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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,125 works

Painting of a woman in red on a swing between tall trees, with a man pulling the rope, a statue, and seated figures in a gard

The Swing

Hubert Robert, 1777-79

Ruined classical arch framing an orange sunset, with cattle, herders, women at a fountain, and a hanging lantern.

The Return of the Cattle

Hubert Robert, ca. 1773-75

Painting of a waterfall in a rocky gorge with dancing figures and a musician in the foreground beside the water.

The Dance

Hubert Robert, 1777-79

Painting of a calm river with a figure in a small boat, grassy meadows, trees and a tall poplar under a cloudy sky.

A River Landscape

Théodore Rousseau, ca. 1845-50

Painting of a palace courtyard with an obelisk, fountain, statues, and costumed musicians performing near the steps under a c

Wandering Minstrels

Hubert Robert, 1777-79

Three painted panels showing the Mass of Saint Gregory, Saint Michael slaying a dragon, and Saint Jerome with a lion.

Saint Michael; The Mass of Saint Gregory; Saint Jerome

Master of the Saint Catherine Legend

Black and white view of an icon showing four standing saints, one with large angel wings, under Cyrillic inscriptions.

Panel from a Saints' Calendar (painted on both sides)

Russian Painter

Miniature portrait of a man in a blue cloak and white collar with a star insignia, within an ornate fruit-garland frame.

Gaspard de Daillon du Lude (ca. 1602-1676)

Jacques Saillant, 1628

Miniature portrait of a man with curled brown hair and lace collar, set in an ornate painted frame of scrolls and fruit swags

Portrait of a Man

Jacques Saillant, ca. 1628

Medieval panel of soldiers killing infants while mothers grieve, with a seated crowned king watching in a stone hall.

The Massacre of the Innocents

Sano di Pietro, ca. 1470

Two girls in pastel silk dresses embrace on a wooden cart beside a puppet, in front of a dark architectural background.

The Two Sisters

Richard de Saint-Non, 1770

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man with a white collar and dark coat, hand resting at his waist, against a dark backgroun

Frans Francken I (1542-1616)

Peter Paul Rubens

Circular grisaille painting of a classical portico with a tall column, elegant figures, arcades and towers in a courtyard.

A Renaissance Portico with Elegant Figures

Hendrick van Steenwijck II, ca. 1615

Painting of a haloed bishop gesturing beside a seated woman at a table, with a wine barrel and gold brocade in an interior.

Saint Remigius Replenishing the Barrel of Wine; (interior) Saint Remigius and the Burning Wheat

Swiss Painter, ca. 1500-1505

Loose painted portrait of a woman in a hat and high-necked dress against an ochre background with green strokes.

Mademoiselle Nys

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1899

Painting of a mounted commander with an eagle standard leading soldiers in a battle before a smoking walled city.

The Capture of Carthage

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1725-29

Émilie

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, late 1890s

Painting of two women in a garden speaking to a seated man in a brown robe beside a tea table, with a small dog.

The Reprimand

Jehan-Georges Vibert, 1874

Painting of churchmen in red and black robes lounging in an ornate interior with a tea service and a small dog.

The Missionary's Adventures

Jehan-Georges Vibert, ca. 1883

Painting of a Highland family in a dim cottage interior with a man in tartan, a woman holding a baby, a child, and dogs.

The Highland Family

David Wilkie, 1824

Madame Ingouf

Vincent, ca. 1790

The Empress Eugénie (Eugénie de Montijo, 1826-1920, Condesa de Teba)

Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1854

Sketch of Flora and Zephyr with cherubs and flower garlands among clouds, within a cartouche-shaped frame.

Flora and Zephyr

Jacob de Wit, 1743

Oval ceiling sketch of allegorical figures, putti and a lyre among clouds in a bright sky.

Allegory of the Arts

Jacob de Wit, 1742

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig and blue velvet coat, set in a jeweled silver frame.

Richard Abell

Christian Friedrich Zincke, 1724

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with flowers in her auburn hair, wearing a blue dress, set in a jeweled silver frame.

Mrs. Vanderbank

Christian Friedrich Zincke, ca. 1730

Circular painting of Roman ruins with brick towers, fallen columns, and small figures under a blue sky.

A Roman Landscape with Figures

Goffredo Wals, probably 1630s

Oil painting of yellow, cream and maroon pansies among dark green leaves against a brown background.

Pansies

Henri Fantin-Latour, 1903

Still life of apples on a white dish beside a porcelain sugar bowl, with a floral patterned wall behind.

Dish of Apples

Paul Cézanne, ca. 1876-77

Painting of two women seated side by side, one in blue and one in orange, before a green rural landscape with a thatched hut.

Two Women

Paul Gauguin, 1901 or 1902