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Wishing to expiate the murder of a friend, Hercules bows in the service of Queen Omphale, only to fall deeply in love. Frenchman Lemoyne, known for his passion for color and his expansive imagination, is revered for the masterful decor he created in the...

Only an odalisque, a personal chambermaid to the concubines in a Turkish harem, of exceptional beauty could rise through the ranks to be presented to the sultan. Ingres fed the 19th century's hunger for the fantasy of Orientalism with his subject's...

The visual retelling of a storyline in Ovid's Metamorphosis, Cadmus was turned into a serpent by an angry Zeus, leaving his lover Harmonia to find balance amidst a tragedy of epic proportions. One of the few female Pre-Raphaelite painters, De Morgan's...

The visual retelling of a storyline in Ovid's Metamorphosis, Cadmus was turned into a serpent by an angry Zeus, leaving his lover Harmonia to find balance amidst a tragedy of epic proportions. One of the few female Pre-Raphaelite painters, De Morgan's...

A breathtakingly idyllic mademoiselle reclines in wait across the arched bowl of a garden fountain, enveloped by the promise of a single harp and the evening's leafy landscape. In striking contrast to the artist's largely historical paintings, this gem...

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 angles often found in Japanese prints. This is part of a well-regarded series by Degas, and a refreshingly far...

A true femme fatale, the Greek courtesan Phryne strikes a seductive pose, her gazed fixed on the viewer as she playfully fingers her necklace with one hand and an elaborately decorated mirror with the other. Boulanger's work characterizes French Salon...

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 the fierce pagan dragon. History tells us this fine work was a prestigious commission by the Duke of Urbino...

A swallow perches at the pinnacle of this altarpiece depicting the Virgin and Child being visited by Saints Jerome and Sebastian. The artist signed himself Miles (Latin: knight), a title at roughly the time this work was commissioned by the Ottoni and di...

A swallow perches at the pinnacle of this altarpiece depicting the Virgin and Child being visited by Saints Jerome and Sebastian. The artist signed himself Miles (Latin: knight), a title at roughly the time this work was commissioned by the Ottoni and di...

Echoing the Dutch tradition of a still life of vanitas, a lament about the transience of all things, this bold work makes its statement with a skull, a book, an overturned wine glass and an extinguished candle. In soft, almost monotone hues, Claesz's...

An idyllic, wide-angled view of the busy Parisian intersection near the Saint-Lazare train station is polished into a romantic view of wealthy strollers, black umbrellas and the proud new buildings evidencing a city's bustling growth. Caillebotte's known...