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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,427 works

Round miniature of a harbor at sunset with a sailing ship, rowboats, cliffs, and an arched gateway on the shore.

View of a Harbor

Round miniature portrait of a young woman with curly hair, white headscarf and teal dress in an ornate gold frame.

Portrait of a Woman

Frédéric Dubois, 1794

Nativity scene with kneeling Mary, Christ Child, Joseph in red cloak, standing woman in green, ox and donkey, gold background

The Nativity

South Netherlandish Painter

Oval miniature of a young woman with curled hair in a blue dress with red trim, in a gilt frame with white beads.

Portrait of a Woman

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