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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Black-and-white image of a Madonna and Child flanked by a bearded saint reading a book and a woman holding a vessel.

Madonna and Child with Saints Jerome and Mary Magdalen

Matteo di Giovanni di Bartolo

Classical landscape with a stone arch, reclining figures, two dogs on a terrace, and rolling hills under a pale sky.

Classical Landscape with Figures

Henri Mauperché

Painting of a woman in a headscarf leading two cows along a wet muddy path across a flat grassy pasture under grey sky.

Changing Pasture

Anton Mauve, ca. 1880

Painting of a man on a horse-drawn cart loaded with firewood on a muddy path beside bare trees.

Gathering Wood

Painting of a shepherd with a dog leading a sheep flock along a muddy track beside a plowed field under a grey sky.

The Return to the Fold

Painting of a shepherdess carrying a lamb and leading sheep along a dirt road across a flat landscape at dusk.

A Shepherdess and Her Flock

Black and white image of sheep crossing a stream at dusk, with a shepherd and dark trees behind them.

Twilight

Full-length portrait of a young girl in a black dress with a lace collar, beside a red chair and a small white dog.

María Teresa (1638-1683), Infanta of Spain

Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo, 1646

Oil painting of four men in period dress playing cards in a dim wooden room, one holding a pipe, another with a sword.

The Card Players

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, 1863

Man in a wide-brimmed hat and red boots singing while playing a long-necked theorbo in a warmly lit interior.

Soldier Playing the Theorbo

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, 1865

Painting of a cavalry charge across a grassy field, with sabers raised and officers on horseback watching under cloudy skies.

1807, Friedland

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, ca. 1861-75

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

Painted portrait of an elderly man with grey hair, dark brown robe and clasped hands against a dark background.

Portrait of an Old Man

Hans Memling, ca. 1475

Portrait of a young woman in red velvet holding a pink flower, framed by an arched opening with a landscape behind her.

Young Woman with a Pink

Hans Memling, ca. 1485-90

Gilded panel of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ, flanked by saints and angels under a Gothic pinnacle.

Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels

Lippo Memmi, ca. 1350

Gilded altarpiece panel of Saint Clare in a dark veil and brown habit holding a red book against a gold background.

Saint Clare

Lippo Memmi, ca. 1330

Painting of Saint Paul with halo, holding a sword and a book, set against a gold background within a gothic arch.

Saint Paul

Lippo Memmi, ca. 1330

Half-length portrait of a man in a brown cloak and white shirt holding a yellow book against an olive background.

Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-1768)

Anton Raphael Mengs, ca. 1777

Interior scene of a musical party with a woman in orange, a cellist, a man at a window, and a standing woman in an archway.

A Musical Party

Gabriel Metsu, 1659

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

Man smoking a clay pipe at a table beside a woman in a white headcloth holding a pewter jug, in a dim interior.

Tavern Scene

Woman in dark dress at a stone window holding a peach, with fruit dish, book, grapevine and birdcage nearby.

A Woman Seated at a Window

Gabriel Metsu, early 1660s

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with upswept dark hair, wearing a pink dress and pearls, in a gold frame.

Hannah Mahady

Jeremiah Meyer, ca. 1760

Painting of a waterfall cascading over rocks beside a gnarled tree, with goats and figures resting in a grassy forest clearin

Waterfall at Mont-Dore

Achille Etna Michallon, 1818

Painting of a stormy plain with a plowed field, a large château at right, workers and animals, under heavy clouds.

Landscape with a Plowed Field and a Village

Georges Michel, probably after 1827

Painting of a windmill and stone tower under a stormy sky, with a sunlit plain and distant town on the right.

The Mill of Montmartre

Georges Michel, probably ca. 1820

Painting of ragged townsfolk beside a bread cart with loaves, a seated woman, and boys before brick houses.

The Baker's Cart

Jean Michelin, 1656

Painting of the Marriage of the Virgin: Joseph offers a ring to Mary as suitors with rods gather beneath Gothic arches.

The Marriage of the Virgin

Michelino da Besozzo, ca. 1430

Dark pastoral landscape with tall trees, a rider on a white horse, sheep and figures, under a cloudy sky with mountains.

Landscape with a Battle between Two Rams

Jan Miel, ca. 1640

Portrait of a woman in a black embroidered gown and large white ruff, with a heraldic shield at upper right.

Margaretha van Clootwijk (born about 1580/81, died 1662)

Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1639

Half-length portrait of an elderly bearded man in a white ruff and black garment, with a red coat of arms at upper left.

Jacob van Dalen (1570-1644), Called Vallensis

Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, 1640

Half-length portrait of a woman in a black dress with a white lace collar, pearl necklace and cap, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Woman with a Lace Collar

Michiel Jansz. van Mierevelt, ca. 1632-35

Night scene of a woman playing lute beside a man in a red cloak, with a boy and another man in shadow.

The Serenade

Frans van Mieris the Elder, ca. 1678-80

Portrait of a man in a white wig and red cloak beside a flower vase, with a wooded landscape behind him.

