Leonaert Bramer, Mors Thriumphans. Leonaert Bramer (also Leendert or Leonard) was a Dutch painter known primarily for genre, religious, and history paintings. Very prolific as a painter and draftsman, he is noted especially for nocturnal scenes which show a penchant for exotic details of costume and setting.

Grant Wood, The American Golfer 1940. Grant DeVolson Wood was an American painter and representative of Regionalism, best known for his paintings depicting the rural American Midwest. He is particularly well known for American Gothic (1930), which has become an iconic example of early 20th-century American art.

Lilla Cabot Perry, At the River's Head, River Epte, Giverny, France 1895. Lilla Cabot Perry (born Lydia Cabot) was an American writer and portrait painter. Perry came from a wealthy family; her father was a famous surgeon. In her first period she concentrated on portraits, mostly of women and children, but after meeting Claude M…

Carl Larsson, Little Red Riding Hood 1881. Carl Olof Larsson was a Swedish painter representative of the Arts and Crafts movement. His many paintings include oils, watercolors, and frescoes. He is   principally known for his watercolors of idyllic family life.

J.C. Leyendecker, Statue of Liberty 1934. Joseph Christian Leyendecker was an American (born in Montabaur, Germany) illustrator who drew posters, book illustrations, and advertisements. Between 1896 and 1950 Leyendecker painted more than 400 magazine covers. He is considered one of the most outstanding illustrators of the early 20th…

Anders Zorn, The Embrace 1885. Anders Leonard Zorn was a Swedish realist painter and sculptor. He lived and worked in many countries of the world - France, England, USA, North Africa .

Edouard Vuillard, Two Seamstresses in the Workroom 1893. Jean-Édouard Vuillard was a French symbolist painter, decorator and printmaker. From 1891 to 1900 he was a member of the artistic group Nabis, in which he painted with great influence from Paul Gauguin and the Japanese prints.

Thomas Fearnley, The Bridge of Hauge Outside Arendal 1829. Thomas Fearnley was a Norwegian romantic painter, a pupil of  Johan Christian Dahl  and a leading representative of Norwegian romantic nationalism in painting. Fearnley's paintings alternate between oil sketches and larger, composed landscapes meant for exhibition. The N…