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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

32,885 works

Painting of Christ crowning the Virgin Mary as saints kneel on stone steps around them, in red and dark blue robes.

The Coronation of the Virgin

Sandro Botticelli

Painting of ruined arches and towers beside a hillside, with cattle drinking at a stream and two figures in the foreground.

Imaginary Landscape with the Palatine Hill from Campo Vaccino

François Boucher, early 1730s

Painting of a beach with fashionable figures, a horse-drawn bathing cart entering the sea, a dog, and a distant sailboat.

On the Beach at Trouville

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1863

Painting of a young mother in a white headscarf holding a bare toddler by a stone hearth, both gazing at each other.

Young Mother Gazing at Her Child

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1871

Painting of a reclining woman and a young man beside a tree, with a spaniel, sheep, and flower basket in a pastoral landscape

The Interrupted Sleep

François Boucher, 1750

Painting of a sunlit bay with red-roofed villas, wooded hills, rocky shore, and small sailboats on blue water.

Beaulieu: The Bay of Fourmis

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1892

Young couple on a balcony, a man in red leaning toward a woman in white, with a spinning wheel and sleeping cat nearby.

The Proposal

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1872

Oval painting of a reclining nude woman and a man in a leopard skin, with cupids, roses, and doves in a forest setting.

Angelica and Medoro

François Boucher, 1763

Painting of a riverside village with pale houses, brown-sailed boats, and reflections in calm water under cloudy sky.

Village by a River

Eugène-Louis Boudin, probably 1867

Painting of a Breton woman in white headdress holding a barefoot child with red cap and apples in a forest.

Breton Brother and Sister

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1871

Oval painting of a shepherd boy in a straw hat sending off a white dove with a letter, beside a dog, sheep, and trees.

The Dispatch of the Messenger

François Boucher, 1765

Classical landscape with a fountain, stone steps, rearing horse statue, robed figures among trees, and goats in the foregroun

A Classical Landscape

Sébastien Bourdon, probably 1660s

Round miniature of a woman with red ribbons in her hair playing a harp, wearing a white dress and red sash, in a gilt frame.

A Woman Playing a Harp

Joseph Marie Bouton

Oval painting of a seated woman holding an infant, with a kneeling child, a lamb, and angels on clouds above.

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Angels

François Boucher, 1765

Black-and-white image of a young boy with curly hair, wearing a ruffled white collar and dark cloak against a dark background

Portrait of a Young Boy

Sébastien Bourdon

Painted head of a bearded man with closed eyes and curly dark hair, set within a round gilded frame.

Head of Saint John the Baptist on a Charger

Aelbert Bouts, ca. 1500

Oval painting of two reclining women in a forest with cherubs in clouds and an eagle at left.

Jupiter, in the Guise of Diana, and Callisto

François Boucher, 1763

Oil portrait of a middle-aged man in a red cap and dark green coat, hands clasped in prayer, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Man

Dieric Bouts, ca. 1470

Painting of Christ as the Man of Sorrows with a bloody crown of thorns, tears, and wounds on his hands against gold.

The Man of Sorrows

Aelbert Bouts, ca. 1525

Grey and gold wash study of a monument with a gilded statue, two draped female figures, an obelisk, and reclining figures on

Study for a Monument to a Princely Figure

François Boucher

Painting of the Virgin in a blue mantle kissing the nude infant Christ, who reaches toward her, against a dark background.

Virgin and Child

Dieric Bouts, ca. 1455-60

Painting of the Virgin Mary in red and green robes holding the nude Christ Child, with a landscape view in the background.

Virgin and Child

Madonna in red dress and green mantle holds an apple beside a standing infant Christ, with a walled town behind her.

Madonna and Child

Bramantino, before 1508

Diptych of the grieving Virgin praying and Christ crowned with thorns, both weeping, against gold backgrounds.

The Mourning Virgin; Christ Crowned with Thorns

Painting of a seated king on a throne judging a dispute, with a raised sword, kneeling women, and armored guards in a dim hal

The Judgment of Solomon

Leonaert Bramer, 1640s

Painting of a preacher gesturing before a crowd near Roman ruins, with hills and a river under a stormy sky.

The Preaching of John the Baptist

Bartholomeus Breenbergh, 1634

Painting of the Virgin Mary in a red mantle holding the Christ Child, with a landscape of castle, river and hills behind.

Virgin and Child

Dieric Bouts, 1475-99

Painting of an elderly woman spinning thread at a wheel while an old bearded man sits with a cane in a dim interior.

The Spinner

Quirijn van Brekelenkam, 1653

Women kneeling and bending to weed a green field at sunset, with a crescent moon and a standing figure on the left.

The Weeders

Jules Breton, 1868

Painting of dark rock stacks on a sandy beach with surf in the foreground and a grassy headland under a pale sky.

Kynance

John Brett, 1888

Man and woman conversing in a wood-beamed room with a wine glass, violin, leaded window and landscape painting.

Sentimental Conversation

Quirijn van Brekelenkam, early 1660s

Young peasant woman in white bonnet knitting while seated barefoot against a tree in a dappled grassy woodland.

