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Baroque and Classical Narratives

Grand narrative paintings illustrating dramatic moments from mythology and history, emphasizing movement and emotion through rich colors and elaborate settings.

The idolatry of Solomon, 1750, by Sebastiano Conca (1680-1764), oil on canvas, 54x71 cm.
The idolatry of Solomon, 1750, by Sebastiano Conca (1680-1764), oil on canvas, 54x71 cm.
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Pierre-Narcisse Guérin / 'Aeneas and Dido' (sketch), 35 x 45 cm, R. F.762. Museum: Musée du Louvre, Dpt. des Peintures, Paris.
457-457
Dinner in the House of the Pharisee Paolo Veronese (1528-1588 Italian) Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy
1848-49516547
Frescoes in the Castello del Buonconsiglio, Trento, Trentino, South Tyrol, Italy, Europe
1848-49414762
Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia, on sick leave, after a painting by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (2 January 1783) (22 July 1853), Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original
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The Adoration of theMagi.  Artist, attributed to: Bernard van Orley, Flemish, ca. 1488-1542
1558-14110745
England, London, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery, Gallery View with Visitors
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Leandro Bassano / 'The Rich Man and Lazarus', Second half 16th century, Italian School, Oil on canvas, 150 cm x 202 cm, P00029. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.
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The Gladiators before an appearance at arena by Bakalowicz, Stepan Vladislavovich (1857-1947) State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg 1891 Oil on canvas 66x98,5 Russia Russian Painting of 19th cen. Genre Painting
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'The Death of Socrates', 4th century BC, (1787). Artist: Jacques-Louis David
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The Death of Cleopatra by Canlassi, Guido (Guidobaldo) (1601-1663) / Art History Museum, Vienne / ca 1662 / Italy, School of Forli / Oil on canvas / Mythology, Allegory and Literature / 153x169
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Mier Trushing in the Franciscan body; Matejko, Jan (1838-1893); 1879 (1879-00-00-1879-00-00);Kraków (Lesser Poland Voivodeship), State Art collections (Warsaw - 1922-1939) - collections, historical painting, message (provenance)
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The Fall of Phaeton - Peter Paul Rubens, circa 1605
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Erotic scene from a fresco from the historic city of Pompeii, Italy, Historic, digitally restored reproduction from an original of the period.
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Allegorical figure, ceiling fresco, by Felice Giani (1758-1823), Town Hall, Forli, Emilia-Romagna. Detail. Italy, 19th century.
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Helen Saved by Venus from the Wrath of Aeneas. Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803). Switzerland, 1779. Paintings. Oil on paper laid on canvas
1899-18305365
Sacred Allegory, Bellini, Giovanni, 1489
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Moulay Abd-Er-Rhaman, Sultan of Morocco, Leaving the Palace of Meknes Surrounded by his Guardsmen  1845 Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863 French) Oil on canvas Musee des Augustins, Toulouse, France
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The Death of Seneca. Manuel Dominguez Sanchez, 1840-1906, Spanish artist oil on canvas, 1871. Prado Museum. Lucius Annaeus Seneca c. 4 BC  AD 65, was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, dramatist, and in one work humourist, of the Silver Age of Latin literature. He was tutor and later advisor to emperor Nero. While he was forced to commit suicide for alleged complicity in the Pisonian conspiracy to assassinate Nero, he may have been innocent
1788-50226
Selene and Endymion, by Giuseppe Carnelli (1838-1909).
1788-44859
Apotheosis of Venice, by Paolo Veronese (1528-1588). Sala del Maggior Consiglio (Hall of the Great Council), Palazzo Ducale, Venice.
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The Crucifixion, Giambattista Tiepolo, Italian, 1696-1770, with the assistance of his son Giandomenico Tiepolo, Italian, 1727-1804, 1745-50, Oil on canvas, Made in Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe, Paintings, 31 1/4 x 34 3/4 in. (79.4 x 88.3 cm)
866-21366
The Personification of Asia. Guillaume-Thomas-Raphael Taraval (1701-1750). Oil on panel. 67.3 x 63.3cm.
1788-46531
Miraculous catch, 1520-1530, by Garofalo (1481-1559), board, 75x94 cm.
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Before the Paradise (Left part) by Vasnetsov, Viktor Mikhaylovich (1848-1926) State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow 1885-1896 Oil on canvas 205x1446 Russia Russian Painting, End of 19th - Early 20th cen. Bible Painting
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VERONESE, Paolo Caliari, called Paolo (1528-1588). The Marriage Feast at Cana. 1562 - 1563. It decorated the refectory built by Palladio for the Benedictins at the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore. Renaissance art. Cinquecento. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. ëLE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum.
