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A light-skinned nude woman, center, struggles while a light-skinned nude man, top left, violently pulls white translucent fabric off of her. Dark red and brown textiles, a pillow, dagger, and fallen nude statue complete the scene.

Tarquin and Lucretia, 1578–80

Tintoretto

Small dots of soft color form a woman in a red shirt and brown skirt seen up close, washing her bare feet in a lush brook while seated on a sloping bank.

Woman Bathing Her Feet in a Brook, 1895

Camille Pissarro

Painting of a young woman outdoors in a light purple dress and head covering with a wooden yoke around her neck suspending large bundles of brightly colored flowers. She stands on a path adjacent to a river, facing the wall of a red-brick house at right.

Flower Girl in Holland, 1887

George Hitchcock

A scene in brown and green tones of people dancing indoors. In the foreground, three women stand near boothed tables while a man sits.

Moulin de la Galette, 1889

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

A work made of oil on canvas.

The Vase of Tulips, c. 1890

Paul Cezanne

A work made of oil on canvas.

Grapes, Lemons, Pears, and Apples, 1887

Vincent van Gogh

St. George on white horse, piercing green, gold dragon

Saint George and the Dragon, 1434/35

Bernat Martorell

A work made of oil on canvas.

Milton Dictating to His Daughter, 1794

Henry Fuseli

Painting of a dark gray skyscraper in the glaring sun. The bright sun reflects off of the tall, looming building, which is painted from the perspective of a passerby looking up at the building. The light blurs out the top of the building, and dots of yellow light appear lower down and on nearby buildings.

The Shelton with Sunspots, N.Y., 1926

Georgia O'Keeffe

Painting of artist drawing on easel, green landscape, stone walls surround him.

The Artist Looks at Nature, 1943

Charles Sheeler

A rectangular painting featuring color blocks in shades of purple, white, and red against a cream background. The purple rectangle at top is a loosely blended mix of pink and blue. The white block is almost yellow, though its outer edges are quite white. The red block at bottom pulses with varying shades.

Untitled (Purple, White, and Red), 1953

Mark Rothko

A work made of oil on canvas.

Kitchen Scene, 1618–20

Diego Velázquez

A work made of oil on canvas.

Charing Cross Bridge, London, 1901

Claude Monet

Multicolored painting of geometric shapes intersecting and overlapping in a circular flow.

Festival in Montmartre, 1913

Gino Severini

Painting of centaur with harp, in water, surrounded by mermaids and mermen.

In the Sea, 1883

Arnold Böcklin

A work made of oil on canvas.

Beggar with a Duffle Coat (Philosopher), 1865–67

Édouard Manet

A work made of oil on canvas.

Madame Roulin Rocking the Cradle (La berceuse), 1889

Vincent van Gogh

A lone wheat stack, in shadow, rests on a field with traces of snow, the snow taking on reflected shades of pink, yellow, orange, and blue from the unseen setting sun. A line of pale yellow illuminates the horizon above the hills beyond.

Stack of Wheat (Thaw, Sunset), 1890–91

Claude Monet

A abstract painting in which numerous planes of brown and gray, along with highlights of black and white, compose the figure of a man. The most recognizable features are a pair of clasped hands and the wave of his dark hair.

Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler, autumn 1910

Pablo Picasso

A work made of oil on panel.

Landscape, c. 1850

Théodore Rousseau

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