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A man lies in bed wrapped up tightly in white sheets, looking afraid, whilst a man stands over him lecturing him, holding a book and wearing all black with a black cap. An assistant stands behind this doctor, holding an overly large clyster.

Le Malade Imaginaire (The Hypochondriac)

Honoré Daumier

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A chair with an embroidered floral seat back and a black seat cushion

Chair with Floral Seat Back

Attributed to Roger Fry (1866–1934) for the Omega Workshops Ltd, embroidered by Winifred Gill (1891–1981) or Vanessa Bell (1879–1961), 1913

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painting of a landscape with moonlight

 Landscape by Moonlight

Peter Paul Rubens

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This superbly carved work belongs to a group of ivories illustrating the Passion (Death and Resurrection) of Christ.

Diptych with scenes of the Passion of Christ

Paris, around 1350-1375

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A drawing of a seated woman by Henri Matisse. Her frank, challenging expression combine with her soft contours and the sinuous lines of her revealing clothes

Seated Woman

Henri Matisse

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A landscape painting with blue sky, mountain ranges and a large river running through. In the foreground a red-cloaked figure rides a horse across a ridge, assisted by another figure in front.

Landscape with the Flight into Egypt

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

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A touching portrait of the family of the artist Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625) by his close friend and collaborator Peter Paul Rubens

The Family of Jan Brueghel the Elder

Peter Paul Rubens

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Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), Wooded landscape with herdsman, cows and sheep, 1784-5

Wooded landscape with herdsman, cows and sheep

Thomas Gainsborough

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A drawing of a richly dressed woman holding a prayer, also wearing a pompom-topped cap with a veil.

Helena Fourment

Peter Paul Rubens

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This three-panel work, known as ‘The Seilern Triptych’, is one of the finest examples of Northern Renaissance painting. The central panel depicts Christ’s burial, shortly after his body is taken down from the cross (seen in the left wing, where the two thieves executed with him remain).

The Entombment

Attributed to Robert Campin

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This beautifully painted dish shows the close ties between painting and pottery in Umbria, central Italy. The image is based on a detail from a painting by Pietro Vannucci, known as Perugino

Dish with one of the Magi

16th century, Italy (Deruta)

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A worn-looking front cover of a manuscript book. The words 'AVANT et après' are seen at the top, and '1903' at the bottom, with 'P Gauguin' in the centre. The text is surrounded by drawings and illustrations, including three masks and details of columns and crests, dotted around the page.

Avant et après (Before and after) 

Paul Gauguin

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