Art for the Study

A luminous 19th-century watercolor capturing the grand architectural scale of the Temple of Edfu from beneath a shadowed portico.

A masterful 18th-century still life celebrating the creative arts through a rich arrangement of sculptor's busts, painter's palettes, and architectural drafts.

An elegant seventeenth-century family portrait by Karel van Mander III, featuring luminous figures against a moody, atmospheric backdrop.

A dramatic Baroque scene of the Magi offering gifts to the holy family, rendered in a masterful play of light and shadow.

A distinguished Enlightenment-era portrait of the novelist Tobias Smollett in his study.

A striking Orientalist portrait of a Moroccan leader by Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant, featuring dramatic lighting and rich tonal contrasts.

A poignant 1887 narrative painting by Albert Bettannier depicting a solemn geography lesson in a late 19th-century French classroom.

A dignified nineteenth-century portrait of a scholar surrounded by the objects of his study.

A masterfully detailed Dutch Golden Age scene of an alchemist in a moody, atmospheric study.