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Loose brushwork painting of a seated woman and child on a lawn, with a gardener, watering can, and chickens in a garden.

The Monet Family in Their Garden at Argenteuil

Édouard Manet, 1874

Thickly painted bouquet of white, yellow and red flowers in a blue vase on a patterned table against a dark background.

Flowers in a Blue Vase

Adolphe Joseph Thomas Monticelli, 1879-1883

Snowy village street with walking figures, stone houses, bare trees and a grey winter sky, painted in soft brushwork.

Rue Eugène Moussoir at Moret: Winter

Alfred Sisley, 1891

Six-panel folding screen with a misty ink landscape of mountains, pine trees, a boat on water, and rooftops.

Landscape

Sesson Shūkei, 16th century

Hanging scroll landscape with a rocky cliff, pine and plum trees, a small boat on misty water, and inscription.

Landscape

Wu Tong, dated 1834

Ink landscape handscroll with mountains, a village, a river, a stone arch bridge and a boat in mist.

Landscape

Unkoku Tōban, 17th century

Muted green landscape with rolling hills, a tall tree on the right, a pond in the foreground, and a cloudy sky.

Landscape

George Inness, 1884 or 1889

Ink landscape of misty mountains over a lake, with small fishing boats and a shoreline village with trees.

Landscape

Sōami, 17th century

Ink landscape on silk: misty mountain peaks, a pavilion by a stream, and a small figure on a wooden walkway.

Landscape

Ink landscape on silk showing rocky mountains, bare trees, and small pavilions beside a misty river.

Landscape

Zheng Bin, 1644

Hanging scroll landscape with pines, maples, a pavilion, and a robed figure walking a rocky path beneath a mountain.

Landscape

Yang Wencong, dated 1635

Ink landscape hanging scroll with steep mountains, pine trees, a village of rooftops, and a bridge over a valley stream.

Landscape

Dong Gao, 18th-19th century

Misty ink landscape with mountains, pine trees, thatched houses and a river valley, by Hashimoto Gahō.

Landscape

Hashimoto Gahō, ca. 1885-89

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, a waterfall, autumn trees, a small house and a boat on a river in soft green ink.

Landscape

Kakuho, late 19th-early 20th century

Hanging scroll of misty mountains with thatched houses and pine trees on a rocky hillside, inscribed at upper right.

Landscape

Tōshū, early 19th century

Hanging scroll of an ink landscape with misty mountains, pine trees, a waterfall, and a small pavilion.

Landscape

Wang Hui, dated 1693

Ink and colour landscape of misty mountains, pine trees, thatched houses, and a river with a small boat.

Landscape

Kawabata Gyokushō, ca. 1887-92

Painting of a river landscape with sailboats, ruined tower, palm tree, and figures on sandy banks under a blue sky.

Fantastic Landscape

Francesco Guardi, ca. 1765

Painting of a wooded valley with a river, rocky cliffs, distant mountains, and small figures under a cloudy sky.

Imaginary Landscape

Gaspard Dughet, 1635

Painting of two figures on a path beside a grazing brown horse, with tropical trees and green hills behind.

Tahitian Landscape

Paul Gauguin, 1892

Painting of a wooded upland road with cattle, sheep, travelers, cottages and a stone tower under a cloudy sky.

Wooded Upland Landscape

Thomas Gainsborough, probably 1783

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, a pine tree, a pavilion by a river, and a small boat with two figures.

Mountain Landscape

Gakuō Zōkyū, 1490

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, rocky cliffs and trees in muted blue and grey ink washes by Yosa Buson.

Autumn Landscape

Yosa Buson, ca. 1780

Ink wash landscape of a misty mountain, pine-covered rocks, and a small boat on pale water, with a red seal at upper right.

Misty Landscape

Kano School, early 19th century

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a tall misty mountain, pine trees, a pavilion by a lake, and calligraphy at upper right.

Autumn Landscape

Hidaka Tetsuo, 1862

Ink painting of jagged misty mountain peaks with pine trees, a waterfall, and a path winding through forest below.

Rocky Landscape

Kawanabe Kyōsai, ca. 1887

Hanging scroll of a misty spring landscape with willows, a river, a small boat, houses on hills, and calligraphy.

Spring Landscape

Nukina Sūō, 1844

Painting of a rolling landscape with tall trees, a hilltop town with a tower, and small figures near a stream under clouds.

Roman Landscape

Arnold Böcklin, ca. 1850-52

Oil portrait of a man with grey hair and round spectacles in a brown coat and white cravat, against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

George Chinnery, 1825-28

Oil self-portrait of a man in a grey cloak and red cravat, resting his hand on a book against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

Anton Raphael Mengs, 1776

Self-portrait of an older man in a black cap and robe holding spectacles beside a manuscript, with a leaded window behind him

Self-portrait

Simon Bening, 1558

Oil portrait of a white-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat, turning toward the viewer against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

George Romney, 1795

Soft-focus oil self-portrait of a man with dark hair and mustache, gazing forward against a warm brown background.

