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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

4,705 works

Painting of a nude man pulled from a river by armored soldiers beside a tent, with smoke, a horse, and a rocky cliff.

Alexander the Great Rescued from the River Cydnus

Pietro Testa, ca. 1650

Painting of a Roman triumphal procession with a general in a chariot, soldiers with banners, and a figure in a red cloak in f

The Triumph of Marius

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1729

Brown monochrome drawing of a seated woman in a headscarf holding palm fronds beside a camel in a desert landscape.

Allegorical Figure Representing Asia

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

Painting of a kneeling doge presented to the Redeemer by haloed saints, with a Venetian lagoon view behind.

Doge Alvise Mocenigo (1507-1577) Presented to the Redeemer

Jacopo Tintoretto, probably 1577

Oil painting of a chaotic cavalry battle with swords raised, a white horse, fallen soldiers, and a ruined fortress on the rig

The Battle of Vercellae

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1725-29

Painting of a woman in black habit holding a crucifix, an angel in blue, a child, and a dog in a dim interior.

Saint Margaret of Cortona

Gaspare Traversi, ca. 1758

Painting of Christ blessing loaves and fishes before a crowd of richly dressed figures in a wide green landscape.

The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes

Jacopo Tintoretto, ca. 1545-50

Painting of a richly robed rider on a white horse in a procession through a classical city with a crowd of onlookers.

The Triumph of Mordecai

Jean-François de Troy, ca. 1736

Monochrome view of a woman on a donkey herding sheep down a misty road past a thatched cottage, with a dog running nearby.

Going to Market

Constant Troyon, 1860

Painting of an aristocratic hunting party picnicking outdoors, with a woman in blue and gold, servants, dogs, and a carriage.

Halt of the Hunt

Carle Vanloo, ca. 1737

Painting of a rearing white horse and other horses held by men in red caps, with crowds watching from balconies and streets.

The Start of the Race of the Riderless Horses

Horace Vernet, 1820

Full-length portrait of a boy in striped gold doublet and green breeches standing beside a white greyhound.

Boy with a Greyhound

Paolo Veronese, possibly 1570s

Painting of a bearded elder in a turban gesturing beside a seated man and women at a meal with roast meat and cattle nearby.

Abraham's Parting from the Family of Lot

Jan Victors, ca. 1655-65

Painting of a stone arch bridge over a calm river with a figure on the rail, cows nearby, and large trees under cloudy sky.

An Old Bridge at Hendon, Middlesex

Frederick Waters Watts, ca. 1828

Painting of a red-haired seated woman in white blouse and gold drapery beside rocks, with a stormy mountain sky and a child f

Ariadne

George Frederic Watts, 1894

Painting of a man and woman on horseback on a dirt road by a river, with bare trees and a cloudy sky.

A Man and a Woman on Horseback

Philips Wouwerman, ca. 1653-54

Painting of nude figures gathering fruit in lush trees, with cattle, sheep, cherubs and birds in a wooded landscape.

The Golden Age

Joachim Wtewael, 1605

Portrait of a seated woman in a white dress with a collie beside her, against a dark blue interior.

Mrs. Walter Rathbone Bacon (Virginia Purdy Barker, 1862-1919)

Anders Zorn, 1897

Painting of the Virgin and Child in clouds above a cavalry battle with soldiers and a standard bearer in a forest landscape.

Battle between Christians and Muslims at El Sotillo

Francisco de Zurbarán, ca. 1637-39

Painting of elegantly dressed people on a sandy beach under cloudy skies, with a sailboat and pier by the sea.

On the Beach, Dieppe

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1864

Oval painting of Aurora on a chariot with white horses, cherubs and winged figures in a cloudy sky.

The Chariot of Aurora

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760s

Canaletto painting of a Venetian square with a tall bell tower, stone wells, and people in period dress.

Campo Sant'Angelo, Venice

Canaletto, 1730s

Painting of a woman in a dark riding habit and green-ribboned hat on a piebald horse under a stormy sky.

Horsewoman

Théodore Géricault, 1820 or later

Man in red coat kneels holding hand of seated woman in blue-embroidered silk gown beside a spaniel and gilded bed.

The Declaration of Love

Jean-François de Troy, ca. 1724

Tiepolo painting of the Holy Family with a donkey and a kneeling winged angel beside a rocky cliff and sea.

The Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1767-70

Painting of a woman in a teal shawl beside two scarlet ibises on a balcony, with a city skyline behind under a rose sky.

Young Woman with Ibis

Edgar Degas, 1857-58; reworked 1860-62

Painting of a stormy beach with fishermen, beached boats, a sailing vessel, a horse cart on the dunes, and a distant windmill

A Beach with Fishing Boats

Jan van Goyen, probably 1653

Oil sketch of a woman in a yellow gown greeted by a man in a red cloak, with servants, a ruined wall and a dog.

The Meeting of Antony and Cleopatra

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, ca. 1745-47

Virgin Mary in blue and rose robes on clouds above kneeling saints and clergy adoring her in a dusky landscape.

The Virgin Adored by Saints

Scarsellino, ca. 1609

Painting of travelers on a woodland path with horses, a covered wagon, and tall trees under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Travelers on a Woodland Path

Jan Brueghel the Elder, ca. 1607