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National Gallery of Art

25,755 works

Painting of a lively country dance in a plank-floored room with a fiddler, dancing couple, dogs, and onlookers beside a brick

Country Dance

Martin Edgar Ferrill, 1883

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark coat, yellow vest and white cravat, resting his hand on a red chair.

Biel Le Doyt

Erastus Salisbury Field, 1827

Painting of a man in a red robe standing in a golden boat on rapids beside rocky cliffs under a stormy, glowing sky.

The Voyage of Life: Manhood

Thomas Cole, 1842

Oil portrait of a man with light hair in a black coat and white cravat, one hand resting on a red-cushioned chair.

Paul Smith Palmer

Erastus Salisbury Field, 1835/1838

Seated man in dark suit beside a laboratory table with glass apparatus, a globe, maps and a dog.

Man of Science

Unknown artist, 1839

Painted portrait of a young girl in a red polka-dot dress holding a grey toy rabbit, with drapery and landscape behind her.

Little Miss Fairfield

William Matthew Prior, 1850

Painting of a bay trotting horse pulling a red sulky driven by a man in a cap along a racetrack with a flag.

Budd Doble Driving Goldsmith Maid at Belmont Driving Park

Charles S. Humphreys, 1876

Polar bear attacking a seal on ice floes in a green sea, with a ship and icebergs on the horizon.

Law of the Wild

Charles S. Raleigh, 1881

Oil portrait of a woman in black with lace collar seated with two toddlers in white dresses holding oranges.

Mrs. Paul Smith Palmer and Her Twins

Erastus Salisbury Field, 1835/1838

Painting of a southern coastal town with a Victorian house, a sailboat on calm water, a pier, and palm-lined islands.

Southern Resort Town

Dana Smith, c. 1880

Portrait of a seated woman in a red dress with lace trim, holding an open book, with a landscape window behind her.

Sarah Ogden Gustin

Joshua Johnson, c. 1805

Portrait of a young child in a blue jacket and ruffled collar beside a basket of fruit and bread on a stone table.

Boy with a Basket of Fruit

Unknown artist, c. 1790

Naive painting of many horses grazing and running across a green pasture with a rider, snowy mountains, and a sun in the sky.

Spring on the Range

Unknown artist, fourth quarter 19th century

Portrait of a man in a dark coat and lace collar with a red sash, holding a cane beside books and a red drape.

Samuel Eells

Unknown artist, c. 1800

Painting of figures cooking over a campfire beside a conical tepee, with a river, forest and hills behind.

Indians Cooking Maize

Unknown artist, second half 19th century

Two young girls in black aprons, one in blue holding cherries and one in red holding a cherry sprig, against a brown backgrou

Sisters in Black Aprons

Unknown artist, c. 1835/1840

The Proud Mother

Unknown artist, c. 1810

Winter scene with a mounted officer, soldiers, an American flag, a log cabin and a horse-drawn sleigh in snow.

Washington at Valley Forge

Unknown artist, mid 19th century

Painting of a woman in a pink dress and feathered hat leaning at a café table with a glass of brown liqueur before her.

Plum Brandy

Édouard Manet, c. 1877

Painting of a riverbank with trees, a white house and small boats, with their reflections in calm water.

At the Water's Edge

Paul Cézanne, c. 1890

Painting of nude figures in a wooded landscape with clouds, with an embracing couple at center and trees framing the scene.

The Battle of Love

Paul Cézanne, c. 1880

Man with Pipe

Paul Cézanne, 1892/1896

Painting of a pale mountain ridge over farmhouses, rolling hills, and a winding path in soft blues and ochres.

Montagne Sainte-Victoire, from near Gardanne

Paul Cézanne, c. 1887

Still life painting of a milk jug, glass, bowl of peaches and a lemon on a wooden table, by Paul Cezanne.

Still Life with Milk Jug and Fruit

Paul Cézanne, c. 1900

Still life painting of apples, a pear, a white mug and a knife on a wooden table against a dark background.

Still Life with a White Mug

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, c. 1764

Painting of wooden boats on a pebbled beach below chalk cliffs, with turquoise sea and a cloudy grey sky.

Boats on a Beach, Etretat

Gustave Courbet, c. 1872/1875

Painting of a sunlit meadow with a winding stream, a group of pollarded trees, a tall poplar, and a blue sky with clouds.

La Bretonnerie in the Department of Indre

Gustave Courbet, 1856

Painting of Breton haystacks in rolling fields, a woman in a white cap and grazing cows in the foreground.

Haystacks in Brittany

Paul Gauguin, 1890

Painting of a standing nude woman beside a kneeling figure in blue amid green tropical foliage and red flowers.

Parau na te Varua ino (Words of the Devil)

Paul Gauguin, 1892

Painting of a dense forest with tall trees and a small embracing couple hidden in the undergrowth at the center.

Rendezvous in the Forest

Henri Rousseau, 1889

Pointillist seascape of green cliffs sloping to a calm sea, with a small sail on the horizon under a soft sky.

Seascape at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy

Georges Seurat, 1888

Painting of a seated woman in a polka-dot blouse holding a small dog in a deck chair before a wooden fence.

Lady with a Dog

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1891

Tavern scene with a jester in yellow, drinking peasants at a table, a dog and cat on the floor, and figures by a hearth.

