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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Painting of an oak tree, fence and dirt path beside a pond, with rolling hills and a distant village under clouds.

Near Penshurst, Kent

Patrick Nasmyth, 1828

Painting of God rebuking nude Adam and Eve beside an apple tree, with a serpent, goat and cherubs in a landscape.

The Rebuke of Adam and Eve

Charles-Joseph Natoire, 1740

Woman in white gown and blue wrap beside a young girl holding a jewelry box, seated before a gilt mirror and lace-draped tabl

Madame Marsollier and Her Daughter

Jean-Marc Nattier, 1749

Oil portrait of a woman with powdered hair holding flowers, wearing a blue sash and white dress, beside a basket of blossoms.

Portrait of a Woman

Jean-Marc Nattier, 1753

Painting of a young woman with curled hair leaning on a stone fountain beside reeds, in a white blouse and pearls.

The Spring (La Source)

Jean-Marc Nattier, 1738

Portrait of a woman with powdered grey hair and rose, in a pale silk gown with a large grey bow, before a green landscape.

Marie Françoise de La Cropte de St. Abre, Marquise d'Argence (born 1714)

Jean-Marc Nattier, 1744

Night landscape with a farmhouse, horse, campfire and figures beside a river under a moonlit cloudy sky.

The Farrier

Aert van der Neer, early or mid-1650s

Dusk river landscape with sailing boats, grazing cows, villagers on a path, and a pink-lit cloudy sky.

Landscape at Sunset

Aert van der Neer, 1650s

Winter scene of figures skating and playing on a frozen river at sunset, with a town of snowy houses and a church spire behin

Sports on a Frozen River

Aert van der Neer, ca. 1660

Painting of a seated woman in a white headscarf reading a book beside a candle and inkwell in a dim room.

The Reader

Eglon van der Neer

Two panels: a bishop with a candle wheel and crozier, and an armored man with a banner and a kneeling boy.

Saint Donatian; Saint Victor Presenting a Donor

Netherlandish Painter

Christ carries a cross along a path past soldiers and mourners, with a walled city and domed building behind.

Christ Bearing the Cross

North Netherlandish Painter

Portrait of a Noblewoman, Probably Isabella of Portugal (1397-1472)

Netherlandish Painter

Half-length portrait of a young man in a black hat and fur-trimmed robe holding a sword against a gold background.

Charles V (1500-1558), Holy Roman Emperor

Netherlandish Painter

Half-length portrait of a young woman in a red gown and jeweled red headdress, hands clasped, against green background.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Netherlandish Painter

Portrait of an elderly bearded man in a black cap and robe, with an hourglass, quill, book and letter on a table.

Portrait of a Man, Possibly Jean de Langeac (died 1541), Bishop of Limoges

Netherlandish Painter

Portrait of a woman in a red velvet gown with gold headdress and cameo brooch, hands clasped before a silver curtain.

Portrait of a Woman

Netherlandish Painter

Portrait of a man in black cap and cape with white gown, hand resting on a skull, holding a metal probe beside a column.

Portrait of a Surgeon

Netherlandish Painter

Portrait of a young man in a black beret and dark doublet against a green arched background.

Portrait of a Man

Netherlandish Painter

Painting of a seated Virgin and infant Christ resting in a landscape with a fountain, donkey, pond, and castle on a hill.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Netherlandish Painters

Painting of the Adoration of the Magi: Mary and the Christ Child with three kings offering gifts in an arched hall, with a la

The Adoration of the Magi

Netherlandish Painter

Triptych with the Last Supper in an interior center and outdoor scenes with soldiers and tents on the side panels.

The Last Supper

Netherlandish Painters, 1515-20

Cutaway church interior with priests at an altar, a pulpit, and a crowd of poor people outside beside stonework and a town.

A Sermon on Charity (possibly the Conversion of Saint Anthony)

Netherlandish Painter

Gilded altarpiece of fifteen small Christian scenes above a central Virgin and Child with kneeling donors and saints.

The Fifteen Mysteries and the Virgin of the Rosary

Netherlandish Painter, ca. 1515-20

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

Four figures playing cards in an interior, with a woman in gold and a woman in red satin, and a small spaniel on a stool.

The Card Party

Caspar Netscher, ca. 1665

Painting of officers at an outdoor table on a village street as soldiers restrain a man; a cavalryman on horseback watches.

The Dispatch-Bearer

Alphonse Marie Adolphe de Neuville, 1880

Gilded panel of Saint Ursula, haloed and crowned, flanked by a group of maidens holding palm fronds against a red background.

Saint Ursula and Her Maidens

Niccolò di Pietro, ca. 1410

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a gray coat and white cravat with powdered hair, in a gilt scroll frame.

Portrait of a Man

Johann Esaias Nilson

Woman in a satin gown reads a letter as an attendant styles her hair, with a spaniel and red rug beside her.

The Love Letter

Jacob Ochtervelt, early 1670s

Painting of the Virgin holding the infant Christ in a garden with two angels, a fountain, peacocks, and a distant castle.

