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Still life painting of dead waterfowl and vegetables in windowsill.

Still Life with Game Fowl, 1600/03

Juan Sánchez Cotán

A work made of lithograph in black on cream wove paper.

Les-Parents-Terribles series: This one paints..., 1852

Paul Gavarni

A work made of oil on panel.

Final Study for "Bathers at Asnières", 1883

Georges Seurat

Portrait of an older woman holding a mirror and makeup pad, sitting in a dark dressing room in a pink slip and a blue and red skirt. Her flesh is mottled and pasty white, its contours in dark shadows that make it appear almost bruised. She gazes to the left forlornly.

Into the World There Came a Soul Called Ida, 1929–30

Ivan Albright

A work made of oil on canvas.

Barks Fleeing Before the Storm, 1870/75

Jules Dupré

A work made of papier-mâché.

Box with painted lid, 19th century

Hudson River School

Four women with musical instruments lounge in a massive garden courtyard.

The Interior of the Palm House on the Pfaueninsel Near Potsdam, 1834

Carl Blechen

Painting of a scene in a dimly-lit, cavernous room with a bassinet and small table. A shaft of light falls on four figures: a light-skinned woman in a white head covering, a baby on her lap, a male figure at her side, and a small dog at their feet. The couple feeds the fussing baby from a bowl, smiling.

A Mother Feeding her Child (The Happy Mother), 1707

Willem van Mieris

Cubist painting of woman, bright yellow, green, purple colors.

The Red Armchair, December 16, 1931

Pablo Picasso

A chaotic but happy kitchen scene: A light-skinned woman in a pink dress at left bends to take a turkey out of the oven, while another at right forms a pie near a small girl playing with a kitten. Behind them, a woman selects dishware as yet another carries a basket of ingredients. A fifth woman in the back puts on a fancy hat and coat near a pair of babies reaching out from their twin high chair.

Thanksgiving, c. 1935

Doris Lee

Abstract painting, black background covered with flicks and smudges of white and other colors.

Greyed Rainbow, 1953

Jackson Pollock

Painting of three light-skinned girls in a woodland setting. A dog in the foreground faces a girl with a puppy in her lap.

Three Little Girls, c. 1870

Narcisse Virgile Diaz de la Peña

Painting of Judith, naked, holding sword, with head of Holophernes.

Judith, c. 1540

Jan Sanders van Hemessen

Painting depicting the god Hercules confronting the Hydra, a mythical creature. Amidst towering, rocky cliffs, Hercules stands on the left of the painting, dressed in clothing that exposes his figure. He looks to the right, where the seven-headed hydra rears up, bearing its teeth. A nude figure of a woman is on the ground in front of the Hydra, and an orange sun peeks from behind red clouds in the background.

Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra, 1875–76

Gustave Moreau

A work made of oil on canvas.

Poppy Field (Giverny), 1890–91

Claude Monet

Black-and-white photograph of a fan made of finely carved pieces, featuring nude figures and cherubs among foliage.

Fan, 1775/1800

Benjamin West

Apples and grapes rest in a shallow wicker basket on a table covered with a light-colored cloth. Additional fruit is scattered on the table.

Apples and Grapes, 1880

Claude Monet

A work made of oil on canvas with painted frame.

Turning Point of Thirst, 1934

Victor Brauner

A work made of oil on canvas.

Rocks at Port-Goulphar, Belle-Île, 1886

Claude Monet

A work made of oil on canvas.

Are They Thinking about the Grape? (Pensent-ils au raisin?), 1747

François Boucher

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