Jan van Eyck (Netherlandish, c. 1390–1441) and workshop, Madonna of the Fountain, c. 1440, oil on panel. This rare panel is one of several period versions of one of Van Eyck’s last paintings, dated to 1439 and in the Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten in Antwerp.

Andrea della Robbia (Italian, 1435–1525/1528), Portrait of a Youth, c. 1470–1480, glazed terracotta. This exceptional work by Ieading Italian Renaissance sculptor della Robbia is modeled in deep relief, with the head and neck set off against a simple roundel glazed in blue, resulting in a sculpture that is remarkably lifelike and modern.

Jacopo da Pontormo (Italian, 1494–1557), Portrait of a Boy, c. 1535–40 or later, oil on fired tile. This sensitive, Mannerist depiction of an unknown boy, possibly a studio assistant, is rendered on the unusual support of a thick terracotta tile.

Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640) Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1613–1615, oil on panel. While the identity of the sitter is no longer known, this portrait—made following the artist’s return from Rome in what is arguably his most fertile period—is a superb example of Rubens’s ability to capture the subtleties of character. 

Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian, 1598–1680), Countess Matilda of Canossa, c. 1630–1639, bronze. This small-scale bronze figure is a reduction of the over life-size marble Bernini made for the tomb of Countess Matilda in St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome. The Tavitian gift also includes a rare painting by Bernini, thought to be a portrait of his brother Luigi. 

Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808), Colonnade and Gardens at the Villa Medici, c. 1759, oil on canvas. The collection includes three landscapes by Hubert Robert, including this monumental plein air vista of gentlemen sketching on the grounds of the French Academy in Rome.

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Elizabeth Louise Vigée-Lebrun (French, 1755–1842), Self-Portrait in Studio Costume (Pictured above), c. 1800, oil on panel. Several works by women artists are included in the collection, including eighteenth-century portrait painter Vigée-Lebrun, who is represented by this confident self-portrait.