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National Gallery of Art

1,161 works

Painting of a white-haired old man pointing in anger at a kneeling young man in yellow, with two women nearby in a dark setti

Oedipus Cursing His Son, Polynices

Henry Fuseli, 1786

Hazy sunset over a river with birds flying, red tents and small figures by the bank, and a serpent-like creature at right.

The Evening of the Deluge

Joseph Mallord William Turner, c. 1843

Gothic panel painting of a haloed young girl climbing temple steps toward a gold-robed high priest, with onlookers in side ar

The Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple

Paolo di Giovanni Fei, 1398-1399

Painting of two patterned bottles and green and red apples on grass beneath a swirling blue sky.

Still Life with Bottles and Fruit

Alexej von Jawlensky, 1900

Painting of an elegant garden with tall cypresses, a fountain, and figures in period dress playing and gathering under clouds

Blindman's Buff

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1775/1780

Painting of the dead Christ mourned by the Virgin and companions, with crosses and a river landscape behind.

Lamentation

Andrea Solario, c. 1505-1507

Young Boy in Profile

Judith Leyster, 1630

Painting of a laurel-crowned man in red robes holding an open verse book, with a terraced mountain and sea behind him.

Allegorical Portrait of Dante

Unknown artist, late 16th century

Painting of a seated woman in a striped blouse arranging a wicker basket of pastel flowers against a lilac patterned wall.

The Basket of Flowers

Frederick Carl Frieseke, c. 1913/1917

Painting of a farrier's shop with men tending horses, a forge in the doorway, dogs and a rooster on a dirt road.

A Farrier's Shop

Paulus Potter, 1648

Back view of a seated nude woman with brown hair in a bun, before a golden striped curtain and floral cushions.

Nude Seated

Childe Hassam, 1912

Dense jungle scene with layered green foliage, pink and white flowers, and a large cat hidden in the undergrowth.

The Equatorial Jungle

Henri Rousseau, 1909

Painting of a woman in a white gown with red sleeves surrounded by costumed musicians and a man leaning on a carved pedestal.

"Who Is Sylvia? What Is She, That All the Swains Commend Her?"

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1896

Painting of figures dining at a table in a sunlit garden beneath dense green trees, with a red-shuttered house behind.

Repast in a Garden

Edouard Vuillard, 1898

Portrait of a young woman with curled hair against dark foliage and a blue landscape with a river and hills.

Ginevra de' Benci [obverse]

Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478

Circular painting of a woman comforting a nude winged boy with a white cloth, with a dove and red cushion below.

Cupid, Stung by a Bee, Is Cherished by his Mother

Benjamin West, 1744

Seated woman in a white dress knitting beside a flower vase and gilded mantel clock, with a pink wall behind her.

Memories

Frederick Carl Frieseke, 1915

Painted wreath of laurel and palm with a scroll reading Virtutem Forma Decorat on a speckled dark red background.

Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse]

Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478

Still life of pewter and silver vessels, a bread roll, oysters, and a lemon peel on a white tablecloth.

Banquet Piece with Mince Pie

Willem Claesz. Heda, 1635

Painting of a brown and white dog's head with dark eyes, wearing a collar with a small bell, against a muted background.

Head of a Dog

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1870

Loose painting of a woman in a dark dress and cream hat before a white garment, against ochre and brown interior tones.

Woman at Her Toilette

Edouard Vuillard, c. 1891

Circular painting of nude putti harvesting grapes around a wooden wine press beneath a grapevine.

Putti with a Wine Press

Mariotto Albertinelli, 1500

Loose, feathery brushwork portrait of a woman in warm reds and oranges against cool blue and green strokes.

Jeanne Samary

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1878

Impressionist harbor scene of a pale green sloop moored beside waterfront buildings, with a man in a yellow coat in a rowboat

Oyster Sloop, Cos Cob

Childe Hassam, 1902

Painting of the Lamentation: mourners surround the dead Christ on a hillside, with three crosses and a river landscape behind

Lamentation

Andrea Solari, 1505

Woman holding an infant with three children beside her on a columned terrace, with red drapery and a grey parrot.

Deborah Kip, Wife of Sir Balthasar Gerbier, and Her Children

Peter Paul Rubens, 1629/1630, reworked probably mid 1640s

Painting of a river flowing from a rocky cave toward distant hills under a cloudy sky with birds.

Vista from a Grotto

David Teniers the Younger, early 1630s

Impressionist painting of a green oyster sloop and a man in a yellow coat in a rowboat by a harbor with wooden buildings.

Oyster Sloop, Cos Cob

Childe Hassam, 1902

Painting of a baby peering from a mass of colorful patterned blankets against a pale green background.

Baby (Cradle)

Gustav Klimt, 1917/1918

Family portrait of two adults and two children in front of red drapery, painted in 1846 in an American folk style.

The Gage Family

Unknown artist, 1846