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The Temptation of the Magdalene (c.1616)

Jordaens, Jacob (1593-1678) The Temptation of the Magdalene c.1616 Oil on panel, 126.2 × 96.8 cm Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago In this half-length biblical painting, an aged woman offering tempting jewels—possibly the proprietor of a brothel—and an angel bestowing spiritual…

Intérieur à Nice (c.1919)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Intérieur à Nice (Interior at Nice) c.1919 Oil on canvas, 66.7 x 54.9 cm Saint Louis Art Museum, St. Louis Compare: Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Intérieur à Nice 1919–1920 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago     See also: • Nice (France)

Faust et Méphistophélès (1827-1828)

Delacroix, Eugène (1798-1863) Faust et Méphistophélès (Faust and Mephistopheles) 1827–1828 Oil on canvas, 45.5 x 37.7 cm Wallace Collection, London See also: • Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832)

Library Interior with Still Life (1711-1712)

Van der Heyden, Jan (1637-1712) Library Interior with Still Life 1711–1712 Oil on canvas, 68.6 x 57.2 cm Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena Compare: Van der Heyden, Jan (1637-1712) Corner of a Library 1711 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid     Van der Heyden, Jan (1637-1712) Room Corner…