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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Dark forest scene of a wounded woman in blue and red reclining as a man in a dark coat reaches toward her, an arrow nearby.

Cephalus and Procris

Godfried Schalcken, probably 1680s

Interior scene with a woman in red, a woman in striped dress, and a man in green robe reading beside a secretary desk.

Domestic Scene

Painting of a classical wedding procession with nude and draped women, a winged figure with a laurel wreath, and a teal sky.

The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche

Andrea Schiavone, ca. 1540

Painting of a crowned, bound figure led by soldiers past a servant with a basin and ewer, with a landscape at upper left.

Christ before Pilate; The Resurrection

Ludwig Schongauer

Seated elderly man with white hair writing in a notebook, with a sunlit snowy mountain behind him.

Baron Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859)

Julius Schrader, 1859

Painting of mounted riders in robes and turbans crossing a dusky landscape, with a white horse in the foreground.

Arabs on the March

Black and white painting of turbaned horsemen with lances riding white horses across grassland under cloudy skies.

Battle Scene: Arabs Making a Detour

Painting of the Thames with an arched bridge under construction, a Gothic abbey on the right, boats and a timber crane in the

The Building of Westminster Bridge

Half-length portrait of a man in a black hat and dark robe, hand on chest, with Latin inscription across the top.

Portrait of a Man, Said to be Christopher Columbus (born about 1446, died 1506)

Sebastiano del Piombo, 1519

Painting of the Virgin and Child with saints and kneeling donors, the Christ Child asleep in the Virgin's lap.

Madonna and Child with Saints and Donors

Sebastiano del Piombo

Painting of a woodland path in spring with bare trees, ivy-covered trunks, mossy rocks and yellow wildflowers under a pale sk

Spring in Brittany

Paul Sébillot, 1874

Full-length portrait of a young man in green velvet and gold embroidery with a dog, before a tree and distant country house.

Sir James Dashwood (1715-1779)

Enoch Seeman the Younger, 1737

Gold-ground panel of Christ raising his hand in blessing, holding a book, in a red mantle and dark robe.

Christ Blessing

Segna di Buonaventura, ca. 1311

Gilded panel painting of the Virgin and Child with three saints in Gothic arches above, against gold backgrounds.

Madonna and Child

Segna di Buonaventura, ca. 1320

Painting of the Virgin adoring the Christ Child, with the infant John the Baptist in a rocky landscape with a river.

The Virgin Adoring the Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist

Jacopo di Arcangelo, late 1480s

Painting of slender pale tree trunks in a green forest with speckled, dappled light across grass and foliage.

The Forest at Pontaubert

Georges Seurat, 1881

Painting of a bent-over gardener in a sunlit wooded garden, with trees and dappled green and yellow foliage.

The Gardener

Georges Seurat, 1882-83

Hazy green meadow with rolling hills, dark fallen logs in the foreground, and a shadowed tree at the right under an overcast

Landscape at Saint-Ouen

Georges Seurat, 1878 or 1879

Painting of two figures in a rowboat on a rippling river beside a dark barge, with city buildings and a bridge behind.

View of the Seine

Georges Seurat, 1882-83

Oil painting of a man in a tricorn hat riding a grey horse across a field, with a brown dog and a country house behind.

Portrait of a Horseman

Portrait of a young boy in a red jacket and white ruffled collar, gazing upward against a dark background with a landscape at

William Archer Shee (1810-1899), the Artist's Son

Martin Archer Shee, ca. 1820

Altarpiece of the Virgin in glory with Saint Michael spearing a demon and Saint Benedict holding a book, with musical angels

The Assumption of the Virgin with Saints Michael and Benedict

Luca Signorelli, ca. 1493-96

Painting of the Virgin Mary gazing down at the nude Christ Child on her lap, against an ornate gilded background with cherubs

Madonna and Child

Luca Signorelli, ca. 1505-7

Gold-ground panel of Saint Andrew with halo, red cross and book, in green mantle and red tunic, arched frame.

