Architectural Interiors
The Workshop of the Goldsmith Odiot, rue Saint-Honoré
François-Barthélémy-Augustin Desmoulins
A masterfully atmospheric depiction of the historic Paris workshop of goldsmith Jean-Baptiste-Claude Odiot.
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Studio of an Antiquities Restorer in Rome
Hubert Robert
An evocative 18th-century scene of an antiquities restorer's studio, teeming with classical marble statues and a scholarly atmosphere.
Coastal Classics
A Shipyard
Agostino Tassi
A dramatic 17th-century industrial architectural painting of a shipyard interior bathed in atmospheric light.
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Pope Paul III in front of the Portrait of Luther
Albrecht De Vriendt
A dramatic and contemplative scene of Pope Paul III engaged in study within a richly textured, historic interior.
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Various Objects
Louis-Léopold Boilly
This masterful trompe-l'oeil painting creates a striking illusion of three-dimensional objects suspended against a deep, dark backdrop.
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Choir Stalls in the Salvator Church in Bruges
Emile Vloors
A moody and atmospheric study of cathedral interior architecture, capturing the quiet dignity of carved wood and candlelight.
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The Print Collector
Mariano Fortuny Marsal
A masterful depiction of scholarly devotion, captured with dramatic lighting and exquisite painterly detail.
Contains nudity
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Self-Portrait in the Studio
Josef Abel
This 1809 self-portrait by Josef Abel captures the artist in his studio, surrounded by the tools and inspirations of his craft.
Contains disturbing content
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Trompe l'oeil: Two Bats Nailed to a Timber Wall
Gabriel Orm
An intriguing and meticulously detailed 18th-century trompe l'oeil study of bats and writing implements against a textured wood grain background.
Contains nudity
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Cognoscenti in a Room hung with Pictures
Unknown Artist
An exquisite 17th-century gallery interior depicting collectors and scholars surrounded by a vast array of master paintings.
Contains disturbing content
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Vanitas Still Life with Skull, Wax Taper and Portable Sundial
Unknown Artist
This dramatic 17th-century vanitas painting uses stark lighting to meditate on the fleeting nature of life and time.
Contains disturbing content
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The Repentant Magdalen
Georges de La Tour
A hauntingly beautiful meditation on mortality, captured through the dramatic chiaroscuro of 17th-century French master Georges de La Tour.
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