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Holy-Water Font
Constantin Meunier
An evocative 19th-century scene of quiet devotion, featuring a woman in a teal shawl within a shadowed cathedral interior.
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.
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Le Lutrin
Alphonse Legros
A somber and dignified scene of clerics gathered around a liturgical book, painted with masterful realism.
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Ruins in Nîmes, Orange, and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
Hubert Robert
A masterful architectural landscape by Hubert Robert featuring the majestic ruins of ancient Rome set against an atmospheric sky.
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St. Augustine's Gate, Canterbury
J. M. W. Turner
This early architectural study by J.M.W. Turner captures the weathered stone and intricate gothic details of Canterbury's St. Augustine’s Gate.
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Street Scene among Roman Ruins
Jan Both
A golden-hued Dutch Golden Age landscape depicting daily life amidst the monumental ruins of ancient Rome.