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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,661 works

Grayscale landscape of the Roman Campagna with goats, a mounted shepherd, a seated figure on a ruined arch, and a stormy sky.

The Roman Campagna

John Gadsby Chapman, 1864

Full-length portrait of a woman in a black dress beside a small table with a pink rose, on a brown background.

Lady in Black

William Merritt Chase, 1888

Oil portrait of a woman in a black dress and large white hat against a dark background.

Bessie Potter

William Merritt Chase, ca. 1895

Painting of a smiling toddler in a white dress holding a red ball against a brown background.

Roland

William Merritt Chase, ca. 1902

Painting of a double rainbow over a calm sea, with ruins, a distant city, robed figures, and a dark cliff on the left.

The Aegean Sea

Frederic Edwin Church, ca. 1877

Grayscale painting of a three-masted sailing ship in a harbor with sailboats, a city skyline, and a flagpole on a pier.

Bay and Harbor of New York from Bedlow's Island

Edmund C. Coates, 1864 or 1866

Full-length painting of a young boy in a dark sailor suit with white collar, leaning on a blue-seated chair.

Alexander Stewart Wetherill

Alfred Quinton Collins, ca. 1890-1900

Painting of hazy mountains over a plain, with cattle drinking at a river and adobe buildings on the left under a pale sky.

Spanish Peaks, Southern Colorado, Late Afternoon

Samuel Colman, 1887

Racing yachts with white sails cross choppy water while steamships trail smoke and rowboats fill the foreground.

Finish - First International Race for America's Cup, August 8, 1870

Samuel Colman, 1870

Oil portrait of a standing man in a dark coat and bow tie, holding a top hat and cane beside a stone column.

James Merrill Cook

Nelson Cook, 1840

Oil portrait of a woman in a black lace shawl holding a straw hat tied with satin ribbon, beside a classical column.

Mrs. James Merrill Cook

Nelson Cook, 1840

Seated woman in brown silk gown and white bonnet holding a closed book, against a dark background, by John Singleton Copley.

Mrs. Sylvanus Bourne

John Singleton Copley, 1766

Painting of a choppy harbor with a sailing boat, a tall ship, pilings, and a fortified waterfront under cloudy skies.

New York from the Harbor Showing the Battery and Castle Garden

Alfred Copestick, 1858

Painting of rolling hills with grassy meadows, dark tree clusters, a distant farmhouse and a pale sky with pink clouds.

Landscape

Kenyon Cox, 1883

Autumn valley at sunset with a pink-lit mountain, a white farmhouse, red-leaved trees, and a distant village.

Autumn Landscape, Sugar Loaf Mountain, Orange County, New York

Jasper Francis Cropsey, ca. 1870-75

Bust-length oil portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat against a dark brown background.

John Adams Conant

William Dunlap, 1829

Monochrome view of a river valley with grazing cows, rocks in the foreground, wooded hills and a hazy distant ridge.

View near Sherburne, Chenango County, New York

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1853

Painted valley landscape with a large tree, grazing cattle, a winding river, farm buildings and distant hills under a pale sk

Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1864

Painting of well-dressed people skating and walking on a frozen lake lined with bare winter trees under cloudy skies.

Skating on the Wissahickon

Johan Mengels Culverhouse, 1875

Young girl reclining in bed among pillows, looking at a bouquet of red flowers on the blanket, with a teacup and vase nearby.

Heart's Ease

William P. W. Dana, 1863

Landscape painting of a river valley with a large tree on the left, distant mountains, and a figure with a dog on a path.

A River Glimpse

Thomas Doughty, ca. 1843-50

Painting of a river with sailboats, framed by trees and rocks, with hills and a cloudy sky beyond.

On the Hudson

Thomas Doughty, 1830-35

Painting of a misty valley with tall trees, a waterfall, grazing sheep, a small house, and distant mountains under pink cloud

Spring Landscape

Thomas Doughty, ca. 1853-56

Oil portrait of a woman in a black dress with white lace collar and gold jewelry against a dark background.

Mrs. John Adams Conant

William Dunlap, 1829

Grayscale oil portrait of a man in a dark coat and cravat, seated before a dark background.

Jonathan Sturges

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1840

Painting of a river flowing past grazing cows and two anglers toward a blue mountain under a cloudy sky.

High Point: Shandaken Mountains

Asher Brown Durand, 1853

Painting of cattle walking a dirt road past large shady trees, with rolling hills and distant mountains under a pale sky.

River Scene

Asher Brown Durand, 1854

Painting of a calm river at sunset with large trees on the right and cattle grazing and wading on the bank.

Summer Afternoon

Asher Brown Durand, 1865

Full-length portrait of a boy in a blue coat and brown waistcoat holding a book, with red drapery and bookshelves behind.

Boy of the Crossfield Family (Possibly Richard Crossfield)

John Durand, ca. 1766-68

Portrait of a seated woman in a tan dress with puffed sleeves, holding flowers at a table with a landscape behind her.

Mrs. Winfield Scott

Asher Brown Durand, 1831

Oil portrait of a man with dark hair in a black coat and white cravat, seated before a dark background.

