New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

32,885 works

Miniature portrait of a dark-haired woman with bare shoulder, red shawl and pink rose, in a gilded oval frame.

Francesca Ghirardi Lechi (1773-1806)

Giovanni Battista Gigola

Tempera painting of the Madonna and Child flanked by two angels, with a small kneeling donor in the lower left corner.

Madonna and Child with Two Angels and a Donor

Giovanni di Paolo, ca. 1445

Painting of a man crouching to encourage a toddler's first steps, with a woman, flowering tree and cottage behind them.

First Steps, after Millet

Vincent van Gogh, 1890

Painting of a dim vaulted church choir with rows of friars in robes around a central lectern, with a candle and an arched win

The Choir of the Capuchin Church in Rome

François Marius Granet, 1814-15

Oval portrait of a man in a gray wig, dark coat, gold embroidered waistcoat and lace jabot against a dark background.

Jean Jacques Caffiéri (1725-1792)

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, ca. 1765

Nude woman seen from behind, seated on a riverbank beside a dark tree under a pale evening sky.

A Bather (Echo)

Jean-Jacques Henner, 1881

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with curled hair, maroon dress and white lace collar, in a gold frame.

Lola Montez (1818-1861)

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered hair in a brown coat and white cravat, in an ornate gilt frame.

The Painter Louis Joseph Maurice (1730-1820)

Pierre-Adolphe Hall, 1772

Portrait of a man in a black hat and black costume with a large white lace collar, against a dark background.

Paulus Verschuur (1606-1667)

Frans Hals, 1643

Half-length portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearls, and a black dress with white lace collar, against a brown backgroun

Portrait of a Woman

Adriaen Hanneman, ca. 1653

Dark still life of a lobster, gilded goblet, pewter jug, grapes, lemon and fruit basket on a draped table.

Still Life: A Banqueting Scene

Jan Davidsz. de Heem, ca. 1640-41

Round portrait of a man in a red cap and red jacket with gold initials, against a teal background, in a gilded frame.

Portrait of a Man in Royal Livery

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1532-35

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with a lace ruff, jeweled headdress and necklace against a blue background.

Portrait of a Woman

Nicholas Hilliard, ca. 1590

Painting of a young woman in a white cap knitting by lamplight beside a wicker basket and a potted plant.

Expectation

Painting of pomegranates, grapes, figs and apples on rocks, with a lizard and butterfly, before a dark mountain landscape.

Pomegranates and Other Fruit in a Landscape

Abraham Brueghel

Gilded cassone panel with three roundels showing Hercules labors, including a centaur fight, a lion, and a wrestling scene.

The Labors of Hercules

Oval miniature portrait of a man in dark military uniform with gold epaulettes, red sash and medals, in a gilt frame.

Napoléon I (1769-1821)

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1810

Twelve Heads

Full-length portrait of a man in armor and red velvet with a white wig, holding a helmet, with a castle in the distance.

André François Alloys de Theys d'Herculais (1692-1779)

Nicolas de Largillière, 1727

Full-length oil portrait of a young blonde girl in a red dress with white lace collar against a dark background.

Marion Lenbach (1892-1947), the Artist's Daughter

Franz von Lenbach, 1900

Black and white image of a gabled panel showing the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child, with a dove above and gold patterne

Madonna and Child

Lippo di Benivieni

Painted panel of a crowned female saint with halo and palm frond against a gold background, c. 1342.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Pietro Lorenzetti, ca. 1342

Painting of the Virgin kneeling in prayer among trees and rocks, with a gilded Gothic background and carved frame.

The Virgin

Spanish Painter

Painting of a woman in a blue silk gown sewing at a side table with red thread and a pansy in a vase.

Penelope

Charles Marchal, ca. 1868

Two mounted officers in bicorne hats talk on a sandy road beside a sea and fortified town, painted in 1869.

A General and His Aide-de-camp

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, 1869

Painting of mounted soldiers in a cavalry skirmish on a dirt road, with rearing horses, smoke, and trees.

A Cavalry Engagement

Adam Frans van der Meulen

Icon of the Dormition of the Virgin: Mary lies on a bier surrounded by apostles, bishops and angels under a gold background.

The Dormition of the Virgin

Painting of a standing woman with curly blonde hair in a red robe, holding a scroll, beside a stone column.

Portia

John Everett Millais, 1886

Full-length portrait of a man in white embroidered dress with a black cap and lace ruff beside a red curtain.

Portrait of a Man in White

Monogrammist LAM, 1574

Painting of elegant figures in flowing gowns gathered under a vaulted arch and stone staircase, glowing in warm golden tones.

The Court of the Princess

Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli