The martyrdom of St. Bartholomew. 1749. Pompeo Batoni. Italian. 1708-1787. oil on canvas.

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Hercules punishing Busiris. 1675. Jean Baptiste Corneille. French. 1646-1695.

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Prometheus bound. 1670. drawing. Louis Boullonge Young. French. 1609-1674.

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Mercury overcomes the vigilance of Argus. Jean Francois de Troy. French. 1679-1752.  oil on canvas.

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Oedipus at Colonus. 1778. Jean Antoine Giroust. French. 1753-1817.

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Detail : Creusa consumed by the poisoned robes. Jean Francois de Troy. French. 1679-1752. oil on canvas.

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Detail : Vanitas. 1660. Juan de Valdes Leal. Spanish. 1622-1690.

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Prudent Abigail. 1667. Juan Antonio Frias y Escalante. Spanish. 1633-1669. oil on canvas.  Prado.Madrid.

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David and Jonathan. c.1510. Giovanni Battista Moroni. Italian.1520-1578.

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Bacchus. Jean Francois de Troy. French. 1679-1752. black chalk highlighted with white on beige paper.

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Detail : Christ washing the disciples feet. 1548-49. Tintoretto. Italian. 1518-1594.

oil on canvas. Museo del Prado. Madrid. Spain.

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Detail : the continence of Scipio. 1770-72. Pompeo Batoni. Italian. 1708-1787.

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brazenswing:

Alexandre-Jean-Baptiste Hesse Funerary Honours Rendered to Titian (detail) 1833

Orpheus and Eurydice. 1709. Jean Raoux. French. 1677-1734.

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Academic male nude study. 19th.century. oil on canvas.

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