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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Abstract painting of overlapping cylinders, arcs and diagonal bands in white, red, teal, blue and black.

Agee and Rose, D18

Patrick Henry Bruce

Woman in apron reading a book beside a table with blue and white vases, a bronze vase, and a figurine.

The House Maid

William McGregor Paxton, 1910

Oil portrait of a man in a black coat and white cravat before a swirling red drapery, by Mather Brown, 1787.

Portrait of William Vans Murray (1760-1803)

Mather Brown, 1787

Painting of Christ's baptism by John the Baptist, with angels, saints in gold clouds, and a knight slaying a dragon at right.

The Baptism of Christ

Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece, 1485

Crowned Virgin in red and blue robes on a crescent moon, surrounded by musical angels, with enthroned figures above and a lan

Mary, Queen of Heaven

Master of the Legend of Saint Lucy, 1485

Full-length portrait of a woman in a yellow gown holding a red rose beside a stone urn and fountain, painted in 1910.

Nora McMullen Mellon (Mrs. Andrew W. Mellon)

James Jebusa Shannon, 1910

Oil still life of two bread rolls, a floral teacup and saucer, and a knife on a pale shelf against a dark background.

Breakfast

John Frederick Peto, 1890

Still life painting of a dark teapot and a fish lying on a white tablecloth against a beige wall.

An English Breakfast

John Frederick Peto, 1890

Trompe l'oeil painting of an old violin and bow hanging on a green door with brass hinges, key, and torn sheet music.

The Old Violin

John Frederick Peto, 1890

Trompe l'oeil still life of a red cap, riding crop, racetrack poster and horseshoe nailed to a dark wooden door.

For the Track

John Frederick Peto, 1895

Still life of strawberries in a bowl, a halved lemon, a cake slice, and a glass with lemon on a white cloth.

Still Life with Cake, Lemon, Strawberries, and Glass

John Frederick Peto, 1890

Still life of a straw hat, teal umbrella and patterned bag hanging against a pale wall with shadows.

Straw Hat, Bag, and Umbrella

John Frederick Peto, 1890

Still life of a banded mug on a book with two biscuits and a match on a table, lit from the left against a dark background.

Mug, Book, Biscuits, and Match

John Frederick Peto, 1893

Francesco II Gonzaga, marchese IV di Mantova

Baldassare Estense, 1474

Bearded man in dark robe and gold chain holding a sketchbook and pencil, with a classical statue beside him.

Imaginary Self-Portrait of Titian

Pietro della Vecchia, 1650

Loose oil sketch of a woman in blue seated on a bench and a man in grey leaning toward a framed painting.

Charles Sheeler and Nina Allender

Morton Livingston Schamberg, 1906

Gold-ground panel of the Madonna in blue robe holding the Christ Child, flanked by six praying angels and a dove above.

Madonna with Child and Angels

Jacopo di Cione, 1370

Men in period dress gather on a dirt road with a white horse, a dog, and a cart, under a stormy sky.

Election Scene, Catonsville, Baltimore County

Alfred Jacob Miller, 1860

Painting of a brick mansion with green shutters, mounted soldiers, artillery wagon and white tents on muddy grounds.

The Old Westover House

Edward Lamson Henry, 1869

Dockworkers resting and talking on a pier among cotton bales, with a steamboat and sailing ships in the harbor behind.

The Longshoremen's Noon

John George Brown, 1879

Monochrome sketch of a young Arapahoe boy in a beaded collar and fringed garment, with a handwritten dedication below.

An Arapahoe Boy

George de Forest Brush, 1882

Oval portrait of a woman in a blue dress with lace collar, holding flowers, beside a stone urn and garden fountain.

Lucy Tappan Bowen (Mrs. Henry C. Bowen)

Francis Bicknell Carpenter, 1859

Portrait of a woman in a cream embroidered shawl and dark dress, standing against a loose blue-grey background.

Mrs. Francis Howard

Ambrose McEvoy, 1916

Painting of washerwomen working among rocks in shallow water, with pale cliffs and buildings under a bright blue sky.

Washerwomen on the Banks of the Durance

Paul Guigou, 1866

Bearded man in red breeches sits waking on a forest bank beside red autumn trees, with a glowing sky beyond.

Rip Van Winkle awakening from his long Sleep

Henry Inman, 1823

Oil portrait of a woman in a black dress with lace collar, gold brooch and hair ornament, leaning on her hand against red dra

Maria Gansevoort Melvill (Mrs. Allan Melvill)

Ezra Ames, 1815

Painting of the white paddle steamer St. Lawrence under way on choppy water, flying red pennants and an American flag.

Steamer "St. Lawrence"

James Bard, 1850

Painting of a parasol-shaded figure on a rocky shore, with turquoise waves breaking into white foam beside dark boulders.

Flecks of Foam

Henry Golden Dearth, 1911

Painting of gnarled beech trees in a forest with sunlit clearing and distant hills beyond.

'View of Bregentved Forest, Zealand'

Frederik Sødring, 1835

Portrait of a seated woman in a gold satin gown and pearl necklace, holding a glass vessel before a dark tree and cloudy sky.

Lady Borlase

Gerard Soest, 1672