Figure Studies
Self-Portrait as Saint John the Baptist
Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin
A dramatic and soulful oil study of a man in profile, captured with bold, expressive impasto brushwork.
Dark Academia
Scholarly, moody, and old-world works with gravity.
Moody palettes, old-world formality, and scholarly subjects give this style its literary charm and quiet intensity.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Laocoön
El Greco
This dramatic Mannerist masterpiece captures the intense mythological struggle of Laocoön against a turbulent, visionary sky.
Contains disturbing content
Figure Studies
Death in the Sickroom
Edvard Munch
A hauntingly beautiful and atmospheric exploration of grief and family memory by Edvard Munch.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Caryatid
Amedeo Modigliani
This 1911 study by Amedeo Modigliani captures a female figure in a powerful, sculptural pose using bold lines and a warm, earthy palette.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Eve
Lucien Lévy-Dhurmer
An ethereal Symbolist depiction of Eve amidst the forbidden fruit and the serpent.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness
Guido Reni
A dramatic Baroque masterpiece depicting the young Saint John the Baptist in a contemplative wilderness setting.