Dark Academia

A spirited 19th-century oil sketch by Fernand Cormon featuring an epic, atmospheric procession in muted earth tones.

A dramatic 19th-century Parisian scene capturing the Arc de Triomphe draped in mourning for the funeral of Victor Hugo.

A cinematic 19th-century painting depicting a dramatic encounter between two figures in a stone corridor.

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

An atmospheric 19th-century illustration depicting a dramatic narrative scene from the Icelandic Njal’s Saga.

A masterful industrial scene capturing the dramatic contrast between factory workers and well-dressed visitors.

An evocative 19th-century scene from Norse mythology, set in the depths of a sun-dappled Scandinavian forest.

An atmospheric 19th-century oil painting depicting a hunter listening intently in a dense, moonlit forest.

A striking 1918 expressionist study of the mythological Capricorn by Polish master Witkacy.