Figure Studies
The Elder Sister (La soeur aînée)
William-Adolphe Bouguereau
A tender and luminous study of sibling affection by the celebrated master of French Academic painting.
Art for the Nursery
Soft, airy works that keep the room calm, gentle, and light.
Gentle color, lighter forms, and a soothing pace make these works feel calm, tender, and easy to live with.
Figure Studies
Poem of the Soul: Memories of the Sky
Louis Janmot
A luminous and ethereal scene of celestial guardians carrying souls through a dreamy, atmospheric sky.
Figure Studies
Mother and Child
Gustave Léonard de Jonghe
A tender 19th-century domestic scene capturing a mother and child in an elegant, sunlit interior.
Figure Studies
Good Friends
Albert Edelfelt
A charming and intimate 19th-century portrait of a young girl and her small dog sharing a quiet moment of reading.
Figure Studies
Mother and Child
Alfred Stevens
A tender late 19th-century portrait of maternal affection, rendered in a sophisticated palette of soft blues and gold.