Old World Portraits
Self-Portrait
Joshua Reynolds
A commanding 18th-century self-portrait featuring rich crimson tones and a dignified, scholarly atmosphere.
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.
Old World Portraits
A Painter Smoking a Pipe
Unknown Artist
A soulful 18th-century portrait of a painter in his studio, rendered in a rich, earthy palette.
Contains disturbing content
Dark Academia
Self-Portrait with Hourglass and Skull
Johann Zoffany
This masterful 18th-century self-portrait by Johann Zoffany is a striking memento mori, rich with scholarly symbolism and dramatic lighting.