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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

16,010 works

Icon of Christ carrying a wooden cross past armored soldiers, with a gold background, rocky cliffs, and a walled city behind.

Christ Bearing the Cross

Nicolaos Tzafouris

Painting of an aristocratic hunting party picnicking outdoors, with a woman in blue and gold, servants, dogs, and a carriage.

Halt of the Hunt

Carle Vanloo, ca. 1737

Painting of a haloed figure in red and blue at a table with two companions, a bowl and fruit on a white cloth, dark backgroun

The Supper at Emmaus

Velázquez, 1622-23

Portrait of a woman in a gray gown with gold trim, feathered headdress, and red curtain, against a dark background.

Mariana of Austria (1634-1696), Queen of Spain

Full-length portrait of a young man in black costume with white collar, gold chain and cape, beside a red velvet stool.

Philip IV (1605-1665), King of Spain

Velázquez, probably 1624

Half-length portrait of a dark-haired man with mustache and goatee, in black clothing and white collar, against a brown backg

Portrait of a Man

Velázquez, ca. 1650

Seated woman in blue dress beside a table with a crucifix, chalice and book, before a crucifixion painting and tapestry.

Allegory of the Catholic Faith

Johannes Vermeer, ca. 1670-72

Painting of a young woman in a yellow jacket playing a lute by a window, with a wall map and checkered floor.

Young Woman with a Lute

Johannes Vermeer, ca. 1662-63

Painted portrait of an older man in a black beret and red sleeves, holding a red rosary and gloves against green.

Portrait of a Man with a Rosary

Jan Cornelisz. Vermeyen, 1545

Half-length portrait of a woman in a white headdress and dark fur-trimmed robe, hands clasped, against a teal background.

Mary (1505-1558), Queen of Hungary

Jan Cornelisz. Vermeyen

Painting of a rearing white horse and other horses held by men in red caps, with crowds watching from balconies and streets.

The Start of the Race of the Riderless Horses

Horace Vernet, 1820

Portrait of a bearded man in black holding a white marble sculpture of a nude figure beside a red patterned cloth.

Alessandro Vittoria (1525-1608)

Paolo Veronese, ca. 1580

Oval portrait of a man in a white wig and blue coat, hand resting on a rolled map, with books and a quill beside him.

Eugène Joseph Stanislas Foullon d'Ecotier (1753-1821)

Antoine Vestier, 1785

Painting of a bearded elder in a turban gesturing beside a seated man and women at a meal with roast meat and cattle nearby.

Abraham's Parting from the Family of Lot

Jan Victors, ca. 1655-65

Oval portrait of a woman with curled blond hair and blue ribbons, looking upward, holding sheet music, against a dark backgro

Madame Grand (Noël Catherine Vorlée, 1761-1835)

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1783

Half-length portrait of a man in a black velvet cloak, green embroidered vest, blue sash and lace jabot against a grey backgr

Alexandre Charles Emmanuel de Crussol-Florensac (1743-1815)

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1787

Men in period dress examine antique armor and swords in an arched interior hall, painted in warm, dark tones.

Examining Antique Arms

José Villegas Cordero, 1870

Painting of a bearded saint with a gold halo reading an ornate red book against a gold background.

A Saint (Mark?) Reading

Bartolomeo Vivarini, ca. 1470

Seated young woman in brown silk dress with white lace collar, pearl bracelets and fur muff against dark background.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Cornelis de Vos

Painting of a bearded sea god holding a platter of crabs and fish, with a second triton behind him among rocks and reeds.

Two Tritons at the Feast of Acheloüs

Anthony van Dyck

Oil portrait of a bearded man with shoulder-length hair, wearing a white collar and dark doublet against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Abraham de Vries, 1643

Painting of a brick tower beside a river with a small boat, figures on the bank, and a large tree under a cloudy sky.

The Pigeon House

Roelof Jansz van Vries

Painting of costumed figures on a checkered floor under a classical arcade, with a man in embroidered silver costume at cente

The French Comedians

Jean-Antoine Watteau, ca. 1720

Circular painting of a man with a cane and a woman in blue silk beside a seated lute player under trees.

The Cascade

Jean-Antoine Watteau

Circular painting of a woman in grey gown and a dancing man in pink costume, with onlookers in a dark garden behind them.

The Country Dance

Jean-Antoine Watteau

Painting of a stone arch bridge over a calm river with a figure on the rail, cows nearby, and large trees under cloudy sky.

An Old Bridge at Hendon, Middlesex

Frederick Waters Watts, ca. 1828

Seated woman in a white silk gown with lavender trim holds a red book before a dense green garden backdrop.

Countess Alexander Nikolaevitch Lamsdorff (Maria Ivanovna Beck, 1835-1866)

Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1859

Group of women in silk drapery and jewelry gather by a forest stream, with a castle visible among trees behind them.

Florinda

Franz Xaver Winterhalter, 1853

Oil portrait of a woman in blue gown and red drape, seated before dark trees and a distant landscape with a building.

Portrait of a Woman

Willem Wissing, ca. 1687

Oval sketch of an allegorical scene with a helmeted female figure, putti, and clouds for a ceiling decoration.

Allegory of Government: Wisdom Defeating Discord