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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,661 works

Gothic gilded altarpiece with enthroned Madonna and Child at center, flanked by saints in arched niches.

Altar von San Domenico in Ascoli, Polyptychon, Gesamtansicht, Mitteltafel: Thronende Madonna, linke und rechte Tafeln…

Carlo Crivelli, 1476

Grayscale still life of white peonies in a dark vase with scattered petals below, against a shadowed background.

Peonies

Wilton Lockwood, ca. 1910

Oil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark coat beside a shadowed bronze sculpture against a dark olive background.

Auguste Rodin

Robert MacCameron, 1910

Painting of an arched stone bridge over a river, with a city skyline, smoking chimneys, boats, and a tree-lined bank.

High Bridge, New York

Henry Ward Ranger, 1905

Painting of cavalry soldiers charging on horseback across golden plains, with raised rifles and dust clouds under a pale sky.

On the Southern Plains

Frederic Remington, 1907

Painting of green ocean waves breaking onto a sandy beach under a pale overcast sky.

New Jersey Beach

William Trost Richards, 1901

Painting of a white horse grazing near a bare tree in a muted autumn meadow under a cloudy sky.

Autumn Meadows

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1912-17

Oil sketch of a seated woman in a black bodice and green striped skirt, looking downward against a muted background.

Study in Black and Green (Oil Sketch)

John White Alexander, ca. 1906

Full-length painting of a red-haired woman in a fur-trimmed purple robe before a stylized willow tree and checkered floor.

Mrs. Ethel Cushing

Howard Cushing, ca. 1912-14

Full-length portrait of a man in a dark suit with a mustache, holding a hat and red glove, against a muted gray background.

Edward Guthrie Kennedy

James McNeill Whistler, 1893-95

Painting of a bearded man on a rock gesturing toward light as winged angels in white and red robes surround him.

Moses Shown the Promised Land

Benjamin West, 1801

Painting of a sandy beach curving along calm water toward a dark wooded bluff under a pale hazy sky.

Eaton's Neck, Long Island

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Painting of a wooded rocky headland beside calm teal water under a pale hazy sky with a distant horizon.

A Foggy Sky

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Painting of a calm teal lake with distant mountains, wooded shores, and a small rowboat under a hazy sky.

Lake George, Free Study

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Painting of a rocky headland with grassy slopes above a calm turquoise sea under a pale sky with pink clouds.

Newport Rocks

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Painting of a reddish autumn salt meadow with a tree line and calm grey water under a pale sky.

Salt Meadow in October

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Painting of a summer lake scene with tall trees, people picnicking on the grassy shore, and two rowboats on calm water.

Summer Day on Conesus Lake

John Frederick Kensett, 1870

Calm sea at sunset with a glowing sun near the horizon, pink clouds, and rocky shorelines in the foreground and right.

Sunset

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Painting of a sunset with pink-tinged clouds above a glowing golden horizon and a calm pale expanse of water below.

Sunset Sky

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Painting of a pine forest at dusk with a glowing red horizon and a dirt path winding through grass.

Twilight in the Cedars at Darien, Connecticut

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Painting of a rowboat on calm water at sunset, with dark trees on the right and a distant sailboat under a rose-colored sky.

Twilight on the Sound, Darien, Connecticut

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Miniature portrait of a young man in a black cap and grey cape holding a cane, in an ornate gilt frame.

Alfred Sully

Thomas Sully, ca. 1839

Portrait of a grey-haired man in a dark coat and yellow waistcoat, holding a folded letter, seated in a wooden chair.

Elie Williams

Charles Willson Peale, 1789

Painting of turbulent white surf breaking on dark rocks under a stormy grey sky with seagulls and a distant boat.

Surf on Rocks

William Trost Richards, 1890s

Oval portrait miniature of a man with powdered grey hair in a burgundy coat and white cravat, set in a gold frame.

Joseph Donaldson

Charles Willson Peale, 1776

Oval miniature portrait of a man with tousled light hair in a dark coat and white cravat, set in a gold frame.

Self-portrait

James Peale, 1789

Woman in white dress beside a girl playing guitar on a green sofa in a sunlit room with sheer curtains.

Idle Hours

J. Alden Weir, 1888

Whaling ship among ice floes off Greenland, crew on the ice, icebergs and mountains under a pale sky.

Off Greenland - Whaler Seeking Open Water

William Bradford

Oval miniature portrait of a man with brown hair in a black coat and white cravat, set in a gold pendant frame.

Peter Gilman Odlin

Raphaelle Peale, ca. 1805

Still life painting of grapes, peaches, melon, watermelon and wine glasses on a stone ledge with vine leaves.

Still Life: Fruit

Severin Roesen, 1855

Miniature portrait of a man with curly hair and spectacles in a burgundy fur-collared coat, in a gilt and black frame.

Frederick Gore King

Thomas Seir Cummings, ca. 1827

Oval miniature self-portrait of a young man with curly brown hair, fur-collared coat, and white cravat in a gilt frame.

Self-portrait

Thomas Seir Cummings, ca. 1825

Farmers pitch hay beside oxen in a green field under a dark, approaching storm sky with a distant farmhouse.

