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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

2,219 works

Painting of a sunlit brook winding through a dark forest with fallen logs and birch-like trunks.

The Brook in the Woods

Worthington Whittredge, ca. 1885-86

Nativity scene with Mary kneeling by the Christ Child, Saint Joseph, many angels, an ox and donkey in a brick stable.

The Adoration of the Christ Child

Master of Frankfurt, possibly 1496-1502

Painting of the Virgin Mary nursing the infant Christ, with an older man reading in a straw hat and a still life of citrus an

The Holy Family

Joos van Cleve, possibly 1527-33

Small arched panel of the Virgin Mary in blue holding the Christ Child, who reaches up to her neck.

Virgin and Child

Gerard David, 1490-1523

Virgin nursing the Christ child beside Saint Joseph at a table with bread and bowls, with a village landscape in the window.

Virgin and Child with Saint Joseph

Unknown artist, second half 16th century

Triptych panel of the Adoration of the Magi with Virgin and Child, three kings, and Latin inscriptions on the wings.

Adoration of the Magi

Imitator of Netherlandish Painter, probably seventeenth century

Religious painting of the dead Christ mourned by the Virgin and companions, with a distant city and crucifixion hill behind.

The Lamentation of Christ

Simon Marmion, ca. 1473

Painting of a young woman in a black headdress, gold necklace and green gown with fur trim, set in an arched niche.

Portrait of a Woman

Netherlandish or French, ca. 1470-80

Painting of the Virgin in a red mantle holding the infant Christ, who reaches toward a dragonfly against a green background.

Virgin and Child with a Dragonfly

Master of Saint Giles, ca. 1500

Gold-ground panel of the Virgin and Child in a garden, with Saint Jerome presenting a kneeling donor in red and green.

Virgin and Child with a Donor Presented by Saint Jerome

Master of the Munich Marian Panels, ca. 1450

Pointillist painting of pine trees on a sunny shore with a calm blue sea and distant hills under a pink sky.

Pines Along the Shore

Henri-Edmond Cross, 1896

Painting of a forest river with rapids, boulders, a winding dirt path, large trees, and distant rocky cliffs under a cloudy s

The Rocky Path in the Morvan (Chemin des roches dans le Morvan)

Henri Harpignies, 1869

Painting of a formal garden with rounded trees, white statues, a fountain and a pale blue sky, by Auguste Renoir.

Versailles

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1900-1905

Painting of a still forest pool framed by large trees, with cattle grazing near the water under a muted blue sky.

The Pool (Memory of the Forest of Chambord)

Théodore Rousseau, 1839

Painting of two figures walking a shaded forest path between tall pine trees toward a sunlit hillside.

Fir Trees in Les Trembleaux, near Marlotte (Sapins aux Trembleaux à Marlotte)

Henri Harpignies, 1854

Painting of a tree-lined riverside road with chestnut trees, pedestrians, a horse-drawn carriage, and a cloudy sky.

Allée of Chestnut Trees

Alfred Sisley, 1878

Hanging scroll of a riverside scene with pine trees, two boats with seated figures, and a white horse on a rocky bank.

Song of the Lute

Ding Yunpeng, 1585

Fan-shaped painting of a pavilion, pine tree, bamboo grove and rocky cliff in a landscape by Song Maojin.

Dwelling in landscape

Song Maojin, 17th century

Ink painting on a fan-shaped leaf of bare trees and a small standing figure on a hillside, with red seals.

Figure standing in a grove of trees

Li Liufang, 1613

Fan-shaped painting of a seated figure in a pavilion beneath pine and willow trees, with mountains at left on gold ground.

Landscape with figure

Chen Jichun, 1635

Ink painting on silk of a twisted pine over a seated scholar on a rock, with a moon and misty mountains behind.

Viewing the Moon under a Pine Tree

Ma Yuan, early 13th century

Ink landscape album leaf with a large pine branching over a pavilion, a seated figure, and misty mountains beyond.

