo's glass-walled study at Hauteville House.

An elegant 18th-century genre scene capturing the collaborative spirit of a musical rehearsal.

An 18th-century architectural view capturing the grand stonework and daily life at Windsor's Queen Elizabeth Gate.

A masterful 17th-century architectural study of a church interior, defined by atmospheric light and grand vaulted ceilings.

This historic landscape depicts the imposing stone ramparts and gabled roofs of Akershus Fortress under a vast, atmospheric sky.

A classic 19th-century sporting scene depicting the quiet success of a day's hunt in a moody marshland.

This evocative 19th-century interior captures a moment of quiet intellectual exchange between two scholars in a private library.

An evocative 19th-century Orientalist scene capturing the quiet atmosphere of a café in Constantine.

A poignant Civil War-era scene by Winslow Homer depicting two young men at rest within a military tent.