1788-45046
Abraham and Melchizedek, 1629-1630, by Laurent de la Hyre (1606-1656), oil on copper, 63x62 cm.
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slave market, Horace Vernet, 1836, Alte Nationalgalerie ,Old National Gallery, Museum Island, Berlin, Germany, europe.
1788-55303
Thaddeus, Bartholomew and Andrew, detail from the Last Supper, fresco by Andrea del Castagno (1421-1457), 1450. Museum of the Convent of Santa Apollonia (Cenacolo di Sant'Apollonia), Florence. Italy, 15th century.
4409-17491973
The Dance. Date/Period: Ca. 1820. Painting. Oil on panel. Height: 178 mm (7 in); Width: 127 mm (5 in). Author: THOMAS STOTHARD.
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Death of Meleager. François Boucher (France, Paris, 1703-1770). France, circa 1727. Paintings. Oil on canvas
1788-46235
The Birth of Pegasus, by Filippo Falciatore (active 1728-1768).
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Muerte y Exequias de San Francisco,1486 (Ciclo de la vida de S. Francisco de Asís). Museum: IGLESIA STA. TRINIDAD: CAPILLA SASSETI, FLORENCIA, ITALIA. Author: DOMENICO GHIRLANDAIO.
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Hercules Firing Arrows at his Children, by Antonio Canova (1757-1822).
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Fresco by Bernardo Castello (1557-1629) in the Hall of Cupid and Psyche of Palazzo Odescalchi at Bassano Romano, Lazio. Italy, 16th century.
1788-21458
France, Vienne, painting of a Scene of Roman life
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Pheidias and the Frieze of the Parthenon by Lawrence Alma-Tadema circa 1868. Oil on Wood. A painted scene imagining 430s BC in Athens, when Pheidias the sculptor wouldve first revealed his work on the Frieze in the Parthenon temple. It asserts the idea that the original Frieze wouldve had painted surface decoration. This painting shows Alma-Tademas almost photo realistic style, and incredible grasp of perspective. Alma-Tadema lived between 1836-1912.
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Portrait of Louis XIII - Simon Vouet
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Vista y plano de Toledo / View and Plan of Toledo. Date/Period: Between ca. 1610 and ca. 1614. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 132 cm (51.9 in); Width: 228 cm (89.7 in). Author: EL GRECO.
4266-9806
Slave Market by Horace Vernet, Oil on canvas, 1789-1863, Germany, Berlin, Staatliche Museen, 65x54
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Saint Michael Vanquishing Satan by Raphael (1483-1520)/ Louvre, Paris/ 1518/ Italy, Roman School/ Oil on canvas/ Renaissance/ 268x160/ Bible
1788-47503
Joseph explaining Pharoah's dreams, by Jean Adrien Guignet (1816-1854), oil on canvas.
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The Three Wise Men; 1878 Oil on canvas John La Farge American; 1835-1910
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Aniello Falcone / 'Gladiators', 1640, Italian School, Oil on canvas, 186 cm x 183 cm, P00092. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.
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Scene of Pompeii life on the Tiber, by Francesco Coleman (1851-1918).
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Juan Antonio de Frías y Escalante / 'Triunfo de la Fe sobre los Sentidos', 1667, Spanish School, Oil on canvas, 113 cm x 152 cm, P00699. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.
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Slave market. (Horace Vernet; Paris 1789-1863 Paris; 1836)
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The sculptor's studio by Roberts, Tom (1856-1931) / National Gallery of Australia, Canberra / Realism / 1885 / Australia / Oil on canvas / Genre / 61,2x91,8
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San martino church: picture by gian paolo cavagna, alzano lombardo, Italy
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Reproduction of a shop near the Fountain of Mercury, from The Houses and Monuments of Pompeii, by Fausto and Felice Niccolini, Volume IV, Essays in Restoration, Plate VIII, 1854-1896.
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Appius Claudius the Censor (340-273 BC). Roman Censor. Engraving by Sabattini after a fresco by Cesare Maccari. The Iberian Illustration, 1898. Colored.
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The Miraculous Draught of Fishes; about 1695-97; Oil on canvas Sebastiano Ricci; Italian; 1659-1734
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Laban Searching for His Gods; 1647; Oil on oak panel Claes Cornelisz Moeyaert; Dutch; 1592-1655
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Nicolas-Eustache Maurin / 'Cortez orders his fleet to be destroyed', 19th, Engraving. Museum: MUSEO DE AMERICA, MADRID, SPAIN. HERNAN CORTES.
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Julius Caesar (100-44 BC). Roman politician and General. Murder of Caesar victim of a republican conspiracy. Drawing by Francisco Fonollosa, late 20th century. Watercolour painting.
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