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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Oil portrait of two men in a rocky landscape, one in a red coat and fur cloak, the other in beaded Indigenous dress.

Portrait of Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill), 1776

Benjamin West, 1775

Three figures in fringed buckskin and feathered headdresses stand on grass in an oval vignette, one holding a decorated pipe.

A Cheyenne Chief, His Wife, and a Medicine Man

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painted marsh landscape with pink-tinted clouds, a haystack, a gnarled tree, a winding creek and two grazing cows.

Sunlight and Shadow: The Newbury Marshes

Martin Johnson Heade, 1871

Painting of green rolling hills, a hilltop building, farmhouses with red roofs, and trees under a pale blue sky.

View near Naples

Simon Denis, 1806

Three Cheyenne warriors with feathered headdresses, weapons and shields stand on open prairie in an oval-framed painting.

Three Cheyenne Warriors

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Gothic church interior with a young Christ seated among robed doctors in red and green, one gesturing, a woman praying at rig

Christ among the Doctors

Master of the Catholic Kings, 1495

The House of Cards

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, 1737

Oval painting of Cheyenne tipis on open prairie, with women and children working on a hide in the foreground.

Cheyenne Village

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Portrait of a young woman with curled hair in front of juniper branches, with a lake and landscape behind her.

Ginevra de' Benci

Leonardo da Vinci, 1474

Oil portrait of a woman in a pink striped gown with lace collar, holding a gold pocket watch, against a green drapery.

Portrait of a Lady

Louis-Michel van Loo, 1750

Watercolor of a Cheyenne warrior in feathered headdress standing beside his resting dark horse on grassland.

A Cheyenne Warrior Resting His Horse

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of Adam and Eve reclining under an apple tree with a serpent, goats, a cat, and a distant mountain landscape.

The Fall of Man

Hendrick Goltzius, 1616

Oil portrait of a man with white powdered hair, white cravat and tan coat, looking to the left against a dark background.

Alexander Hamilton

John Trumbull, 1792

Painted facsimile of a hide with tipis, mounted warriors and rows of marching figures in a narrative sequence.

Facsimile of a Cheyenne Robe

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Religious painting of Saint Anne holding the Christ Child beside the Virgin Mary, with Saint John and a lamb in the foregroun

Saint Anne with the Christ Child, the Virgin, and Saint John the Baptist

Hans Baldung Grien, 1511

Painting of the Visitation with Mary and Elizabeth embracing, flanked by two seated saints, against a townscape and landscape

Heimsuchung, Szene: Maria und Hl. Elisabeth, Hl. Nikolaus und Hl. Antonius

Piero di Cosimo, 1489

Painting of figures beside a decorated tipi and horses in a grassland, with rolling wooded hills behind.

The Cheyenne Brothers Starting on Their Fall Hunt

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Interior of a Gothic cathedral with tall pillars, vaulted ceilings and small figures in period dress on a checkered floor.

Antwerp Cathedral

Pieter Neefs the Elder, 1650

Portrait of a man in red robe and laurel wreath holding an open book, with a terraced mountain and sea behind him.

Alegorical portrait of Dante Alighieri

Giovanni Battista Naldini, 1550

Painting of two mounted Native riders near an abandoned camp with a tipi frame, a white dog and a skull, under autumn hills.

The Cheyenne Brothers Returning from Their Fall Hunt

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of a vaulted church interior where sick and crippled figures approach a white marble tomb on steps.

The Crippled and Sick Cured at the Tomb of Saint Nicholas

Gentile da Fabriano, 1425

Painting of Saint Sebastian supported by two angels, pierced by arrows, against a dark background.

Saint Sebastian

Tanzio da Varallo, 1620

Painting of three figures and a child on a grassy plain with a white horse, wearing fringed hide clothing and beaded jewelry.

Four Kiowa Indians

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Oil portrait of a woman in a blue dress with white lace cuffs, one arm resting on a ledge, against a dark background.

Portrait of a Lady

Maria Verelst, 1715

Bentivoglio-Diptychon, rechter Flügel, Szene: Porträt der Ginevra Bentivoglio

Ercole de' Roberti, 1490

Painting of a woman and three men in feathered headdresses and beaded clothing standing on a grassy plain, some holding bows

Kiowa Chief, His Wife, and Two Warriors

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of the Virgin in a blue mantle holding a nude infant on a green cushion before a red curtain and landscape.

Madonna and Child (Haller Madonna)

Albrecht Dürer, 1496

Bentivoglio-diptych, left panel, scene: Portrait of Giovanni II Bentivoglio

Ercole de' Roberti, 1490

Figures gather wild grapes on a grassy prairie beside a grove of trees, with a distant treeline under a pale blue sky.

Kiowa Indians Gathering Wild Grapes

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of a young boy in a dark coat and striped stockings standing on jagged rocks above a sea horizon.

Boy on the Rocks

Henri Rousseau, 1895

Four people sail a small wooden boat through choppy green water under a cloudy sky, with a schooner in the distance.

Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)

Winslow Homer, 1873

Watercolor of a warrior with a shield, a chief in a feathered headdress, and a woman with a child on grassland.

Camanchee Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior

George Catlin, 1861

Gilded altarpiece panel of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin, Christ Child, kneeling kings, and a stable scene.

The Adoration of the Magi

Benvenuto di Giovanni, 1470

Two ducks diving toward choppy gray waves, one with wings spread and one inverted, with a small boat on the horizon.

Right and Left

Winslow Homer, 1909

Oval painting of a Comanche chief and three warriors on the plains with pale horses behind them.

Camanchee Chief with Three Warriors

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of a snowy New York street with a horse-drawn carriage, a street lamp, pedestrians, and tall buildings under an over

Snow in New York

Robert Henri, 1902

Dutch river scene with sailing boats, figures on a large vessel, a town skyline and dramatic clouds under evening light.

The Maas at Dordrecht

Aelbert Cuyp, 1650

Painting of children, two young women, and dogs on prairie grass before a painted tipi under a soft sky.

Camanchee Chief's Children and Wigwam

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Oil portrait of a woman in a lace cap holding a toddler in a white dress with roses against a brown background.

Aphia Salisbury Rich and Baby Edward

Milton W. Hopkins, 1833

Gilded panel of the kneeling Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child, with a dove and God the Father above in a gothic frame.

Madonna of Humility

Painting of mounted riders charging across grassland toward tipis near a tree line under a pale blue sky.

Sham Fight of the Camanchees

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of monks gathered around a haloed saint on a red-draped bier in an arched interior with striped walls.

The Death of Saint Anthony

Master of the Osservanza, 1430

Lorenzo Lotto's 1523 Nativity: kneeling Mary and Joseph adore the infant Christ in a manger beneath angels and a thatched roo

The Nativity

Lorenzo Lotto, 1523

Painting of mounted riders with spears charging across green plains under a cloudy sky.

Camanchee Horsemanship

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Portrait of a bearded man in a red coat with a young page in yellow beside him, hand resting on a green-draped table.

Alessandro Alberti with a Page

Gian Paolo Pace, 1544

Painting of the Virgin Mary in red and blue robes holding a pomegranate, with the nude Christ Child standing before a landsca

Madonna and Child with a Pomegranate

Lorenzo di Credi, 1475

Oval painting of mounted warriors on horseback charging across grassland, with a fallen figure and shield in the foreground.

Battle between the Jiccarilla Apachees and Camanchees

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painted portrait of a woman in a rose embroidered robe with a lace collar, holding a laurel wreath, with a unicorn in the lan

Irene di Spilimbergo

Gian Paolo Pace, 1560

Virgin Mary seated in a landscape holding the Christ Child, with the young Saint John kneeling in red beside them.

Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John

Fernando Yáñez de la Almedina, 1505

Painting of mounted riders, horses, and dogs with travois crossing a green plain toward rolling hills under a cloudy sky.

Camanchees Moving

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Misty tropical river flowing through lush forest under a glowing sun, with palms and birds reflected on calm water.

El Rio De Luz "The River of Light"

Frederic Edwin Church, 1877

Painting of the Virgin in a blue veil holding the infant Christ in a red cloak against a distant landscape.

Benson Madonna

Antonello da Messina, 1465

Mounted warriors with lances gallop across a grassy plain toward distant trees under a pink and blue sky.

Defile of a Camanchee War Party

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Madonna and Child enthroned with a kneeling donor, a jeweled crown, and fruit garlands under an arched niche.

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Donor

Carlo Crivelli, 1470

Half-length portrait of a young man with curly reddish-brown hair in a red garment against a dark background.

Portrait of a Young Man

Antonello da Messina, 1475

Oval painting of a prairie village with tepees, grazing horses, seated figures, and a tree line under a cloudy sky.

Tawahquena Village

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Portrait of the Artist's Parents

Jan de Bray, 1664

Painting of a seated woman in black silk with a white ruff beside a young boy in a red embroidered suit.

A Genoese Noblewoman and Her Son

Anthony van Dyck, 1626

Four Pawnee figures in fringed hide garments and beaded necklaces stand in a row on grass against a pale sky.

Pawneepict Chief, Two Daughters, and a Warrior

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Oval portrait of a young boy with long light brown hair, brown jacket and white lace collar against a green background.

Head of a Young Boy

Jan de Bray, 1650

Full-length portrait of a woman in a grey gown and straw hat holding a pink carnation, with a pug dog beside her on a path.

The Marquesa de Pontejos

Francisco Goya, 1786

Three Shoshone warriors in fringed hide robes and feathered headdresses stand on grass against a pale wash background.

Three Shoshonee Warriors

George Catlin, 1861

Nativity painting with kneeling Virgin, infant Christ, seated Joseph, and God the Father surrounded by angels above.

The Nativity, with God the Father Surrounded by Angels and Cherubim

Francesco di Giorgio, 1470

Portrait of a bearded man in a black hat and robe, with a wooded landscape and farmhouse behind him.

A Member of the Fröschl Family

Hans Muelich, 1539