Figurative

Explore Figurative Art: Masterful portrayals of the human form, emotion, and identity. Discover classical and contemporary works that challenge realism and reflect the human experience. Download high-resolution images for study and inspiration.

  • Strawberry Tea Set (1912)

    Strawberry Tea Set (1912)

    Childe Hassam (American, 1859–1935)

    A serene domestic scene capturing a woman’s quiet contemplation by a sunlit window.

  • The Sonata (1911)

    The Sonata (1911)

    Childe Hassam (American, 1859–1935)

    Hassam’s “The Sonata” portrays the fusion of music and tranquility, capturing a reflective post-performance moment.

  • Birth Of Venus (1485)

    Birth Of Venus (1485)

    Sandro Botticelli (Italian, 1444-1510)

    “The Birth of Venus” portrays Venus emerging from the sea, embodying Renaissance ideals of classical beauty.

  • Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus (1891)

    Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus (1891)

    John William Waterhouse (British, 1849-1917)

    Waterhouse’s “Circe Offering the Cup to Odysseus” depicts the sorceress Circe offering a magical potion to the hero Odysseus.

  • Juliet (1898)

    Juliet (1898)

    John William Waterhouse (British, 1849-1917)

    John William Waterhouse’s 1898 painting “Juliet” portrays the innocence and melancholy of Shakespeare’s heroine.

  • The Soul of the Rose (1908)

    The Soul of the Rose (1908)

    John William Waterhouse (British, 1849-1917)

    “The Soul of the Rose” is an oil painting created by John William Waterhouse in 1908. It portrays a red-haired woman deeply inhaling the scent of a rose in a garden. The inspiration for the painting comes from Alfred Lord Tennyson’s poem “Maud,” specifically the line “And the soul of the rose went into my […]

  • Woman with a Parasol – Madame Monet and Her Son: A Whisper of Wind in Oil

    Woman with a Parasol – Madame Monet and Her Son: A Whisper of Wind in Oil

    Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)

    Monet’s Woman with a Parasol immortalizes his wife Camille and son in a sunlit embrace, where swirling brushstrokes blend maternal warmth with the whisper of fleeting time

  • Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May: Waterhouse’s Vanitas for the Edwardian Age

    Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May: Waterhouse’s Vanitas for the Edwardian Age

    John William Waterhouse (British, 1849-1917)

    John William Waterhouse’s 1908 masterpiece Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May (118x157cm, oil on canvas) reimagines Robert Herrick’s 17th-century poem To the Virgins through an Edwardian lens.

  • Self-Portrait at the Dressing Table: Zinaida Serebriakova’s Timeless Ode to Feminine Grace

    Self-Portrait at the Dressing Table: Zinaida Serebriakova’s Timeless Ode to Feminine Grace

    Zinaida Serebriakova (Russian, 1884-1967)

    At the dressing table, Serebriakova reflects not beauty alone, but a self defined with clarity.