Judging from this model's resemblance to the heroine of Greuze's large-scale genre scene The Well-Beloved Mother (private collection, Lisbon), this tête d'expression ("expressive head") probably depicts Madame de la Borde, the voluptuous wife of

One might easily mistake this large-scale painting for a representation of the mythical Greek goddess Diana, accompanied by an attendant and surrounded by her faithful hunting dogs. However, this work is actually a portrait.

This study of a hunting dog was made from life, based on close observation of the animal’s characteristic movements.

This is one of a pair of statuettes and superb example of the kind of fine craftsmanship and genius of idea for which Claude Michel, known as Clodion, was prized by collectors and connoisseurs during the 1790s.

This is one of a pair of statuettes and superb example of the kind of fine craftsmanship and genius of idea for which Claude Michel, known as Clodion, was prized by collectors and connoisseurs during the 1790s. The subject is of classical inspiration: represented are a male and a female follower of Bacchus, the Greek God of wine.

The leading landscape artist in France during the final decades of the 18th century, Hubert Robert was a painter whose activity straddled the great divide represented by the French Revolution.

Christ’s lifeless body has just come off the cross and is being gently lowered into a sarcophagus by two angels. Juan de Juanes was one of the leading artists in 16th century Valencia and is thought to have studied in Italy.