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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

32,885 works

Hanging scroll of misty green mountains with cliffs, a waterfall, pine trees and small pavilions among blossoming trees.

Landscape

Nakabayashi Chikkei, 19th century

Ink drawing of a flowering branch with white blossoms, grey leaves and buds on a pale ground, with a red seal at lower left.

"Refined Elegance in the Four Seasons" (Shiji seiga), Album of Flower Paintings

Yamamoto Baiitsu, 1844

Seated woman in a pink dress with lace collar, resting her head on her hand beside a carved chair and a red rose.

A Rose

Thomas Anshutz, 1907

Bust-length oil portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat before green drapery.

George Washington

Gilbert Stuart, begun 1795

Portrait of a boy with curly dark hair and a girl in a white blouse holding red velvet, seated before a dark background.

Michael Angelo and Emma Clara Peale

Rembrandt Peale, ca. 1826

Oil landscape of cows wading in a stream beneath trees, with distant mountains, a lake and a sailboat under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Cows Watering in a Stream

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1871

Miniature painting of an eye with dark eyebrow and curled hair, set in a round gold ring.

Eye of Maria Miles Heyward

Edward Greene Malbone, ca. 1802

Three figures pluck turkeys at a table in a snowy farmyard beside a barn, with birds hanging on the wall and a pot over a fir

Preparing for Christmas (Plucking Turkeys)

Francis William Edmonds, 1851

Painting of a bearded man carrying a basket of eggs and vegetables and a chicken through a rainy street past posted notices.

Young Husband: First Marketing

Lilly Martin Spencer, 1854

Painted folio of a blue archer seated among monkeys and bears, with demons on a yellow fortress above and trees below.

Rama Releases the Demon Spies Shuka and Sarana: Folio from the Siege of Lanka series

Manaku, ca. 1725

Painting of blue Krishna on a riverbank holding clothes while gopis in water pray with raised hands, with cow and deer nearby

The Gopis Plead with Krishna to Return Their Clothing: Folio from "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana

Master of the "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana, ca. 1560-65

Painting of a medieval court scene with figures in red and white robes, a wolfhound, and a crowd of courtiers in a carved hal

"King Lear," Act I, Scene I

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1898

Reclining woman in a white gown with black ribbon on a dark sofa with red cushions, painted in 1895.

Repose

John White Alexander, 1895

Woman hoeing a cabbage garden beside a stone cabin, with a girl carrying a jug and a seated child nearby.

The Way They Live

Thomas Anshutz, 1879

Painting of snowy mountains above a valley with a waterfall, lake, and a camp of tepees and horses in the foreground.

The Rocky Mountains, Lander's Peak

Albert Bierstadt, 1863

Two men in a canoe on a misty river, one paddling and one reclining, with a black cat at the bow under a pale sky.

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri

George Caleb Bingham, 1845

Painting of a candy vendor at a wooden cart surrounded by children and women in kimono on a busy Japanese street.

The Ameya

Robert Frederick Blum, by 1893

Full-length painting of a smiling female dancer in a gold and black costume, arms raised, with roses at her feet.

Carmencita

William Merritt Chase, 1890

Painting of a snow-capped Andean peak above a waterfall, river, and lush tropical trees, with a path and cross in the foregro

Heart of the Andes

Frederic Edwin Church, 1859

Painting of a winding river oxbow through farmland beneath a storm on the left and sunlit clouds on the right.

View from Mount Holyoke, Northampton, Massachusetts, after a Thunderstorm - The Oxbow

Thomas Cole, 1836

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a dark coat holding a walking stick against a warm brown background.

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

William Merritt Chase, 1885

Portrait of a boy in a red coat seated by a column, holding a chain attached to a gray squirrel, with a landscape behind.

Daniel Crommelin Verplanck

John Singleton Copley, 1771

Painting of a giant goblet-shaped rock with waterfalls and a lake on its rim, set in mountains under a glowing sunset sky.

The Titan's Goblet

Thomas Cole, 1833

Painting of a bearded man in white shirt modeling a clay relief in a studio, with a plaster bust on the wall behind him.

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

Kenyon Cox, 1887, replica 1908

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a blue silk gown and lace bonnet holding a cherry branch at a table.

Mrs. John Winthrop

John Singleton Copley, 1773

Painting of a river valley with tall trees, figures on the riverbank, and distant mountains under a hazy sky.

View on the Catskill - Early Autumn

Thomas Cole, 1836-37

Panoramic 1865 landscape of a river valley with farms, distant mountains, and cows resting under a large tree.

The Valley of Wyoming

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1865

Painting of a shepherd and sheep walking a forest path beside large beech trees, with a sunlit valley and mountains beyond.

The Beeches

Asher Brown Durand, 1845

Woman in a blue dress reading in a chair beside a sleeping setter dog on a rug, with a yellow curtain behind her.

The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog

Thomas Eakins, ca. 1884-89

Painting of a hazy golden mountain gorge with birch trees and a rocky cliff in the foreground, a waterfall and lake below.

A Gorge in the Mountains (Kauterskill Clove)

Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1862

Portrait of a seated woman in pink dress with feathered hat, holding a fan, with a parrot, black cat and butterflies.

Molly Wales Fobes

Rufus Hathaway, 1790

Painting of two seated men playing chess while a standing man watches, in a dim wood-paneled room with a red carpet and a cat

The Chess Players

Thomas Eakins, 1876

Portrait of a woman in a yellow bonnet and black dress with green shawl, set against a cloudy landscape.

