This section of the National Gallery website looks at some of the more unusual paintings in the collection: those which may have had an interesting history since they were painted, or perhaps have a surprising subject or have been deliberately left incomplete. The pictures may come from very different places and periods but all of them have unconventional or puzzling aspects. Choose one of the pictures below to find out more. Image version

'A Lion Hunt'
by Peter Paul Rubens

'Portrait of a Lady with the Attributes of Saint Agatha'
attributed to Sebastiano del Piombo

'The Abduction of Helen by Paris'
by Zanobi Strozzi

'Kitchen Scene with Christ in the House of Martha and Mary'
by Diego Velázquez

'The Execution of Maximilian'
by Edouard Manet