Thomas Eakins, Max Schmitt in a Single Scull (The Champion Single  Sculls) 1871. Thomas Eakins was an American painter, sculptor and photographer.  He perfected his skills in Paris under the tutelage of   Jean-Leon Gerome .

Arthur Hughes, Sir Galahad, the Quest for the Holy Grail 1870. Arthur Hughes was an English painter and illustrator. He was the uncle of  Edward Robert Hughes .

Sandro Botticelli, Cestello Annunciation 1489-1490. Sandro Botticelli was an Italian painter, a representative of the  Florentine School and one of the important masters of the  Renaissance. The painting The Birth of Venus brought the artist  worldwide fame.

Henri-Paul Motte, Vercingetorix Surrenders to Caesar 1886. Henri-Paul Motte was a French painter, born in Paris. He studied  under the painter Jean-Leon Gerome and painted on historical subjects. He  became famous for his painting of the siege of La Rochelle, in which he  depicted Cardinal Richelieu.

Hans Holbein II, An Allegory of Passion 1532-1536. Hans Holbein the Younger was one of the greatest German painters and the  most famous representative of this family. He studied painting under his  father Holbein Sr.  In addition to paintings, Holbein made prints and made a significant  contribution to the history of book design.

Toby Edward Rosenthal, Elaine 1874. Tobias Edward Rosenthal was an American painter originally from  Germany. Born in Prussia, he moved to San Francisco in 1855 with relatives.  He began his career as a painter at the age of 14.

Giovanni Boldini, Giovanni Fattori in His Study 1866-1867.

Franz Richard Unterberger, La Strada Monreale Palermo. Franz Richard Unterberger was an Austro-Belgian  cityscape painter.

Caravaggio, The Taking of Christ 1602. Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian painter and the founder  of realism in painting. His work was not understood by his contemporaries  and attracted attacks from the clergy. He is also known for having killed a man whose family was close to the  Pope in a duel and served time in p…

Winslow Homer, Eight Bells 1886.

Mihaly Munkacsy, Milton 1878. Mihaly Munkacsy (his real surname was Lieb) was a Hungarian artist  who came from a poor family of a rural official of Bavarian origin. He  was known for his paintings, which mainly depicted the lives of peasants  and the poor .

Jacob van Meurs, Tiger 1665. Jacob van Meurs (1619/1620 - c. 1680) was a Dutch engraver and publisher from Amsterdam. Active from 1651 to 1680, he specialized in works of  geography, travelogues, and history.

Mihaly Zichy, The Triumph of the Genius of Destruction 1878. Mihaly Zichy was a Hungarian painter and graphic artist. In addition to  paintings, he made illustrations for books. The poems and ballads  illustrated by Zichy included such authors as Mikhail Lermontov, Shota  Rustaveli, Mor Jokai, Janos Arany and others. Zichy worked fo…

John Atkinson Grimshaw, The Lady of Shalott c. 1875. John Atkinson Grimshaw was an English Victorian-era artist best known for his nocturnal scenes of urban landscapes. Today, he is considered  one of the great painters of the Victorian era, as well as one of the best  and most accomplished nightscape and townscape artists of all ti…

Jan Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring c. 1665. Johannes Vermeer van Delft (also known as Jan Vermeer) was a  Dutch painter and master of genre portraiture.

Gustav Klimt, Death and Life 1908-1915. Gustav Klimt was an Austrian painter, graphic artist, decorator, and master of  architectural interior design.

Edward Burne-Jones, The Fight: St. George Kills the Dragon VI 1866. Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, 1st Baronet was a British artist and  designer associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement.

Adolph von Menzel, The Choirstalls in the Mainz Cathedral 1869. Adolph Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel was a German realist painter and  illustrator. He was considered one of the two most prominent German  painters of the 19th century along with Caspar David Friedrich .

Antonio Gisbert, Maria de Molina Presents Her Son Fernando IV at the  Cortes of Valladolid (1295) 1863.

Cornelis Springer, View of Cathedral in Late Light. Cornelis Springer was a Dutch 19th century cityscape painter.

Abbott Handerson Thayer, Self-Portrait 1920. Abbott Handerson Thayer was an American painter, naturalist  and teacher. He made a notable contribution to the theory  and practice of military camouflage through observations  of camouflage coloration of animals and birds. The principle  of camouflage he developed is called Countershadi…

Aleksander Gierymski, Poetry 1883.

William Degouve de Nuncques, Black Swan 1895. William Degouve de Nuncques was a Belgian painter of French origin who  was known for his atmospheric night landscapes and ghostly subjects.  In 1883 he met the Belgian painter Jan Toorop with whom he rented a studio  together. Toorop influenced his early work.

William Blake, The Virgin and Child 1825. William Blake was an English poet, painter, and printmaker  who was not recognized in his lifetime.