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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,661 works

Triptych altarpiece with the Virgin and Child enthroned center, kneeling donors below, and saints in side panels.

The Le Cellier Altarpiece

Jehan Bellegambe, 1509

Medieval painting of a haloed preacher in a pulpit addressing a congregation, with Christ in a roundel above and a scribe at

Sermon of Saint Albertus Magnus

Friedrich Walther, 1430

Painting of a crowned, haloed bearded king seated and playing a golden harp against a gold background.

David

Lorenzo Monaco, 1408

Gold-ground panel showing a haloed bearded patriarch with a flaming knife beside a kneeling child in red.

Abraham

Lorenzo Monaco, 1408

Gold-ground panel of the Nativity: Mary kneels before the infant Christ in a manger, with an ox, ass, angel and shepherds.

Geburt Christi

Lorenzo Monaco, 1409

Portrait of a man in a brown greatcoat and white cravat, with the Colosseum and stormy sky behind him.

Joseph-Antoine Moltedo

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1810

Oval portrait of a dark-haired man in a brown coat and white cravat, against a dark background, in a gilded star frame.

Portrait of a Man

Joseph Bordes, 1810

Oval portrait of an elderly man in a red coat with fur collar and white cravat, against a dark background.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Joseph-Siffred Duplessis, 1778

Painting of an angel kneeling before the Virgin Mary in an interior, with a dove of the Holy Spirit radiating light above.

The Annunciation

Peter Candid, 1585

Woman seated at a table near a window, playing a lute, with a wall map and checkered floor in a quiet interior.

Woman with a lute

Johannes Vermeer, 1662

Painting of a woman asleep at a carpeted table beside fruit and a pitcher, with an open door behind her.

A Woman Asleep -or- A Girl Asleep

Johannes Vermeer, 1657

Painting of a smiling young woman with a white shawl and a pearl earring against a dark background.

Study of a young woman.[1] Alternative title(s): Portrait of a Young Woman

Johannes Vermeer, 1665

Miniature painting in a red case of a female torso with bare breasts resting on soft white drapery.

Beauty Revealed

Sarah Goodridge, 1828

Half-length portrait of a man in black cap and robe holding a quill over an open book against a blue background.

Portrait of Guillaume Budé

Jean Clouet, 1536

Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau)

John Singer Sargent, 1884

Painting of Christ with a crown of thorns, head bowed, flanked by bearded men in turbans and red hats.

Christ Presented to the People (Ecce Homo)

Il Sodoma, 1540

Wide panoramic painting of formal palace gardens with a central fountain, clipped topiary, and a long tree-lined avenue.

Panoramic View of the Palace and Gardens of Versailles

John Vanderlyn, 1818

Painting of the sailing ship Franklin flying the American flag among many boats in a New York harbor under cloudy sky.

The U. S. Ship Franklin, with a View of the Bay of New York

Thomas Thompson, 1820

Half-length portrait of a young man with curly hair, white cravat and brown coat against a dark background.

Portrait of the Artist

John Vanderlyn, 1800

Miniature portrait of a young boy in a dark jacket and white lace collar holding a small bird, in an open case.

Henry Larcom Abbot

Washington Blanchard, 1835

Miniature portrait of a young woman in a white bonnet with a blue bow, red shawl, and blue book, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Woman

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1795

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with gold epaulettes and decorations, in a gold frame.

Napoléon I (1769-1821)

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1812

Painting of a winged woman in yellow drapery holding red cloth among clouds, with putti and flowers, in a gilded ceiling fram

Dawn

Gaspare Diziani, 1709

Miniature portrait of a young man in a powdered wig and blue velvet coat, set in an ornate gold frame with black enamel.

Portrait of a Young Man

Christian Friedrich Zincke, 1703

Black-and-white image of a seated Madonna in a dark veil and mantle holding the Christ Child, both with haloes, on an arched

Madonna and Child with Saints

Priamo della Quercia, 1442

Painting of reclining nude Venus holding a laurel wreath, with winged Cupid beside her on a blue drape before red curtains.

