Old World Portraits
Self-Portrait in a Brown Hat
József Rippl-Rónai
A sophisticated 1897 self-portrait by József Rippl-Rónai, capturing the artist in a stylish brown hat against a gallery backdrop.
Art for the Study
Dark, intelligent pieces that hold up beside books, wood, and brass.
Scholarly subjects, darker tones, and classic character feel at home among books, wood, and brass.
Figure Studies
The Potato Eaters
Vincent van Gogh
A dramatic, earth-toned study of rural life illuminated by the warm glow of a single lamp.
Dark Academia
The Violin Maker
Willem Linnig Junior
A rich and atmospheric 19th-century genre painting depicting a dedicated violin maker in his workshop.
Figure Studies
The Hessel Salon, Rue de Rivoli
Édouard Vuillard
A sophisticated Post-Impressionist interior capturing the quiet atmosphere of a Parisian salon.
Figure Studies
Elegant Ladies in a Forest Clearing
Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli
An atmospheric mid-19th-century scene of elegantly dressed figures emerging from the depths of a shadowed forest.
Dark Academia
Emperor Maximilian Visiting Albrecht Dürer at Work
Wilhelm Koller
An evocative 19th-century history painting depicting the legendary meeting between artist Albrecht Dürer and Emperor Maximilian I.