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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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The Tower of Babel
Unknown Artist
A meticulously detailed 17th-century Dutch depiction of the ambitious construction of the Tower of Babel.
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Exterior of Saint Peter’s, Rome
Viviano Codazzi
A grand architectural view of Saint Peter's Basilica during a 17th-century Roman procession.
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Demolition of the Château of Meudon
Hubert Robert
This evocative scene by Hubert Robert captures the monumental scale and atmospheric beauty of neoclassical architectural ruins.
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Funeral of Victor Hugo, Arc de Triomphe
Gabriel Édouard Thurner
A dramatic 19th-century Parisian scene capturing the Arc de Triomphe draped in mourning for the funeral of Victor Hugo.
Contains disturbing content
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The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem
Francesco Hayez
A dramatic and monumental 19th-century history painting capturing the cinematic chaos of a fallen empire.
Contains disturbing content
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The Plague at Ashdod
Nicolas Poussin
A profound masterpiece of French Classicism depicting a biblical narrative with emotional gravity and architectural grandeur.
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Skeletons Fighting over a Hanged Man
James Ensor
A haunting and surreal Symbolist masterpiece featuring costumed skeletons locked in a dramatic, macabre conflict.
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