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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,877 works

Painting of Lake Como with snowy mountains, a rider on a mule, a stone archway and large trees in the foreground.

Lake Como

Thomas Moran, 1867

Painting of snow-capped Teton peaks above a rushing river, boulders, pine trees and a red rock spire under a pale sky.

The Teton Range

Thomas Moran, 1897

Ink drawing on silk of a woman in loose robes reclining on a banana leaf, with a small vessel beside her.

Beauty Sleeping on a Banana Leaf

Ink painting on a fan leaf of dark bamboo stalks and leaves with Chinese calligraphy and red seals on the right.

唐寅筆春雷風竹図

Small framed miniature portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a black coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Gilbert Stuart

Sarah Goodridge, 1825

Oil portrait of a young man with tousled hair in a dark naval-style uniform with gold buttons against a reddish-brown backgro

Valdemar Hjartvar Købke

Christen Købke, 1838

Painting of standing Christ raising his hand in blessing, in red robe and blue mantle, before green drapery.

Christ Blessing

Andrea Solari, 1524

Salome in a green and red gown holds a silver platter with the severed head of Saint John the Baptist against a dark backgrou

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Andrea Solari, 1506

Oil portrait of a woman with dark curls, burgundy velvet sleeve, pearls and lace, against a dark green background.

Portrait of a Woman

Giovanni Battista Gaulli, 1670

Portrait of an elderly man in red velvet papal vestments and skullcap against a dark background, by Giovanni Battista Gaulli.

Pope Clement X (1590-1676)

Giovanni Battista Gaulli, 1670

Brown wash drawing of a seated woman in drapery pointing with a staff, beside a small building, with mountains behind.

Europe

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1747

Brown wash drawing of a woman in a headscarf riding a donkey and holding palm fronds, with a distant landscape.

Asia

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1747

Painting of St. John the Baptist's beheading in a courtyard, with Salome holding the head on a platter and a banquet behind.

The beheading of St. John the Baptist, Salome dancing during the banquet of Herod in the background

Bernard van Orley, 1514

Hanging scroll of a seated figure in a blue kimono on a patterned cushion, with red seals and blue brocade mounting.

Memorial Portrait of Iwai Hanshirō VI

Utagawa Kunisada, 1836

Dark painted interior of a crowded courtroom with figures seated around a raised bench under a hanging lamp.

Recess of the Court

Jean-Louis Forain, 1872

Oil portrait of a seated woman with powdered gray hair, wearing a pink gown with lace shawl and pink bow, beside red drapery.

Madame de Saint-Maurice

Joseph-Siffred Duplessis, 1776

Ink album leaf of two deer beside a pine branch on rocks, facing a page of vertical Chinese calligraphy with red seals.

Album

Bada Shanren, 1644

Ink landscape with rocky cliffs, pine trees, distant peaks and a village on the left, with red seals on the right.

Landscape album

Bada Shanren, 1699

Vertical Chinese calligraphy in black ink on pale paper with red seal impressions, after Wang Xizhi's Lanting preface.

清朱耷 (八大山人) 倣王羲之蘭亭序軸

Bada Shanren, 1694

Ink painting on silk of several birds perched on branches, with soft grey washes and loose brushwork.

Birds in a lotus pond

Bada Shanren, 1690

Ink painting of two rocks with small fish swimming between them, with calligraphy and red seals in the upper right.

Fish and rocks

Bada Shanren, 1699

Ink scroll painting of two hawks perched on a rock, with bare branches framing them against a pale background.

清朱耷 (八大山人) 二鷹圖軸

Bada Shanren, 1702

Woman with a wicker basket walks a muddy path holding a child's hand across a misty flat landscape at dusk.

Going Home

Fritz von Uhde, 1889

Woman in white dress and black hat resting in a dark rowboat on a still lake with reddish shoreline foliage.

Mrs. Chase in Prospect Park

William Merritt Chase, 1886

Hanging scroll of ink landscape with waterfall, twisted pines, and two seated figures near a stream beneath mountains.

Playing the Qin in the Shade of the Pines

Wen Zhengming, 1470

Ink drawing of a garden with bamboo, a pavilion with seated figures, a covered walkway and a stream.

Garden of the Inept Administrator

Wen Zhengming, 1551

Hanging scroll of a hillside pavilion among tall trees and misty mountains, with a stream and footbridge below.

明文徵明樓居圖軸

Wen Zhengming, 1543

Ink landscape of misty mountains, pavilions, village houses and trees beside a river with a footbridge.

Eight Songs of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Wen Zhengming, 1470

Ink landscape hanging scroll showing a seated figure fishing beneath bare trees on rocks, with calligraphy and seals at upper

明沈周秋林閒釣圖軸

Shen Zhou, 1475

Armed riders in turbans gallop past a white horse through a sunlit street with arched stone buildings and a balcony.

The Night Patrol at Smyrna

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps, 1823

Painted garland of roses and tulips framing an oval relief of playing putti above a marble plinth.

Winter

Anne Vallayer-Coster, 1750

Wide painting of a Roman-style triumphal procession with a chariot, white horses, crowds, an arch and classical temples.

