Dark Academia
The Tax Collectors
Marinus van Reymerswaele
A striking and highly detailed 16th-century Netherlandish scene depicting two tax collectors at work.
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.
Coastal Classics
Hauling the Net
Dirk Hardenstein
A dynamic scene of labor on the riverbank, capturing the rugged energy of seventeenth-century life under a sweeping, atmospheric sky.
Dark Academia
How Well We Go Together
Adriaen van de Venne
A whimsical and satirical 17th-century Dutch painting featuring two owls in human clothing ice skating.
Old World Portraits
Portrait of Jeanna Bauck
Bertha Wegmann
An elegant and introspective late 19th-century portrait of a woman in mourning-style black attire.
Old World Portraits
Self-Portrait
Raymond McIntyre
A striking early 20th-century self-portrait capturing a pensive artist in his studio.