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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,877 works

Madonna and Child painting with gold halos and gold background, the Virgin embracing the infant Christ in a blue mantle.

Madonna and Child

Master of the Osservanza, 1460

Handscroll drawing of Tang court women in ink line with pale color, attending a mirror, carrying trays, and seated near a dog

Spring Morning in the Tang Court

Zhou Wenju, 1800

Painting framed by rocky cliffs, looking down on a town with a domed church and a hilltop fortress beyond.

Virgil's Tomb, Naples

Franz Ludwig Catel, 1818

Painting of the Bay of Naples with Mount Vesuvius smoking in the distance, a castle on an islet, and a figure on a path.

The Bay of Naples with Vesuvius and Castel dell'Ovo

Franz Ludwig Catel, 1818

Oil sketch of the brick arches and ruined walls of the Basilica of Constantine in Rome under a blue sky.

The Basilica of Constantine, Rome

Michael Neher, 1830

Full-length portrait of a young woman in a pale gown and dark cloak holding white magnolia blossoms against a green backdrop.

Magnolia

James Jebusa Shannon, 1899

Woman reading a book to two girls in white dresses against a blue floral background with a gold halo shape.

Jungle Tales (Contes de la Jungle)

James Jebusa Shannon, 1895

Two men in 18th-century dress talk on a porch while women, children and dogs gather nearby, with a lawn and river beyond.

Washington and Lafayette at Mount Vernon, 1784 (The Home of Washington after the War)

Louis Rémy Mignot, 1859

Illuminated manuscript leaf with gold initial showing Christ ascending among clouds above the Virgin and two apostles.

Ascension in an Initial V

Niccolò di Ser Sozzo Tegliaccio, 1342

Ink painting of a standing red-crowned crane with a red crown on a pale hanging scroll.

鶴図

Nagasawa Rosetsu, 1780

Two fusuma panels showing puppies playing on misty ground beside bamboo, a pine tree, and soft hills in ink.

雪狗子図襖

Nagasawa Rosetsu

Man in a red coat looks into a gallery of classical sculptures, with a bust on a pedestal in the right foreground.

The Hall of Antiquities at Charlottenborg Palace, Copenhagen MET

Adam August Müller

Grayscale painting of a horse-drawn carriage with three riders on a country road, with two onlookers, a dog, and trees.

A Carriage Ride

Edward Lamson Henry, 1870

Grayscale street scene of a church clock tower, brick townhouses, horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians on a cobblestone road

Saint George's Church, New York

Edward Lamson Henry, 1875

Painting of a steam train arriving at a wooden station, with crowds, horse carriages and autumn houses under a cloudy sky.

The 9:45 Accommodation

Edward Lamson Henry, 1867

Hanging scroll of two birds on a flowering branch with pink roses and white blossoms against a tan silk background.

Flowers and Birds

Shen Quan, 1750

Hanging scroll of two red-crowned cranes beside a peach tree, pink roses, bamboo and a waterfall on a rock.

桃と月季花（長春花）に鶴図

Shen Quan, 1750

Family in a cluttered room with a woman holding a baby, a man repairing an item, a boy, and a cat on a trunk.

Just Moved

Henry Mosler, 1870

Handscroll landscape of bare winter trees, misty hills, a thatched house with figures, and a stream with a wooden fence.

南宋傳劉松年倣高克明溪山雪意圖卷

Painting of a bare-shouldered woman asleep on a green sofa with a young child sleeping against her lap.

The Green Sofa

Anne Goldthwaite, 1930

Loose painted garden scene with a wrought-iron gate, tall trees, palm fronds, and a woman in a white dress on a path.

Garden Gate, Near Ascain #7

Anne Goldthwaite, 1912

Grayscale painting of two white mules pulling a cart with two riders across a steel truss bridge.

White Mules on a Bridge

Anne Goldthwaite, 1930

Oil landscape of rolling wooded hills under a cloudy sky with patches of blue, painted in muted olive and ochre tones.

August

Charles Harold Davis, 1908

Seated portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit in a wooden armchair against a dim brown interior.

Henry George

George de Forest Brush, 1903

Painting of a woman holding a toddler while a girl in green stands beside her on grass against a dark background.

In the Garden

George de Forest Brush, 1906

Painting of a woman in a green cloak holding a nude toddler, with an older child at left and a dusky landscape behind.

Mother and Child

George de Forest Brush, 1894

Full-length painted portrait of a young boy in tweed riding clothes and boots, holding a crop, before autumn trees.

Alan Harriman

George de Forest Brush, 1905

Painting of steam trains and smoke moving through a steep rocky railway cut, with small workers on the rim at right.

The Conquerors (Culebra Cut, Panama Canal)

Jonas Lie, 1913

Monochrome painting of a barefoot woman in flowing drapery beside a stone fountain amid garden trees.

Aurora

Will Hicock Low, 1894

Painting of a ship near an iceberg in Arctic waters, with a polar bear on broken ice under a dramatic storm sky.

An Arctic Summer: Boring though the Pack in Melville Bay

William Bradford, 1871

Painting of a flat, muddy meadow under a grey overcast sky with two grazing cows and bare trees near the horizon.

The Meadows

William Langson Lathrop, 1897

Night scene of a crowd gathered under a large white tent, with lit city buildings behind and children in the foreground.

