Art for the Study

A poignant and atmospheric 19th-century genre painting depicting the quiet discipline of a village schoolroom.

A grand 19th-century historical painting depicting a communal gathering of women in an atmospheric, mural-filled ancient hall.

This 1860 oil painting by Auguste Mathieu captures the grand and atmospheric armor collection of the Museum of Artillery in Paris.

A captivating late 19th-century scene depicting the methodical bustle of a Parisian municipal laboratory.

A poignant and beautifully rendered 19th-century painting depicting a group of mourning women in a landscape.

A dramatic and evocative coastal scene featuring a lone figure against a luminous, moonlit sea.

An evocative 19th-century group portrait capturing the intellectual circle of Washington Irving within his storied Sunnyside library.

An epic and atmospheric landscape capturing the majestic light of dawn over the rugged Norwegian highlands.

A charming and scholarly 19th-century oil study of a connoisseur contemplating gallery portraits.

A contemplative and atmospheric portrait of a painter at rest, rendered with luminous brushwork.

An evocative masterpiece of Danish realism, capturing a quiet, atmospheric moment at a rural railway crossing.

A dramatic historical study of the fallen Vendôme Column, rendered with expressive brushwork and a muted, atmospheric palette.