Figure Studies
Study of Three Heads of Magistrates
Unknown Artist
A striking seventeenth-century oil study capturing the expressive profiles of three bearded magistrates in formal ruffs.
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
Art Connoisseurs in the Louvre
Gunnar Berndtson
An elegant 19th-century genre painting capturing the intellectual pursuit of art appreciation.
Figure Studies
Kneeling Écorché
Vincent van Gogh
A powerful anatomical study by Vincent van Gogh, capturing the raw form and musculature of a kneeling figure with bold, impressionistic brushwork.
Figure Studies
Warrior Persuading the Heroine
Unknown Artist
An exquisite 18th-century Indian miniature painting depicting a romantic nocturnal encounter on a palace terrace.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Caryatid
Amedeo Modigliani
This 1911 study by Amedeo Modigliani captures a female figure in a powerful, sculptural pose using bold lines and a warm, earthy palette.