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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Painting of a central female figure surrounded by nude dancers and reclining women in pastel, faceted colors.

The Great Mother

Arthur Bowen Davies, 1913

Painting of a forest stream with rocks and rapids, tall trees arching overhead and warm light glowing through the woods.

Trout Brook in the Catskills

Worthington Whittredge, 1875

Painting of a curving sandy beach with waves, a rocky outcrop, wading figures, and a dog under a cloudy sky.

Second Beach, Newport

Worthington Whittredge, 1878

Painting of Mary Magdalene in ecstasy gazing upward, with musical angels playing violin in dark clouds above.

The Ecstasy of the Magdalen

Giulio Cesare Procaccini, 1616

Seated man in grey coat and hat glances back as a valet helps him with his boots in a dim interior with a fountain outside.

Anthonij de Bordes and His Valet

Michiel Sweerts, 1648

Painting of wooden boats on a pebbled shore beside a turquoise sea inlet framed by a natural rock arch under a pale sky.

Marina Piccola, Capri

William Stanley Haseltine, 1858

Painting of a rocky shore with breaking waves, a white sailboat on blue water, and two figures on the rocks under a pale sky.

Narragansett Bay

William Stanley Haseltine, 1864

Oval still life of a heaped pile of red raspberries with green leaves resting on sunlit earth against a dark background.

Raspberries

Lilly Martin Spencer, 1859

Renaissance painting of figures gathering manna in a landscape with a pointing leader, a giraffe, horses, cattle and dogs.

The Gathering of the Manna

Francesco Bacchiacca, 1540

Painting of a bound nude figure at a column between two whipping tormentors in an arcaded classical loggia with landscape.

The Flagellation of Christ

Francesco Bacchiacca, 1512

Painting of a shepherd leading sheep and dogs along a stone road beneath trees, with a fortified hilltop beyond.

Shepherd with his Flock

Jean-Victor Bertin, 1820

Painting of a shaded woodland with a stream, grazing cattle, a distant statue on a pedestal, and a rocky cliff.

Woodland Scene with Nymphs and a Herm

Jean-Victor Bertin, 1810

Painting of figures harvesting grapes and feasting under a tree, with putti, fruit baskets and a wine pour in a landscape.

Autumn

Corrado Giaquinto, 1740

Woman in a striped blouse arranging a wicker basket of pastel flowers, seated in a white chair against dotted lavender wallpa

The Basket of Flowers

Frederick Carl Frieseke, 1913

Trompe l'oeil still life of an old violin, bow, and sheet music hanging on a dark wooden door with iron hinges.

The Old Violin

William Harnett, 1886

Still life with a blue and white pitcher, oil lamp, books, clarinet, sheet music and quill pen on a draped table.

My Gems

William Harnett, 1888

Still life painting of dressed game birds, hanging meat, oranges in a basket, and pears on a wooden table.

Still Life with Dressed Game, Meat, and Fruit

Alexandre François Desportes, 1734

Still life painting of oranges, a lemon, nuts and dates in a white bowl, with a glass decanter and wine glass on a table.

A Dessert

Raphaelle Peale, 1814

Still life of wild strawberries on a plate beside a glass pitcher of cream, with leaves and small flowers on a gray ledge.

Strawberries and Cream

Raphaelle Peale, 1816

Still life of an apple, a glass of sherry, a yellow fruit, and a cake on a plate with leaves on a ledge.

Still Life with Apples, Sherry, and Tea Cake

Raphaelle Peale, 1822

Oil portrait of a woman in a yellow satin dress and lace cap, holding flowers, with blue drapery and a landscape behind her.

Portrait of a Lady

Joseph Highmore, 1730

Painted portrait of a young woman in a white headscarf and red bodice, holding a folded paper, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Giuliano Bugiardini, 1525

Half-length portrait of a red-bearded man in a black cap and dark gown against a grey background.

Leonardo de' Ginori

Giuliano Bugiardini, 1528

Painting of three pears and an apple resting on a white cloth against a brown arched background.

Three Pears and an Apple

David Johnson, 1857

Genre painting of three men in a tavern by a wood stove, one bandaged and gesturing, one smoking a pipe.

The Tough Story - Scene in a Country Tavern

William Sidney Mount, 1837

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a dark jacket and black vest, holding a cigar against a dark background.

William Gedney Bunce

Frank Duveneck, 1877

Oil portrait of a young man with long auburn hair holding a staff, wearing a brown jacket and white collar.

A Young Man Holding a Staff

Pieter Soutman, 1640

Portrait of a man in pink satin and lace, black plumed hat and blue standard, with a coat of arms in the upper left.

Andries Stilte as a Standard Bearer

Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck, 1640

Painted wooded landscape with a weathered tree trunk, travelers resting in the foreground, and a path winding toward hills.

Wooded Landscape with Travelers

Adam Pynacker, 1640

Painting of a seated young woman in a grey kimono with a red sash, holding a fan, in a dim interior.

Young Woman in Kimono

Alfred H. Maurer, 1901