Figure Studies
Cottage Children (The Wood Gatherers)
Thomas Gainsborough
An evocative scene of rural childhood captured with masterful light and shadow.
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 mature content
Figure Studies
The Sleep of Endymion
Anne-Louis Girodet
A landmark of French Neoclassicism, this striking scene captures the ethereal beauty of a moonlit mythological slumber.
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.