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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,446 works

Painting of a dark theater audience in the foreground watching pale ballet dancers under arches on a dim stage.

The Ballet from "Robert le Diable"

Edgar Degas, 1871

Woman in striped silk gown playing a harp, with sheet music and a blue vase beside her, in a dim interior.

Self-Portrait with a Harp

Rose Adélaïde Ducreux, 1791

Portrait of a seated woman with powdered grey hair, pink gown, pink bow and white lace shawl beside red drapery.

Madame de Saint-Morys (Eléonore Elisabeth Angélique de Beauterne, 1742-1824)

Joseph-Siffred Duplessis, 1776

Painting of the Virgin Mary in a red mantle holding the nude infant Christ against a dark green background.

Virgin and Child

Albrecht Dürer, 1516

Painting of a veiled woman in red looking down at a nude infant nursing, against a dark brown background.

Virgin and Child

Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1620

Brown monochrome wash drawing of a man in period dress mounting a horse, holding its bridle and a riding crop.

A Man Mounting a Horse

Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1630

Brown monochrome sketch of a man on a rearing horse with a flowing mane, highlighted in white on a tan ground.

A Man Riding a Horse

Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1630

Portrait of a bearded man in a black hat and fur-trimmed coat holding a rosary, with a river landscape behind him.

Heinrich(?) vom Rhein zum Mohren (1477-1536)

Conrad Faber von Creuznach, late 1520s

Oval monochrome portrait of a woman with curled hair and a draped gown with brooch, in a dark wooden frame.

Portrait of a Woman

Thomas Forster, 1700

Oil sketch of three nude women with raised arms and loose draperies against a dark brown background.

The Three Graces

Oval miniature of a young man with curly dark hair and blue eyes, wearing a brown jacket and floral waistcoat.

Self-Portrait

John Faed, ca. 1850

Painting of a seated woman with red hair in a dark dress, turquoise brooch and gold bracelet, hands clasped, against grey.

Portrait of a Woman

Henri Fantin-Latour, 1885

Gilded Gothic triptych showing Christ crowning the Virgin Mary, flanked by standing saints and angels against gold leaf.

The Coronation of the Virgin, and Saints

Giovanni di Tano Fei, 1394

Painting of Saints John the Evangelist and Lawrence with a chalice, open book, palm frond and eagle against a dark background

Saints John the Evangelist and Lawrence

Defendente Ferrari

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a long curled wig, cravat and buttoned coat, in a dark wooden frame.

Portrait of a Man

Thomas Forster, 1700

Oval miniature of a curly-haired boy in a plumed hat and lace collar, in a gilt frame with white beads.

Portrait of a Boy

Marie Anne Gérard Fragonard, ca. 1775

Half-length portrait of a young man in a dark cap and robe, hands clasped in prayer, in a gilded arched frame.

Portrait of a Young Man

Oval portrait of a woman with upswept hair, pearl necklace, white dress, blue sash and pink rose against a dark background.

Mrs. Ralph Izard (Alice De Lancey, 1746/47-1832)

Thomas Gainsborough

Virgin and Christ Child standing atop a small chapel, crowned by angels, with a ship and coastline below.

The Translation of the Holy House of Loreto

Saturnino Gatti, ca. 1490

Tempera painting of the Madonna and Child flanked by two angels, with a small kneeling donor in the lower left corner.

Madonna and Child with Two Angels and a Donor

Giovanni di Paolo, ca. 1445

Painting of a dim vaulted church choir with rows of friars in robes around a central lectern, with a candle and an arched win

The Choir of the Capuchin Church in Rome

François Marius Granet, 1814-15

Oval portrait of a man in a gray wig, dark coat, gold embroidered waistcoat and lace jabot against a dark background.

Jean Jacques Caffiéri (1725-1792)

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, ca. 1765

Nude woman seen from behind, seated on a riverbank beside a dark tree under a pale evening sky.

A Bather (Echo)

Jean-Jacques Henner, 1881

Oval miniature portrait of a man with powdered hair in a brown coat and white cravat, in an ornate gilt frame.

The Painter Louis Joseph Maurice (1730-1820)

Pierre-Adolphe Hall, 1772

Portrait of a man in a black hat and black costume with a large white lace collar, against a dark background.

Paulus Verschuur (1606-1667)

Frans Hals, 1643

Half-length portrait of a woman with curled hair, pearls, and a black dress with white lace collar, against a brown backgroun

Portrait of a Woman

Adriaen Hanneman, ca. 1653

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with a lace ruff, jeweled headdress and necklace against a blue background.

Portrait of a Woman

Nicholas Hilliard, ca. 1590

Painting of a young woman in a white cap knitting by lamplight beside a wicker basket and a potted plant.

Expectation

Oval miniature portrait of a man in dark military uniform with gold epaulettes, red sash and medals, in a gilt frame.

Napoléon I (1769-1821)

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1810

Full-length portrait of a man in armor and red velvet with a white wig, holding a helmet, with a castle in the distance.

André François Alloys de Theys d'Herculais (1692-1779)

Nicolas de Largillière, 1727