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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

32,885 works

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

Still life painting of grape vines with clusters of grapes, peaches, figs, cherries, and three small birds on a dark backgrou

Grape Vines and Fruit, with Three Birds

Bartolomeo Cavarozzi, ca. 1615-18

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

Nativity scene with the Virgin kneeling by the infant Christ, shepherds approaching, an ox and donkey, and a glowing star ove

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Girolamo da Carpi, ca. 1535-40

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

Gold-ground panel of the Crucifixion with Christ, grieving figures below, and angels above the cross.

The Crucifixion

Stefano da Verona, ca. 1400

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

Painting of a ruined classical tomb by a lagoon at sunset, with a rowing boat, sailing ship, and small figures.

Imaginary View with a Tomb by the Lagoon

Canaletto, early 1740s

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

Painted bedroom interior in red tones with canopy drapery, a dressing table with mirror and flowers, and a tufted bench.

A Bedroom in Bernstorff Palace near Copenhagen

Johan Vilhelm Gertner, ca. 1845

Oil sketch of a brown stag lying on grass, head raised with open mouth, antlers in grey outline on a pale canvas.

Dying Stag

Edwin Landseer, ca. 1830

Painting of a woman in a golden gown holding a platter with a severed haloed head, a sword and candle nearby.

Salome with the Head of John the Baptist

Gustave Moreau, ca. 1876

Night landscape of a moonlit manor house with a glowing window, framed by dark trees and a pale moon in cloudy sky.

Schloss Milkel in Moonlight

Carl Gustav Carus, ca. 1833-35

Madonna and Child with infant Saint John the Baptist and a lamb under trees, with a blue hilly landscape behind.

Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist

Orsola Maddalena Caccia, ca. 1645

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

Still life of tulips, lilies, irises and a peony in an ornate silver vase, with a butterfly and a peach on a table.

Flowers in a Grotesque Vase

Orsola Maddalena Caccia, ca. 1635

Painting of the Judgment of Paris: three nude goddesses before a seated youth, with a winged messenger, a child, a dog and sh

Judgment of Paris

Alessandro Turchi, ca. 1640

Painting of a shepherd boy in a red cap guiding sheep and a cow beside a tree, with a distant Roman landscape and herd.

Roman Landscape with a Shepherd and Sheep

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, late 1640s

Still life painting of a woven basket of grapes, figs, pomegranate, peaches and apple with large dark leaves.

Basket of Fruit

Bartolomeo Cavarozzi, ca. 1620

Painting of the Virgin and Child crossing a stream with Joseph, cherubs with flowers above, and a palm tree.

The Flight into Egypt

Carlo Maratti, ca. 1664

Seated woman nursing an infant with children nearby, sleeping boy in blue, dim landscape and hills behind, oil painting.

Charity

Carlo Cignani, ca. 1680