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The Tower of Babel
Unknown Artist
A meticulously detailed 17th-century Dutch depiction of the ambitious construction of the Tower of Babel.
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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.
Old World Portraits
Christina, Queen of Sweden
David Beck
An evocative mid-17th-century portrait of Queen Christina of Sweden, captured with striking light and shadow.
Moody Landscapes
River Landscape with Iron Mining Scene
Marten van Valckenborch
An intricate Flemish landscape from 1611 capturing the industrious spirit of early iron mining along a winding river valley.
Contains nudity
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Saint Lawrence Prepared for Martyrdom
Adam Elsheimer
A dramatic Baroque-era oil painting on copper depicting the solemn preparation of Saint Lawrence for his martyrdom.