Old World Portraits
Confidences
Georges Croegaert
A charming and meticulously detailed scene of two women sharing a private moment within a richly decorated Victorian interior.
Old World
Heritage-rich works with formality and depth.
Portraiture, heritage detail, and classical composition make this style feel storied, refined, and deeply rooted in tradition.
oil paint
A Boyar Wedding Feast
Konstantin Makovsky
An opulent and dramatic depiction of a traditional 17th-century Russian wedding celebration.
Contains nudity
Figure Studies
Cleopatra Testing Poisons on Condemned Prisoners
Alexandre Cabanel
A dramatic and masterful 19th-century scene depicting Cleopatra in a moment of cold, regal authority within a richly detailed Egyptian palace.