Landscape with great pine

Ma Lin, second quarter 13th century

Hanging scroll of a flowering plum tree with pale blossoms beneath a full moon, with calligraphy in the upper right.

Flowering Plum in Moonlight and Snow

Liu Shiru, 16th century

Hanging scroll of a misty river landscape with pines, red trees, a sailboat, and a seated scholar by a hut.

Landscape for Zhao Yipeng

Tang Yin, late 15th-early 16th century

Two figures under a tree at night, one playing a flute on a yellow cushion, a crescent moon and stars above.

Kedar Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)

Ruknuddin, ca. 1690-95

Painted folio of Krishna and Radha seated with attendant women in a garden, with a peacock and red pavilion below.

Krishna and Radha with Their Confidantes: Page from a Dispersed Gita Govinda

Manohar, ca. 1655-60

Hanging scroll of a seated emperor before a landscape screen, with kneeling officials, pine trees and peonies in a garden.

Remonstrating with the emperor

Liu Jun, late 15th-early 16th century

Hanging scroll of a robed man asleep beneath a gnarled tree with drooping branches, with a gourd and shoes nearby.

Drunken recluse beneath an old tree

Chen Zihe, early 16th century

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, a waterfall, pines and small pavilions, with a figure on a path and calligraphy at upper l

Wooded Mountains at Dusk

Kuncan, dated 1666

Ink landscape screen with a waterfall, misty mountains, pine trees, a pavilion, and a small figure on a path.

Chinese Scholar Contemplating a Waterfall

Soga Shōhaku, late18th-early 19th century

Hanging scroll of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a fan beneath a willow tree, with calligraphy above.

Woman under a Willow Tree

Katsukawa Shunshō, 18th century

Six-panel gold screen with ink landscape of willow trees, rocks, geese in flight and robed figures by a thatched pavilion.

Landscapes with Chinese Figures

Nagasawa Rosetsu, 1795-99

Six-panel ink screen of misty mountains, a lake, a pine tree, a sailboat, and small pavilions.

Eight Views of Ōmi (Ōmi hakkei)

Soga Shōhaku, ca. 1762-66

Hanging scroll of a gnarled plum tree with pale blossoms on branches sweeping down a brown silk ground, with calligraphy.

Fragrant Snow at Broken Bridge

Wang Mian, 14th century

Ink and color album leaf of a robed scholar and attendant beneath a pine by a waterfall, with misty mountains behind.

Scholar viewing a waterfall

Ma Yuan, early 13th century

Ink painting of a gnarled plum branch with small white blossoms, with calligraphy at upper left on a grey ground.

Plum Branch

Yi Yu-won, dated 1888

Ink handscroll of two pine trees on rocks beside calm water, with distant hills, a small boat, and inscription columns at lef

Twin Pines, Level Distance

Zhao Mengfu, ca. 1310

Handscroll painting of a snowy landscape with bare trees, a rustic riverside house, a footbridge, and misty hills.

Snowy landscape with rustic riverside retreat

Liu Songnian, ca. late 12th century

Hanging scroll of ink trees on a rocky bank with a seated figure, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper left.

Recluse Fishing by Autumn Trees

Sheng Mao, dated 1350

Ink landscape hanging scroll with bare trees on rocks, distant mountains above, and vertical calligraphy with red seals.

Wind among the Trees on the Riverbank

Ni Zan, 1363

Hanging scroll of bare gnarled trees on a snowy slope, with a flock of crows flying over misty hills.

Crows in Old Trees

Luo Zhichuan, early 14th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with tall pines, rocks, a waterfall, and fishermen in a small boat by the shore.

Returning Fishermen

Tang Di, dated 1342

Ink painting of a fisherman in a small boat beneath willow and bare trees, with distant mountains and birds in misty light.

