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The rearing horse and rider's fluttering cape infuse a dynamic energy into this depiction of George, Patron Saint of England and his battle with th...

Shown at her moment of unveiling, the bride, surrounded by bridesmaids, transfixes with the power of her beauty. The bride's Japanese dress and Per...

The Erythraean Sibyl, said to give wise answers to carefully worded questions, is known for having prophesied the Redemption. Michelangelo's work s...

This lively and immediate portrait of Jan Wildens and his family ushers in a shared intimacy as the child in his mother's lap turns momentarily to ...

The artist's wife, dressed in white and balanced by a green and white parasol, commands monumental attention in this striking work that is quite un...

A mix of innocence and mischief abound in this complex portrait of Thomas Wilcocks Sully, nine-year-old son of the painter. The open shirt, rumpled...

The observer sees a tiny outstretched hand reaching to knock on an old oak door in this vantage-point view of a charming, late-19th century British...

The painter's wife, Alice Gerson Chase, greets an unidentified caller in the artist's own summer studio, bedecked with Oriental elements so in vogu...

Though her parents gave her in marriage to Valerian of Trastevere, Cecilia kept a lifelong vow of chastity to God, her true spouse. It is said that...

With a tenderness that comforts, two majestically-winged angels carry a dear departed soul through the clouds and toward the light. While mourning ...

A love story straight from the score of a popular 16th century opera, Angelica and Medoro elope and symbolize their endless love by carving their n...

A color saturated vision of the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem is rendered with the passion of the new Expressionism. German artist Morgner t...

Waking from sleep amidst the olive trees to meet the face of Love, the beautiful maiden meets grace, whether the viewer interprets it as a divine a...

At casual glance, this piece evokes the idyllic image of the pleasure boats on the Seine for which Argenteuil was famous. Upon closer inspection, t...

Here we see Monet's wife sitting for a portrait in the beautiful gardens at Argenteuil, a frequent location for the artist's work in 1873. His firs...

Sailboats careen against the orange sky of a changing day, all rendered outdoors en plein air style with the loose brushwork and crystalline color ...

Passionately celebrating the most idyllic aspects of love, two chubby-kneed cherubs hover on tiny feathered wings as the arrow of passion hits its ...

Monet's inventive and beautiful garden landscaping was often the subject of his paintings. Here we see a glorious explosion of dahlias in his garde...

Her body undulating in a way that's almost music of its own, an odalisque reclines, listening to the music played by the slave at her feet. Painted...

Even the colors in this idyllic painting seem to whisper as we intrude upon a softly peaceful scene of a young woman cloaked in the vulnerability o...

Knowing that the artist never visited a jungle, but was instead inspired by book illustrations and the botanical gardens in Paris, makes the dreaml...

With elements of both Western and Japanese art, this pastel is a still life that contrasts the light and shadow of chiaroscuro with the stark angle...

Dazzling sunlight pierces darker blocks of color as Monet focuses attention on the riverside bathing and boating resort on the Ile de Croissy. Harm...

This is one of Monet's rare genre-style works. His wife Camille is arranged on a bench with a distinct look of grief on her face, depicting her dee...

One of the most beloved and well-known images in the world, this detail of the "Creation" captures the hands of God and Adam, as rendered by the Ma...

A hymn to the female body, this sensual portrait of the hunter goddess at her bath abandons her usually willful character to glow in the unabashed ...

As yet unashamed of their nakedness, Adam and Eve perch on the pivotal precipice before eating the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. Like most...

A breathtakingly idyllic mademoiselle reclines in wait across the arched bowl of a garden fountain, enveloped by the promise of a single harp and t...

Perhaps Monet's most important work, this piece is a very loose interpretation of the harbor of Le Havre in France. Monet titled it "Impression" si...

Remaining controversial to this day, some suggest this work is a statement on the taboo of Parisian prostitution while others label it a treatise o...

Paul Cezanne painted the green vase, the rum bottle, the ginger pot and the apples endlessly for the last 30 years of his life. Giving form and mas...

This mistress to Louis XV of France lies bathed in silken bed clothes, the light from an open window showcasing both her exquisite beauty and Bouch...

Dating from a key period in Monet's career, this work features a scene from his home town of Le Havre on the Normandy coast. This serene view captu...

Two tall, slender vases of Art Nouveau design anchor the delightful composition featuring one of Monet's true loves, his flowers. For Impressionist...

Like fellow artist Seurat before him, Monet was so inspired by the setting of the moon-kissed island in the Seine that he painted the view through ...

The story of God's grace - from the expulsion from Paradise to the announcement of salvation for humanity - is depicted in this amazingly detailed ...

In its quiet fashion, this scene of the floodwaters around a wine shop in the Rue de Paris in Port-Marly is one of the true masterpieces of plein a...

With work-roughened hands and peasant kerchief, the working-class Goose Girl reclines in this quite vulnerable Realist scene to dip a heel into the...

As she keeps a watchful eye, a beautiful mademoiselle is pulled into a stolen kiss by her young lover. Painting in the Rococo style then fashionabl...

As one of the pioneers of en plein air (open air) painting, Monet produced his work outdoors instead of in the confines of a studio. To aid in this...

The beautiful sea sirens in this richly colored work by Draper seem just as fleshly and real as they must have been to Ulysses and his sailors who ...

In the most classic of poses, Venus, goddess of beauty and love, holds court from her sumptuously attired lair, cherubic Cupid at her feet. Pellegr...

In this visual ode to marriage, Venus is roused from her bower to bless the bride and groom. During the revival of this Renaissance painting style,...

Italian artist Panini painted vedute topographical views of Rome during the 18th century. Here, Panini captures a beautiful monument from antiquity...

A most imaginative landscape adopts vivid, dreamlike saturations as mountains, riders and castles meld into the unique creativity that characterize...

In a play of vivid color spots and lines, a blue rider traverses a mystical field unique in both form and content. Russian painter Kandinsky said t...

More an evocation than a portrait, this idyllic work of conjures a young girl under the spell of her literary treasure. Frenchman Fragonard was sai...

In this rich allegory, Cupid kisses Venus while Pleasure, Play, Love, Fraud and Jealousy all hover nearby. A gift for King Francis I of France from...