Color Inserts
Gambling. The Cheat with the Ace of Clubs by Georges de la Tour, late 1620s. This painting presents a moral lesson on the perils of gambling: the well-dressed young man on the right is being cheated by a trio of cardsharps. THE ART ARCHIVE/MUSÉE DU LOUVRE PARIS/DAGLI ORTI
Giorgione. Portrait of a Young Woman (Laura), 1506. The subtle eroticism of this work was unprecedented in Renaissance art and is just one of the many innovations that distinguished the career of the renowned Giorgone. ©ERICH LESSING/ART RESOURCE, N.Y.
Harem. The harem sitting room in Topkapi Palace. ©CRAIG LOVELL/CORBIS
Angelica Kauffmann. The Sellers of Love (Cupids). Kauffmann was one of the first artists to paint in a neoclassical style and one of few women to gain fame from historical paintings. ©GIRAUDON/ART RESOURCE, N.Y.
