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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

32,875 works

Portrait of a seated man in a red coat and gray wig, with a landscape of a tree and distant town behind him.

Francis Brinley

John Smibert, 1729

Oil portrait of a seated man in red embroidered uniform with a sword, green drape and bookshelf behind him.

Josef de Jaudenes y Nebot

Gilbert Stuart, 1794

Portrait of a young woman in a jeweled tiara and white gown, with jewelry sketches and handwritten notes beside her.

Queen Victoria

Thomas Sully, 1838

Oil portrait of a woman in blue silk holding a nude toddler, with an orange tree in a terracotta urn beside a window.

Mrs. Francis Brinley and Her Son Francis

John Smibert, 1729

Seated woman in white gold-embroidered gown with feathered headdress, holding a fan beside a red table with books.

Matilda Stoughton de Jaudenes

Gilbert Stuart, 1794

Full-length portrait of a man in a blue military coat beside a figure in a red turban, with a harbor and ships behind.

George Washington and William Lee (George Washington)

John Trumbull, 1780

Soft, muted landscape of a river lined with reeds, flat green fields, distant trees, and a pale cloudy sky.

Arques-la-Bataille

John Henry Twachtman, 1885

Painting of a red iron bridge over a river, framed by trees with reflections in the water, by Julian Alden Weir.

The Red Bridge

J. Alden Weir, 1895

Hazy nocturnal garden scene with elegantly dressed couples strolling under green trees and lanterns, painted in muted browns

Cremorne Gardens, No. 2

James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1870-80

Painting of a sunlit forest stream with a fallen log, tall trees, and a small waterfall over rocky ledges.

The Trout Pool

Worthington Whittredge, 1870

Bearded man on crutches saluting in a doorway beneath a Provost Marshal Office sign, with a rifle hung on the wall.

A Bit of War History: The Veteran

Thomas Waterman Wood, 1866

Painting of children reaching for a bouquet in a crowded Victorian dining room with a woman seated beside a table.

The Contest for the Bouquet: The Family of Robert Gordon in Their New York Dining-Room

Seymour Joseph Guy, 1866

Ink handscroll of gnarled bare trees, a pavilion on a hill, a small bridge with figures, and misty distant hills.

Old Trees, Level Distance

Guo Xi, ca. 1080

Man in worn clothing raising his hat beside a rifle, chair, and Provost Marshal Office sign in a doorway.

A Bit of War History: The Contraband

Thomas Waterman Wood, 1865

Ink handscroll of misty mountains, trees and sailing boats on a river, with calligraphy and red seals at upper right.

Summer Mountains

Qu Ding, ca. 1050

Two finches on bamboo branches beside a rock, painted on golden silk with red seal stamps around the edges.

Finches and bamboo

Emperor Huizong ), early 12th century

Painting of a bearded Black Union soldier with a rifle on his shoulder standing beside a Provost Marshal Office door.

A Bit of War History: The Recruit

Thomas Waterman Wood, 1866

Six-panel screen of ink gibbons climbing bare trees above rocks, waves and a pale moon on gold paper.

Gibbons in a Landscape

Sesson Shūkei, ca. 1570

Four gold-leaf panels showing a gnarled plum tree in blossom above rocks, with an azalea at left.

Old Plum

Kanō Sansetsu, 1646

Two-panel screen with stylized green and gold waves curling into white foam against a gold leaf background.

Rough Waves

Ogata Kōrin, ca. 1704-9

Handscroll painting of a seated luohan under a twisted pine, with a standing monk in white robes gesturing nearby.

The Sixteen Luohans

Wu Bin, dated 1591

Handscroll of misty mountains, pines and waterfalls with a procession of figures and temple buildings below.

The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Three: Ji'nan to Mount Tai

Wang Hui, datable to 1698

Hanging scroll of ink bamboo leaning in the wind over a rock, with calligraphy and red seals on the mount above.

Bamboo in the Wind

Yi Jeong, early 17th century

Two hanging scroll landscapes with misty mountains, rock peaks, distant buildings and trees in muted brown ink tones.

Evening bell from mist-shrouded temple (left); Autumn moon over Lake Dongting (right)

An Gyeon, ca. 1450-1500

Courtly painting of a seated ruler under a canopy, with a decorated horse, armed guards, musicians and attendants.

Maharana Sarup Singh Inspects a Prize Stallion

Tara, 1845-46

Painting of a rider in yellow brocade on a rearing black horse, with a gold halo and an attendant walking beside.

Maharana Sangram Singh Riding a Prize Stallion

Stipple Master, ca. 1712

Painted manuscript folio showing a seated Bodhisattva with a devotee and golden stupa, flanked by columns of black script.

The Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara Expounding the Dharma to a Devotee: Folio from a Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra M…

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century

Tibetan thangka showing a Raktayamari mandala with a central wrathful deity, surrounded by concentric rings and seated figure

Mandala of Raktayamari

Mikyo Dorje, late 14th century

Thangka mandala with a central sun deity on a chariot, surrounded by lotus petals and rows of seated Buddhist figures in red

Mandala of the Sun God Surya

Kitaharasa, likely 1379

Young woman in peasant dress stands in an orchard with outstretched arm, faint haloed figures appearing beside a stone cottag

Joan of Arc

Jules Bastien-Lepage, 1879