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National Gallery of Art

25,755 works

Tapering panel painting of a young man in a red tunic standing over a severed bearded head on rocky ground.

David with the Head of Goliath

Andrea del Castagno, c. 1450/1455

Loose oil landscape of a white horse by a boat on a river, with a cottage, trees, cattle and a cloudy sky.

The White Horse

John Constable, 1818-1819

Painting of cattle grazing beside a lake with swans and a rowing boat, a brick house on a hill, and tall clouds.

Wivenhoe Park, Essex

John Constable, 1816

Woman in green bodice seated before an easel in a studio with a mandolin, a dog, and paintings on the wall.

Corot's Studio: Woman Seated Before an Easel, a Mandolin in her Hand

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, c. 1868

Painting of a rider on a grey horse on a forest path, surrounded by tall trees with golden foliage and soft light.

The Forest of Coubron

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1872

Painting of a rural landscape with a horse and cart, a rider, a stone bridge, village houses and trees under a cloudy sky.

View near Epernon

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1850/1860

Painting of a wooded landscape with a wooden gate, picnickers at left, two donkeys at right, and autumn-colored trees.

Landscape with Picnickers and Donkeys by a Gate

Joseph Paul, c. 1830-1880

Painting of a lady and gentleman on horseback with hunting dogs, a castle tower, and a cloudy sky.

Lady and Gentleman on Horseback

Aelbert Cuyp, c. 1655, reworked 1660/1665

Painting of two horsemen and herdsmen with cattle and sheep on a path, a river and town glowing in evening light.

Horsemen and Herdsmen with Cattle

Aelbert Cuyp, 1655/1660

Painting of a bishop in red and gold vestments holding a crosier and book, standing in a Gothic arch before a landscape.

The Saint Anne Altarpiece: Saint Nicholas [left panel]

Gerard David, c. 1500/1520

Saint Anne in red and white holds an open book with the Christ Child, beside the Virgin Mary in blue, before gilded brocade.

The Saint Anne Altarpiece: Saint Anne with the Virgin and Child [middle panel]

Gerard David, c. 1500/1520

Saint Anthony of Padua in a grey habit holds a cross and a red book with the Christ Child, within an arched niche.

The Saint Anne Altarpiece: Saint Anthony of Padua [right panel]

Gerard David, c. 1500/1520

Painting of jockeys on horses in a grassy racecourse with a town skyline and factory chimneys under a grey sky.

The Races

Edgar Degas, 1871-1872

Degas painting of ballet dancers in a rehearsal room, one seated and stretching her leg, others at a barre in the background.

Before the Ballet

Edgar Degas, 1890/1892

Oil portrait of a woman with tall feathered hair and pearl-trimmed pale dress against a dark background.

Mrs. Paul Cobb Methuen

Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1776/1777

Painting of a woman with pearl-adorned upswept hair and a gold-trimmed silk gown against a dark, sketchy landscape.

The Hon. Mrs. Thomas Graham

Thomas Gainsborough, c. 1775/1777

Oval oil portrait of a man in a brown coat and white lace cravat, with powdered hair, against a dark background.

John, 4th Earl of Darnley

Thomas Gainsborough, 1785

Half-length portrait of a woman with braided auburn hair and blue sleeves holding a folded paper at a stone ledge.

Lucrezia Sommaria

Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio, c. 1510

Painting of Christ raising Lazarus from a rock tomb, with onlookers, a palm tree and a hilltop city behind.

The Raising of Lazarus

Benozzo Gozzoli, mid 1490s

Painting of the Grand Canal in Venice with the Rialto Bridge, gondolas, sailing boats and market awnings under a pale sky.

Grand Canal with the Rialto Bridge, Venice

Francesco Guardi, probably c. 1780

Virgin and Christ Child above clouds with two angels, Saint Martina with a palm and lion, and Saint Agnes with a lamb.

Madonna and Child with Saint Martina and Saint Agnes

El Greco, 1597/1599

Painted half-length portrait of a man in a black hat and dark coat with a white collar, against a brown background.

Portrait of a Man

Frans Hals, 1648/1650

Oil portrait of a man in a black wide-brimmed hat, black cloak and white collar against a brown background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Frans Hals, 1650/1652

Painting of two horseback riders and dogs on a road past a watermill and large oak trees under a cloudy sky.

The Travelers

Meindert Hobbema, 166[2?]

Painting of a dirt road through tall trees beside a cottage, with a woman, child, dog and distant rider under a cloudy sky.

Hut among Trees

Meindert Hobbema, c. 1664

Painting of a village by a pond, with large trees, a rider on a grey horse, cottages and a church spire under clouds.

Village near a Pool

Meindert Hobbema, c. 1670

Interior painting of a child at an open door and a woman folding cloth in a tiled Dutch room with chairs and a window.

The Bedroom

Pieter de Hooch, 1658/1660

Woman with a bread basket and a child walk across a brick courtyard past a well, with figures in a shaded arbor beyond.

Woman and Child in a Courtyard

Pieter de Hooch, 1658/1660

Oil portrait of three children in an autumn landscape by a stream, one standing boy in a red suit and white collar.

The Hoppner Children

John Hoppner, 1791

Portrait of a bearded man with red hair and beard, wearing a black cap and dark garment, against a grey background.

Leonardo de' Ginori

Giuliano Bugiardini, c. 1528

Portrait of a seated woman in a white dress and feathered hat before a dark wooded landscape.

