Art for the Study

A dramatic 17th-century banquet scene captured with striking chiaroscuro lighting and rich, moody textures.

A masterfully lit historical scene capturing King Christian II in quiet, dignified isolation within his prison cell.

A dramatic and spiritually charged portrait of Saint Ambrose by the Spanish master Francisco Goya.

A magnificent 17th-century court painting celebrating the founding of the French Academy of Sciences, featuring King Louis XIV among a wealth of scholarly detail.

A poignant 19th-century scene depicting communal grief and devotion in the wake of a nun's passing.

A powerful 19th-century history painting depicting the reformer Jan Hus before the Council of Constance.

A poignant and dramatic study of faith and solitude by Rembrandt, featuring his signature mastery of light and shadow.

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

A dramatic Spanish Baroque scene depicting Saint Clare leading a solemn procession.