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National Gallery of Art

25,755 works

Still life with peaches in a basket, plums, a brown stoneware jug, and a glass of water on a table.

Fruit, Jug, and a Glass

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, c. 1726/1728

Oil portrait of a young woman in a white fur-trimmed shawl and fur muff, seated beside a red drape and gilt table.

Young Woman with a Muff

Unknown artist, c. 1750

Reclining nude Venus with cupids, doves and blue drapery beside a pool in a leafy forest grove.

The Bath of Venus

François Boucher, 1751

Bearded man in red tunic carrying a wrapped figure on his back along a hill, with a crowd and village in the background.

The Healing of the Paralytic

Unknown artist, c. 1560/1590

Dark still life of peaches, an orange, lemon peel, a blue and white bowl, glassware and a patterned carpet.

Still Life

Willem Kalf, c. 1660

Painting of a gaunt bearded elderly man, Saint Jerome, gazing upward in a dark rocky landscape with light breaking through cl

Saint Jerome

El Greco, c. 1610/1614

Head of One of the Three Kings: Melchior, The Assyrian King

Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1618

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a dark fur-collared cloak beside a stone ledge, with a hilltop town and river behind him.

Portrait of a Man with a Landscape View

Jacopo Tintoretto, 1552/1556

Painting of Saint Lucy holding a plate with eyes and a palm frond, wearing a flower crown and pearl necklace.

Saint Lucy

Francisco de Zurbarán, c. 1625/1630

Painting of a city avenue decorated with Allied flags, with a crowd below and tall stone buildings on the left.

Allies Day, May 1917

Childe Hassam, 1917

In Church

Honoré Daumier, 1855/1857

Painting of a banquet with seated men around a table and a nude woman carrying a platter of fruit, in warm browns.

Feast of the Gods

Honoré Daumier, c. 1849/1850, with later additions by other hands

Painting of a poor family on a city street beside a wooden fence, with factory chimneys and a smoky sky behind them.

The Stockade

Jean-Louis Forain, probably c. 1908

Painting of a young ballet dancer in a pale tutu beside a flowering backdrop, with an older man in a top hat in shadow.

Behind the Scenes

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1880

Painting of a bowed woman in black holding a paper, standing in a green-walled room with framed pictures and flowers.

The Petitioner

Jean-Louis Forain, c. 1910

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a dark overcoat against a muted brown background, hands clasped.

Alexander Arnold Hannay

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1896

Painting of a woman in a pink ruffled dress seated on a wooden chair, reading a book against a reddish-brown wall.

Peach Blossom

Beatrix Godwin Whistler, c. 1890-1894

Painting of a bearded elderly man with outstretched arms seated with three young women before golden relief roundels.

Job and His Daughters

William Blake, 1799/1800

Four boys sail a small boat named Gloucester through choppy sea, with a distant schooner under a cloudy sky.

Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)

Winslow Homer, 1873-1876

Portrait of a man in a navy uniform with gold epaulettes, with sailing ships on a stormy sea behind him.

Commodore John Rodgers

John Wesley Jarvis, c. 1814

Corot landscape of a wooded stream with women and a child on the grassy bank and a figure in the trees.

The Eel Gatherers

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1860/1865

Painting of a shaded forest stream winding between pale rock cliffs and tall trees, with mossy stones in the water.

The Stream (Le Ruisseau du Puits-Noir; vallée de la Loue)

Gustave Courbet, 1855

Seated man in paisley robe and red velvet cap beside red drapery and a classical column, in a painted interior.

Amos Lawrence

Chester Harding, c. 1845

Oil portrait of a young man with curly hair in a rust-red coat, resting his hand on a brown book against green.

Horace Binney

Gilbert Stuart, 1800

Painting of two boxers grappling in a ring while a crowd of excited spectators watches from ringside in darkness.

Both Members of This Club

George Bellows, 1909

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a dark teal hat and cream gloves, against a dark brown background.

Maud Murray Dale (Mrs. Chester Dale)

George Bellows, 1919

Oil portrait of a man with a mustache in a brown coat and striped green and red stole, against a dark background.

Chester Dale

George Bellows, 1922

Landscape painting of a steam train winding through a valley toward a distant town, with a seated figure under a large tree.

The Lackawanna Valley

George Inness, c. 1856

Oil painting of the Madonna and Child with Saint Jerome, a lion, an angel with a book, and a kneeling woman in yellow.

Madonna of Saint Jerome

Matthew Pratt, 1764/1766

Full-length portrait of a young woman in white gown standing beside an ornate harp, with blue shawl and landscape behind.

Lady with a Harp: Eliza Ridgely

Thomas Sully, 1818

Three children in an oval frame, one blowing a soap bubble through a pipe while a girl holds a white cloth beside him.

Soap Bubbles

Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, 1764

Three children and a young woman gather around a wooden camera obscura inside a carved oval stone frame.

The Camera Obscura

Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, 1764

Painting of three seated figures before a wooded backdrop: a young woman in white, an older woman in a bonnet, and a man in a

John Johnstone, Betty Johnstone, and Miss Wedderburn

Henry Raeburn, c. 1790/1795

Portrait of a white-haired man in a black coat and white cravat, seated beside a table with a gold tassel and red drapery.