Approaching Storm

William Keith, 1880

Painting of a seated boy in dark green clothes with a sketchbook, pencil and straw hat, in an autumn wooded setting.

Amory Sibley Carhart

Thomas Le Clear, ca. 1860-65

Painting of misty mountains, a thatched cottage, and cattle beside a lake under a cloudy sky.

View in County Kerry

Alexander Helwig Wyant, ca. 1875

Miniature portrait of a young boy with curly hair in a red fur-trimmed coat and white ruffled collar against blue.

Edward Blake Parkman

Sarah Goodridge, ca. 1825

Oval miniature portrait of a man with pale hair in a dark coat and white cravat, set in a gold frame.

James Stuart

Joseph Wood, 1800-1805

Portrait of a boy in a green coat with a racket and shuttlecock, with a spaniel, before a distant landscape.

Portrait of a Boy, Probably of the Crossfield Family

William Williams, ca. 1770-75

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, set in a gold frame.

Colonel James Elliott McPherson

Charles Fraser, 1819

Painting of a forest clearing with a kneeling woman, a reclining figure, a wolf, a dog, and an armed man on a rock.

Leatherstocking's Rescue

John Quidor, 1832

Oval miniature of a woman with curled hair, pearl headband and white dress against a pale blue background.

Mrs. Gabriel Manigault (Margaret Izard)

Walter Robertson, ca. 1795

Painting of a seated couple and a child with a flower by a stream, with a gabled Victorian house in a sunlit meadow.

Summer Flowers

Jerome Thompson, 1859

Miniature portrait of a young woman with ringlet curls, white dress and pink shawl, in an open green-lined case.

Mrs. Christopher Grant Perry (Frances Sargeant)

Richard Morrell Staigg, ca. 1840

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with dark hair, lace collar, green dress and orange shawl, in gilt frame.

Portrait of a Lady

Charles C. Ingham, ca. 1836-38

Three ivory-billed woodpeckers with black and white plumage cling to a weathered tree trunk against a pale sky.

Ivory-billed Woodpeckers

Joseph Bartholomew Kidd, ca. 1830-31

Oval painting of a seated woman weaving a basket with a child reclining nearby, under trees with a cottage in the distance.

The Basket Maker

Louis Lang, 1853

Miniature portrait of an elderly bearded man with white hair and spectacles, in a dark green coat, seated in a wooden chair.

Parke Godwin

Theodora W. Thayer, 1900

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly dark hair and beard in a black coat, set in an ornate gold frame.

Mr. Boardman

Margaret Bogardus, 1837

Miniature portrait of a young woman with curly dark hair in a blue dress and lace collar, holding a green parasol, in a case.

Sarah Ann Beck

Anna Claypoole Peale, ca. 1818

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with curled dark hair, spectacles and a cameo brooch, in a gilt frame and blue velvet case

Portrait of a Lady

Daniel F. Ames, ca. 1845

Hanging scroll of a grey monkey on a mossy branch looking toward a small bee, with pine sprigs framing the pale background.

Monkey and Bee

Okamoto Toyohiko, 19th century

Painting of a riverside village with a barge on a canal, a rider on a dirt path under tall trees, and a hillside beyond.

Banks of the Loing

William Lamb Picknell, ca. 1894-97

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman in a white dress with a shoulder bow, her hair decorated with a ribbon.

Bessie Moore

Virginia Richmond Reynolds, 1899

Full-length portrait of a woman in white gown and pink shawl leaning on a stone pedestal before trees and a distant mountain.

Mrs. Cephas Thompson (Olivia Leonard)

Cephas Thompson, ca. 1810-20

Oval miniature portrait of a young woman with upswept auburn hair and a white dress, in a gilt frame on a black stand.

Mrs. Nathaniel Bowen (Margaret Blake)

Jean Francois de la Vallee, ca. 1805

Oval miniature of a young man with curly brown hair in a dark jacket and white shirt, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Carl Weinedel, 1836

Portrait of a Lady

William P. Sheys, 1813

Miniature portrait of a dark-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat against a peach background, in a black frame.

John Neagle

Daniel Dickinson, 1830

Ink painting of a fox with a staff on a hanging scroll, with calligraphic inscription at upper left.

Fox with Staff (Hakuzōsu)

Eiraku Hozen, after 1848

Black-and-white reproduction of a woman in a patterned robe holding a blossom branch, with flowers and a bird ornament in her

Portrait of a Woman

Tsukioka Sessai, 19th century

Hanging scroll of a striped tiger with green eyes stepping forward, framed by gold brocade mounts.

Tiger

Gan Ku, dated 1790

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a blue satin gown with pink bows and lace, leaning on a ledge before a garden.

Mrs. David Chesebrough

Joseph Blackburn, 1754

Dark storm clouds over a still inlet with a sailboat, a rowboat, and a seated man with a dog on the shore.

Approaching Thunder Storm

Martin Johnson Heade, 1859

Hanging scroll of three men tending a kiln beneath a thatched roof and tree, with a crescent moon above.

Making Ceramics

Eiraku Hozen, first half of the19th century

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a cream coat beside a bookcase of leather books and a green-topped desk.

