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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,431 works

Ballet class in a green-walled studio, young dancers in white tutus practicing while an older man with a cane watches.

Die Tanzstunde

Edgar Degas, 1874

Gold-ground panel of a saint pointing at a cracking pagan temple as a kneeling man prays beside it.

Saint John the Evangelist Causes a Pagan Temple to Collapse

Francescuccio Ghissi, ca. 1370

Painting of the Virgin and Child with kneeling king and attendants, gold vessels, and a stone arcade behind them.

The Adoration of the Magi

Hugo van der Goes

Circular portrait of a man in a red cap and red jacket with lace collar against a green background.

Portrait of a Man in a Red Cap

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1532

Painting of a brick country house with a tower beside a river, with a rowboat, sailboats and a stormy sky.

Country House near the Water

Jan van Goyen, 1646

Round miniature portrait of a man with powdered hair and white cravat in brown coat, set in a gilded frame.

Alexandre Théodore Victor (1760-1829), Comte de Lameth

Jean Urbain Guérin, ca. 1789-90

Abstract painting of irregular colored rectangles in red, teal and ochre with small dark green fir trees scattered across it.

Redgreen and Violet-Yellow Rhythms

Paul Klee, 1920

Octagonal painting of a laughing young man with a clay pipe, with two smiling companions behind him.

The Smoker

Frans Hals, ca. 1623-25

Portrait miniature of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat and black cap, set in a jeweled blue enamel gold frame.

William Roper (1493/94-1578)

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1535-36

Watercolor of a mosque tower and smaller tower above pink and red rooftops and shrubs, with patterned yellow marks below.

Hammamet with Its Mosque

Paul Klee, 1914

Oval miniature portrait of a man with brown curly hair and a moustache, wearing a black doublet and white collar, in a gold f

Portrait of a Man, Said to Be Philip Wharton (1613-1696), Fourth Baron Wharton

John Hoskins, 1648

Round miniature portrait of a woman in black veil and red headdress holding a book, set in a gold enamel frame with rubies.

Margaret Roper (Margaret More, 1505-1544)

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1535-36

Abstract grid of hatched rectangles in blue and cream with pitched, house-like shapes rising at the center.

Variations (Progressive Motif)

Paul Klee, 1927

Oval miniature portrait of a man with shoulder-length hair, white collar and dark coat, against a blue sky with a tree, 1657.

Dr. Brian Walton (born about 1600, died 1661)

John Hoskins, 1657

Oval miniature portrait of a bearded man in a dark cap and fur collar against blue, in a gold pendant frame.

Thomas Wriothesley (1505-1550), First Earl of Southampton

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1535

Abstract painting of stylized masks and geometric shapes in red, blue, and ochre by Paul Klee, 1926.

Collection of Figurines

Paul Klee, 1926

Painting of the Annunciation: an angel in white and green gestures to the Virgin Mary reading in a tiled room with a dove abo

The Annunciation

Joos van Cleve, ca. 1525

Circular portrait of a bearded man in a black beret and dark doublet against a teal background, with date inscription.

Portrait of a Man (Sir Ralph Sadler?)

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1535

Watercolor of irregular colored rectangles in warm and cool tones arranged in a loose grid, by Paul Klee, 1914.

Untitled - Paul Klee, 1914

Paul Klee, 1914

Painting of a shivering woman with a putto on a fountain, bare frosted trees and a pale red sun in a wintry landscape.

Allegory of Winter

Jacques de La Joue the Younger

Edward VI (1537-1553), When Duke of Cornwall

Hans Holbein the Younger

Geometric abstract painting of black grid lines dividing rectangles of red, blue, grey, black and cream.

Composition

Piet Mondrian, 1921

Painting of a red-cloaked charioteer driving horses through clouds beside a woman scattering flowers from a basket.

Apollo and Aurora

Gérard de Lairesse, 1671

Oval portrait of two young girls in white dresses embracing against a dark background, one raising her hand.

The Calmady Children (Emily, 1818-?1906, and Laura Anne, 1820-1894)

Thomas Lawrence, 1823

Painting of a bearded bishop saint with a gold halo, mitre, and crozier, raising one hand before a dark blue background.

A Bishop Saint

Fra Angelico, 1425

Oval miniature portrait of a woman in a white dress and veil against a dark wooded background, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Woman

Etienne Charles Le Guay, ca. 1800

Oil portrait of a young peasant woman in a white headcloth and dark bodice, gazing downward against a grey background.

Peasant Girl with a White Headcloth

Wilhelm Leibl, 1885

Small painting of a wooded stream bank with a cow drinking at the water and figures on the grassy slope.

Banks of the Stream near the Corot Property, Ville d'Avray

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1823

Gold-ground altarpiece with an enthroned haloed saint, two standing saints and three kneeling donors in red and pink.