Portrait of a Man

Arnold Boonen, ca. 1720

Full-length portrait of a man in red embroidered dress holding a jeweled crown and scepter beside green drapery and a marble

Charles I (1600-1649), King of England

Daniël Mijtens, 1629

Painting of a wooded landscape with rocky mountains, a standing figure with staff pointing to a seated figure by water.

Mercury and Battus

Francisque Millet

Painting of a cloaked woman and turkeys in a bare autumn field, with a leafless tree and hay cart under a cloudy sky.

Autumn Landscape with a Flock of Turkeys

Jean-François Millet, 1872-73

Silhouetted herdsman blowing a horn on a hill at sunset, with cows gathering in the orange-lit landscape below.

Calling the Cows Home

Jean-François Millet, ca. 1872

Painting of a kneeling man, a woman and a child working in a garden beside thatched cottages and a large tree.

Garden Scene

Jean-François Millet, 1854

Painting of a shepherdess knitting while seated on a rock beneath a hedge, with a pasture and sheep behind her.

Shepherdess Seated on a Rock

Jean-François Millet, 1856

Woman in a hood standing in a field holding a rake beside a haystack, with workers in the hazy distance.

Woman with a Rake

Jean-François Millet, probably 1856-57

Painting of sandy dunes with a thatched cottage, trees and a stormy cloudy sky over a flat horizon.

Landscape with a Cottage

Pieter de Molijn, 1629

Oil painting of an English warship firing a gun in a calm harbor, with smoke, small boats and a hazy evening sky.

Harbor Scene: An English Ship with Sails Loosened Firing a Gun

Miniature of a painter at an easel painting a heraldic shield, surrounded by framed pictures, sculptures, and shells in a cab

An Artist Painting a Heraldic Shield in a Cabinet of Curiosities

Monogrammist FA, 1664

Miniature of a crowd of costumed men in a street before a stone building, with a performer on a platform and dogs.

Traveling Players

Monogrammist JG, ca. 1630

Madonna in a blue mantle gazes down at the nude Christ Child, who looks up at her, with a river landscape behind them.

Madonna Adoring the Child

Bartolomeo Montagna

Painting of a young woman with a halo holding a green palm frond, wearing a green gown with a gold bodice and pearls.

Saint Justina of Padua

Bartolomeo Montagna, 1490s

Oil painting of four figures in yellow, green and cream costumes against a dark background, with thick brushwork.

Four Figures

Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli

Full-length portrait of a bearded man in a black embroidered cloak, feathered beret, and pearl necklace beside a draped table

Portrait of a Man, Possibly Ottavio Farnese (1524-1586), Duke of Parma and Piacenza

Anthonis Mor van Dashorst, 1563

Gothic altarpiece with a central Virgin and Child flanked by gilded scenes of the Annunciation, Nativity, and Adoration of th

Virgin and Child Enthroned with Scenes from the Life of the Virgin

Oval portrait of a young child in a lace cap and gold patterned garment with a white lace collar, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Young Boy

Paulus Moreelse

Christ seated on a rock in a wilderness with angels above and animals and birds around him.

Christ in the Wilderness

Moretto da Brescia, ca. 1515-20

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 woman in a straw hat knitting in a sunlit garden beside rose bushes and a wooden chair.

Young Woman Knitting

Berthe Morisot, ca. 1883

Painting of a thatched rural inn with a hanging bell sign, villagers outside, a haystack, a pig and a cloudy sky.

The Bell Inn

George Morland, late 1780s

Portrait of an elderly woman in white headdress and black dress holding a small book, with a Latin inscription on the stone l

Lucrezia Agliardi Vertova (1490?-1558)

Giovanni Battista Moroni, 1557

Portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat and black cap, seated beside a window showing a tower and houses.

Bartolomeo Bonghi (died 1584)

Giovanni Battista Moroni, shortly after 1553

Bearded man in black gold-trimmed doublet and gold chain leaning on a pedestal beside a steel helmet.

Portrait of a Man

Giovanni Battista Moroni

Painting of an ornate parlor with women gathered around a grand piano, a man and child at a table, and a sleeping dog.

The Music Room

Mihály Munkácsy, 1878

Painting of a ruined brick tower on a hill under a dramatic stormy sky, with trees, a cottage and small figures.

The Old Castle

Painting of Christ crucified on a cross against a dark cloudy sky, with a distant city and hills in the lower right.

The Crucifixion

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, ca. 1675

Full-length portrait of a standing man in black clothing with a white dog beside him, before a stone pillar.

Don Andrés de Andrade y la Cal

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, ca. 1665-72

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a black cape and silver-patterned sleeves, holding a hat against a dark background.

A Knight of Alcántara or Calatrava

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, ca. 1650-55

Painting of a woman holding a swaddled newborn in a richly furnished room with a canopied bed, a child, and an older woman.

The Newborn Baby

Matthijs Naiveu, 1675