Virgin and Child with Angels

Bernard van Orley, ca. 1518

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

Painting of the Virgin, Joseph, and kneeling shepherds adoring the Christ Child on the grass, with a landscape and town behin

The Adoration of the Shepherds

L'Ortolano, late 1520s

Portrait of an elderly man in a fur hat and lace collar smiling while holding a metal tankard.

Man with a Tankard

Adriaen van Ostade

Oil painting of ducks resting in a sunlit woodland clearing, with a mallard spreading its wings beside a large tree trunk.

Ducks Resting in Sunshine

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1753

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

Seated woman in black dress and white lace collar, holding gloves, with hand resting on a red patterned tablecloth.

Portrait of a Woman

Jürgen Ovens, 1650

Painting of three children in a shaded grove with a sleeping baby, while a girl in red holds wheat sheaves overhead.

The Grandchildren of Sir William Heathcote, 3rd Baronet

Black-and-white view of a young man in a dark velvet coat and beret beside a small dog, with a child and a sword.

Portrait of a Young Man

Bernardino Detti

Arched panel painting of a bearded saint in white robes holding a book, set against a gilded foliate halo.

Saint Romuald

Pseudo-Palmeruccio, possibly ca. 1320-30

Painted gallery interior with framed views of Roman ruins, marble statues, and gentlemen in 18th-century dress studying the w

Ancient Rome

Giovanni Paolo Panini, 1757

Painted gallery interior with columns, statues and framed views of Rome, with visitors seated and standing in the foreground.

Modern Rome

Giovanni Paolo Panini, 1757

Painting of the Madonna holding the Christ Child against a gold background, in a decorated gilt frame.

Madonna and Child

Paolo di Giovanni Fei, 1370s

Painting of the Annunciation: an angel reaches toward the Virgin Mary in a red dress while a dove and a child appear above.

The Annunciation

Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli

Painting of a mosque with domes and minaret, a domed fountain, mounted soldiers, a yellow carriage, and melon sellers in a du

A Mosque

Alberto Pasini, 1872

Painting of a sunlit mosque square with gilded domes, a minaret, market stalls, and figures in robes and on horseback.

A Mosque

Alberto Pasini, 1886

Oval miniature portrait of a man with white powdered hair in a pink coat, in a gilded frame with a ribbon bow.

Abbé Charles Bossut (1730-1814)

Pierre Pasquier, 1772

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in black with a white Maltese cross, holding a folded letter at a red table.

Portrait of a Knight of Malta, Probably Fra Jacopo Salviati

Mirabello Cavalori, 1566

Painting of elegant figures gathered under trees in a pastoral setting, with musicians, a seated woman in pink, and cherub sc

Concert Champêtre

Jean-Baptiste Pater, ca. 1734

Painting of an elegant crowd dancing and gathering at an outdoor fair under tall trees, with a stone tower behind.

The Fair at Bezons

Jean-Baptiste Pater, ca. 1733

Painting of children playing in a wooded clearing with a dog, a distant cottage, and a blue sky with clouds.

The Golden Age

Jean-Baptiste Pater

Two young men in green hunting attire with a dead deer, white hound, and horse in a forest landscape, painted in 1603.

Henry Frederick (1594-1612), Prince of Wales, with Sir John Harington (1592-1614), in the Hunting Field

Robert Peake the Elder, 1603

Full-length portrait of a young woman in an embroidered silver gown with pearls, lace ruff, and jeweled headdress against a d

Princess Elizabeth (1596-1662), Later Queen of Bohemia

Robert Peake the Elder, ca. 1606

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

Snowy winter landscape at sunset with a thatched cottage, bare tree, frozen pond, and birds flying across a rosy sky.

January: Cernay, near Rambouillet

Léon-Germain Pelouse

Black-and-white image of an elderly bearded man with white hair, painted in loose brushwork, looking toward the viewer.

Head of a Man

Vasilii Grigorievich Perov, possibly ca. 1870-82

Painting of the risen Christ with a red banner atop a stone tomb, surrounded by sleeping and startled soldiers in a landscape

The Resurrection

Pietro Perugino

Painting of Saint John the Baptist in a niche, holding a tall cross-topped staff, wearing a brown garment and red mantle.

Saint John the Baptist; Saint Lucy

Pietro Perugino

Painting of a monk in a cream habit writing with a quill at a green-covered desk with inkwell, knife and books.

Portrait of an Olivetan Monk

Baldassarre Tommaso Peruzzi

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 horse-drawn carts and a woman with a basket at a market square before whitewashed buildings.

Market Scene

August von Pettenkofen

Group portrait of an eighteenth-century family in a green damask room with a fireplace, tea table, and card players.

The Strong Family

Charles Philips, 1732

Painting of Saint Christopher in a red tunic looking up, carrying the infant Christ on his shoulder and holding a staff.

Saint Christopher Carrying the Infant Christ

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1730s

Portrait of a bearded man in black with a white ruff, his hand resting on a painted celestial globe.

Man with a Celestial Globe

Nicolaes Eliaszoon Pickenoy, 1624