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A Peace Conference at the Quai d'Orsay
William Orpen
A masterful 1919 historical painting by Sir William Orpen depicting the Paris Peace Conference in the opulent Salle de l’Horloge.
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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William Orpen
A masterful 1919 historical painting by Sir William Orpen depicting the Paris Peace Conference in the opulent Salle de l’Horloge.

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Karl Jansson
An evocative 19th-century still life of military accoutrements rendered with rich textures and dramatic chiaroscuro.

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Felix Ehrlich
A poignant and detailed late 19th-century genre painting depicting a man's dismay over a broken collectible.

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Jean Béraud
An atmospheric Belle Époque scene capturing the tense, glamorous world of a late 19th-century Parisian gambling hall.

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Gaston Mélingue
A dramatic and moody historical scene capturing a moment of intense reflection in a rich, atmospheric interior.

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Ernest Jean Delahaye
An atmospheric industrial scene capturing the grit and luminous steam of a 19th-century Parisian gasworks.

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Georges Clairin
A sweeping, atmospheric oil painting depicting the heroic funeral vigil of Victor Hugo at the Arc de Triomphe.

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Henri-Charles-Etienne Dujardin-Beaumetz
A somber and atmospheric 19th-century history painting depicting a moment of solemn military sacrifice.

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Honoré Daumier
A masterful display of light and shadow, this atmospheric street scene captures the bustling energy of 19th-century urban life.

Contains disturbing content
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Edward Poynter
A powerful Victorian narrative painting depicting a Roman soldier's unwavering duty amidst the destruction of Pompeii.

Contains disturbing content
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Ignacio Zuloaga
A dramatic and contemplative portrait of an ascetic figure amidst symbolic memento mori elements.

Contains disturbing content
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Arnold Böcklin
An iconic symbolist self-portrait featuring the artist paused at his easel by a skeletal personification of death.
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