Euphemia White Van Rensselaer

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1842

Painting of Niagara Falls framed by trees, with a beaver, deer and snake in the foreground and verses printed in the border.

The Falls of Niagara

Edward Hicks, ca. 1825

Painting of a rower in a yellow scull on a calm river with a red bridge and autumn trees behind him.

The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull)

Thomas Eakins, 1871

Painting of large waves crashing over dark rocks under a grey stormy sky, with white spray and teal water.

Northeaster

Winslow Homer, 1895; reworked by 1901

Painting of a woman walking in a green meadow past white flowering spring trees under a pale blue sky with a moon.

Spring Blossoms, Montclair, New Jersey

George Inness, ca. 1891

Full-length portrait of a man in a dark suit with hands in pockets, head bowed, against a tan background, by Thomas Eakins.

The Thinker: Portrait of Louis N. Kenton

Thomas Eakins, 1900

Painting of a family gathered in a red-draped parlor, with adults seated and several children playing on the carpet.

The Hatch Family

Eastman Johnson, 1870-71

Full-length portrait of two children, a boy in a dark suit and a girl in white, with a red cardinal and strawberries.

Edward and Sarah Rutter

Joshua Johnson, ca. 1805

Oil painting of a group of Black figures with head bundles fleeing along a forest path toward a distant flag at dawn.

On to Liberty

Theodor Kaufmann, 1867

Hazy landscape of a calm lake with wooded islands, mountains, a small boat, and a cloudy sky.

Lake George

John Frederick Kensett, 1869

Calm harbor at sunset with sailboats, a rowboat on a pebble beach, rocky shore and a tall ship in the distance.

Stage Fort across Gloucester Harbor

Fitz Henry Lane, 1862

Portrait of a young woman in a gold gown sketching in a large book on a red sofa, with a classical urn and sunset sky behind

Susan Walker Morse (The Muse)

Samuel Finley Breese Morse, ca. 1836-37

Farm scene of cider making with a thatched press, a horse-powered mill, barrels, workers, a woman in a red shawl and animals.

Cider Making

William Sidney Mount, 1840-41

Full-length portrait of a man in blue uniform and yellow breeches leaning on a cannon, with a horse and flag under a dusky sk

George Washington

Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1779-81

Portrait of a woman in black with lace bonnet holding a young girl in a red dress with flowers against dark background.

Mrs. Mayer and Daughter

Ammi Phillips, 1835-40

Painting of a seated artist at an easel with four young students in a dim interior, one holding a palette and brushes.

The American School

Matthew Pratt, 1765

Portrait of a seated man in a red coat and gray wig, with a landscape of a tree and distant town behind him.

Francis Brinley

John Smibert, 1729

Oil portrait of a seated man in red embroidered uniform with a sword, green drape and bookshelf behind him.

Josef de Jaudenes y Nebot

Gilbert Stuart, 1794

Portrait of a young woman in a jeweled tiara and white gown, with jewelry sketches and handwritten notes beside her.

Queen Victoria

Thomas Sully, 1838

Oil portrait of a woman in blue silk holding a nude toddler, with an orange tree in a terracotta urn beside a window.

Mrs. Francis Brinley and Her Son Francis

John Smibert, 1729

Seated woman in white gold-embroidered gown with feathered headdress, holding a fan beside a red table with books.

Matilda Stoughton de Jaudenes

Gilbert Stuart, 1794

Full-length portrait of a man in a blue military coat beside a figure in a red turban, with a harbor and ships behind.

George Washington and William Lee (George Washington)

John Trumbull, 1780

Soft, muted landscape of a river lined with reeds, flat green fields, distant trees, and a pale cloudy sky.

Arques-la-Bataille

John Henry Twachtman, 1885

Painting of a red iron bridge over a river, framed by trees with reflections in the water, by Julian Alden Weir.

The Red Bridge

J. Alden Weir, 1895

Hazy nocturnal garden scene with elegantly dressed couples strolling under green trees and lanterns, painted in muted browns

Cremorne Gardens, No. 2

James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1870-80

Painting of a sunlit forest stream with a fallen log, tall trees, and a small waterfall over rocky ledges.

The Trout Pool

Worthington Whittredge, 1870

Bearded man on crutches saluting in a doorway beneath a Provost Marshal Office sign, with a rifle hung on the wall.

A Bit of War History: The Veteran

Thomas Waterman Wood, 1866

Painting of children reaching for a bouquet in a crowded Victorian dining room with a woman seated beside a table.

The Contest for the Bouquet: The Family of Robert Gordon in Their New York Dining-Room

Seymour Joseph Guy, 1866

Ink handscroll of gnarled bare trees, a pavilion on a hill, a small bridge with figures, and misty distant hills.

Old Trees, Level Distance

Guo Xi, ca. 1080

Man in worn clothing raising his hat beside a rifle, chair, and Provost Marshal Office sign in a doorway.

A Bit of War History: The Contraband

Thomas Waterman Wood, 1865

Ink handscroll of misty mountains, trees and sailing boats on a river, with calligraphy and red seals at upper right.

Summer Mountains

Qu Ding, ca. 1050

Two finches on bamboo branches beside a rock, painted on golden silk with red seal stamps around the edges.

Finches and bamboo

Emperor Huizong ), early 12th century