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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Half-length portrait of a man with powdered hair, dark blue coat, and embroidered ivory waistcoat against a brown background.

John Stevens ?

John Wollaston the Younger, 1749

Oil self-portrait of an older man in a dark beret and fur-trimmed coat, looking over his shoulder against a brown background.

Self-portrait

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1659

Painting of a prairie at sunset with tipis by a lake, a canoe on the water, and red-clad figures in the foreground grass.

A Sioux War Party

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of a laurel-crowned ruler seated in thought while armored men gesture before classical columns and a curtain.

Alexander Condemning False Praise

Francesco de Mura, 1760

Painting of a windmill on a hill above a river under a dark stormy sky, with small figures and a rowboat below.

The Mill

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1645

Night scene of a campfire among tall pines beside a lake, with figures gathered around the fire and tipis nearby.

Bivouac of a Sioux War Party

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Landscape painting of a calm lake ringed by green hills, with figures on a grassy slope and a distant plain under a soft sky.

Lake Albano

Richard Wilson, 1762

Painted Christ crucified on a wooden cross against a red and gold background, with a halo and loincloth.

Christ on the Cross [reverse]

Andrea di Bartolo, 1380

Painting of a group of Sioux dancers in feathered headdresses and fringed dress, holding spears and rattles on an open plain.

Amusing Dance - Sioux

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Landscape painting of a wooded pond with a willow, a stone lion on a pedestal, small figures, and distant mountains.

Solitude

Richard Wilson, 1762

Gold-ground panel of the Madonna nursing the infant Christ, with two angels, a blessing Christ above, and a kneeling donor.

Madonna of Humility, The Blessing Christ, Two Angels, and a Donor [obverse]

Andrea di Bartolo, 1380

Oval painting of a plain at dawn with a camp of seated figures, horses grazing, and riders near a river under a cloudy sky.

Bivouac of a Sioux War Party at Sunrise

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of a young man with curly auburn hair in a pink tunic and blue cloak, holding an open book against dark green draper

Salvator Mundi

Antonio da Correggio, 1513

Oil portrait of a young man in a blue coat with gold braid and lace cuffs, resting his hand on a ledge against a dark backgro

Portrait of a Gentleman

Pompeo Batoni, 1762

Three Native American figures on a grassy plain: a warrior with shield, a chief in a feathered headdress with spear, and a wo

Crow Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Man in blue coat and red waistcoat holds a net beside dead partridges and a rifle, with a river landscape behind him.

Portrait of a Gentleman Netting Partridges

Arthur Devis, 1756

Half-length portrait of a man with bowl-cut dark hair in a red gown and black collar against a blue sky.

Portrait of a Man

Andrea del Castagno, 1450

Painting of a group of Crow people in fringed hide clothing and feathered headdresses standing on open prairie.

Distinguished Crow Indians

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Family group in a park with two women in blue and red gowns, children, a lute, grazing cows, and a red-brick country house.

Members of the Maynard Family in the Park at Waltons

Arthur Devis, 1755

Young David in red tunic stands on Goliath's severed head, holding a sling against a blue cloudy sky with rocks.

David and Goliath

Andrea del Castagno, 1450

Painting of a Crow chief with a lance, a feathered warrior with a shield, and a woman in a pink shawl on a plain.

A Crow Chief, a Warrior, and His Wife

George Catlin, 1855/1869

Painting of Christ on a gold cross with Saints Jerome and Francis kneeling below, a skull at their feet, and a city and sea b

Christ on the Cross, Adored by Saint Jerome and Saint Francis

Francesco Pesellino, 1445

Three figures in an oval frame watch a wooden camera obscura with a brass lens, one child reaching toward it.

Van Loo The Camera Obscura 1764

Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, 1764

Painting of a tepee with women and children grooming hair on open prairie, with grazing bison in the distance.

A Crow Chief at His Toilette

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of Christ kneeling to wash a disciple's feet in a golden basin, surrounded by robed companions in a columned hall.

Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet

Benvenuto Tisi, 1520

Three children in an oval frame: a boy blowing a soap bubble, a girl holding a white cloth, and a boy looking up at the bubbl

Soap Bubbles

Charles-Amédée-Philippe van Loo, 1764

Painting of figures resting and bathing by a river, with tipis and rolling hills in the distance under a cloudy sky.

Crow Warriors Bathing

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Gilded panel of the Madonna in red mantle holding the blue-robed Christ Child against a gold arched background.

Madonna

Gentile da Fabriano, 1420

Gilded panel painting of Saint Apollonia in red robe and dark gown, holding a palm frond, with a haloed nimbus.

Saint Apollonia

Painting of a tipi village on a grassy plain at sunset, with figures, drying racks and hills on the horizon.

A Crow Village on the Salmon River

George Catlin, 1855/1869

Painting of a saint with a ladder toppling a pagan statue on a carved column, watched by a crowd in Renaissance dress.

Saint Apollonia Destroys a Pagan Idol

Giovanni d'Alemagna, 1442

Gold-ground panel of Saint Margaret in red gown and dark mantle, holding a red cross staff, standing on a black dragon.

Saint Margaret

Painted landscape of a tepee village beside a winding river, with blue mountains and snowy peaks under a dark cloud bank.

