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33,661 works

Painting of Cain raising a club over the fallen Abel beside a smoking fire, with a tree and blue mountain landscape behind.

Cain Slaying Abel

Pier Francesco Mola, ca. 1650-52

Painting of a toddler in a white turban and green vest kneeling with a ball, pretzel, and marionette doll beside a red bench.

Portrait of a Boy

Louis-Léopold Boilly, ca. 1805

Painting of a woman with a skull leaning toward a man holding a palm frond, with a turbaned figure in shadow behind.

The Temptation of Saint Mary Magdalen

Johann Liss, ca. 1626

Painting of an elderly bearded man in a brown cloak holding a small white dog against a dark background.

An Old Man with a Dog

Giacomo Ceruti, 1740s

Painting of a young woman in a red turban leaning toward a chained, bearded old man in a dark interior with a shadowed figure

Roman Charity

Hendrick ter Brugghen, 1622

Gold-ground panel of the Virgin in a jeweled crown holding the Christ Child, seated before painted Gothic architecture.

Virgin and Child Enthroned

Bohemian Painter, ca. 1345-50

Oil study of a river bank with water reflections and tall wild plants, including broad leaves and a white flower.

Study of Water and Plants

Thomas Fearnley, 1837

Oil sketch of a deep valley with several waterfalls falling down steep brown cliffs under a partly cloudy sky.

Gudvangen

Thomas Fearnley, 1839

Elderly man mending a fishing net in a plain room while an older woman watches from behind, with a clock and ship picture on

The Net Mender (Garnbinderen)

Christian Krohg, 1879

Portrait of a woman in a white shawl and beaded necklaces, gazing upward against a cloudy blue sky.

Joanna de Silva

William Wood, 1792

Loose oil sketch of a robed figure rising in a pink sky while a young woman in drapery reaches toward a dark tree.

The Return of Persephone

Lord Leighton Frederic, ca. 1890-91

Three-panel study with classical figures, winged putti and gilded background in a dark wood frame.

Study for the Ceiling of the Marquand Music Room

Lord Leighton Frederic, ca. 1886

Oil study of a seated nude man with curly hair, twisting on a wooden stool beside a crate against a dark brown background.

Study of a Nude Man

Gustave Courbet, early 1840s

Painting of a river bending past village houses and poplar trees, with two figures on the path and a church tower beyond.

Picquigny

Frits Thaulow, 1899

Painted bust-length portrait study of a man with short curly hair and beard, gazing toward the viewer against a dark olive ba

Bust-Length Study of a Man

François-Auguste Biard, 1848

Painting of a bearded man in a hat and overcoat, pipe in mouth, seated before a pale window on a wooden panel.

A Man Seated and Asleep

Giuseppe Abbati, ca. 1865

Woman painter in blue dress holds palette beside flower bouquet, open book and pink rose on a stone ledge.

Rachel Ruysch (1664-1750)

Rachel Ruysch, 1692

Still life painting of a flower vase, cut melon, peaches, and grapes on a stone ledge, with a fly on the melon.

Still Life with a Vase of Flowers, Melon, Peaches, and Grapes

marquise de Grollier Charlotte Eustache Sophie de Fuligny Damas, 1780

Elderly scientist in a dark coat works at a crowded laboratory bench among glass flasks, a microscope, and colored chemicals.

In the Laboratory

Henry Alexander, ca. 1885-87

Painting of children playing battledore and shuttlecock in a red-doored room, watched by a seated woman, with a harbor view t

The Children of Nathan Starr

Ambrose Andrews, 1835

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a blue coat and red collar, set in a border of faceted gems.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Henry Benbridge, ca. 1780

Painting of snow-capped Canadian Rockies rising above a turquoise lake with fallen logs and pine trees in the foreground.

Canadian Rockies (Lake Louise)

Albert Bierstadt, ca. 1889

Painting of Yosemite Valley with granite cliffs, a calm river, pine trees, canoes and grazing horses under cloudy sky.

Merced River, Yosemite Valley

Albert Bierstadt, 1866

Painting of snow-capped mountains above a calm lake with wooded islands and birds in flight.

Mountain Scene

Albert Bierstadt, 1880-90

Painting of Nevada Falls in Yosemite with rushing white water, tall pines, and small figures on a log in the foreground.

Nevada Falls, Yosemite

Albert Bierstadt, 1872 or 1873

Painting of a sandy cove with turquoise sea, rocks, and windswept cypress trees on a grassy bluff under a cloudy sky.

Sea Cove

Albert Bierstadt, ca. 1880-90

Painting of the Matterhorn lit pink by sunrise above clouds, with dark pine trees in the foreground and a misty valley below.

Sunrise on the Matterhorn

Albert Bierstadt, after 1875

Miniature enamel portrait of a young boy with curly blond hair and a white collar against a dark background.

Brock Livingston Delaplaine

William Russell Birch, 1817

Portrait of a woman in green dress as a shepherdess, with a white lamb, crook and straw hat, against a dark landscape.

