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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Three figures in painted robes and feathered headdress stand and kneel on grass against a soft sky.

Puncah Indians

George Catlin, 1861

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child, who reaches for a pink carnation against a dark background.

The Madonna of the Carnation

Bernardino Luini, 1515

Portrait of a man in a dark jacket with clasped hands beside a wooden table, against a muted teal background.

Chaim Soutine

Amedeo Modigliani, 1917

Painting of a Native American chief with a feathered spear, surrounded by family members, dog, and tipis on the plains.

Puncah Chief Surrounded by His Family

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Oval portrait of a man with long dark hair, white cravat and orange cloak against a brown background.

Possibly William Metcalf

The Pollard Limner, 1730

Portrait of a woman with red bobbed hair, closed eyes, and a red tie against a dark background, by Modigliani.

Madame Kisling

Amedeo Modigliani, 1917

Watercolor of a man with a feathered headdress and spear flanked by a child and a woman in blankets, against a blue sky.

Ottowa Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of a young woman with a red headscarf and white shawl, eyes lowered, absorbed in sewing against a gray background.

Nähende Frau

Diego Velázquez, 1650

Portrait of a man with curled hair holding a printed sheet, with a painted castle and river landscape behind him.

Man Named Hubbard Reading "Boston Atlas"

Unknown artist, 1843 or after

Painting of a feathered Native American man standing beside a seated missionary in a dark coat on a grassy plain.

Mohigan Chief and a Missionary

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painted church interior with tall columns, vaulted ceiling, and small figures on a checkered floor.

Interior of a Church

Pieter Neefs the Elder, 1625

Painting of a soldier procession with chariots passing between towering Egyptian-style columns, watched by a crowd.

Pharaoh's Army Marching

Erastus Salisbury Field, c. 1865/1880

Three standing figures in feathered headdresses and beaded necklaces, two men holding a rifle and tomahawk, a woman in a pink

Three Peoria Indians

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of the dead Christ held by the Virgin Mary with mourners gathered beneath a wooden cross.

Lamentation

Marco Tintoretto, 1580

Oval portrait of a young girl in an orange dress holding an apple and leafy branch, before red drapery.

Little Girl Holding Apple

Sturtevant J. Hamblin, c. 1840

Painted group portrait of nine Indigenous people in fringed clothing and feathered headdresses within an oval frame.

Nine Ojibbeway Indians in London

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Two-panel seascape of Dutch and Spanish warships in battle, with cannon smoke and a sinking vessel on rough sea.

A Naval Encounter between Dutch and Spanish Warships

Cornelis Verbeeck, 1618

Folk painting of a girl in a red dress with a black apron beside flowers, a fruit basket, and a bird in a garden.

Girl in Red with Flowers and a Distelfink

Unknown artist, c. 1830

Painting of a group of Iowa men, women, and a child in feathered headdresses and beaded clothing before a hazy sky.

Iowa Indians Who Visited London and Paris

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of Christ ascending above kneeling apostles and the Virgin Mary on a rocky hill, against a gold background.

The Ascension, German, c. 1420 - 1491

Johann Koerbecke, 1456

Back view of a standing nude woman with short dark hair holding a white cloth, against yellow and black background panels.

Nude Figure [reverse]

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1907

Group of Indigenous men, women and children in feathered headdresses and fringed dress stand on grassland, one holding a toma

Ojibbeway Indians in Paris

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Portrait of a man with long dark hair and a black coat, resting his hand on a book beside a window showing a city.

Gentleman with a Book

Giovanni Cariani, 1510

Oil portrait of a young woman with braided red hair in a blue satin dress, resting her hand on a brass lamp.

Portrait of a Young Woman as a Wise Virgin

Sebastiano del Piombo, 1510

Three standing figures on grass: two wrapped in light blankets with beaded leggings, and a man in a dark coat with red sash.

Oneida Chief, His Sister, and a Missionary

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painted street scene of a 19th-century town with a City Hotel, a rider on a white horse, and people on balconies and the stre

The Independent Voter

Unknown artist, 1849 or after

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a black robe beside a globe, open book, and quill pen against green.

Portrait of a Humanist

Sebastiano del Piombo, 1520

Oval painting of three Delaware figures: a woman in a sunburst blanket and two men in beaded hide clothing with rifles.

Three Delaware Indians

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of a three-masted sailing ship under full white sails on turquoise waves, with a red pennant and flag.

Ship in Full Sail

T. Davies, 1827

Three men in 18th-century dress converse outdoors beneath a tree, with a spaniel, a river and ships in the distance.

Arthur Holdsworth Conversing with Thomas Taylor and Captain Stancombe by the River Dart

Arthur Devis, 1757