Charles Carnan Ridgely

Thomas Sully, 1820

Painting of a procession of figures in period dress crossing an arcaded palace courtyard toward a domed church.

Procession in the Courtyard of the Ducal Palace, Venice

Antonio Joli, 1742 or after

Painting of a gondola procession on the Venetian Bacino di San Marco with the Campanile and Doge's Palace behind.

Procession of Gondolas in the Bacino di San Marco, Venice

Antonio Joli, 1742 or after

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a dark coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Aaron Baldwin

Francis Alexander, c. 1835

Painting of Venice's Grand Canal entrance with a tall sailing ship, gondolas, domed churches and people on a stone quay.

Entrance to the Grand Canal from the Molo, Venice

Canaletto, 1742/1744

Canaletto painting of St Mark's Square in Venice with the basilica, Doge's Palace, market stalls and crowds of people.

The Square of Saint Mark's, Venice

Canaletto, 1742/1744

Portrait of a seated man with white curly hair in a dark green coat, holding gold seals, against a dark background.

Joseph Dugan

Thomas Sully, 1810

Full-length portrait of a man in brown doublet and lace collar, leaning on a stone pedestal before a ruined arch.

Lodovico Widmann

Tiberio Tinelli, probably 1637

Dark moonlit forest painting with a mounted knight beside a gnarled tree and two bathing figures in a river.

Siegfried and the Rhine Maidens

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1888/1891

Painting of elegantly dressed figures playing a game in a garden with trees, statues and a pale sky.

A Game of Hot Cockles

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1775/1780

Rococo painting of children playing a game under willow and gnarled trees, with seated women and a boat on a pond.

A Game of Horse and Rider

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1775/1780

Reclining allegorical woman in green drapery painting a cherub on an oval canvas, with putti and brushes in clouds.

Allegory of Painting

François Boucher, 1765

Portrait of a seated man in white satin playing a harp, with a gilded cabinet and classical sculpture beside him.

Ange Laurent de La Live de Jully

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, probably 1759

Painting of a family in an elegant interior: a seated woman with roses, a man in brocade reading a letter, and a girl in blue

Family Portrait

François-Hubert Drouais, 1756

Painting of a family gathered around a sleeping infant in a cradle, with a nurse, a standing woman and children at an open do

The Visit to the Nursery

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1775

Portrait of a woman in a white silk gown beside a rose-filled urn and garden bench, holding a yellow straw hat.

Madame Bergeret

François Boucher, possibly 1766

Reclining woman with two cherubs, a harp, sheet music and doves on clouds, in a pastel allegory of music by Boucher.

Allegory of Music

François Boucher, 1764

Painting of costumed commedia dell'arte performers on a stage, with a white-clad Pierrot standing at the centre and a red cur

The Italian Comedians

Jean-Antoine Watteau, probably 1720

Portrait of an elderly woman in a white lace cap and black shawl, holding a brown fur muff, seated in a red chair.

Old Woman with a Muff

Unknown artist, second half 18th century

Painting of peasant children on a dirt path beside an elderly woman, with a wide green landscape and cloudy sky behind.

Landscape with Peasants

Louis Le Nain, c. 1640

Portrait of a woman with flowers in her hair holding a gold pitcher beside an eagle, in blue drapery against a cloudy sky.

Madame Le Fèvre de Caumartin as Hebe

Jean-Marc Nattier, 1753

Painting of the Baptism of Christ: a crowd of figures at a river, a dove above, trees and hills in the background.

The Baptism of Christ

Nicolas Poussin, 1641/1642

Seated woman in white headscarf and gold-dotted gown, resting her arm on a green velvet cushion against a dark background.

Madame d'Aguesseau de Fresnes

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1789

Half-length oil portrait of a woman with powdered hair, black dress, white lace collar and red draped mantle.

Portrait of a Woman

Unknown artist, c. 1711

Full-length portrait of a woman in black velvet with pearls and rose-decorated hair, against a crimson damask wall.

Madame Moitessier

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1851

Elegant figures in silk gowns gather in a wooded park near a statue, with a child and dog in the foreground.

Fête Champêtre

Jean-Baptiste Pater, c. 1730

Seated elderly archbishop in grey-blue cassock with pectoral cross and rosary, against dark paneled wall, by Thomas Eakins.

Archbishop Diomede Falconio

Thomas Eakins, 1905

Madonna holding the Christ Child, who reaches for a fruit, in a landscape with cloudy sky and distant village.

Madonna and Child in a Landscape

Giovanni Bellini, c. 1480/1485

Half-length portrait of a young man with long auburn hair, black cap, red tunic, and dark teal background.

Portrait of a Youth

Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, c. 1495/1498

Oval painting of a playful cupid holding a pink ribbon above roses, with doves flying in a pale sky.

Love as Folly

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1773/1776

Oval painting of a winged cupid among pink rose bushes under a hazy sky, with a fallen quiver at his feet.

Love the Sentinel

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1773/1776