Mary Sylvester

Joseph Blackburn, 1754

Portrait of a woman in a white satin gown and pink shawl resting her arm on a stone ledge before a wooded landscape.

Mrs. Samuel Cutts

Joseph Blackburn, ca. 1762-63

Dusky forest clearing at twilight with a group of figures dancing in a circle beneath an amber sky.

The Pipe Dance

Ralph Albert Blakelock, ca. 1880-1900

Dark nocturnal landscape with a large silhouetted tree over a waterfall and moonlit river beneath a glowing sky.

A Waterfall, Moonlight

Ralph Albert Blakelock, by 1886

Oval portrait of a mustached man in a dark military uniform with gold epaulettes and a medal, against a brown background.

Luigi Palma di Cesnola

Jacob D. Blondel, 1865

Painting of uniformed infantry in formal review on a parade ground, with mounted officers, spectators, and Gothic buildings b

Seventh Regiment on Review, Washington Square, New York

Otto Boetticher, 1851

Full-length portrait of a young girl in a brown dress and lace bonnet beside a potted rosebush and a striped cat.

Emma Homan

John Bradley, ca. 1844

Young man and woman playing clarinet and flute in a red-walled parlor beside a gilded harp.

The Music Lesson

John George Brown, 1870

Harbor street scene with sailors, a woman in a green dress, a fruit stand, children, and tall ships at dock.

After a Long Cruise

John Carlin, 1857

Oval miniature of four children in blue and black jackets and a red dress at a stone balustrade before trees.

The Allen Children

John Carlin, 1847

Oil painting of a gambling scene: a woman with a red dice cup, a leaning man, and a watching figure in a red cap at a table.

The Last Throw

Charles Robert Leslie, ca. 1840

Oil painting of a census taker recording a family's details in a farmhouse kitchen beside a fireplace.

Taking the Census

Francis William Edmonds, 1854

Painting of two warships in battle at sea, one flying American flags and one a British ensign, with smoke and torn sails.

The Constitution and the Guerriere

Thomas Chambers, ca. 1845

Painting of a funeral procession with black-clad pallbearers carrying a hearse along a street beside willow and cypress trees

Adult Funeral Procession

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Painting of a city square at dusk with trees behind a white picket fence, houses on both sides, and two pedestrians in the st

Baked Pears in Duane Park

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Painting of a shoreline baptism at sunset, with robed figures wading in water, a crowd on the beach, and boats.

Baptism

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Painting of women wading into the sea at dusk beside a tree-lined shore, with strollers in period dress and a pale moon.

Bathing Party

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Painting of a wooden ship on a shipyard slipway, with horses, logs, workers, a tree, and a sailboat on the water.

Berg's Ship Yard

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Naive painting of a city street with townhouses, a horse-drawn carriage, and a bootblack carrying a rack of boots.

The Boot Black

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Painting of a town street at dusk with riders on horseback, a red ox, townhouses, and a tavern sign.

Bull's Head Tavern

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Naive painting of a man pushing a wheelbarrow of milk cans past brick houses, with a dog and chickens in the street.

Buttermilk Pedlar

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Painted street scene of red brick townhouses, shopfronts, a copper cart, two walking figures and street trees.

Chimney Sweeps

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Painting of a small town street with brick and wood houses, shops, a horse cart, and a man walking a dog in the foreground.

The Dog Killer

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Painting of firefighters on ladders battling a burning building while a crowd gathers in a town street.

Fighting a Fire

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Naive painting of a town street with two fire engines spraying water, firemen working, onlookers, and rows of houses.

Firemen's Washing Day

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Painting of a busy street with a market building, brick townhouses, pedestrians and a railed bridge in the foreground.

Fly Market

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Painted city street with a horse-drawn cart, brick row houses, tall trees, and pedestrians on the sidewalk.

The Garbage Cart

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Painting of a dusk city street with a cupola building, a horse-drawn wagon, and two figures with a pail at left.

Hot Corn Seller

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Painted street scene of a procession of white-clad figures and dark-clothed mourners passing houses and tall trees.

Infant Funeral Procession

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Night street scene with stepped-gable brick buildings, a crescent moon, and a lamplighter carrying a ladder beside a glowing

The Lamp Lighter

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Small painting of militia drilling in an open field, with a mounted rider, brick building with flag, and distant city skyline

Militia Drilling

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Painting of a harbor with wooden piers, rowboats, a sailboat, warehouses and a horse and cart under a sunset sky.

Old Ferry Stairs

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Painted street scene with a horse-drawn cart, wooden houses, cypress trees and two pedestrians on a town street.

The Sewer

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Painting of a pedlar with a tray of baskets walking a street past cypress trees, a yellow house, and a long wooden building,

Strawberry Pedlar

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Folk-style street scene with girls in long dresses walking in a line past houses and a tree, and two boys running in the road

Tea Party

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Naive painting of a red brick house with green shutters, a woman in the doorway, and a man carrying a basket past a tall tree

Tea Rusk and Brick House

William P. Chappel, 1870s