A Crow Village and the Salmon River Mountains

George Catlin, 1855/1869

Two haloed saints embrace on a rocky path before a cave, with forest, hills, a skeletal figure and gold sky behind.

The Meeting of Saint Anthony and Saint Paul

Master of the Osservanza, 1430

Painting of three nude goddesses before a seated man in red, with Cupid, a river god, and a distant city in a forest landscap

The Judgment of Paris

Oval painting of a small tepee camp by a river with grazing horses and blue mountains under a pastel sky.

A Small Crow Village

George Catlin, 1855/1869

Haloed saint in a fur robe gives alms to poor figures in a pink Gothic arcaded hall with a dog.

Saint Anthony Distributing His Wealth to the Poor,

Master of the Osservanza, 1430

Gauguin painting of two women by the sea with orange flowers, pink sand, dark rocks and a small figure in the water.

By the Sea

Paul Gauguin, 1892

Watercolor of two feathered male figures in fringed robes and a woman in a light robe standing on grass.

Two Blackfoot Warriors and a Woman

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of a haloed saint with a staff leaving a green monastery doorway as monks look on, cypress trees behind.

Saint Anthony Leaving His Monastery,

Master of the Osservanza, 1430

Grisaille frieze of Roman soldiers, robed figures and horses around a seated man beside an inscription tablet, on red ground.

An Episode from the Life of Publius Cornelius Scipio

Giovanni Bellini, 1506

Painting of a Blackfoot chief, a seated medicine man, a woman and a child on a grassy plain in an oval vignette.

A Blackfoot Chief, His Wife, and a Medicine Man

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Two men in half-length portrait, one holding an astrolabe with a Latin inscribed scroll while the other points at it.

Giovanni Borgherini and His Tutor

Giorgione, 1505

Old bearded man reading in a rocky cave with a lion, white hare, bird, and distant sea and town beyond.

Saint Jerome Reading

Giovanni Bellini, 1505

Three men in painted hide robes and feathered headdresses stand and sit on open grassland under a pale sky.

Three Blackfoot Men

George Catlin, 1855/1869

Painting of the Nativity with Mary in blue kneeling over the infant Christ in a cave, shepherds approaching, and a river land

Adoration of the Shepherds

Giorgione, 1505

Painting of a young woman in a blue dress arranging her braided hair beside a washstand with pink patterned wallpaper.

Girl Arranging Her Hair

Mary Cassatt, 1886

Painting of an Arapaho chief, a warrior with a rifle, and a woman carrying an infant on a prairie, in an oval frame.

Arapaho Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Five men in period wigs sing from music books beside a bass viol and harpsichord, with a boy in the foreground.

The Singing Party

Philippe Mercier, 1732

Girl in white dress reclining in a blue floral armchair, with a sleeping dog in another chair beside her.

Little Girl in a Blue Armchair

Mary Cassatt, 1878

Painting of two Arapaho warriors and a woman in fringed clothing, with spears and feathered headdresses, on a pale background

Two Arapaho Warriors and a Woman

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of two armored men beside nymphs by a stream, with a fruit table, black dog, and trees in a hazy landscape.

Carlo and Ubaldo Resisting the Enchantments of Armida's Nymphs

Giovanni Antonio Guardi, 1750

Painting of Saint Sebastian, nude and bound, pierced by arrows, against a black background above a carved stone parapet.

Saint Sebastian

Amico Aspertini, 1505

Painting of a feathered warrior with his wife, daughter and small children standing on grassland in fringed buckskin clothing

Assinneboine Warrior and His Family

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of a shepherd and children by a cottage, with a woman in gold drapery beside a white horse and mountains behind.

Erminia and the Shepherds

Giovanni Antonio Guardi, 1750

Portrait of a bearded man in a blue robe holding a small book, set in a dark interior with an arched window.

Monsignor della Casa

Two side-by-side views of a man: left in feathered headdress and fringed robe, right in top hat and dark military-style coat

Assinneboine Chief before and after Civilization

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of a young woman in a yellow dress reading a small red book, seated beside a pink cushion.

A Young Girl Reading

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1770

Full-length portrait of a woman in black with a red parasol, beside a servant in gold near a classical column.

Marchesa Elena Grimaldi Cattaneo

Anthony van Dyck, 1623

Painting of two feathered warriors in fringed buckskin and a boy in a blanket standing on a grassy plain.

Two Nezperce Warriors and a Boy

George Catlin, 1855/1869

Painting of the Madonna and Child with an older woman and kneeling young John the Baptist beside a brazier.

Madonna and Child with Saint Elizabeth and Saint John the Baptist

Jacopino del Conte, 1535

Full-length portrait of a woman in blue satin with a boy in red holding a monkey beside a gold drape and column.

Queen Henrietta Maria with Sir Jeffrey Hudson

Anthony van Dyck, 1633

Painting of a hunter aiming a rifle at a running herd of antelope on a grassy hillside with trees and hills behind.

Antelope Shooting - Assinneboine

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of two large white magnolia blossoms with green leaves and a bud resting on a draped blue velvet cloth.

Magnolias on a blue velvet cloth

Martin Johnson Heade, 1890