Dramatic Bold

A powerful depiction of turbulent river rapids captured with the fluid, masterly brushwork of Winslow Homer.

A powerful scene of religious defiance, this 19th-century painting captures a dramatic confrontation between a lone friar and high-ranking church officials.

A breathtaking vision of the American West, this landscape captures the sublime scale of rugged peaks and atmospheric storms.

A grand and historic 1865 equestrian portrait of General Ulysses S. Grant and his military leaders during the American Civil War.

A striking mid-19th-century portrait of the Iowa chief Mew-hu-she-kaw (The White Cloud) by George Catlin.

A dramatic 19th-century landscape featuring a weathered oak tree beneath a sweeping, atmospheric sky.

A powerful Napoleonic-era equestrian portrait of General Louis-Marie Turreau during the 1800 Affair of Gravière.

A dramatic and atmospheric expressionist landscape featuring a tree-lined avenue bathed in dappled light.

A dramatic 19th-century academic painting depicting the biblical hero David as a young shepherd triumphing over a predator.

A masterful 19th-century marine painting capturing the dynamic energy of sailing vessels on a stormy sea.

A dramatic 19th-century allegorical scene depicting Father Rhine as a crowned, armored figure playing a fiddle upon the river's surface.