Venus and Cupid

Lorenzo Lotto, 1530

Oval painting of putti on clouds holding a gilded medallion with a pale relief of a seated woman and child.

Putti with a Medallion

Charles Dominique Joseph Eisen, 1740

Black-and-white photo of a hanging scroll showing a palace by water, rocky peaks, a sailboat, and a column of inscribed text.

A Tang Palace

Hanging scroll of a woman in pale robes holding a fan beside tall bamboo and rocks on an ochre ground.

Lady in a Bamboo Grove

Painting of Christ crucified between a grieving Virgin Mary and Saint John, with a skull at the base of the cross.

The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John

Hendrick ter Brugghen, 1625

Black-and-white image of a Madonna nursing the Christ Child, both with haloes, against a gilded background.

Madonna and Child

Antoniazzo Romano, 1452

Nativity scene with kneeling Mary and Joseph, Christ Child, ox and donkey, angels above, shepherds and a hilltop town.

The Nativity

Antoniazzo Romano, 1480

Painting of a priest giving communion to a kneeling old man in a dark arched chapel with monks and altar boys.

The Last Communion of St Jerome

Sandro Botticelli, 1490

Gilded devotional panel of the Virgin and Child with saints and angels, with a predella of small religious roundels below.

Madonna and Child with the Dead Christ, Saints Agnes and Catherine of Alexandria, and Two Angels

Sano di Pietro, 1470

Painting of a saint's burial: a bishop and haloed mourners beside a pink-shrouded body on a grey tomb, under a blue sky.

The Burial of Saint Martha

Sano di Pietro, 1460

Painting of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child in a stable, kneeling kings, a white horse, and a retinue.

The Adoration of the Magi

Sano di Pietro, 1470

Circular gold-ground panel of the Madonna holding the Christ Child, who holds a small bird, in blue and red robes.

Madonna and Child

Sano di Pietro, 1450

Illuminated initial D with gilded border showing haloed Saint Agatha, tongs, a soldier with an SPQR shield, and a seated judg

Martyrdom of Saint Agatha in an Initial D

Sano di Pietro, 1470

Gold-ground painting of the Madonna and Child with four saints and two angels in the arch above.

Madonna and Child with Saints Jerome, Bernardino, John the Baptist, Anthony of Padua and two angels

Sano di Pietro, 1469

Sano di Pietro's gold-ground panel of the Madonna and Child with saints and four angels above.

Madonna and Child with Saints John the Baptist, Jerome, Peter Martyr, and Bernardino and Four Angels

Sano di Pietro, 1425

Miniature portrait of a woman with a high bun and white lace collar, set in an open green velvet case.

Portrait of a Lady

John Robinson, 1822

Grisaille painting of allegorical figures before a seated judge on a stepped dais, with a nude woman in light at left.

The Calumny of Apelles

John Vanderlyn, 1849

Miniature portrait of an older man in a black coat and white cravat, holding a quill pen over paper, in a leather case.

Edward Livingston

Anson Dickinson, 1827

Saint John the Baptist enthroned with a halo, holding a lamb on a cushion, in a gilded Gothic canopy painting.

Panel with Saint John the Baptist Enthroned from Retable

Domingo Ram, 1450

Panel painting of a haloed woman in a canopied bed with attendants and a newborn, gold brocade and green curtains.

Panel with the Birth of St. John the Baptist from Retable

Domingo Ram, 1450

Medieval painted panel of the Crucifixion with mourners at left, bystanders at right, and gilded haloes against a hilly lands

Panel with The Crucifixion from Retable

Domingo Ram, 1450

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a green coat and black breeches beside classical busts and a gilded chair.

Portrait of Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754-1838)

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1817

Painting of the Virgin, Joseph, and two kneeling shepherds adoring the infant Christ, with a landscape of city and mountains.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Crucifixion scene with Christ between two thieves, kneeling donors, saints, and angels under a blue sky.

