Figure Studies
Figures in a Park
Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli
An atmospheric scene of figures in a park, capturing a sense of late-19th-century mystery with rich, impasto brushwork.
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
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
Dance of the Elves in the Alder Grove
Moritz von Schwind
A mystical Romantic scene featuring a circle of dancing elves in a shadowed, atmospheric alder grove.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Selene and Endymion
Johann Carl Loth
A dramatic mythological scene of the moon goddess Selene and the sleeping Endymion, characterized by striking light and shadow.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Allegory of Peace and Justice
Corrado Giaquinto
An elegant 18th-century allegorical painting depicting the harmonious embrace of Peace and Justice.