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A Double Surprise
Gerrit Dou
A captivating 17th-century genre scene depicting a moment of discovery in a moonlit cellar.
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.

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Gerrit Dou
A captivating 17th-century genre scene depicting a moment of discovery in a moonlit cellar.

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Marinus van Reymerswaele
A striking and highly detailed 16th-century Netherlandish scene depicting two tax collectors at work.

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Unknown Artist
A meticulously detailed 17th-century Dutch depiction of the ambitious construction of the Tower of Babel.

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Adriaen van de Venne
A whimsical and satirical 17th-century Dutch painting featuring two owls in human clothing ice skating.

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Jan Both
A golden-hued Dutch Golden Age landscape depicting daily life amidst the monumental ruins of ancient Rome.

Old World Portraits
Unknown Artist
This evocative 17th-century devotional painting captures Saint Dominic in a moment of deep spiritual reflection against a turbulent, atmospheric sky.

Contains nudity
Figure Studies
El Greco
This dramatic Mannerist masterpiece captures the intense mythological struggle of Laocoön against a turbulent, visionary sky.

Contains disturbing content
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Nicolas Poussin
A profound masterpiece of French Classicism depicting a biblical narrative with emotional gravity and architectural grandeur.
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