Old World Portraits
Portrait of Nikolai Mikhailovich Plyusnin
Leonard Turzhansky
An expressive 1914 oil portrait by Leonard Turzhansky capturing a characterful sitter with a direct, soulful gaze.
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.
Old World Portraits
Self-Portrait
Eugenie Bandell
An evocative late 19th-century self-portrait featuring dramatic chiaroscuro and a contemplative gaze.
Dark Academia
Ursus and Homo (L'Homme qui rit)
Georges Rochegrosse
A moody, atmospheric illustration of Ursus and his companion wolf Homo from Victor Hugo's classic novel.
Old World Portraits
Self-Portrait
Emile Alexay
A striking 1913 self-portrait by Emile Alexay, capturing a moment of quiet intensity through masterful impasto technique.
Old World Portraits
Head of a Gypsy Woman (Cap de gitana)
Isidre Nonell
A moody and atmospheric modernist portrait in profile, featuring rich textures and a deep, earthy palette.
Contains mature content
Figure Studies
Susanna and the Elders (Suzanne et les vieillards)
Eugène Delacroix
This emotive Romantic study by Eugène Delacroix captures the biblical story of Susanna with fluid, expressive brushwork.