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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,446 works

Folding screen with ink painting of a gnarled plum tree in bud against gold leaf, in a dark wooden frame.

Plum Blossoms

Keibun, 1823

Two-panel gold screen with women in patterned kimono, one with a child holding a red object, one with a tall headdress.

白拍子・遊女図

Tsukioka Settei

Oil portrait of a woman in a gold brocade gown, red mantle, feathered headdress and pearls, with a dark landscape behind her.

Portrait of Hortense Mancini

Henri Gascar, 1665

Framed miniature portrait of a young girl in a white dress holding bluebells, with a straw hat and wooded landscape behind he

Florine Turner

John Carlin, 1845

Gilded arched panel of Saint Romuald, a bearded monk in white holding a book, with a tooled gold halo.

Saint Romuald

Guiduccio Palmerucci, 1320

Ink painting of a dove perched on a plum branch with blossoms beside a dark rock, on a pale background.

Dove on Plum Tree

Kanō Tanshin, 1653

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a craggy mountain, pine trees, a pavilion, and calligraphy at upper right.

清張庚倣王蒙山水圖軸

Zhang Geng, 1759

Painting of the Madonna and Child flanked by two saints against a gold background in an arched black and gold frame.

Madonna and Child with Saints Mary Magdalen and Sebastian

Icilio Federico Joni

Gilded crucifix painting with crucified Christ, Virgin Mary, Saint John, and two Franciscan saints in medallions.

Crucifix

Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci, 1370

Gilded panel painting of Christ's head with a golden halo, with two angels holding a canopy above him.

Head of Christ

Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci, 1350

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a dark coat and white cravat, in a gilt frame.

Self-portrait

Joseph Wood, 1810

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with dark curly hair in a navy coat and white ruffled cravat, in a gold frame.

Isaac O'Brien L. McPherson

Charles Fraser, 1823

Watercolor of a flowering cottage garden with poppies and thatched cottages behind, painted in soft green and pink tones.

Cottage Garden, Warwick, England

Edmund H. Garrett, 1853

Two women seated in a room reading a book together, one in a red dress and black hat, beside a painted folding screen.

Mrs. F. Luis Mora and Her Sister

Francis Luis Mora, 1902

Grayscale watercolor of a shaded street café with tables, seated patrons, a standing man, a tree and a lamppost.

Street Cafe - San Felio de Quixols

Francis Luis Mora, 1909

Persian calligraphy panel with black script over a painted garden scene of horsemen, birds, peacocks, sheep, and buildings.

Calligraphy Painting

Isma'il Jalayir, 1860

Full-length portrait of a man in a paisley robe and tall black hat, holding a cane, with fruit trees and flower vases behind

Portrait of Mirza 'Ali Asghar Khan (Amin al-Mulk, Amin al-Sultan, Atabeg-i Azam)

Isma'il Jalayir, 1880

Painting of a violin and bow hanging on a pale paneled wall, casting a soft shadow.

Violin and Bow

Jefferson David Chalfant, 1889

Painted portrait of a bearded man in a tall felt hat and paisley robe with jeweled shoulder ornaments.

A Portrait of a Man

Yahya Ghaffari, 1294

Miniature portrait of a young blonde girl in a white dress with an open book and blue and white vase beside her.

Kate Roselie Dodge

John Wood Dodge, 1854

Miniature portrait of a young man with curly hair in a dark coat and velvet collar, against a pink sky, in a gilded frame.

Edward S. Dodge

John Wood Dodge, 1835

Portrait miniature of a woman in a blue velvet cloak and gold dress beside a marble ledge, in an ornate gilt frame.

Mrs. John Wood Dodge (Mary Louise Dodge)

John Wood Dodge, 1836

Monochrome wash drawing of a standing woman in a white headscarf and dark shawl, head bowed, hands folded at her waist.

Dutch Woman

Marcia Oakes Woodbury, 1894

Hanging scroll with four bold black ink calligraphy characters on pale paper, with red seals and a blue brocade mount.

百年無事人 (For a hundred years [I have been] a person with no attachments)

Oval miniature portrait of a clergyman in a white wig, black coat and white bands, set in a gold frame.

The Reverend Dr. Ezra Stiles

Samuel King, 1770

Painting of a blue urn overflowing with roses, tulips, irises and poppies, with grapes and peaches below, on gold ground.

Flowers in a Blue Vase

Willem van Leen, 1750

Ink drawing of the immortal Li Tieguai with crutch and gourd, with calligraphy and red seals at upper right.

The Immortal Li Tieguai

Su Renhsan, 1814

Hanging scroll of three oxen on a grassy slope, a herdboy in blue riding one, with distant rocks and blue shrubs.

Oxen and Herdboy

Sōhei, 1832

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a blue coat and yellow waistcoat with powdered hair, in a gold frame.

George Washington

John Ramage, 1789

Oval miniature portrait of a curly-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, against a soft background.

Portrait of a Man

Andrew Robertson, 1828