Saint Andrew

Simone Martini, ca. 1317-19

Painting of Saint Bartholomew with a halo, holding a knife and a book against a gold background in an arched frame.

Saint Bartholomew

Simone Martini, ca. 1317-19

Painting of Saint Matthias with a gold halo, red mantle and green book against a gold background in an arched frame.

Saint Matthias

Simone Martini, ca. 1317-19

Gold-ground panel of Saint Thomas holding a red book and pointing upward, with a haloed head and teal cloak.

Saint Thomas

Simone Martini, ca. 1317-19

Painting of a suspension bridge over a sunlit river with rowboats, riverside houses, and a blue sky with clouds.

The Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne

Alfred Sisley, 1872

Autumn landscape with a white house and balcony, a walking figure, golden trees, and a distant town under blue sky.

View of Marly-le-Roi from Coeur-Volant

Alfred Sisley, 1876

Painting of a sunlit meadow with trees on the left, poplars and distant hills under a pale blue sky.

Sahurs Meadows in Morning Sun

Alfred Sisley, 1894

Painting of a sunlit country road beside a white house with red roof, framed by tall trees and a cloudy sky.

The Road from Moret to Saint-Mammès

Alfred Sisley, 1883-85

Painting of a country road with a large tree, two walking figures and a cart, under a cloudy sky.

The Road from Versailles to Louveciennes

Alfred Sisley, probably 1879

Full-length portrait of a man in a black coat and lace collar leaning on a balustrade, with a garden and statues behind him.

Johan Hulshout (1623-1687)

Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt, ca. 1670 or slightly later

Painting of soldiers resting and loading muskets along a rural road with horses, trees, and a thatched cottage.

Soldiers Bivouacking

Painting of Christ in red robe and blue mantle, raising one hand in blessing before a green curtain.

Christ Blessing

Andrea Solario, ca. 1524

Painting of a woman in a jeweled blue headdress holding a silver platter with a severed bearded head, against a black backgro

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Andrea Solario, ca. 1507-9

Painting of the Virgin's birth with a glowing infant, attendant women, a kneeling servant, and a brass ewer in an interior.

The Birth of the Virgin

Francesco Solimena, ca. 1690

Full-length portrait of a man in red robes and powdered wig beside a turbaned servant peering over a stone ledge.

Diego Pignatelli d'Aragona (1687-1750) and an Enslaved Servant

Francesco Solimena, probably 1731 or 1732

Interior of a kitchen with two women preparing food, copper pots, fish on the tiled floor, and a birdcage on the wall.

A Kitchen

Hendrick Sorgh, ca. 1643

Haloed cleric raises a chalice before a vision of Christ with Passion instruments, attended by two kneeling clerics in an arc

The Mass of Saint Gregory

Spanish Painter

Painting of the Virgin and Child enthroned with two saints, one holding a book beside a lion, under a Gothic canopy.

Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints Catherine and Jerome

Spanish Painter

Winged archangel Michael in armor and red cloak stands on a fallen horned demon, raising a sword against a gold sky.

Saint Michael the Archangel

Ignacio de Ries, 1640s

Gothic gilded altarpiece with a central Pietà, four painted saints on side panels, and a carved Virgin and Child below.

Virgin and Child with the Pietà and Saints

Spanish Painter

Oil portrait of a man with short dark hair, pale collar and dark jacket against a dark background.

Head of a Man

Spanish Painter

Painting of a haloed youth teaching seated scholars with open books on a staircase, with two haloed figures watching in a Got

Christ among the Doctors

Spanish Painter

Medieval painting of an executioner presenting a severed head on a platter to a richly dressed woman before a city wall.

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Spanish Painter

Medieval banquet scene with a crowned king, seated guests, a woman playing a viol, a servant with a cup, and a dog on a tiled

Salome Dancing before Herod

Spanish Painter

Six haloed apostles in robes stand in Gothic arched niches against gold backgrounds, one holding a large wooden cross.

