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Detail from '<n>Trompe l'oeil with studio wall and vanitas still life</n>' (1668) by <n>Cornelis Norbertus Gijsbrechts</n>.

Detail of <n>Judith</n> (c. 1678) by artist <n>Eglon Hendrik van der Neer</n>.

Detail from a c. 1820 portrait of <n>Luis Veldrof</n> by Spanish artist <n>Vicente López Portaña</n>.

Detail from <n>The dish of pearls</n> by <n>Pierre Mignard</n>.

Detail from a c. 1750 portrait of <n>Barbara of Braganza</n> by an anonymous artist.

<n>Hands</n> (2017), an oil on linen painting by Chinese artist <n>He Lihuai</n>.

A detail from <n>Sir Peter Lely</n>'s painting, <n>Portrait of a Lady</n>, c. 1670-4.

<n>Agnus Dei</n> (1635-40) by <n>Francisco de Zurbarán</n>, from the collection of the <n>Museo Nacional del Prado</n>.

<n>Melodia Fatale</n> (2010), an oil painting by <n>Roberto Ferri</n>.

<n>An Allegory of Virtue</n> (detail), 1657, by <n>Baroque</n> painter <n>Elisabetta Sirani</n>.

<n>The Sorceress</n> (1887) by <n>Georges Merle</n>.

Detail from <n>Karel Dujardin</n>'s painting <n>Boy Blowing Soap Bubbles</n>, 1663.

A portrait of <n>Saint Clare of Assisi</n>.

Detail of <n>Bacchus and Ariadne</n> (c. 1600) by <n>Domenico Fiasella</n>.

<n>Looking Closely But Does It See You</n>, a self-portrait in colored pencil on paper.

<n>Hand with Lover's Eye</n> (2012), an oil painting by artist <n>Fatima Ronquillo</n>.

Detail from <n>Incostanza. An Allegory of Fickleness</n> (1615-1618) by <n>Abraham Janssens van Nuyssen</n>.

A detail from <n>Incostanza. An Allegory of Fickleness</n> by artist <n>Abraham I Janssens</n>.

<n>The Alchemist who has achieved illumination</n> by artist <n>Andrea de Pascalis</n>.

<n>A Water Baby</n> (1900) by artist <n>Herbert James Draper</n>.

<n>Lucretia</n> (1664) by <n>Rembrandt van Rijn</n>.