A Peasant Girl Knitting

Jules Breton, ca. 1870

Painted Renaissance hall with a seated ruler on a throne, courtiers, an armored guard, and dogs on a tiled floor.

Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of Pharaoh

Jörg Breu the Younger, ca. 1534-47

Portrait of a young man in gilded steel armour with a white ruff, holding a baton, beside a helmet and sword.

Sir John Shurley of Isfield (1565-1632)

British Painter

Portrait of a man in engraved steel armor with red trim, one hand resting on a helmet, against a dark background.

Cosimo I de' Medici (1519-1574)

Half-length portrait of a woman in black dress and wide black hat with gold chain, against a green background.

Katharina Merian

Oil portrait of a woman in a grey embroidered gown with a large lace ruff, pearls, and a red curtain behind her.

Portrait of a Woman

British Painter, ca. 1600

Painting of men smoking and drinking in a dim tavern, one exhaling smoke from a pipe, with a landscape through a door.

The Smokers

Adriaen Brouwer, ca. 1636

Painting of two figures on a rocky ledge amid demons, burning ruins and a river in a fiery underworld landscape.

Aeneas and the Sibyl in the Underworld

Jan Brueghel the Younger, 1630s

Oil painting of a brick church tower beyond a grassy meadow with grazing sheep, tall trees, and wispy clouds in the sky.

Tottenham Church

British Painter

Arched portrait of a young man with red hair in a black cap, dark gown, white collar, and patterned grey sleeves.

Portrait of a Man

Barthel Bruyn the Elder, 1533

Oil painting of an overflowing wicker basket of roses, tulips, and marigolds with scattered flowers on a table.

A Basket of Flowers

Jan Brueghel the Younger, probably 1620s

Portrait of a woman in a white headdress and black gown with fur sleeves, holding gloves, beside a red coat of arms.

Portrait of a Woman of the Slosgin Family of Cologne

Barthel Bruyn the Younger, 1557

Half-length portrait of a woman in red headdress and green robe holding a red carnation, dated 1533.

Portrait of a Woman

Barthel Bruyn the Elder, 1533

Portrait of a Woman, Said to Be Emma (1765-1815), Lady Hamilton

Adam Buck, 1804

Painting of the Annunciation: an angel with a scroll kneels before the Virgin Mary beside a lily and an open book.

The Annunciation

Budapest Master

Painting of a nude woman reaching toward fruit as a serpent with a woman's head coils around a tree.

Adam; Eve

Giuliano Bugiardini, ca. 1520

Byzantine icon of the Presentation in the Temple with robed figures, gold background, and an arched canopy over an altar.

The Presentation in the Temple

Byzantine Painter

Nude woman with long auburn hair seated against a rocky cliff, draped in white cloth, looking startled.

Echo

Alexandre Cabanel, 1874

Painting of a woman with eyes closed and head tilted back against golden drapery, wearing a dark dress and earring.

Herodias

Francesco Cairo, before 1635

Round miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig, red embroidered coat, and blue sash, in a gold pendant frame.

Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France

Antoine François Callet, 1787

Full-length portrait of a woman in a white satin gown with fur trim, resting her hand on a green draped table.

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe (1828-1887)

Alexandre Cabanel, 1876

Portrait of a woman in a blue gown with gold chains, holding a fur muff, beside a small dog on a red table.

Portrait of a Woman

Bernardino Campi, late 1560s

Half-length portrait of an older balding man in a dark red fur-collared robe, hands pressed together in prayer.

Man in Prayer

Rogier van der Weyden, ca. 1440

Reclining nude woman on sea waves with flying cherubs above her, under a pale blue sky.

The Birth of Venus

Alexandre Cabanel, 1875

Painting of the Virgin holding the infant Christ, flanked by two winged angels playing harp and lute in a Gothic interior.

Virgin and Child in an Apse

Painting of a state yacht and several sailing boats on calm water under a cloudy sky, with a rowboat of passengers in front.

A State Yacht and Other Craft in Calm Water

Jan van de Cappelle, ca. 1660

Painting of a red-capped poet gesturing on a stone bench beside a woman in white, with young men in a garden setting.

Florentine Poet

Alexandre Cabanel, 1861

Painting of a haloed saint in gold brocade holding a model ship, a palm frond and a book, before a hilly landscape.

Saint Vincent, Patron Saint of Lisbon

Renaissance painting of a loggia with women attending a newborn infant, classical reliefs above, and a city view at left.

The Birth of the Virgin

Fra Carnevale, 1467

Full-length portrait of a woman in a black gown with lace collar, pearls and a fan, against an ochre background.

Mrs. William Astor (Caroline Webster Schermerhorn, 1831-1908)

Carolus-Duran, 1890

Two children tease a striped cat with a crayfish held over a table, the girl in pink smiling beside the boy in brown.

Two Children Teasing a Cat

Annibale Carracci

Soft-focus painting of a young girl in a white veil and dress against a dark background, hands clasped at her waist.

The First Communion

Eugène Carrière, ca. 1896

Painting of a sunlit rocky cliff with a dark cave opening, trees above, and green rolling hills under blue sky.

Landscape with a Cave

Claude-Félix-Théodore Caruelle d' Aligny