Six Apostles

Spanish Painter

Gilded panel of Saint Michael in red armor and wings stabbing a dragon with a sword against a gold background.

Saint Michael and the Dragon

Spanish Painter, ca. 1405

Gold-ground Spanish altarpiece with a Crucifixion, enthroned Trinity, archangel and demons, and rows of saints.

The Trinity Adored by All Saints

Spanish Painter

Painting of Judith in a yellow gown and blue mantle holding a sword, beside an old servant holding a cloth over a severed hea

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Massimo Stanzione, ca. 1640

Jan Steen genre scene of a disorderly household with a reclining woman, servant pouring wine, smoking man, and cat.

The Dissolute Household

Jan Steen, ca. 1663-64

Interior genre scene: a woman sits with her hand to her head as a man in a tall hat watches, a sleeping dog nearby.

The Lovesick Maiden

Jan Steen, ca. 1660

Two women in ornate gowns in a lamplit interior, one bending to kiss the gloved hand of the other.

After the Ball

Alfred Stevens, 1874

Interior studio scene with three women, a canvas on an easel, a red sofa, fur rug and framed pictures on the wall.

In the Studio

Alfred Stevens, 1888

Painting of a woman in a blue floral kimono viewed in a mirror, holding a white handbag before a red curtain.

The Japanese Robe

Alfred Stevens, ca. 1872

Candlelit painting of an elderly woman in a fur collar praying with a dark rosary, hands clasped at a table.

Old Woman Praying

Matthias Stom, late 1630s or early 1640s

Portrait of a woman in a patterned headdress and jewelry beside a window showing a lake, castle, and mountains.

Portrait of a Woman

Bernhard Strigel, ca. 1510-15

Painting of cattle resting on a riverbank with a farmhouse, sailboat, and figures under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Cattle

Jacob van Strij, probably ca. 1800

Miniature portrait of a woman with curled brown hair in a white gown, set before a grey landscape with a classical column.

Portrait of a Woman

Peter Edward Stroely, ca. 1800

Oil painting of an angel and a young figure treating an elderly blind man's eyes, with a dog and fish in the foreground.

Tobias Curing His Father's Blindness

Bernardo Strozzi, 1630-35

Portrait of a young boy in ornate armor with a white ruff, holding a baton beside a plumed helmet, against draped fabric.

Ferdinando II de' Medici (1610-1670) as a Boy

Justus Sustermans

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a black doublet with a gold chain, hand on sword, dark landscape behind.

Portrait of a Man

Lambert Sustris

Portrait of a Man Wearing the Order of the Annunziata of Savoy

Christ and the Twelve Apostles

Taddeo di Bartolo, ca. 1400

Men in early nineteenth-century dress play billiards in a room with a chandelier, arched doorway and a spaniel.

The Billiard Room

Nicolas Antoine Taunay, after 1810

Painting of a woman in teal holding a sword beside an older woman holding a severed head, with a canopy bed behind.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

David Teniers the Younger, 1650s

Peasants dance and feast outside a thatched inn under tall trees, with a village and church tower at sunset.

Peasants Dancing and Feasting

David Teniers the Younger, ca. 1660

Painting of two shepherds with sheep, a goat and a dog in a dark wooded landscape under a cloudy sky.

Shepherds and Sheep

David Teniers the Younger

Painting of a nude man pulled from a river by armored soldiers beside a tent, with smoke, a horse, and a rocky cliff.

Alexander the Great Rescued from the River Cydnus

Pietro Testa, ca. 1650

Painting of a Roman triumphal procession with a general in a chariot, soldiers with banners, and a figure in a red cloak in f

The Triumph of Marius

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1729

Oil sketch of the Adoration of the Magi by Tiepolo, with Mary and the Christ child before a kneeling king and classical ruins

The Adoration of the Magi

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, late 1750s

Oval sketch of an allegorical apotheosis with gods, putti, a seated queen, an eagle and a lion in soft clouds.

