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The Tax Collectors
Marinus van Reymerswaele
A striking and highly detailed 16th-century Netherlandish scene depicting two tax collectors at work.
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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.
Moody Landscapes
Landscape, Possibly the Isle of Wight or Richmond Hill
John Martin
A dramatic 19th-century oil landscape featuring an atmospheric, storm-swept sky over a vast English plain.
Contains nudity
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Christ on the Cross: Allegory of the Church Militant, Triumphant, and Suffering
Jacone
A dramatic 16th-century religious allegory depicting the cosmic struggle of the Church through vibrant Mannerist figures.
Contains disturbing content
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Marcus Curtius Leaping into the Chasm
Giovanni Paolo Panini
A dramatic portrayal of Roman heroism set within a masterful capriccio of ancient ruins.