The Triumph of Aemilius Paulus

Carle Vernet, 1789

Oil portrait of a bearded man in dark clothing holding a red book against a dark background.

Carlo Rimbotti (1518-1591)

Francesco Salviati, 1548

Abstracted painting of billowing clouds over green hills, with three sailboats on rough teal water below.

Clouds and Water

Arthur Dove, 1930

Painting of a cream fishing boat with green trim, angular orange and brown rigging, and layered green abstract background.

Fishboat

Arthur Dove, 1930

Abstract painting of a dark mountain peak under warm orange and grey swirling sky shapes with pale cloud-like patches.

Mountain and Sky

Arthur Dove, 1925

Abstract painting of rolling grey and brown waves with white foam dots and wavy blue forms on the left.

Reaching Waves

Arthur Dove, 1929

Watercolor and ink abstract of sweeping green trees, a silver ball, and a barge with windows beneath red hills.

Silver Ball, Barge, and Trees

Arthur Dove, 1930

Abstract pastel composition of pink and gray curving forms with an elongated animal-like figure and black outlines.

Sentimental Music

Arthur Dove, 1913

Painting of the Madonna holding the nude Christ child, with a pomegranate, red carnations and a walled town behind.

Madonna and Child

Bramantino, 1508

Three women in kimono stroll a riverbank beside a willow tree, with sailboats on the water at dusk.

Three Girls on a Riverbank

Painting of a standing male nude seen from behind, arms clasped at his back, against a dark background.

Male nude, seen from behind

Hippolyte Flandrin, 1849

Round fan painting of misty mountains, a winding shore, and a lone robed figure standing at lower right, in ink on silk.

南宋梁楷澤畔行吟圖團扇

Liang Kai, 1250

Painting of a woman in a plumed hat and fur-collared coat, seen from behind, with a black poodle and vines on a yellow ground

Woman Standing Beside Railing with Poodle

Paul Ranson, 1895

Fan painting on gold ground: a reclining man by rocks, a woman playing an instrument on a leaf, and a woman beside a fruit ba

明/清陳洪綬竹石蛺蝶圖扇面

Album leaf with calligraphy at left and a pine tree beside layered rocks in ink and light colour at right.

明/清陳洪綬山水人物花卉圖冊

Chen Hongshou, 1618

Hanging scroll of a blue-green mountain landscape with pine trees and a robed figure walking on a path.

明/清傳陳洪綬青綠山水圖軸

Chen Hongshou, 1633

Seated bearded man in gray robe on banana leaves beside a jar and book, with Chinese calligraphy on silk.

明/清陳洪綬、陳字雜畫冊絹本

Chen Hongshou, 1627

Handscroll painting of a seated robed figure in a pavilion, attendants on steps, and horses led beside trees.

南宋傳李唐晉文公復國圖卷

Folding screen with stylized green and ivory waves curling over a gold-leaf ground, by Ogata Kōrin, 1704.

波濤図屏風

Ogata Kōrin, 1704

Hanging scroll painting of a white peony with green leaves, buds and a butterfly on a grey background.

Flowers

Fan-shaped painting on gold leaf showing blue wisteria blossoms and green leaves on twining vines.

Wisteria

Ogata Kōrin, 1658

Hanging scroll of two white rabbits beneath a full moon, with dark leaves, grasses and a trailing vine on grey ground.

Rabbits

Painting of a flowering branch with white blossoms and grey-green leaves on a muted tan background, with grasses at lower rig

Blossoming Trees

Round silk fan painting in ink showing pine trees, misty cliffs, a rocky shore, and small figures with a boat.

南宋傳夏珪澤畔疾風圖團扇

Seated woman in yellow drapery and laurel wreath holds a book, looking up under ivy with a tree and cloudy sky behind.

The Muse of Painting

John La Farge, 1870

Monk in brown habit kneels on rock, raising a crucifix toward a light-filled sky, with a skull and book at his feet.

Saint Francis in Ecstasy

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1650

Painting of a shepherd in a red cap guiding sheep and a cow under a tree, with classical ruins in a distant hilly landscape.

Roman Landscape with a Shepherd and Sheep

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, 1640

Seated older woman with white hair holding paper, beside an easel with horse sketches and a palette in a studio.

Rosa Bonheur

Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, 1898

Two bearded men in robes, one holding keys and one holding a sword, against a dark background, in candlelit style.

Saints Peter and Paul

Bartolomeo Manfredi, 1620

Painting of Christ's body supported by mourners before a rocky cave, with three crosses on a hill behind.

The Entombment

Moretto da Brescia, 1554

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a black robe holding a paper, with an hourglass and a hilly landscape behind him.

Portrait of a Man

Moretto da Brescia, 1520

Christ seated in a rocky wilderness in red and blue robes, surrounded by angels, animals and birds.

Christ in the Wilderness

Moretto da Brescia, 1515

Oil painting of a man in a top hat and yellow coat beside a woman in a pink tiered dress reading, under trees.

The Two Central Figures in "Derby Day

William Powell Frith