Luman Reed

Asher Brown Durand, 1835

Grayscale landscape of a distant city across water, with rocky hills, trees and grazing cattle in the foreground under clouds

View of New York from New Jersey

Asher Brown Durand, ca. 1850

Winter countryside with a red schoolhouse, children playing in the snow, and a horse-drawn sleigh in the foreground.

Red School House (Country Scene)

George Henry Durrie, 1858

Half-length portrait of a woman in silver gown and blue wrap, with dark tree and cloudy sky behind her.

Portrait of a Lady

Gerrit Duyckinck, ca. 1710

Oil portrait of a seated woman in white satin holding a child in a blue sash, with an inkwell and quill on a table.

Lady Williams and Child

Ralph Earl, 1783

Grayscale portrait of a seated woman in a sheer ruffled gown against a dark wooded landscape with a waterfall.

Mrs. James Clinton Griswold

Charles Loring Elliott, 1854

Loose oil sketch of a standing man in a dark suit and red tie against a brown background.

James MacAlister (Sketch)

Thomas Eakins, ca. 1895

Grayscale oval portrait of an older man with curly hair, dark coat and cravat, against a dark background.

Caleb Gasper

Charles Loring Elliott, 1852

Painting of an elderly woman in black, wearing spectacles, knitting red yarn against a brown background.

Mrs. Mary Arthur

Thomas Eakins, 1900

Oval 1859 portrait of a bearded man in dark suit holding a letter, seated in a red upholstered chair.

Andrew Varick Stout

Charles Loring Elliott, 1859

Oil portrait of an elderly man in spectacles and dark coat, holding a red pipe, against a dark background.

Samuel Humes

Jacob Eichholtz, ca. 1825

Seated woman in a white lace-trimmed dress beside a round table and draped curtain, in a grayscale portrait.

Mrs. Williams

Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl, 1837

Half-length portrait of a woman in a green silk gown with teal drape, pearl necklace, and lace collar against a dark backgrou

Mrs. Augustus Jay

Gerrit Duyckinck, ca. 1700

Painting of several tall sailing ships and a steamship with black smokestack on choppy water, flying American flags.

The Tow Boat Conqueror

James Guy Evans, 1852

Half-length oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat with red trim against a shadowy background.

Portrait of the Artist

Charles Loring Elliott, ca. 1850

Painting of a woman as the muse Calliope, leaning on a marble pedestal, holding a scroll and a trumpet, in green and gold dra

Calliope

Joseph Fagnani, 1869

Painting of a seated woman in white robes with a veil, holding a scroll beside a lyre against a dark background.

Polyhymnia

Joseph Fagnani, 1869

Monochrome painting of a young woman in a sheer gown lifting a veil, labeled ΤΕΡΨΙΧΟΡΗ (Terpsichore) at upper left.

Terpsichore

Joseph Fagnani, 1869

Monochrome painting of a young woman in a white gown holding flutes and resting a hand on a lyre, labeled Euterpe.

Euterpe

Joseph Fagnani, 1869

Painting of a woman in a classical draped robe holding a sword, with a Greek inscription reading Melpomene at upper left.

Melpomene

Joseph Fagnani, 1869

Black and white portrait of an older bald man in spectacles, dark coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Preston Hodges

Charles Loring Elliott, 1850

Monochrome painting of a woman with a flower wreath holding a lyre, beside a nude child holding a torch.

Erato

Joseph Fagnani, 1869

Portrait of a man in a brown coat and powdered wig, with a landscape and cloudy sky behind him.

Tench Francis

Robert Feke, 1746

Painting of a columned hall with lamps, where mourners in robes kneel and weep around a bed with a dead figure.

The Death of the First Born

Erastus Salisbury Field, 1865-80

Seated portrait of a man with light tousled hair and mustache in a dark suit and bow tie against a black background.

Mark Twain

Charles Noel Flagg, 1890

Black and white still life of grapes, peaches, a split watermelon, a wicker basket, and a glass on a table.

Still Life with Fruit

John F. Francis, ca. 1857

Portrait of a man in a dark coat and white collar seated beside a desk with a book and inkstand.

Henry Clay

Oliver Frazer, ca. 1840

Half-length portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat, beside books and a scroll on a red background.

Christopher Colles

James Frothingham, ca. 1812-16

Dim painting of a woman in a long gown by a dark forest clearing, with a small group of figures at right.

And She Was a Witch

George Fuller, 1877-84

Painted interior with a coffered ceiling, draped curtains, and robed figures seated among children in a patterned room.

Egyptian Scene (possibly Moses and Zipporah)

Erastus Salisbury Field, 1865-80

Painting of a wide golden wheat field under cloudy skies, with a stream, a distant farmhouse, trees, and telegraph poles.

Broad Acres

Edward Gay, 1887

Painting of a windswept landscape with leaning trees, dense shrubs, a distant strip of water, and a heavy cloudy sky.

Near the Coast

Robert Swain Gifford, ca. 1885

Painting of a young man in a red headband gazing at a seated woman holding a lyre, under a tree by a sea landscape.

