Art for the Study

This masterly 18th-century French still life captures the simple elegance of a rustic meal with dramatic light and shadow.

This dramatic 18th-century portrait captures a musician in mid-performance, rendered with striking chiaroscuro lighting.

A majestic architectural vista of Rome seen through a colossal stone archway bathed in golden evening light.

This dignified 1795 portrait by Carl Frederik von Breda captures Yusuf Agah Efendi in rich Ottoman attire and a contemplative pose.