Faces of Europe: Academic art and new direction The Faces of Europe is a unique online exhibition that explores a different aspect of ​ ​ Europe’s artistic heritage through the eyes of artists and their inspirations. Academic art and new direction is our fifth chapter of Faces of Europe. ​ ​ th​ ​ This chapter explores neoclassical styles from the 19 ​ century and artists who ​ pursued artistic directions of their own. Every month from now until September, we’ll publish a new chapter of Faces of ​ Europe on Europeana Art History Collections. ​ Chapter five includes 11 works selected from amongst the 29 participating countries. Below, you’ll find of these works presented listed by country in alphabetical order. The Art Gallery of Jan Gildemeester Jansz| Adriaan de Lelie 1794-1795 | Rijksmuseum , PD ​ Countries Institution Artist Artwork Délégation générale à la numérisation des Belgium patrimoines culturels François­Joseph Navez Sainte Cécile de Rome Czech Republic Moravian Gallery in Brno Joža Uprka Ride of the Kings Denmark Den Hirschsprungske Samling Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg A nude woman doing her hair before a mirror France Musée d'Orsay Gauguin Paul Femmes de Tahiti Kreeta Haapasalo Playing the Kantele in a Finland Finnish National Gallery Robert Wilhelm Ekman Peasant Cottage Greece National Gallery­Alexandros Soutzos Museum Theodoros Vryzakis The Reception of Lord Byron at Missolonghi Latvia Latvian National Museum of Art Kārlis Hūns Young Gypsy Woman Lithuania Lithuanian Art Museum Kanutas Ruseckas Lithuanian Girl with Palm Sunday Fronds Netherlands Rijksmuseum George Hendrik Breitner Girl in a White Kimono Netherlands Rijksmuseum Adriaan de Lelie The Art Gallery of Jan Gildemeester Jansz Slovakia Slovak National Gallery Jozef Hanula Za frajerom .