The Crucifixion with Donors and Saints Peter and Margaret

Cornelis Engebrechtsz, 1525

Miniature portrait of a young man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, in an oval gilt mat.

John Inman

Henry Inman, 1830

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled hair in a white lace-edged shawl against a dark background, in a metal frame.

Mrs. William Edward Wilmerding (Joanna Mary Gosman)

Benjamin Trott, 1825

Oval miniature portrait of a man with tousled dark hair, dark coat and white cravat, in a gilt frame on black case.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Benjamin Trott, 1812

Painting of a startled bearded man beside a skull, candle, occult books and glowing coals in a dark magic scene.

Self-Portrait with Magic Scene

Pieter van Laer, 1635

Painting of Christ gesturing to a crowd of men and armored soldiers around a woman in an orange dress, with a dark background

Christ and the Adulteress

Lucas Cranach the Younger, 1545

Painting of Christ blessing children surrounded by mothers, infants and elders, with a German Bible inscription across the to

Christ Blessing the Children

Lucas Cranach the Younger, 1545

Delilah cradles sleeping Samson under an apple tree as soldiers advance through the foliage toward a distant castle.

Samson and Delilah

Lucas Cranach the Younger, 1540

Ink painting of a robed rider in a wide hat on a donkey, with pine trees and misty hills above, on a hanging scroll.

蘇軾騎驢図

Bokudō Sojun, 1450

Full-length portrait of a seated woman in a red gown on an ornate gilded sofa, with a draped curtain behind her.

Mrs. Hugh Hammersley

John Singer Sargent, 1892

Grayscale painting of a Gothic church interior seen through an oval frame, with figures on a checkered floor.

Interior of a Gothic Church by Day

Pieter Neefs the Elder, 1635

Grisaille view of a Gothic church interior with tall pillars, checkered floor, hanging lamps, and small figures.

Interior of a Gothic Church at Night

Pieter Neefs the Elder, 1635

Painting of the Holy Family with infant John the Baptist, the Christ Child holding a small bird, against a dark background.

The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist

Perino del Vaga, 1524

Half-length portrait of a man in a black hat and dark robe, one hand on his chest, against a grey sky with gold inscriptions.

Portrait of a Man, Said to be Christopher Columbus dead

Sebastiano del Piombo, 1519

Two saints in yellow and brown robes stand before a gold Gothic background, one holding an open red book.

Saints Matthew and Francis

Giovanni di Paolo, 1435

Painting of a kneeling saint in black and white robes exchanging a red heart with Christ in gold light above a town.

Saint Catherine of Siena Exchanging Her Heart with Christ

Giovanni di Paolo, 1460

Painting of the Adoration of the Magi showing Mary and the Christ Child in a stable, kneeling king, horses, and mountain land

The Adoration of the Magi

Giovanni di Paolo, 1460

Gothic-style painting of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, with the Virgin, infant, priest and gilded halos in an arc

The presentation of Christ in the Temple

Giovanni di Paolo, 1440

Four gilded panels of standing female saints in robes, each holding a symbolic attribute against a gold background.

Saints Catherine of Alexandria, Barbara, Agatha, and Margaret

Giovanni di Paolo, 1470

Painting of a tree-lined Seine riverbank with figures on grass, a red-roofed building, and clouds in a blue sky.

The Seine in Bougival

Alfred Sisley, 1876

Abstract painting of a stylized eye within jagged purple and green clouds above wavy green and maroon bands, in a silver fram

Storm Clouds

Arthur Dove, 1935

Abstract collage with wooden boards, painted stars and red stripe, green brushwork, and a printed song sheet, framed by a yel

Portrait of Ralph Dusenberry

Arthur Dove, 1924

Painting of a gray vase of flowers on a round black table flanked by two spindle-back chairs against a cream background.

Table and Two Chairs

Horace Pippin, 1946

Painting of a man in a bicorne hat and military coat riding a white horse through a wooded landscape, in a gilt frame.

Napoléon I (1769-1821) on Horseback

Luigi Marta, 1830

Gold-ground panel of a haloed, bound figure at a column, struck by two flagellators in pink and green robes.

