The Birth of Venus (1863), oil on canvas, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City | artwork by Alexandre Cabanel

The Birth of Venus (1863), oil on canvas, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City | artwork by Alexandre Cabanel

Judith and her Maidservant (1613–1614), Oil on canvas, Palazzo Pitti, Florence | artwork by Artemisia Gentileschi

Judith and her Maidservant (1613–1614), Oil on canvas, Palazzo Pitti, Florence | artwork by Artemisia Gentileschi

Sacred and Profane Love (c. 1513-1514), Oil on canvas, Galleria Borghese, Rome | artwork by Titian

Sacred and Profane Love (c. 1513-1514), Oil on canvas, Galleria Borghese, Rome | artwork by Titian

Watson and the Shark (1778), oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C | artwork by John Singleton Copley

Watson and the Shark (1778), oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C | artwork by John Singleton Copley

Martyrdom of Saint Peter the Martyr (c. 1619–1621), oil on canvas, Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna | artwork by Domenichino

Martyrdom of Saint Peter the Martyr (c. 1619–1621), oil on canvas, Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna | artwork by Domenichino

The Grand Canal and the Church of the Salute (1730), oil on canvas, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | artwork by Canaletto

The Grand Canal and the Church of the Salute (1730), oil on canvas, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston | artwork by Canaletto

Blumengarten (ohne Figur) (1908), oil on canvas | artwork by Emil Nolde

Blumengarten (ohne Figur) (1908), oil on canvas | artwork by Emil Nolde

Judith with the Head of Holofernes (1613) Oil on canvas, Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence | artwork by Cristofano Allori

Judith with the Head of Holofernes (1613) Oil on canvas, Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence | artwork by Cristofano Allori

Right and Left (1850), oil on canvas | artwork by William Sidney Mount 

Right and Left (1850), oil on canvas | artwork by William Sidney Mount 

Niobe mourning her children (1591), oil on canvas, Statens Museum for Kunst | artwork by Abraham Bloemaert

Niobe mourning her children (1591), oil on canvas, Statens Museum for Kunst | artwork by Abraham Bloemaert

Homer and His Guide (1874), oil on canvas, Milwaukee Art Museum | artwork by William-Adolphe Bouguereau 

Homer and His Guide (1874), oil on canvas, Milwaukee Art Museum | artwork by William-Adolphe Bouguereau 

The Valpinçon Bather (1806), Oil on canvas, Louvre, Paris | artwork by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

The Valpinçon Bather (1806), Oil on canvas, Louvre, Paris | artwork by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

The Elevation of the Cross (1610–1611), oil on canvas, Central panel. Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp | artwork by Peter Paul Rubens

The Elevation of the Cross (1610–1611), oil on canvas, Central panel. Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp | artwork by Peter Paul Rubens

Man and Woman Contemplating the Moon (1830–1835), oil on canvas, Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin | artwork by Caspar David Friedrich

Man and Woman Contemplating the Moon (1830–1835), oil on canvas, Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin | artwork by Caspar David Friedrich

Sunny Morning - Eight Legs (1997), oil on canvas | artwork by Lucian Freud

Sunny Morning - Eight Legs (1997), oil on canvas | artwork by Lucian Freud