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A Burial at OrnansGustave Courbet A Shipwreck in Stormy SeasClaude-Joseph Vernet A Still Life of Flowers in a Wan-Li VaseAmbrosius Bosschaert the Elder An Allegory with Venus and CupidBronzino Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1James McNeill Whistler Bacchus and AriadneTitian Ballet Rehearsal on StageEdgar Degas Bathers at AsnièresGeorges Seurat Berthe Morisot with a Bouquet of VioletsÉdouard Manet Blue Water LiliesClaude Monet Breakers on the CoastMichael Ancher Comtesse d'HaussonvilleJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres DanaëTitian Dance at Le Moulin de la GalettePierre-Auguste Renoir David with the Head of GoliathCaravaggio Diana and CallistoTitian Doge Leonardo LoredanGiovanni Bellini Emperor Maximilian IAlbrecht Dürer Equestrian Portrait of Charles IAnthony van Dyck Expulsion from the Garden of EdenThomas Cole Fishing Boats Entering Calais HarborJ. M. W. Turner Flowering Evening PrimroseValdemar Schønheyder Møller Flowers and FruitHenri Fantin-Latour Flowers in a VaseClaude Monet Flowers in a VaseRachel Ruysch Girl in the GardenMary Cassatt Girl on a DivanBerthe Morisot Haystacks, End of SummerClaude Monet In a Café (L'Absinthe)Edgar Degas In the LogeMary Cassatt Infanta Margarita Teresa in a Blue DressDiego Velázquez Madonna in the MeadowRaphael Madonna of the RosaryCaravaggio Miss La La at the Cirque FernandoEdgar Degas Mistress and MaidJohannes Vermeer Mont Sainte-VictoirePaul Cézanne Officer and Laughing GirlJohannes Vermeer On the BalconyMary Cassatt OrpheusGustave Moreau Perseus and AndromedaGiovanni Battista Tiepolo PietàKonrad Witz Ploughing in NeversRosa Bonheur Poppy FieldClaude Monet Pouring the Morning CoffeeLaurits Tuxen Regattas at ArgenteuilClaude Monet RestVilhelm Hammershøi Roses: Marie Krøyer in the GardenP. S. Krøyer Rouen Cathedral, Grey WeatherClaude Monet Saint Jerome in His StudyAntonello da Messina Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of ShebaClaude Lorrain Self Portrait at the Age of 34Rembrandt van Rijn Self Portrait in a Straw HatÉlisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun Self-PortraitVincent van Gogh Self-PortraitRembrandt van Rijn Self-Portrait with Hat and VeilPaula Modersohn-Becker St. Francis in the DesertGiovanni Bellini Starry Night Over the RhôneVincent van Gogh Street in Røros in WinterHarald Sohlberg SummerGiuseppe Arcimboldo Summer Evening on Skagen's BeachP. S. Krøyer Summer's DayBerthe Morisot SunflowersVincent van Gogh Sunlight in the Blue RoomAnna Ancher The Adoration of the Holy TrinityAlbrecht Dürer The Agony in the GardenGiovanni Bellini The AmbassadorsHans Holbein the Younger The AngelusJean-François Millet The Arnolfini PortraitJan van Eyck The Art of PaintingJohannes Vermeer The Beach at TrouvilleEugène Boudin The Card PlayerPaul Cézanne The Choice Between Virtue and VicePaolo Veronese The Church at AuversVincent van Gogh The CircusGeorges Seurat The CradleBerthe Morisot The Crowning with ThornsCaravaggio The DepositionGerard David The Étretat Cliffs after the StormGustave Courbet The Floor PlanersGustave Caillebotte The GleanersJean-François Millet The Holy FamilyAnthony van Dyck The Horse FairRosa Bonheur and Nathalie Micas The Large BathersPaul Cézanne The Madonna of the PinksRaphael The MagpieClaude Monet The Polish RiderRembrandt van Rijn The Rue Montorgueil in ParisClaude Monet The Saint-Lazare StationClaude Monet The Snake CharmerHenri Rousseau The SwingPierre-Auguste Renoir The TalismanPaul Sérusier The Toilet of Venus (The Rokeby Venus)Diego Velázquez The Tower of BabelPieter Bruegel the Elder The Water-Lily PondClaude Monet The Wilton DiptychUnknown artist Under the Wave off KanagawaKatsushika Hokusai Van Gogh's Bedroom in ArlesVincent van Gogh Venus and MarsSandro Botticelli WhistlejacketGeorge Stubbs Woman with a CoffeepotPaul Cézanne

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Albrecht Dürer2 works Ambrosius Bosschaert the Elder1 work Anna Ancher1 work Anthony van Dyck2 works Antonello da Messina1 work Berthe Morisot3 works Bronzino1 work Caravaggio3 works Claude Lorrain1 work Claude Monet10 works Claude-Joseph Vernet1 work Diego Velázquez2 works Edgar Degas3 works Édouard Manet1 work Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun1 work Eugène Boudin1 work George Stubbs1 work Georges Seurat2 works Gerard David1 work Giovanni Battista Tiepolo1 work Giovanni Bellini3 works Giuseppe Arcimboldo1 work Gustave Caillebotte1 work Gustave Courbet2 works Gustave Moreau1 work Hans Holbein the Younger1 work Harald Sohlberg1 work Henri Fantin-Latour1 work Henri Rousseau1 work J. M. W. Turner1 work James McNeill Whistler1 work Jan van Eyck1 work Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres1 work Jean-François Millet2 works Johannes Vermeer3 works Katsushika Hokusai1 work Konrad Witz1 work Laurits Tuxen1 work Mary Cassatt3 works Michael Ancher1 work P. S. Krøyer2 works Paolo Veronese1 work Paul Cézanne4 works Paul Sérusier1 work Paula Modersohn-Becker1 work Pierre-Auguste Renoir2 works Pieter Bruegel the Elder1 work Rachel Ruysch1 work Raphael2 works Rembrandt van Rijn3 works Rosa Bonheur and Nathalie Micas2 works Sandro Botticelli1 work Thomas Cole1 work Titian3 works Unknown artist1 work Valdemar Schønheyder Møller1 work Vilhelm Hammershøi1 work Vincent van Gogh5 works

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