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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Half-length portrait of a man in a beret and gold-trimmed dark garment, looking toward the viewer against a dark background.

Portrait of Rembrandt

; Rembrandt van Rijn Anonymous, 1650

Painting of a young girl in a pale blue tutu and pink ballet slippers standing against a green background.

The Dancer

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1874

Portrait of a seated woman in a black hat with white feathers, black jacket and white gown, before red drapery and a landscap

Lady Cornewall

Joshua Reynolds, c. 1785-1786

Oil portrait of a young girl in a red silk gown holding flowers, seated before a dark garden backdrop.

Lady Elizabeth Hamilton

Joshua Reynolds, 1758

Painting of soldiers abducting women in a classical city scene with columns, an obelisk, and a seated figure.

The Rape of the Sabine Women

Unknown artist, c. 1770

Oil portrait of a woman in a large teal hat and dark dress, turned three-quarters to the left against a soft landscape.

Lady Arabella Ward

George Romney, 1783-1788

Seated woman in white dress and black plumed hat holding a fan, with red drapery and a cloudy landscape behind her.

Mrs. Alexander Blair

George Romney, 1787-1789

Painting of a forest with a waterfall, fallen birch trunk, two small walkers, and dramatic clouds overhead.

Forest Scene

Jacob van Ruisdael, c. 1655

Genre scene of a couple dancing in a tavern courtyard under vines, with musicians, diners, and a barrel.

The Dancing Couple

Jan Steen, 1663

Portrait of a woman in embroidered gown and lace collar, with sailing ships on the sea behind her.

Emilia di Spilimbergo

Titian, c. 1560

Painting of nude Venus embracing Adonis, who holds a spear beside hunting dogs, with Cupid and a rainbow in the background.

Venus and Adonis

Titian, c. 1540s/c. 1560-1565

Portrait of a woman in a rose embroidered robe with a lace collar, holding a laurel wreath, with a unicorn in a landscape.

Irene di Spilimbergo

Titian, c. 1560

Painting of a Venice canal with gondolas, sailboats, a white domed church and a bell tower under a bright blue sky.

Venice: The Dogana and San Giorgio Maggiore

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1834

Hazy moonlit harbor with masted ships, small rowboats, and glowing fires on the right bank under a pale sky.

Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1835

Painting of a white-robed woman rising through clouds in golden light, surrounded by cherubs holding a rose wreath and a cros

The Virgin as Intercessor

Anthony van Dyck, 1628/1629

Stormy seascape with sailing boats and a rowing boat in rough waves under dark clouds, by J. M. W. Turner, 1807.

The Junction of the Thames and the Medway

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1807

Seated man in black satin with white ruff and black velvet cap, beside an inscribed panel and coat of arms, by Van Dyck.

Giovanni Vincenzo Imperiale

Anthony van Dyck, 1626

Portrait of a man in polished steel armor with a red sash, gripping a sword hilt against a stormy sky.

The Prefect Raffaele Raggi

Anthony van Dyck, c. 1625

Seated woman in black gown and white ruff beside a young boy in red embroidered doublet, with classical columns behind.

A Genoese Noblewoman and Her Son

Anthony van Dyck, c. 1626

Full-length portrait of a woman in black with a red parasol, beside a classical column and an attendant in gold.

Marchesa Elena Grimaldi Cattaneo

Anthony van Dyck, 1623

Full-length portrait of a young boy in black embroidered clothing and lace collar, with a dog beside him, against a dark back

Filippo Cattaneo

Anthony van Dyck, 1623

Full-length portrait of a young child in a white lace dress holding a red fruit, with a red cloth and dark background.

Maddalena Cattaneo

Anthony van Dyck, 1623

Portrait of a woman in pink satin holding a garland of pink and white roses against a dark background.

Catherine Howard, Lady d'Aubigny

Anthony van Dyck, c. 1638

Half-length portrait of a young man with wavy blond hair, black cap, and fur-trimmed brown garment against a dark background.

Portrait of a Young Man

Unknown artist, c. 1505

Woman in white headscarf and blue fur-trimmed jacket weighing objects on a balance beside a table with jewelry.

Woman Holding a Balance

Johannes Vermeer, c. 1664

Oil painting of a young woman in a feathered hat and blue dress against a patterned tapestry, looking toward the viewer.

Girl with a Flute

Unknown artist, c. 1669/1675

Misty grey river scene with masted boats in the foreground and church spires faintly visible on the distant shore.

Grey and Silver: Chelsea Wharf

James McNeill Whistler, c. 1864/1868

Full-length portrait of an older bald man with a white mustache in a dark suit, standing beside carved red-brown paneling.

Peter A. B. Widener

John Singer Sargent, 1902

Oval oil portrait of a seated man in a dark coat holding a cane, with a red chair behind him.

Captain Warren Delano

Charles Loring Elliott, c. 1852

Oil portrait of a seated man in a dark coat and white cravat, resting one hand on a chair arm beside a column.

Henry Pratt

Thomas Sully, 1815