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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,446 works

Hanging scroll of a robed figure in a lotus hat playing a flute on clouds before a pale moon, in ink and light color.

笛吹地蔵図

Hanging scroll of a misty ink landscape with a waterfall, pine trees, and a small pavilion among rocks.

神農・夏冬山水図

Kano Tan'yu, 1662

Hanging scroll of an elderly bearded man in flowing robes seated against a soft grey ink wash background.

神農・夏冬山水図

Kano Tan'yu, 1665

Ink scroll of misty mountains under a full moon, with a small boat and figures on still water below.

月夜山水図

Kano Tan'yu, 1662

Hanging scroll of a white heron bending over water beside dark reeds, painted in soft ink on a pale ground.

White Heron (Shirosagi zu)

Tawaraya Sotatsu, 1600

Woman in a pink gown seated at a writing desk, resting her hand on a letter, in a quiet room with muted tones.

The Letter

Thomas Dewing, 1895

Seated woman in a flowing pink gown on a wooden chair against a muted green background, soft tonal painting.

Lilac Dress

Thomas Dewing, 1919

Seated woman in green skirt and gold cloak leaning on her hand beside a classical statue, column and urn in a dark setting.

The Disillusioned Medea ("The Enchantress")

Paulus Bor, 1640

Hanging scroll of a dragon with flowing whiskers and mane above swirling waves and clouds, in dark ink tones.

Dragon

Muqi, 1500

Hanging scroll of a striped tiger with a snarling face under pine branches, with rocks and bamboo in the foreground.

Tiger

Muqi, 1500

Portrait of a woman in a yellow bonnet and black dress with green shawl, before a cloudy landscape with ruins.

Euphemia White Van Rensselear

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1842

Ink painting of Bodhidharma in flowing robes gazing to the side, with a calligraphic inscription and red seals at upper left.

芦葉達磨図

Portrait of a young woman with dark curled hair, coral necklace and white dress against a dark background.

Mrs. James Montgomery, Jr.

Thomas Sully, 1845

Hanging scroll of misty mountain cliffs, a waterfall, pine trees, and a small pavilion with tiny figures by a stream.

The Simple Retreat

Wang Meng, 1370

Still life of a dead heron, game birds, flowers and hunting gear before a carved urn and a lake landscape.

Gamepiece with a Dead Heron ("Falconer's Bag")

Jan Weenix, 1695

Watercolor of a woman in a white cap reading by leaded windows in a simple interior with a bed and red chairs.

A Woman Reading

François Bonvin, 1846

Gold-ground painting of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, angels, and four mourning figures on rocky ground below.

The Crucifixion

Ugolino di Nerio, 1315

Hanging scroll of Guanyin standing on clouds, with jeweled crown, layered robes and a willow sprig, attributed to Wu Daozi.

Guanyin

Seated woman in green striped gown and black bodice, looking down and adjusting her sleeve, in a loose painterly interior.

Study in Black and Green

John White Alexander, 1906

Painting of a young girl in a pale blue dress holding a dandelion seedhead on a windswept hillside under a cloudy sky.

Geraldine Russell

John White Alexander, 1902

Painting of women and children picnicking beneath trees by water, in loose, colorful brushstrokes.

Picnic by the Inlet

Maurice Prendergast, 1918

Painting of a woman in a red dress holding flowers before a leafy garden trellis, with a white vase at right.

Annie Sargent Jewett

Maurice Prendergast, 1905

Painting of a young woman in a blue flowered hat and beaded necklace beside a blue pitcher of flowers.

Portrait of a Girl with Flowers

Maurice Prendergast, 1910

Pair of hanging scrolls showing sweetfish in rippling water, with autumn maple leaves on the left and flowers beside a rock o

Sweetfish in Summer and Autumn

Hanging scroll with a pale ink Mount Fuji above clouds, pine trees at the bottom, and calligraphy and seals in the margins.

Gassaku: Mount Fuji 合作・富士山図 (Gassaku Fujisan zu)

Gothic tempera panel of the Nativity with Mary, Joseph, the infant Christ, an ox and donkey, angels and shepherds.

Adoration of the Magi

Bartolo di Fredi, 1374

Full-length painting of Saint Francis holding a crucifix and red book, wearing a gray habit and gold halo against dark blue.

Antoniazzo Romano - Saint Francis of Assisi, ca. 1480-81

Antoniazzo Romano, 1480

Equestrian portrait of a man in black gold-trimmed armor on a white horse beside a tree under a cloudy sky.

Don Gaspar de Guzmán, comte-duc d’Olivares

Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo, 1636

Portrait of a young girl in a black dress with a lace collar beside a red chair and a small white dog.

María Teresa, Infanta of Spain

Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo, 1645

Half-length portrait of a man with dark hair and mustache, wearing a black garment with a white collar, against a brown backg

Portrait of a Man

Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo, 1650