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This painting shows the Jewish heroine Esther appearing before King Ahasuerus, whose prime minister had hatched a plot to execute all the Jews, to plead for her people. According to the Biblical story, Esther fainted in the king’s presence from fear…

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun painted this portrait of her brother Etienne, a talented poet and playwright.

This portrait of Francis I is one of the many portraits Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun was commissioned to paint for the Italian aristocracy after she fled from France to Italy.

Monet painted this piece while spending the summer with his family at Sainte-Andresse, a seaside resort near his hometown of Le Havre. The painting captures the leisurely activities of his family while enjoying a beautiful day together, taking in…