MASTERPIECE #1306 Firs Zhuravlev, Russian“First the Minister’s Late, Then the Chicken Piccata is Inedible, and Now I’ve Got to Consummate This Stupid Thing?,” 1880 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1236 Willard Metcalf, American “Gemini: You’ll Enjoy an Unexpected Financial Windfall and Some Freaky Stuff in the Sack,” 1890 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1197 Vladimir Makovsky, Russian Husband Considering Wife’s Formal Request for Sex, 1876 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #1159 Edmund Blair Leighton, English “What’s Wrong, Sweetheart? You Usually Love My Band Camp Stories,” 1919 Oil on canvas
FROM THE ARCHIVES: MASTERPIECE #123 Pedro Americo, BrazilianHappy Valentine’s Day from Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, 1879 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #996 Henry Herbert LaThangue, English Gentleman Refusing to Eat After Wife Belittled His Stamp Collection, 1887 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #963 Alexandre-Marie Colin, FrenchOthello, Thinking Maybe He Can Make It Look Like an Overdose, 1829 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #962 Corneille Seghers, Belgian The Duchess of Kent, Still Pissed at the Duke for that “Thunder Thighs” Comment, 1857 Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #867 Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian Husband Paying Price for Telling Wife She Could “Lose a Few,” 1614 Oil on canvas