Old World Portraits
Marie Antoinette and Her Children
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
A landmark of French royal portraiture, this piece depicts Marie Antoinette with her children in a scene of maternal dignity and courtly splendor.
Figure Studies
L'Ambitieuse
James Tissot
A striking scene of 19th-century high society, featuring a woman in an exquisite ruffled pink gown navigating a crowded ballroom.
oil paint
Checkerboard and Playing Cards
Juan Gris
A striking cubist masterwork of fragmented forms and bold colors by the influential Spanish painter Juan Gris.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Hercules and Cacus
Hendrik Goltzius
This dramatic 17th-century masterpiece depicts the mythological hero Hercules in a powerful, triumphant stance.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Christ on the Cross
El Greco
A powerful and atmospheric depiction of the crucifixion by the Spanish Renaissance master El Greco.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
The Liberation of Slaves
Pedro Américo
A monumental 19th-century allegory by Pedro Américo celebrating freedom through a complex, dramatic composition of figures and light.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Christ after the Flagellation
Gerard Seghers
A powerful Caravaggesque depiction of Christ in a moment of solitary suffering.
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