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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,217 works

Dark painting of a dense winter forest of bare trees under a rust-colored sunset sky, with rocks in a clearing.

The Forest in Winter at Sunset

Théodore Rousseau, ca. 1846-67

Pencil sketch of a leaning palm tree with spreading fronds and coconut clusters against a shaded sky.

Palm Tree

Elihu Vedder, 1836

Painting of a lion feeding on prey in a lush jungle with yellow and blue flowers and a rising moon.

The Repast of the Lion

Henri Rousseau, ca. 1907

Painting of a goldsmith weighing coins at a counter beside a couple, with jewelry, silverware and a convex mirror in the shop

A Goldsmith in his Shop

Petrus Christus, 1449

Cypress fronds in grey and ochre tones spread across a pale sheet, with Japanese calligraphy columns beside them.

Waka Poem with Printed Gold-and-Silver Underpainting of Cypress Fronds

Hon'ami Koetsu, 1600

Two panels showing Christ carrying the cross with soldiers, and the risen Christ beside an open tomb with a sleeping soldier.

Christ Carrying the Cross, with the Crucifixion; The Resurrection, with the Pilgrims of Emmaus

Gerard David, ca. 1510

Portrait of a young woman in a red velvet gown and patterned headdress, with a castle and hills visible through an arched win

Margaret of Austria

Jean Hey, ca. 1490

Hanging scroll of a woman binding her hair beside a small attendant under flowering cherry branches, in muted tones.

Woman Binding Her Hair and Attendant under Flowering Cherry Tree

Miyagawa Chôshun, 1700

Two panels showing the angel Gabriel gesturing toward the Virgin Mary, who raises her hand beneath a dove in arched niches.

Archangel Gabriel; The Virgin Annunciate

Gerard David, ca. 1510

Painting of bare trees framing a green hillside with a pale house and red roof under a blue sky.

Trees and Houses Near the Jas de Bouffan

Paul Cézanne, 1885-86

Ink painting of a small songbird perched on a drooping willow branch against a pale, empty background.

Nightingale on Willow Branch

Keibun, 1779

Painting of nude women bathing in a woodland pool beside a rocky outcrop, with a hunter and dog at the right edge.

Diana and Actaeon (Diana Surprised in Her Bath)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1836

Painting of a fish market with a fishmonger cutting salmon, women with baskets, and fish displayed on wooden trays.

Fish Market

Joachim Beuckelaer, 1568

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

Painting of a large shade tree and open meadow under a pale sky, with a small figure on a path and a distant village.

The Trees, Early Afternoon, France

William A. Harper, ca. 1905

Painted head of a bearded man with closed eyes and curly dark hair, set within a round gilded frame.

Head of Saint John the Baptist on a Charger

Aelbert Bouts, ca. 1500

Ink painting of a waterfall beside a maple tree with misty mountains above, on a hanging scroll.

Waterfall and Maple Tree

Kanō Naganobu, 1775

Diptych of the grieving Virgin praying and Christ crowned with thorns, both weeping, against gold backgrounds.

The Mourning Virgin; Christ Crowned with Thorns

Painting of Christ as the Man of Sorrows with a bloody crown of thorns, tears, and wounds on his hands against gold.

The Man of Sorrows

Aelbert Bouts, ca. 1525

Black and white reproduction of a forest stream cascading over boulders beneath arching trees with ferns on the banks.

A Forest Cascade at Hiram, Maine

Henry Hitchings, 1859

Arched portrait of a young man with red hair in a black cap, dark gown, white collar, and patterned grey sleeves.

Portrait of a Man

Barthel Bruyn the Elder, 1533

Portrait of a woman in a white headdress and black gown with fur sleeves, holding gloves, beside a red coat of arms.

Portrait of a Woman of the Slosgin Family of Cologne

Barthel Bruyn the Younger, 1557

Painting of large rock formations among pine trees in a forest, with loose brushwork in green, brown and blue tones.

Rocks at Fontainebleau

Paul Cézanne, 1890s

Half-length portrait of a woman in red headdress and green robe holding a red carnation, dated 1533.

Portrait of a Woman

Barthel Bruyn the Elder, 1533

Corot landscape: a large dark tree over a dusky field, with a small group of figures under a pale sunset sky.

Landscape with Figures (Les Bohémiens)

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1872

Painting of a shaded brook winding through a dense woodland clearing with tall trees and reflections in the water.

A Brook in a Clearing (possibly "Brook, Valley of Fontcouverte; Study")

Gustave Courbet, probably 1862

Half-length portrait of a young man in a dark cap and fur-trimmed robe, holding a red rosary, against a green background.

Portrait of a Man with a Rosary

Lucas Cranach the Elder, ca. 1508

Painting of a ferryman poling a boat with passengers on a river beneath a leaning tree and hazy blue sky.

The Ferryman

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, ca. 1865

Painting of a shallow forest brook flowing past large rocks beneath tall trees and dense green foliage.

A Brook in the Forest

Gustave Courbet, ca. 1868-77

Painting of a dirt road under tall trees leading to open common land, with a thatched cottage and grazing cattle under a clou

Hautbois Common, Norfolk

John Crome, probably ca. 1810