Recluse Fisherman, Autumn Trees

Sheng Mao, dated 1349

Round ink painting on silk of a fisherman by a river beneath willows and misty mountains, with calligraphy label.

Angling in the Autumn River

Sheng Zhu, ca. 1370

Hanging scroll of two red-crowned cranes beside a pine branch and rock, with ink inscription at upper right.

Cranes, Pine Tree, and Lichen

Ren Bonian, dated 1885

Six-panel gold screen of ink landscape with a large pine, robed figures by a stone table, waterfall and distant mountains.

The Four Accomplishments

Kano Motonobu, mid-16th century

Calligraphy poem in black ink over gold leaf with gray ink-painted cherry blossoms and branches below.

Poem by Kamo no Chōmei with Underpainting of Cherry Blossoms

Hon'ami Koetsu, 1606

Six-panel screen of a misty lake with mountains, temple pavilions, willows, pines, a bridge and small boats in ink.

View of West Lake

Kusumi Morikage, mid- to late 17th century

Six-panel gold screen with robed figures, pine trees, bamboo, and a seated figure on a pavilion terrace beside rocks.

The Return to Court of the Four Graybeards of Mount Shang (right); Su Shi’s Visit to the Wind and Water Cave (left)

Kano Mitsunobu, late 16th century

Six-panel screen with two hawks on pine branches and rock, and white camellias blooming at lower left.

Hawks with Pine Trees and Camellias; Small Birds with Willows and Camellias

Mitani Tōshuku, early 17th century

Two-panel screen of a persimmon tree with red fruit and green leaves beside pampas grass on a green hill.

Persimmon Tree

Sakai Hōitsu, 1816

Hanging scroll of three women in kimono viewing cherry blossoms by a lake with swimming white birds.

Three Beauties Viewing Cherry Blossoms

Chobunsai Eishi, late 18th-19th century

Six-panel screen of misty mountains, bare trees and a pavilion over gold leaf, with a pale moon at left.

Scenes from the Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Unkoku Tōeki, 17th century

Ink landscape of bare trees, rocks and a small thatched pavilion by water, with calligraphy and seals above.

Enjoying the Wilderness in an Autumn Grove

Ni Zan, dated 1339

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a large pine, a seated scholar, distant mountains, and calligraphy with red seals.

Red Cliffs and Green Valleys

Wang Meng, ca. 1367

Ink painting of a twisted pine tree rising from rocks, with needles spreading across the upper scroll and red seals.

Dragon pine

Wu Boli, late 14th-early 15th century

Hanging scroll of plum blossoms on snow-dusted dark branches arching across a muted brown silk background.

The Pure Whiteness of Winter

Xu Jing, dated 1441

Three hanging scrolls showing Daoist immortals with a crane, gibbons by a waterfall, and cranes beneath a pine tree.

Eight Daoist Immortals, Cranes, and Gibbons

Kanō Tanshin, late 17th-early 18th century

Gold-ground folding screen with heart-shaped scenes of birds, ducks, plum blossoms, peonies and chrysanthemums by a stream.

Birds and Flowers of Autumn and Winter

Kano Chikanobu, early 18th century

Hanging scroll of red maple leaves over a waterfall with misty mountains in the background.

Waterfall and Maple Tree

Kano Seisen’in, 18th-19th century

Hanging scroll of a green dove perched on a blossoming plum branch beside dark rocks, painted in ink and colour on silk.

Dove on Plum Tree

Kanō Tanshin, 17th-18th century

Hanging scroll of a snow-dusted plum tree with pale blossoms on branches against a dark silk background.

Plum in snow

Ink landscape hanging scroll with tall bare trees, rocks along a path, calligraphy and red seals at top.

Landscape with Trees in the Manner of Ni Zan (1301-1374)

Dong Qichang, ca. 1622-25

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, a river, houses, a stone bridge, and a small figure among trees.

Misty Dawn at the Seashore

Okada Hankō, 19th century