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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,970 works

Painting of an executioner with a sword beside a slumped figure, with a bearded God and angels in clouds above.

The Execution of Saint John the Baptist

Ubaldo Gandolfi, ca. 1770

Oil portrait of a bearded man with tousled hair and a white collar against a dark background, signed Carolus-Duran 1861.

Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904)

Carolus-Duran, 1861

Painting of a woman in a red dress gazing upward as a snake coils around her arm against a dark background.

The Death of Cleopatra

Guido Cagnacci, ca. 1645-55

Painting of a woman in a green veil and gold coins leaning on a carved wooden balcony with a rose and birdcage.

Woman at a Balcony

Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1887-88

Painting of the dead Christ held by the grieving Virgin Mary, with two mourners beside them against a dark background.

The Lamentation

Luis de Morales, ca. 1560

Standing saint in grey friar's habit with gold halo, holding a crucifix and red book, with wounds on hands and feet.

Saint Francis of Assisi

Antoniazzo Romano, ca. 1480-81

Painting of a bowed man with bare shoulder and white cloth in his hands, lit against a dark background.

Bust of a Man (Saint Matthias?)

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, ca. 1715-20

Painting of Christ seated at a well speaking with a woman holding a jug, with a column and distant town behind them.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Benedetto Luti, 1715-20

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a black biretta and white collar against a dark background.

Saint Philip Neri (1515-1595)

Carlo Dolci, 1645 or 1646

Dark interior painting of a bearded man pointing at a man counting coins at a table, with onlookers in red and gold robes.

The Calling of Saint Matthew

Giovanni Battista Caracciolo, ca. 1625-30

Oil sketch of a bearded friar levitating a boy above steps while kneeling and standing onlookers gesture in awe.

A Miracle of Saint Joseph of Cupertino (1603-1663)

Placido Costanzi, 1750

Portrait of a seated clergyman in violet robes and lace, holding handwritten pages, against a dark background.

Monsignor Giuseppe Spina (1756-1828)

Angelica Kauffmann, 1798

Painting of a curly-haired woman in green velvet playing a lute against a dark background.

Woman Playing a Guitar

Simon Vouet, ca. 1618

Seated woman in a white embroidered gown, lace ruff and pearl necklaces, holding a blue fan against a dark background.

Ellen Maurice (1578-1626)

Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger, 1597

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a dark gown holding a red book against a dark background.

Carlo Rimbotti (1518-1591)

Francesco Salviati, 1548

Portrait of an elderly man in a red velvet cape and cap with white fur trim against a dark background.

Pope Clement X (1590-1676)

Giovanni Battista Gaulli, ca. 1670-71

Man in red coat looking into a gallery of classical sculpture through an open doorway.

The Hall of Antiquities at Charlottenborg Palace, Copenhagen

Adam August Müller, 1830

Oil portrait of a young woman with brown hair resting her hand against her mouth, against a muted background.

Young Woman with Her Hand over Her Mouth

Edgar Degas, ca. 1875

Painting of a reclining winged youth with laurel wreath, surrounded by musical instruments and books, with a blindfolded cupi

Allegory of Sacred and Profane Love

Michele Desubleo, 1665-75

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

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

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

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

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 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