The Apotheosis of the Spanish Monarchy

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760s

Grisaille painting of a draped female statue labeled Arithmetica, set between fluted columns with a marble pedestal and green

Allegorical Figure Representing Arithmetic

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760

Oil painting of a chaotic cavalry battle with swords raised, a white horse, fallen soldiers, and a ruined fortress on the rig

The Battle of Vercellae

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1725-29

Monochrome painting of a draped statue of Geometry on a dolphin, between Ionic columns, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

Allegorical Figure Representing Geometry

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760

Tiepolo ceiling painting: a winged woman blows a trumpet above a chariot of figures, with cherubs drifting among clouds in a

The Glorification of the Barbaro Family

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1750

Monochrome painting of a draped female allegorical figure on a marble pedestal between Ionic columns, labeled Grammatica.

Allegorical Figure Representing Grammar

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760

Sketch of a ceremonial court scene with a seated ruler under a grand arch, courtiers, trumpeters, and red banners.

The Investiture of Bishop Harold as Duke of Franconia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1751-52

Monochrome painting of a draped female allegorical statue on a marble pedestal beside a fluted column and relief panel.

Allegorical Figure Representing Metaphysics

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760

Oil sketch of Neptune with trident among clouds, winds and putti, with a sea landscape beyond, in warm ochre tones.

Neptune and the Winds

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760s

Tiepolo sketch of a kneeling saint praying as angels and a bearded figure with a globe float above a city and plague victims.

Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1758-59

Circular drawing of a winged warrior with a sun shield and spear beside a seated woman and a putto on a cloud.

Allegorical Figures Representing Virtue and Abundance

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760

Grisaille oval painting of a draped female figure beside a stone column, holding her cloak, with inscriptions in the dark bac

Allegorical Figure Representing Fortitude

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760

Grisaille painting of a standing female allegorical figure with a mirror and a snake at her feet, within an oval frame.

Allegorical Figure Representing Prudence

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760

Grisaille painting of a draped female allegorical figure on a pedestal, arms outstretched, within a dark oval field with Gree

Allegorical Figure Representing a Virtue, Possibly Patriotism

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760

Monochrome wash drawing of a seated allegorical woman on clouds with a curved horn behind her.

Allegorical Figure Representing Africa

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Monochrome brown wash drawing of a feathered female figure with corn stalks and an alligator at her feet.

Allegorical Figure Representing America

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Brown monochrome drawing of a seated woman in a headscarf holding palm fronds beside a camel in a desert landscape.

Allegorical Figure Representing Asia

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Costumed masked revelers dance outdoors under trees beside a stone wall, with a dog and a carriage in view.

A Dance in the Country

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, ca. 1755

Monochrome drawing of a seated woman in draped robes pointing with a rod beside a small building and distant hills.

Allegorical Figure Representing Europe

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Sketch of winged figures and putti in clouds above a crowd on steps, with a red banner and ship rigging.

The Glorification of the Giustiniani Family

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1783

Painting of an angel stopping an old man from sacrificing a blindfolded, kneeling youth on a rocky ledge beside firewood.

The Sacrifice of Isaac

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, mid-1750s

Painting of a kneeling doge presented to the Redeemer by haloed saints, with a Venetian lagoon view behind.

Doge Alvise Mocenigo (1507-1577) Presented to the Redeemer

Jacopo Tintoretto, probably 1577

Painting of the Finding of Moses: two women beside a basket by a river, one nursing an infant under trees, with distant figur

The Finding of Moses

Jacopo Tintoretto, 1560s?

Painting of Christ blessing loaves and fishes before a crowd of richly dressed figures in a wide green landscape.

The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes

Jacopo Tintoretto, ca. 1545-50