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European Paintings Recent Acquisition

Self-Portrait, baron Antoine Jean Gros  French, Oil on canvas
baron Antoine Jean Gros
ca. 1790
Male Academy Figure: Half-Length, Side View, Eugène Delacroix  French, Oil on paper laid down on panel (formerly canvas)
Eugène Delacroix
ca. 1818–20
Christ on the Cross, Cecco del Caravaggio (Francesco Buoneri), Oil on wood
Cecco del Caravaggio (Francesco Buoneri)
ca. 1615–20
A Book Peddler, Master of the Canesso Peddler, Oil on canvas
Master of the Canesso Peddler
ca. 1670–90
Portrait of a Man with a Hebrew Tablet, Antonio Campi  Italian, Oil on canvas
Antonio Campi
ca. 1575
The Banishment of Hagar, Johann Friedrich Overbeck  German, Oil on canvas
Johann Friedrich Overbeck
1839–41
Portrait of a Mughal Woman, Francesco Renaldi  British, Oil on canvas
Francesco Renaldi
1787
The Massacre of the Innocents, François Joseph Navez  Belgian, Oil on canvas
François Joseph Navez
1824
A Peasant Family, Antoine Le Nain  French, Oil on copper
Antoine Le Nain
ca. 1640–48
Seated Peasant Woman with Goats, Camille Pissarro  French, Gouache on wove paper
Camille Pissarro
1885
Saints Peter and Paul, Bartolomeo Manfredi  Italian, Oil on canvas
Bartolomeo Manfredi
1620s
General Letellier on His Deathbed, Théodore Gericault  French, Oil on canvas
Théodore Gericault
ca. 1818–20
The Lace Shawl, Helene Schjerfbeck  Finnish, Oil on canvas
Helene Schjerfbeck
1920
Rachel Ruysch (1664–1750), Rachel Ruysch  Dutch, Oil on canvas
Rachel Ruysch
Michiel van Musscher
1692
Bindo Altoviti (1491–1557), Francesco Salviati (Francesco de' Rossi)  Italian, Oil on marble
Francesco Salviati (Francesco de' Rossi)
ca. 1545
A Man Seated and Asleep, Giuseppe Abbati  Italian, Oil on wood
Giuseppe Abbati
ca. 1865
Still Life with a Vase of Flowers, Melon, Peaches, and Grapes, Charlotte Eustache Sophie de Fuligny Damas, marquise de Grollier  French, Oil on canvas
Charlotte Eustache Sophie de Fuligny Damas, marquise de Grollier
1780
Bust-Length Study of a Man, François-Auguste Biard  French, Oil on paper, laid down on canvas
François-Auguste Biard
1848
The Agony in the Garden, Nicolas Poussin  French, Oil on copper
Nicolas Poussin
1626–27
Picquigny, Frits Thaulow  Norwegian, Oil on canvas
Frits Thaulow
1899
Study of a Nude Man, Gustave Courbet  French, Oil on canvas
Gustave Courbet
early 1840s
Study for the Ceiling of the Marquand Music Room, Frederic, Lord Leighton  British, Oil and gold on canvas
Frederic, Lord Leighton
ca. 1886
The Return of Persephone, Frederic, Lord Leighton  British, Oil on canvas
Frederic, Lord Leighton
ca. 1890–91
Roman Charity, Hendrick ter Brugghen  Dutch, Oil on canvas
Hendrick ter Brugghen
1622
Self-Portrait at Spurveskjul, Vilhelm Hammershøi  Danish, Oil on canvas
Vilhelm Hammershøi
1911
Judgment of Paris, Alessandro Turchi  Italian, Oil on canvas
Alessandro Turchi
ca. 1640
Still Life of Fruit and Nuts, Giuseppe Ruoppolo  Italian, Oil on canvas
Giuseppe Ruoppolo
ca. 1660–69
Still Life of Grapes and Peaches, Panfilo Nuvolone  Italian, Oil on wood
Panfilo Nuvolone
ca. 1617
The Flight into Egypt, Carlo Maratti  Italian, Oil on copper
Carlo Maratti
ca. 1664
Allegory of Sacred and Profane Love, Michele Desubleo  Flemish, Oil on canvas
Michele Desubleo
1665–75
Charity, Carlo Cignani  Italian, Oil on copper
Carlo Cignani
ca. 1680
Basket of Fruit, Bartolomeo Cavarozzi  Italian, Oil on canvas
Bartolomeo Cavarozzi
Master of the Acquavella Still Life
ca. 1620
Roman Landscape with a Shepherd and Sheep, Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto)  Italian, Oil on copper
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto)
late 1640s
Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist, Orsola Maddalena Caccia  Italian, Oil on canvas
Orsola Maddalena Caccia
ca. 1645
Fruit and Flowers, Orsola Maddalena Caccia  Italian, Oil on canvas
Orsola Maddalena Caccia
ca. 1630
Flowers in a Grotesque Vase, Orsola Maddalena Caccia  Italian, Oil on canvas
Orsola Maddalena Caccia
ca. 1635
Joanna de Silva, William Wood  British, Oil on canvas
William Wood
1792
The Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist, Bernard van Orley  Netherlandish, Oil on wood
Bernard van Orley
ca. 1514–15
The Temptation of Saint Mary Magdalen, Johann Liss  German, Oil on canvas
Johann Liss
ca. 1626
Virgin and Child Enthroned, Bohemian Painter  Bohemian, Oil(?) and gold on wood
Bohemian Painter
ca. 1345–50
Cain Slaying Abel, Pier Francesco Mola  Italian, Oil on canvas
Pier Francesco Mola
ca. 1650–52