The Greek Lovers

Henry Peters Gray, 1846

Interior scene with a young woman in white, an older woman in orange, and an elderly man reading at a table beside a dog.

The Pride of the Village

Henry Peters Gray, 1858-59

Barefoot child in red skirt drinking from a chained cup at an iron street fountain beside a broom and park fence.

The Crossing Sweeper

Seymour Joseph Guy, ca. 1860s

Painting of a helmeted warrior, a fallen soldier, a woman and a child before a stone relief in a classical landscape.

The Wages of War

Henry Peters Gray, 1848

Portrait of a woman with curled dark hair in a dark off-shoulder dress and shawl, against a shadowed background.

Eunice Harriet Brigham

Chester Harding, ca. 1835

Portrait of a woman in a black feathered hat, gray cloak with fur collar, and yellow gloves against a dark background.

Mrs. Thomas Brewster Coolidge

Chester Harding, ca. 1827

Black and white still life of a candle, sheet music, clarinet, books and a ceramic pitcher on a draped table.

Still Life

William Harnett, 1888

Monochrome portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, seated with one hand on his chest.

Stephen Van Rensselaer

Chester Harding, ca. 1828

Grayscale view of a rocky coast with cliffs, a wrecked boat on the sand, two figures, and a distant sailboat.

Seashore, Morning

William Hart, 1866

Oil portrait of a man in a dark double-breasted coat and white collar, seated beside a red upholstered chair.

Moses Pond

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1832

Oil portrait of a young man with dark wavy hair in black coat and white cravat, gazing upward beside a red curtain.

Alexander Van Rensselaer

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1837

Painting of a harbor bay with a distant city skyline, steamboats, sailboats, and a foreground of trees and walkers.

View of the Bay and City of New York from Weehawken

Robert Havell Jr., 1840

Half-length portrait of a man with dark wavy hair and mustache, wearing black with a white collar, against a dark background.

Portrait of the Artist

George Peter Alexander Healy, 1851

Oil painting of a boy with hunting dogs, a shotgun and dead rabbits beside a rock under a tree, with hills behind.

The Rabbit Hunters

Thomas Hewes Hinckley, 1850

Painted panoramic view of a village street with white houses, a church steeple, carriages, and rolling wooded hills.

View of Poestenkill, New York

Joseph H. Hidley, ca. 1870

Painting of rough green sea waves breaking white against dark rocky cliffs under a grey overcast sky.

Cannon Rock

Winslow Homer, 1895

Painting of a stone church with a tall clock tower beside a brick building, with carriages and pedestrians on a cobbled stree

The North Dutch Church, Fulton and William Streets, New York

Edward Lamson Henry, 1869

Night scene of a cannon on a fortress wall with a sentry box, a searchlight beam over the harbor, and a crescent moon.

Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba

Winslow Homer, 1902

Painting of Yosemite Valley with granite cliffs, a waterfall on the right, a river with rapids, and a fisherman.

View of Yosemite Valley

Thomas Hill, 1885

Mrs. Thomas Hicks

Thomas Hicks, ca. 1884

Painting of a harvest meadow with a hay wagon, oxen, workers and a leaning tree under dappled sunlight.

Harvest Scene

Winslow Homer, ca. 1873

Dark saddled horse standing in a farm yard beside trees, with a rider and a small bird, under a pale sky.

Saddle Horse in Farm Yard

Winslow Homer, ca. 1870-75

Landscape painting of a rocky hillside with tall evergreens, grass, and a hazy distant valley under a pale sky.

Morning on the Mountain

Richard William Hubbard, 1856

Seated elderly man with white hair in a dark coat, beside a red-draped table with an open book and quill pen.

Charles Carroll of Carrollton

William James Hubard, ca. 1830

Three men in a canoe shoot through white rapids on a dark river, with a wooded bank in the background.

Shooting the Rapids, Saguenay River

Winslow Homer, 1905-10

Italian Girl

William Morris Hunt, 1867

Charles Sumner

William Morris Hunt, 1875

Oil painting of a young boy in a feathered hat and red vest, arms crossed, leaning against a pale wall.

Italian Boy

William Morris Hunt, 1866 (?)

Painting of a nude man seen from behind, arms outstretched, standing on a rock in dark water beside a shadowy landscape.

The Bathers

William Morris Hunt, 1877

Painting of a sandy bank under willow trees with two figures standing at the right edge beside a bright distant water view.

Sand Bank with Willows, Magnolia

William Morris Hunt, 1877

Seated older man with white beard in dark coat and carved chair, resting hand on an open book.

John David Wolfe

Daniel Huntington, 1871

Painting of a winged angel holding a glowing light above a sleeping veiled woman beside a dark forest.

Mercy's Dream

Daniel Huntington, 1858

Oval portrait of a young woman in black with a white lace collar and feathered hat, against a sunset landscape.

Mary Inman

Daniel Huntington, 1844

Monochrome portrait of a woman in a lace bonnet and dark fur-trimmed cloak, seated against a dark background.

Mrs. Luman Reed

Charles C. Ingham, ca. 1835