Saint Lawrence Enthroned with Saints and Donors

Filippo Lippi, 1440s

Monochrome brown painting of people gathering manna in a desert camp, with angels above and two bearded prophets in the upper

The Gathering of Manna

Painting of a mounted commander with an eagle standard beside soldiers and a fallen warrior, with a smoky battle at a city wa

Capture of Carthage bY GB Tiepolo

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1726

Octagonal panel of women around a fountain with hunters and hounds chasing deer through rocky hills under a dark sky.

Ameto's Discovery of the Nymphs

Master of, ca. 1410

Medieval panel of Madonna and Child with a bishop presenting a kneeling donor, with gold throne and flowers.

Madonna and Child with the Donor, Pietro de' Lardi, Presented by Saint Nicholas

Master G.Z., ca. 1420-30

Painting of a violent cavalry battle with swordsmen, white horses, fallen soldiers, and a ruined tower under a stormy sky.

Battle of Vercellae by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1726

Octagonal panel with two shepherds at left and three women in red, pink and yellow robes among rocks and trees.

A Contest between the Shepherds Alcesto and Acaten

Master of, ca. 1410

Gilded triptych with Madonna and Child enthroned among angels and saints, flanked by scenes of the Passion.

Madonna and Child Enthroned

Master of Monte Oliveto, ca. 1315-20

Circular drawing of two allegorical figures on a cloud, one winged with a spear and sun shield, one holding a cornucopia.

Virtue and Abundance

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760

Two altarpiece wings showing a messenger before a crowned king and a queen bringing gifts, with kneeling donors below.

Abner's Messenger before David; The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon; The Annunciation

Master of the Saint Barbara Legend, ca. 1480

Round painting of Joseph gesturing to fellow prisoners at a table, with dream vignettes of a basket of birds and a grape vine

Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of His Fellow Prisoners

Master of the Story of Joseph

Painting of a young boy blowing a soap bubble from a pipe over a stone ledge, with a child peeking in behind him.

the soap-bubbles

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, 1733

Virgin and Child enthroned under a canopy with two saints, two harp-playing angels, and a male figure in a garden landscape.

Virgin and Child with Saints Catherine of Alexandria and Barbara

Hans Memling, early 1480s

Interior scene with a nursing mother and infant, a visitor in black, a servant, and a small dog on a marble floor.

The Visit to the Nursery

Gabriel Metsu, 1661

Painting of the Madonna in a red dress holding the Christ Child against a gilded background with putti and medallions.

Madonna and Child

Luca Signorelli, 1505

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a black robe holding a paper, with an hourglass and a landscape view behind him.

Portrait of a Man

Moretto da Brescia, ca. 1520-25

Painting of a seated crowned king in blue armor facing a mitred figure holding a serpent-entwined staff, with onlookers.

Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh: An Allegory of the Dinteville Family

Master of the Dinteville Allegory, 1537

Loose painting of figures in white dresses and parasols on a sunlit lawn beneath tall trees, with a pavilion in the backgroun

Tennis at Newport

George Bellows, 1919

Four panels in a gilded Gothic frame showing scenes of Christ's Passion: prayer, carrying the cross, crucifixion, and lamenta

Four Scenes from the Passion

Bernard van Orley

Painted head of an older balding man in blue collar, with a hand at upper left and red drapery behind him.

Head of a Donor

Albert van Ouwater, ca. 1465-70

Portrait of a seated woman in a red hat and red jacket against a dark background, by George Bellows.

Mrs. Chester Dale

George Bellows, 1919

Painting of Bacchus in a leaf wreath gesturing toward Ariadne, who looks up at him, with pink clouds and sea behind them.

Bacchus and Ariadne

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, 1720s

Painting of the Madonna and Child seated among six saints against a gold background, with a bishop and an armored saint at ri

Madonna and Child with Six Saints

Francesco Pesellino, late 1440s

Painting of an elderly woman in a black hat and fur cape seated before patterned wallpaper and a mantelpiece.

Mrs. Atkinson

Gwen John, 1897

Portrait of a Man

Edme Quenedey, ca. 1780

Black-and-white reproduction of a painting of a seated judge on a throne with robed courtiers, soldiers, and children gathere

Cambyses Appointing Otanes Judge

Peter Paul Rubens

Painting of a young woman in a headscarf leaning toward a shackled elderly man in red cloth, with a shadowed figure behind.

Caritas Romana: Cimon and Pero

Hendrick ter Brugghen, 1623

Russian icon showing Elijah ascending in a fiery chariot as Elisha reaches for his falling mantle, with an angel above.

Saint Elias's Fiery Ascension

Russian Painter

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

Ink painting on a round silk fan of pine trees over rocky cliffs, with two seated scholars and a staff-carrying figure.

南宋佚名倣馬遠洞天論道圖團扇

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

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

Snowy urban square with bare trees, horse carriages, tram cars and hazy domed buildings under a grey winter sky.

Winter in Union Square

Childe Hassam, 1889

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

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

Painting of an autumn forest on a hillside below a dark mountain ridge, with red and orange trees in the foreground under a c

Landscape No. 25

Marsden Hartley, 1908