Mrs. Robert Blencowe

Thomas Lawrence, c. 1792

Half-length portrait of a man in a dark cap and black garment, set against a green and blue mountain landscape.

Portrait of Lorenzo di Credi

Pietro Perugino, 1488

Painting of a toreador in black costume and white stockings lying dead on the floor beside a pink cape.

The Dead Toreador

Édouard Manet, probably 1864

Painting of a satyr reaching toward a baby held by a woman, beside a seated peasant man at a table in a dim room.

The Satyr and the Peasant

Johann Liss, possibly c. 1623/1626

Loose painting of jockeys on horseback on a green racecourse with spectators and trees in the background.

At the Races

Édouard Manet, c. 1875

Judith in a blue robe holds a sword as an old servant places Holofernes' head in a bag beside a pink curtained bed.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Andrea Mantegna, c. 1495/1500

Painting of riders in red coats and hounds gathered at a fox hunt beneath large autumn trees, with a distant village.

The Death of the Fox

George Morland, c. 1791/1794

Painting of the Virgin holding the Christ Child on a green cushion, with a fruit bowl, a river landscape and ships behind.

Madonna and Child

Francesco Benaglio, late 1460s

Seated bearded man in black cap and gown holding a book, resting his hand on a carved wooden chair against a dark background.

"Titian's Schoolmaster"

Giovanni Battista Moroni, c. 1575

Portrait of a woman with long blonde hair, pearls and red dress, set before a landscape with trees and water.

Portrait of a Lady

Neroccio di Bartolomeo de’ Landi, c. 1485

Two women at an open window: an older woman with a white cloth over her face and a younger woman smiling, chin on hand.

Two Women at a Window

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, c. 1655/1660

Painting of a rustic farm courtyard with a woman, man, children, a dog and a hen beside a brick house and wooden gate.

The Cottage Dooryard

Adriaen van Ostade, 1673

Village street with a rider, horses, villagers, dogs and chickens before an inn, with a church tower behind under cloudy sky.

The Halt at the Inn

Isaac van Ostade, 1645

Portrait of a young woman with auburn hair in a green dress, black necklace and red earring, with a small white dog below.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Unknown artist, 1530/1540

Painting of men shoeing horses outside a brick farrier's shop, with dogs, a rooster and a cloudy sky.

A Farrier's Shop

Paulus Potter, 1648

Bianca Maria Sforza

Ambrogio de Predis, probably 1493

Oil portrait of a standing man in a dark coat and white cravat, holding a palette, before a glowing golden sky and trees.

David Anderson

Henry Raeburn, 1790

Raphael's Madonna in red and blue holds the nude Christ Child against a landscape with a distant hilltop city.

The Small Cowper Madonna

Raphael, c. 1505

Oil painting of an elderly bearded man in a dark cap, head bowed, lit from the left against a dark background.

Head of Saint Matthew

; Rembrandt van Rijn Anonymous, probably early 1660s

Rembrandt's 1661 painting of a circumcision ritual in a dim interior, with an infant, a kneeling figure, and bearded onlooker

The Circumcision

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1661

Painting of a bearded elderly man in a dark robe, hand to forehead, with a quill, open book and sword beside him.

The Apostle Paul

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1657

Dark painting of figures on ladders lowering a body from a cross, with mourners and a red-robed elder in the foreground.

The Descent from the Cross

Unknown artist, 1650/1652

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in a dark hood and white cap, lit against a shadowy background, with a weary expression.

Head of an Aged Woman

; Rembrandt van Rijn Anonymous, 1655/1660

Painting of a windmill on a hill above a river under a stormy sky, with small figures on the bank and a rowboat at right.

The Mill

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1645/1648

Dark interior painting of elderly figures seated at a candlelit table with a bowl of food, beams overhead.

Philemon and Baucis

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1658

Oil portrait of a man in a black tall hat, dark cloak and white collar against a red and brown background.

Portrait of a Man in a Tall Hat

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1663

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a black beret and gold-embroidered robe with a gold chain, looking to the left.

The Philosopher

Unknown artist, c. 1653

Oil portrait of a woman in a dark dress and white lace collar holding a white ostrich-feather fan against a brown background.

Portrait of a Lady with an Ostrich-Feather Fan

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1656/1658

Oil portrait of a man in a black wide-brimmed hat, white lace collar and black clothing, holding white gloves against a dark

Portrait of a Gentleman with a Tall Hat and Gloves

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1656/1658

Portrait of a young woman with auburn hair in a gold headdress and dark veil, against a dark background, by Rembrandt.

Saskia van Uylenburgh, the Wife of the Artist

Rembrandt van Rijn, probably begun 1634/1635 and completed 1638/1640

Half-length portrait of a man in a beret and gold-trimmed dark garment, looking toward the viewer against a dark background.

Portrait of Rembrandt

; Rembrandt van Rijn Anonymous, 1650

Painting of a young girl in a pale blue tutu and pink ballet slippers standing against a green background.

The Dancer

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1874

Portrait of a seated woman in a black hat with white feathers, black jacket and white gown, before red drapery and a landscap

Lady Cornewall

Joshua Reynolds, c. 1785-1786

Oil portrait of a young girl in a red silk gown holding flowers, seated before a dark garden backdrop.

Lady Elizabeth Hamilton

Joshua Reynolds, 1758