Peasants Celebrating Twelfth Night

David Teniers the Younger, 1635

Crowded forest scene of people and animals drinking from water flowing from a rock, with pots and barrels in the foreground.

Moses Striking the Rock

Joachim Wtewael, 1624

Painting of costumed singers gathered around a music stand in an arched columned hall, with trees visible through the arches.

The Choristers

Alessandro Magnasco, c. 1740/1745

Painting of a mounted trumpeter in red and gold uniform on a dappled grey horse, with a second rider behind him in a dark set

Mounted Trumpeters of Napoleon's Imperial Guard

Théodore Géricault, 1813/1814

Woman in blue blouse ironing white cloth on a board, with hanging pink and tan fabrics behind her.

Woman Ironing

Edgar Degas, begun c. 1876, completed c. 1887

Elderly man in blue cloak reading a large book while a winged angel holds an inkwell beside him, dark background.

Saint Matthew and the Angel

Simone Cantarini, c. 1645/1648

Oil portrait of a young child in a blue dress seated on rocks, holding a hammer, with a garden landscape behind.

George Washington Deal

Robert Street, 1834

Oil portrait of two young sisters with curly brown hair in matching red dresses, one embracing the other.

The Leland Sisters

Thomas Sully, c. 1830

Painting of Saint Mark's Basilica in Venice with two large flags and a crowd gathered in the square on a festival day.

The Flags, Saint Mark's, Venice - Fête Day

Eugène Vail, c. 1903

Painting of a brick Gothic city hall with a clock tower, townspeople and a carriage in a sunlit square.

City Hall at Thorn

Eduard Gaertner, 1848

Painting of a river winding through a valley below a grove of trees, with a woman in red and a child in the foreground.

View of the Tiber near Perugia

George Inness, 1872-1874

Painting of a sailing ship with an American flag passing a stone fort on a green bay at sunset.

Bay of New York, Sunset

Thomas Chambers, mid 19th century

Painting of a tall ship in a harbor under a glowing, stormy sunset sky, with a brick fort and village on the shore.

Threatening Sky, Bay of New York

Thomas Chambers, mid 19th century

Painting of sunlit farmhouses with red roofs among green and pale rocky hills under a blue sky, with a path in the foreground

Houses in Provence: The Riaux Valley near L'Estaque

Paul Cézanne, c. 1883

Painting of nude and seated women on red earth beside dark trees, with a blue figure in the background.

Te Pape Nave Nave (Delectable Waters)

Paul Gauguin, 1898

Painting of a dark blue mountain above a village with red roofs, yellow-green fields and pink clouds.

Murnau

Alexej von Jawlensky, 1910

Trompe l'oeil painting of a violin and bow hanging over torn sheet music on a weathered green door with brass hardware.

The Old Violin

John Frederick Peto, c. 1890

Loose brushwork street scene of villagers and a woman with a basket beside a red-roofed building and boat masts.

Volendam Street Scene

Robert Henri, 1910

Woman in candlelight contemplating a skull on a table, with a mirror reflecting another skull beside her.

The Repentant Magdalen

Georges de La Tour, c. 1635/1640

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a white dress, chin resting on her hand, with curled hair and a floral ornament.

Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis (Mrs. Lawrence Lewis)

Gilbert Stuart, 1804

Painting of peasants playing cards and drinking in a tavern interior with a sleeping dog and a hearth.

Tavern Scene

David Teniers the Younger, 1658

Portrait of a man in a white wig and brown coat with gold buttons, holding a quill pen and paper, against green.

Harrison Gray

John Singleton Copley, c. 1767

Painting of a lush flower bouquet in a white classical urn with carved reliefs on a stone ledge against a dark background.

Flowers in a Classical Vase

Unknown artist, late 17th century

Still life painting of a stone urn overflowing with roses, tulips, poppies and morning glories against a dark background.

Flowers in a Vase

Philip van Kouwenbergh, c. 1700

Oil portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair, white blouse and lilac collar, against a grey background.

Harriet Husson Carville (Mrs. James G. Carville)

Thomas Eakins, 1904

Painting of three armored warriors kneeling and standing before a stone wall, with a statue on top, under a stormy sky.

The Sanctuary of Hercules

Arnold Böcklin, 1884

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white curly hair, dark coat and white cravat, holding a wooden cane.

Mr. Tucker of Yeovil

Unknown artist, c. 1800/1820

Cubist still life with a Fantômas book, Le Journal newspaper, glass and fruit on a wooden table, by Juan Gris.

Fantômas

Juan Gris, 1915

Painting of a sunlit village of stone houses with red tiled roofs, fields and trees beyond, under a pale sun.

Midsummer Twilight

Willard Metcalf, c. 1890

Painting of a nude woman with raised arms among seated and standing women in a green and pink tropical landscape.

The Invocation

Paul Gauguin, 1903

Still life painting of a dense bouquet of flowers in a carved terracotta urn, with a bird's nest with eggs on a ledge.

Flowers in an Urn

Jan van Huysum, c. 1720/1722

Painting of Saint Anne, the Virgin and Christ Child in a landscape, with a dove and crowned figure in gold light above.

Saint Anne with the Virgin and the Christ Child

Master of Frankfurt, c. 1511/1515