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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,313 works

Oval painting of a shepherd boy in a straw hat sending off a white dove with a letter, beside a dog, sheep, and trees.

The Dispatch of the Messenger

François Boucher, 1765

Painting of a young woman in pink dress at a dressing table while a maid holds a silver tray with a cup.

A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid

Gérard ter Borch, ca. 1650-51

Young couple on a balcony, a man in red leaning toward a woman in white, with a spinning wheel and sleeping cat nearby.

The Proposal

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1872

Oval painting of a seated woman holding an infant, with a kneeling child, a lamb, and angels on clouds above.

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Angels

François Boucher, 1765

Black-and-white image of a young boy with curly hair, wearing a ruffled white collar and dark cloak against a dark background

Portrait of a Young Boy

Sébastien Bourdon

Painting of a Breton woman in white headdress holding a barefoot child with red cap and apples in a forest.

Breton Brother and Sister

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1871

Oval painting of two reclining women in a forest with cherubs in clouds and an eagle at left.

Jupiter, in the Guise of Diana, and Callisto

François Boucher, 1763

Painting of Christ as the Man of Sorrows with a bloody crown of thorns, tears, and wounds on his hands against gold.

The Man of Sorrows

Aelbert Bouts, ca. 1525

Oil portrait of a middle-aged man in a red cap and dark green coat, hands clasped in prayer, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Dieric Bouts, ca. 1470

Grey and gold wash study of a monument with a gilded statue, two draped female figures, an obelisk, and reclining figures on

Study for a Monument to a Princely Figure

François Boucher

Painting of the Virgin Mary in red and green robes holding the nude Christ Child, with a landscape view in the background.

Virgin and Child

Painting of the Virgin in a blue mantle kissing the nude infant Christ, who reaches toward her, against a dark background.

Virgin and Child

Dieric Bouts, ca. 1455-60

Madonna in red dress and green mantle holds an apple beside a standing infant Christ, with a walled town behind her.

Madonna and Child

Bramantino, before 1508

Man and woman conversing in a wood-beamed room with a wine glass, violin, leaded window and landscape painting.

Sentimental Conversation

Quirijn van Brekelenkam, early 1660s

Painting of the Virgin Mary in a red mantle holding the Christ Child, with a landscape of castle, river and hills behind.

Virgin and Child

Dieric Bouts, 1475-99

Young peasant woman in white bonnet knitting while seated barefoot against a tree in a dappled grassy woodland.

A Peasant Girl Knitting

Jules Breton, ca. 1870

Painted Renaissance hall with a seated ruler on a throne, courtiers, an armored guard, and dogs on a tiled floor.

Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of Pharaoh

Jörg Breu the Younger, ca. 1534-47

Portrait of a young man in gilded steel armour with a white ruff, holding a baton, beside a helmet and sword.

Sir John Shurley of Isfield (1565-1632)

British Painter

Portrait of a man in engraved steel armor with red trim, one hand resting on a helmet, against a dark background.

Cosimo I de' Medici (1519-1574)

Half-length portrait of a woman in black dress and wide black hat with gold chain, against a green background.

Katharina Merian

Oil portrait of a woman in a grey embroidered gown with a large lace ruff, pearls, and a red curtain behind her.

Portrait of a Woman

British Painter, ca. 1600

Painting of men smoking and drinking in a dim tavern, one exhaling smoke from a pipe, with a landscape through a door.

The Smokers

Adriaen Brouwer, ca. 1636

Arched portrait of a young man with red hair in a black cap, dark gown, white collar, and patterned grey sleeves.

Portrait of a Man

Barthel Bruyn the Elder, 1533

Oil painting of a brick church tower beyond a grassy meadow with grazing sheep, tall trees, and wispy clouds in the sky.

Tottenham Church

British Painter

Portrait of a woman in a white headdress and black gown with fur sleeves, holding gloves, beside a red coat of arms.

Portrait of a Woman of the Slosgin Family of Cologne

Barthel Bruyn the Younger, 1557

Half-length portrait of a woman in red headdress and green robe holding a red carnation, dated 1533.

Portrait of a Woman

Barthel Bruyn the Elder, 1533

Portrait of a Woman, Said to Be Emma (1765-1815), Lady Hamilton

Adam Buck, 1804

Painting of the Annunciation: an angel with a scroll kneels before the Virgin Mary beside a lily and an open book.

The Annunciation

Budapest Master

Nude woman with long auburn hair seated against a rocky cliff, draped in white cloth, looking startled.

Echo

Alexandre Cabanel, 1874

Painting of a woman with eyes closed and head tilted back against golden drapery, wearing a dark dress and earring.

Herodias

Francesco Cairo, before 1635