Elijah Boardman

Ralph Earl, 1789

Painting of ragged prisoners standing before a Union officer in a cleared field, with rifles on the ground and horsemen behin

Prisoners from the Front

Winslow Homer, 1866

Painting of a village with a church steeple on a cliff above a lake with sailboats and distant mountains.

Lake George and the Village of Caldwell

Thomas Chambers, ca. 1850s

Courtyard painting of a rider with horses and two leopards beside an ornate palace with arched colonnades and carved balconie

The Rajah Starting on a Hunt

Edwin Lord Weeks, ca. 1895

Elderly bearded man descends steps between armed soldiers while a woman and child embrace him at a brick doorway.

The Last Moments of John Brown

Thomas Hovenden, 1882-84

Painting of a man in a straw hat mowing golden wheat with a scythe under a bright blue sky.

The Veteran in a New Field

Winslow Homer, 1865

Oil portrait of a man in a floral robe seated before a bookcase of leather-bound books, with one hand on a table.

Portrait of William Duguid

Prince Demah Barnes, 1773

Painting of autumn oak trees with red and gold leaves, grazing cattle in a meadow, and a stormy cloudy sky.

Autumn Oaks

George Inness, ca. 1878

Full-length portrait of a bearded man in black evening dress holding a top hat, fan and pink wrap against a grey background.

Arrangement in Flesh Colour and Black: Portrait of Theodore Duret

James McNeill Whistler, 1883

Two ink landscape hanging scrolls with misty mountains, a pavilion, willow trees, a rider on an ox and a footbridge.

Two Views from the Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Kantei, early 16th century

Saint John writes in a book in red robes beside a haloed eagle, while the Virgin and Child appear in clouds above a lake.

Saint John on Patmos

Hans Baldung Grien, ca. 1511

Painting of a standing commander holding an American flag in a crowded boat crossing an icy river, with soldiers rowing.

Washington Crossing the Delaware

Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, 1851

Hanging scroll of white hibiscus, pink blossoms and two small birds on a pale background.

Flowering Shrubs and Field Sparrows (?)

Hasegawa Gyokuhō, 19th century

Painting of a striped-costumed musician playing guitar on a garden ledge, with a shadowy figure among trees behind him.

Mezzetin

Jean-Antoine Watteau, ca. 1718-20

Medieval painting of the Nativity with Mary, Joseph, the infant Jesus, an ox and donkey, shepherds, and angels above.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Bartolo di Fredi, 1374

Half-length portrait of an older bearded man in a black cap and fur-trimmed coat against a teal background.

Erasmus of Rotterdam

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1532

Gold-ground painting of the Crucifixion with grieving figures at left and armored soldiers at right.

The Crucifixion

Master of the Codex of Saint George, ca. 1330-35

Miniature portrait of a seated woman in a white dress and lace collar, working on tapestry beside a red table with yarn.

Portrait of a Woman with Tapestry Work

Jean-Baptiste Jacques Augustin

Painting of Christ wearing a crown of thorns, bare-shouldered, gazing upward against a dark background.

Christ Crowned with Thorns

Antonello da Messina

Miniature portrait of a woman in a straw bonnet and dark shawl, holding a flower basket before a pink sky and hills.

Portrait of a Woman

Vincent Bertrand, ca. 1810

Painting of figures in classical robes gesturing on a loggia, with a sleeping infant in a cradle and a hilly landscape beyond

The Legend of the Infant Servius Tullius

Bonifazio Veronese

Painting of three playful cherubs among grapes, apples, a basket and clouds, set in an ornate gilt frame.

Allegory of Autumn

François Boucher, 1753

Pastoral scene of shepherds, flowers, goats and cattle beside a stream and classical fountain under trees.

Shepherd's Idyll

François Boucher, 1768

Painting of washerwomen working by a stream below a stone bridge, with a donkey, dog, and cow in a wooded landscape.

Washerwomen

François Boucher, 1768

Three cupids on clouds with a lyre, torch, scroll, doves and roses, painted in a gilt frame on white paneling.

Allegory of Lyric Poetry

François Boucher, 1753

Oval miniature of a man in a powdered wig and gilded steel breastplate against a grey-blue background.

Portrait of a Man

Rosalba Carriera, ca. 1710

Oval miniature portrait of a man with long dark hair and a lace cravat against a dark background, in a silver frame.

Portrait of a Man

British Painter

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat against a blue sky, in a gold frame with braided hair.

A Man with the Initials RH

British Painter

Painting of a blue gulf seen from a hillside town with red rooftops, chimneys, and distant mountains under a pale sky.

The Gulf of Marseille Seen from L'Estaque

Paul Cézanne, ca. 1885

Oil landscape of a Gothic cathedral with a tall spire, framed by trees, grazing cows and a pond in the meadow.

Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Grounds

John Constable, ca. 1825

Oval miniature portrait of a man with long dark curled hair and mustache, in a gold pendant frame with a blue sash.

Charles II (1630-1685), King of England

Small portrait of a bearded man with curly red hair, black clothing and a white lace collar against an olive background.

Portrait of a Man with a Pointed Collar

Corneille de Lyon