The Net Mender (Garnbinderen), Christian Krohg  Norwegian, Oil on canvas
Christian Krohg
1879
Gudvangen, Thomas Fearnley  Norwegian, Oil on paper, laid down on wood
Thomas Fearnley
1839
Study of Water and Plants, Thomas Fearnley  Norwegian, Oil on paper, laid down on wood
Thomas Fearnley
1837
A Bouquet of Flowers, Clara Peeters  Flemish, Oil on wood
Clara Peeters
ca. 1612
The Dormition of the Virgin, Carlo Saraceni  Italian, Oil on canvas
Carlo Saraceni
ca. 1612
An Old Man with a Dog, Giacomo Ceruti  Italian, Oil on canvas
Giacomo Ceruti
1740s
The North Cape by Moonlight, Peder Balke  Norwegian, Oil on canvas
Peder Balke
1848
Two Men before a Waterfall at Sunset, Johan Christian Dahl  Norwegian, Oil on canvas
Johan Christian Dahl
1823
Copenhagen Harbor by Moonlight, Johan Christian Dahl  Norwegian, Oil on canvas
Johan Christian Dahl
1846
An Eruption of Vesuvius, Johan Christian Dahl  Norwegian, Oil on canvas
Johan Christian Dahl
1824
Julie Le Brun (1780–1819) Looking in a Mirror, Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun  French, Oil on canvas
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
1787
The Garter, Jean François de Troy  French, Oil on canvas
Jean François de Troy
1724
The Declaration of Love, Jean François de Troy  French, Oil on canvas
Jean François de Troy
ca. 1724
The Departure of the Gondola, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo  Italian, Oil on canvas
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
mid-1760s
The Flight into Egypt, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo  Italian, Oil on canvas
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
ca. 1767–70
The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo  Italian, Oil on canvas
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
ca. 1745–47
A Man Leaning on a Parapet, Georges Seurat  French, Oil on wood
Georges Seurat
ca. 1881
Woman in Turkish Dress, Seated on a Sofa, Jean Etienne Liotard  Swiss, Pastel over red chalk underdrawing on parchment
Jean Etienne Liotard
ca. 1751–52
A Huntsman and a Peasant Woman by the Isar River with a View of Munich, Wilhelm von Kobell  German, Oil on wood
Wilhelm von Kobell
1823
The Villa Loredan, Paese, Francesco Guardi  Italian, Oil on canvas
Francesco Guardi
early 1780s
The Island of San Michele, Venice, Francesco Guardi  Italian, Oil on canvas
Francesco Guardi
1770s
The Bouquet of Violets, Eva Gonzalès  French, Pastel on wove paper
Eva Gonzalès
ca. 1877–78
Horsewoman, Théodore Gericault  French, Oil on canvas
Théodore Gericault
1820 or later
Queen Henrietta Maria, Anthony van Dyck  Flemish, Oil on canvas
Anthony van Dyck
1636
Rebecca and the Wounded Ivanhoe, Eugène Delacroix  French, Oil on canvas
Eugène Delacroix
1823
Desdemona (The Song of the Willow), Théodore Chassériau  French, Oil on wood
Théodore Chassériau
1849
Warwick Castle, Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)  Italian, Oil on canvas
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
1748
A Lock, a Column, and a Church beside a Lagoon, Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)  Italian, Oil on canvas
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
Campo Sant'Angelo, Venice, Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)  Italian, Oil on canvas
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
1730s
The Grand Canal, Venice, Looking Southeast, with the Campo della Carità to the Right, Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)  Italian, Oil on canvas
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
1730s
Campo Santa Maria Zobenigo, Venice, Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)  Italian, Oil on canvas
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
1730s
The Grand Canal, Venice, Looking South toward the Rialto Bridge, Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)  Italian, Oil on canvas
Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal)
1730s
Léon Pallière (1787–1820) in His Room at the Villa Medici, Rome, Jean Alaux  French, Oil on canvas
Jean Alaux
1817
Little Denise (Denise Maréchal, later Madame Georges Béart, 1883–1956), Theo Van Rysselberghe  Belgian, Oil on canvas
Theo Van Rysselberghe
1889
Portrait of a Boy, Louis Léopold Boilly  French, Oil on canvas
Louis Léopold Boilly
ca. 1805
Study of a Man, Bust-Length, in Moorish Costume, William James Müller  British, Oil on canvas
William James Müller
ca. 1841–45
Girl in a Courtyard, Algiers (formerly Courtyard in Tangier), Philippe Pavy  French, Oil on wood
Philippe Pavy
1886