Saint Mary Magdalen Holding a Crucifix; (reverse) The Flagellation

Spinello Aretino, 1395

Gilded panel painting of Saint Mary Magdalen in a red mantle holding a small dark object, within a Gothic arched frame.

Saint Mary Magdalen

Bartolo di Fredi

Gilded panel of Saint Philip in red and white robes holding a green book under a Gothic arch with a gold halo.

Saint Philip

Spinello Aretino, 1384

Gold-ground panel of a standing saint in pink robe holding a staff and red book, within a gothic arch.

A Saint, Possibly James the Greater

Spinello Aretino, 1384

Medieval painting of a haloed figure fallen on the ground, surrounded by armored soldiers with spears under a fruit tree.

The Conversion of Saint Paul

Spinello Aretino, 1391

Painting of Christ's head with a gold halo, long auburn hair, beard, and red gold-embroidered garment against a dark backgrou

Head of Christ

Fernando Yáñez de la Almedina, 1506

Miniature oval portrait of a gentleman in a powdered wig and brown coat, framed by a border of seed pearls.

Portrait of a Gentleman

William Russell Birch, 1795

Half-length portrait of a man in a black beret and dark coat, pointing to the right beside a stone ledge.

Portrait of a Man

Tommaso Lunetti, 1521

Brown wash drawing of a seated woman in a feathered headdress holding a staff and plumes, by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo.

America

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1747

Portrait of a woman in a pink dress with a feathered hat, flanked by a parrot, a black cat, a bird and butterflies.

Lady with Her Pets (Molly Wales Fobes)

Rufus Hathaway, 1790

Portrait of Mrs. Grace Dalrymple Elliott (1754?-1823)

Thomas Gainsborough, 1778

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curly dark hair, white shawl and blue dress, in a gold pendant frame.

Portrait of a Lady

Lawrence Sully, 1795

Oval miniature portrait of a young girl with brown hair in a white dress with a blue sash, in a gold frame.

Miss Annis

Lawrence Sully, 1800

Botticelli's Annunciation: an angel with a lily kneels in a colonnade while Mary kneels in a curtained room on the right.

The Annunciation

Sandro Botticelli, 1485

Panel painting of a veiled woman in black kneeling before a priest in gold vestments, with Christ in glory above a Gothic int

The Miraculous Communion of Saint Catherine of Siena

Giovanni di Paolo, 1450

Gold-ground religious panel of a kneeling saint in black reaching toward the Virgin and Christ Child, with haloed saints behi

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Siena

Giovanni di Paolo, 1460

Nativity scene with infant Christ on straw, Mary, Joseph, angels with a banner, shepherds, an ox and donkey under a star.

The Adoration of the Shepherds with Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Cigoli, 1599

Seated woman in lace cap and floral dress with a parrot on a birdcage beside her, in a dark interior.

Portrait of a Woman

Johann Nikolaus Grooth, 1750

Monochrome painting of a woman with pinned hair embracing a young child who looks upward against a dark background.

Lady Dashwood and Her Son

Charles Howard Hodges, ca. 1785

Painted family portrait of a man, woman, and small child in a garden with a fountain, statue, and parrot.

Copy after "Rubens, His Wife Helena Fourment (1614-1673), and Their Son Frans (1633-1678)"

Bernard Lens III, 1721

Black and white reproduction of a 1495 Annunciation: an angel with a scroll faces the Virgin beside a canopy and lily vase.

The Annunciation

Master of Budapest, 1495

Miniature watercolor of a young woman with a curled updo reading an open book, seated in a pink chair, in a gilt frame.

An Interesting Story (Miss Ray)

William Wood, 1806

Circular abstract painting of faceted blue, green and yellow shapes with tall dark tree-like forms and a figure.

Coney Island

Joseph Stella, 1914

Abstract landscape with orange hills, grey clouds, dark blue and brown rectangular forms, and a small red block below.

Landscape with Houses

Arthur Dove, 1930