The Mission Tent

Jerome Myers, 1906

Painting of a city street with wooden tenement buildings, women and children gathered on the pavement, and a green fire hydra

Street Group

Jerome Myers, 1923

Night scene of a crowd on a wooden pier beside a stone building, with a tall sailing ship and furled sails at right.

A North River Recreation Pier

Jerome Myers, 1905

Seated veiled woman with two winged angels, one holding a lantern and one a bowl, beneath a tree in a rocky landscape.

The Virgin and Child Attended by Angels

Manohar Das, 1600

Portrait of an Old Man

Francisco Domingo Marqués, 1882

Hanging scroll painting of a crouching tiger with green eyes and black stripes, with a signature and red seal at upper left.

Tiger

Kishi Ganku, 1800

Hanging scroll painting of a striding tiger with green eyes and black stripes on a pale silk ground.

Tiger

Kishi Ganku, 1615

Hanging scroll of two long-tailed birds on a blossoming plum branch with red camellias against a gold background.

Birds on a PlumTree

Kishi Ganku, 1767

Oil painting of three children and a standing youth in a wooded landscape with a stream and river behind them.

Portrait of three children in a Louisiana landscape

Jacques Amans, 1837

Full-length portrait of a man in a black coat and lace collar leaning on a stone balustrade beside classical garden statues.

Portrait of Johan Hulshout (1623-1687)

Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt, 1670

Oval oil portrait of a man with long wavy hair, dark coat and white cravat against a dark brown background.

Portrait of a Man

Pieter Cornelisz. van Slingelandt, 1680

Small oil study of the Giralda tower in Seville rising above whitewashed rooftops and crenellated walls under blue sky.

The Giralda, Seville

Adrien Dauzats, 1836

Ink painting on a fan leaf of a rooster standing among grasses, weeds and bamboo, with calligraphy and a red seal.

明（傳）程嘉燧金箋水墨公鷄圖扇頁

Cheng Jiasui, 1368

Open illuminated choir book with square musical notation, blackletter text, and colorful painted initials with gold leaf.

Benedictine Antiphonary

Belbello da Pavia, 1467

Painting of a man harrowing a field with an ox while rain falls under a dark storm sky beside a lone tree.

The Harrower

Horatio Walker, 1890

Oil portrait of an older bald man with a mustache in a dark suit, resting a hand on leather-bound books.

J. Pierpont Morgan

Carlos Baca-Flor, 1914

Woman in blue kimono holding a black umbrella in falling snow, with snowy pine trees behind her.

Beauty in Snow

Utagawa Kunisada II

Ink and pink wash fan painting of a fluffy squirrel on a branch with autumn leaves and red seal stamps.

Squirrel on an Autumn Branch

Xu Gu, 1870

Ink and color landscape of a sailboat on a river with trees and rooftops on the far bank.

Sailing in Autumn

Xu Gu, 1893

Hanging scroll of a white cat beside chrysanthemums, with butterflies above and calligraphy at upper right.

Cat and Butterfly

Xu Gu, 1823

Still life painting of a sliced melon, peaches, grapes and a glass vase of white and blue flowers on a stone ledge.

GrollierMelon

Charlotte Eustace Sophie de Fuligny-Damas, 1780

Painting of Eurydice lying on a cloth by a river, attended by figures in a pastoral landscape with a distant castle.

Eurydice Bitten by the Snake

Bryson Burroughs, 1930

Painting of a seated woman and a wreathed man on a rocky shore, with bathers, chalk cliffs, and a sailboat at sea.

Consolation of Ariadne

Bryson Burroughs, 1915

Painting of rolling green hills, a winding dirt path, a cottage with smoke, and blue mountains under a clearing sky.

Clearing Off

Charlotte B. Coman, 1887

Figures playing cards at a green table in an elegant drawing room with a gilt mirror, portrait, and cat on the floor.

Card Players in a Drawing Room

Pierre-Louis Dumesnil, 1718

Ink drawing of a seated woman at a writing table under pine branches, beside a page of Chinese calligraphy with red seals.

清改琦，曹貞秀列女圖冊

Gai Qi, 1799

Hanging scroll of a seated figure and a standing woman holding a plum branch beside rocks, with calligraphy at upper right.

清改琦插花圖軸

Gai Qi, 1774

Painting of horsemen with spears, bow and swords and hounds chasing a large orange tiger across grassland.

Balwant Singh Hunts a Tiger

Pencil and wash sketch of a seated woman in grey robes with three attendants in ochre and rose garments.

A Lady with Attendants

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark blue coat, wearing a red ribbon with a gold cross and star medal.

Prince Klemens Wenzel Lothar von Metternich (1773-1859)

Friedrich Lieder, 1822

Dark-sailed barges on a grey river under a moonlit sky, with a distant city skyline and smoke from chimneys.

On the Thames

Frank Myers Boggs, 1883

Painting of a wet Paris street with street cleaners, a horse-drawn omnibus, a man in a top hat, and bare trees.

Paris Street Scene

Frank Myers Boggs, 1893

Watercolor and pencil sketch of a crowded Paris square with flags, a tall column, and a decorated arch in 1918.

Armistice Day, Paris

Frank Myers Boggs, 1918