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Paul Valéry, from a poem featured in The Idea of Perfection; The Poetry and Prose of Paul Valéry
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Solve Amélie Beaury-Saurel (French,1848–1924), Portrait of Séverine
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Atribuido a Juan van der Hamen - Francisco de Quevedo
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1535-1538 Pier Maria III de’ Rossi, conte di San Secondo - Parmigianino
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Altar stone dedicated to Bacchus – relief detail depicting Hercules. 1st century AD., from Rome (Italy). National Archaeological Museum, Madrid, Spain. marble
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Pauline Jamar / “Thistles” / date unknown / Musée des Beaux-Arts de Liège
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Jan van Beers / “Henri Rochefort, French journalist and politician” / 1874-1897 / Royal Museum of Fine Arts Antwerp
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Pierre-Paul Prud'hon / “Minerva enlightening the Sciences and the Arts” / 4th quarter of 18th century - 1st quarter of 19th century / Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon
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Ary Scheffer / “Marguerite Leaving Church” / 1838 / Detroit Institute of Arts
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Victor Mottez / "Portrait of Madame Mottez, the artist’s wife" / ab. 1837-1840 / Louvre Museum
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Marguerite Godin / "Griselda" / 1894 / Baron Gérard Museum
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Antoine Plamondon / "Sister Saint-Alphonse" / 1841 / National Gallery of Canada
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Alfred Stevens / “Portrait of a Young Woman” / late 19th century / Chrysler Museum of Art
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