Small Paintings for the Staircase (page 3)

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The head of a pale-skinned man nearly fills this shadowy, vertical portrait painting. His shoulders angle to our right, and his dark eyes cut back to look at us.

Édouard Vuillard Self-Portrait, Aged 21, 1889 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of a Woman, Corneille de Lyon, c. 1540, oil on wood

Corneille de Lyon Portrait of a Woman, c. 1540 Cleveland Museum of Art

Shown from the chest up, a clean shaven, young man with pale, rosy skin and curly, mahogany-red hair, looks at or toward us against a black background in this vertical portrait painting.

Antonello da Messina Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1475/1479 National Gallery of Art

The image depicts a man from the waist up, positioned in a three-quarter view as he looks to his left. He has a fair complexion, a reddish-brown close-cropped beard, and medium brown hair cut at ear length.

Barthel Bruyn the Elder Portrait of a Man, c. 1530/1540 National Gallery of Art

Study of Two Bedouins, John Singer Sargent, 1905–6, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Study of Two Bedouins, 1905–6 Art Institute of Chicago

María Teresa (1638–1683), Infanta of Spain, Diego Velázquez, 1651–54, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez María Teresa (1638–1683), Infanta of Spain, 1651–54 The Met

The Little Shepherdess, Jean-François Millet, 1868–72, oil on panel

Jean-François Millet The Little Shepherdess, 1868–72 Art Institute of Chicago

Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness, Sano di Pietro, ca. 1440, tempera and gold on wood

Sano di Pietro Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness, ca. 1440 The Met

Woman Feeding Chickens, Jean-François Millet, 1846-48, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet Woman Feeding Chickens, 1846-48 Art Institute of Chicago

The Sheepshearers, Jean-François Millet, c. 1857–61, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet The Sheepshearers, c. 1857–61 Art Institute of Chicago

Return from the Fields, Jean-François Millet, c. 1846–47, oil on fabric

Jean-François Millet Return from the Fields, c. 1846–47 Cleveland Museum of Art

Virgin and Child with Two Angels, Sandro Botticelli, 1485–95, tempera on panel

Sandro Botticelli Virgin and Child with Two Angels, 1485–95 Art Institute of Chicago

Hamlet and His Mother, Eugène Delacroix, 1849, oil on canvas

Eugène Delacroix Hamlet and His Mother, 1849 The Met

Woman with a Rake, Jean-François Millet, probably 1856–57, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet Woman with a Rake, probably 1856–57 The Met

Apple Blossoms, Martin Johnson Heade, 1873, oil on canvas

Martin Johnson Heade Apple Blossoms, 1873 Cleveland Museum of Art

Orchid Blossoms, Martin Johnson Heade, 1873, oil on canvas

Martin Johnson Heade Orchid Blossoms, 1873 Cleveland Museum of Art

This is a painting of a woman reaching to pick a water lily from a pond. She is crouching atop a fallen log, leaning over to submerge her right hand in the water.

Eastman Johnson Gathering Lilies, 1865 National Gallery of Art

Roses in a Vase, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1878, oil on fabric

Henri Fantin-Latour Roses in a Vase, 1878 Cleveland Museum of Art

This painting depicts a collection of large green lily pads and blooming lotus flowers. The flowers are primarily white and pink, resting on the ends of long stems.

Theodore Wores Buddha's Flowers: Lotus, Tokyo, 1894 National Gallery of Art

Young Woman in White Holding a Bouquet, Alfred Stevens, c. 1865/1875, oil on wood

Alfred Stevens Young Woman in White Holding a Bouquet, c. 1865/1875 National Gallery of Art

Roses in a Vase, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1890, oil on fabric

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Roses in a Vase, c. 1890 Cleveland Museum of Art

This is a painting of an outdoor scene with a group of people gathered in front of a blue-gray wooden building with a dark door and two windows. Sunflowers grow on either side of the entrance, stretching up to the windows.

Winslow Homer Sketch of a Cottage Yard, c. 1876 National Gallery of Art

Roses in a Bowl, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1881, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Roses in a Bowl, 1881 Art Institute of Chicago

Still Life with Roses and Fruit, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1863, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Still Life with Roses and Fruit, 1863 The Met

Pansies, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1903, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Pansies, 1903 The Met

Roses in a Bowl, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1883, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Roses in a Bowl, 1883 The Met

Potted Pansies, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1883, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Potted Pansies, 1883 The Met

Seven roses in full bloom are clustered in a wide bouquet set against a dark brown background in this horizontal still life painting. The blossom to our left is peach, and a bud dips down in front of that flower.

Henri Fantin-Latour _Roses de Nice_ on a Table, 1882 National Gallery of Art

This square portrait shows the head and shoulders of a young woman in front of a spiky bush that fills much of the background except for a landscape view that extends into the deep distance to our right.

Leonardo da Vinci Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], c. 1474/1478 National Gallery of Art