Self-Portrait

Eugène Carrière, ca. 1893

Painting of a young man with curly hair in a dark cloak and red sleeves, resting his arm on a stone ledge.

Self-Portrait

Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1620-21

Half-length self-portrait of a man in a black beret and brown coat against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1660

Oil portrait of a man in a black hat and dark cloak with white collar, one hand resting on his chest, dark background.

Portrait of a Man (Self-Portrait?)

Willem Drost, 1653 or 1655

Oil portrait of a man with dark curly hair and mustache, wearing a dark garment and white collar, turning toward the viewer.

Portrait of a Man, Possibly a Self-Portrait

Velázquez, ca. 1635

Self-Portrait

Richard Cosway, ca. 1770-75

Oval miniature portrait of a young man with curly dark hair, dark jacket and white cravat, in an engraved gold frame.

Self-Portrait

George Harvey, 1830

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit and blue bow tie against a dark background, gazing directly at the viewer.

Self-portrait

Jacob Hart Lazarus, 1870-80

Oil self-portrait of a man in a black hat and dark jacket against dappled green foliage and a pale sunlit background.

Self-Portrait

Umberto Boccioni, 1905

Oil portrait of a young man with golden hair in a dark coat, red drapery at left, holding a paper before a landscape.

Self-Portrait

George Henry Harlow, 1807

Man with long hair and wreath writes on a skull with a quill pen beside a book, against a dark night sky.

Self-Portrait

Salvator Rosa, ca. 1647

Oil self-portrait of a man in a blue cap holding a palette, with an open book, potted flowers, birdcage and ivy in an arched

Self-Portrait

Gerrit Dou, ca. 1665

Two-panel gold screen: a seated painter studies a portrait of a woman while she adjusts her hair beside a kneeling attendant.

Chinese Portrait Painter

Miwa Zaiei, 18th century

Portrait of Daruma

Unkoku Tōgan, early 17th century

Half-length portrait of a man in a red cap and dark robe, holding red beads, with a landscape view through a window at left.

Portrait of a Man

German Painter, 1491

Portrait of a Woman

Giovanni di Francesco del Cervelliera, ca. 1445

Oil portrait of a young boy in a black hat with a feather and dark tunic, leaning on a ledge against a gray-green background.

Portrait of a Child

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, ca. 1835

Oval miniature portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a black coat and cravat, in a gold frame.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Moses B. Russell, ca. 1834

Portrait of a Woman

Master of the Castello Nativity, probably 1450s

Full-length portrait of a woman in a black gown, white lace ruff and pearls, beside a red chair and drapery.

Portrait of a Woman

Cornelis de Vos, 1603

Oval portrait of a man with dark bowl-cut hair, hands clasped in prayer, beside a window showing a green landscape.

Portrait of a Man

Hugo van der Goes, ca. 1475

Oil portrait of a woman in a crimson silk gown with pearls, holding a small white dog and a handkerchief.

Portrait of a Woman

Francesco Montemezzano, 1560

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a black beret and dark doublet with white collar against green background.

Portrait of a Man

Corneille de Lyon, ca. 1540-50

Half-length portrait of a man in a black hat, dark clothing and large white collar, against a brown background.

Portrait of a Man

Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck, 1645

Half-length portrait of a man in black costume and white collar before red damask drapery and silver candlesticks.

Portrait of a Man

Spanish Painter, 1670

Painted half-length portrait of a bearded man in a black embroidered doublet and white ruff, hand resting on a carved chair.

Portrait of a Man

Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1618

Still life painting of a stoneware jug, wine glass, lemon, pewter plate, bread roll, walnuts and a small blue bird.

Still Life

Georg Flegel, probably ca. 1625-30

Still life painting of mangoes, a green bottle, and pale flowers on a white cloth against a dark background.

Still Life

Paul Gauguin, 1870

Painting of two fish on a plate with a tomato and green peppers against a dark background with a red bowl.

Still Life: Fish

William Merritt Chase, by 1908

Vanitas still life with a skull in a niche, a tulip, coins, silver goblets and a glass sphere above.

Vanitas Still Life

Jacob de Gheyn II, 1603

Still life painting of sliced cake on a plate with a glass of wine, grapes, raisins and rose leaves on a table.

Still Life with Cake

Raphaelle Peale, 1818

Still life painting of a blue and white bowl of peaches with pears on a white tablecloth against a patterned backdrop.

Still Life with Peaches

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881

About this museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, founded in 1870, is one of the largest art museums in the world, with collections that span five thousand years of art from every continent. Its European paintings, American art, Asian art and its prints and drawings are especially large. The Met releases images of public domain works in its collection under an open access policy. Artnap holds 31,893 works from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 4,500 of them paintings, shown first. The best-represented painters here are Shibata Zeshin, Kawanabe Kyōsai, Paul Klee and Rembrandt van Rijn. Each artwork page shows the museum's record, the date and the licence statement.

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