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National Gallery of Art

1,541 works

Painting of a river with sailing boats, rowboats, a crowded ferry, leafy trees, and a distant village with a church spire.

River Landscape

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 1607

Saint Lucy holding a palm frond and a sprig with eyes, against a gold background with a haloed head.

Saint Lucy

Francesco del Cossa, c. 1473/1474

Gold-ground panel of the Virgin Mary in a red mantle holding the Christ Child in a blue tunic, both with haloes.

Madonna and Child Enthroned

Gentile da Fabriano, c. 1420

Painting of a turquoise alpine lake framed by snow-capped mountains, a green valley, and large trees in the foreground.

Lake Lucerne

Albert Bierstadt, 1858

Gold-ground panel of the Madonna in a blue mantle holding the Christ Child, who reaches for a white flower.

Madonna and Child

Giotto, c. 1310/1315

Painting of mourners lowering Christ's body from a shroud beside a rock tomb, with three crosses and a river landscape behind

The Entombment of Christ

Fra Angelico, c. 1450

Painting of cattle resting and standing beside mounted herdsmen on a rise, with a flat river landscape and distant town at du

Landscape with Herdsmen

Aelbert Cuyp, 1650

Madonna in blue mantle holds the Christ Child before a rocky landscape with a castle, a tree, and cloudy sky.

Madonna and Child in a Landscape

Unknown artist, c. 1490/1500

Painting of Saint Peter holding two keys and a book against a gold background, wearing a blue tunic and yellow mantle.

Saint Peter

Marco Zoppo, c. 1468

Painting of a dirt road curving through a wooded landscape under big clouds, with small figures and a distant farmhouse.

A Wooded Landscape

Meindert Hobbema, 1663

Young Saint John the Baptist in pink cloak stands on rocks before a distant city with a dome, trees and a flying bird.

Saint John the Baptist

Jacopo da Sellaio, c. 1480

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ in a gilded shell niche, wearing a red dress and blue mantle.

Madonna and Child

Lippi, Filippo, Fra, c. 1440

Painting of a dirt road through tall trees toward a thatched cottage, with a woman, child, dog and cloudy sky.

Hut among Trees

Meindert Hobbema, 1664

Madonna and Child with saints and angels against a gold leaf background, Virgin in red gown and blue mantle.

Madonna and Child with Saint Jerome, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, and Angels

Matteo di Giovanni, c. 1465/1470

Half-length portrait of a young woman in a green dress, white headdress, and pearl necklace against a black background.

Portrait of a Young Woman

Girolamo di Benvenuto, c. 1508

Painting of gnarled oak trees at a forest edge with rocks, a pond, and a stormy sky over distant houses.

The Edge of the Forest at Les Monts-Girard, Fontainebleau

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, 1868

Half-length portrait of a man in a dark hood and robe against a deep green background, gazing at the viewer.

Portrait of a Man

Unknown artist, c. 1475/1500

Painting of two men in a rocky cave, one in a red coat holding a rifle, one in a feathered headdress and beaded robe.

Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill)

Benjamin West, 1776

Oil painting of cattle grazing by a river beneath large trees, with distant mountains and a sailboat under a cloudy sky.

Pastoral Landscape

Asher Brown Durand, 1861

Painting of a black-robed friar preaching from a pulpit to a seated crowd, with angels holding an open book above.

A Dominican Preaching

Agnolo degli Erri, c. 1470

Painting of a rider on a grey horse on a forest path, surrounded by tall trees with golden foliage and soft light.

The Forest of Coubron

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1872

Painting of riders and pack animals crossing a plain toward river and glowing sandstone cliffs under a low sun.

Green River Cliffs, Wyoming

Thomas Moran, 1881

Painting of a wooded landscape with a wooden gate, picnickers at left, two donkeys at right, and autumn-colored trees.

Landscape with Picnickers and Donkeys by a Gate

Joseph Paul, c. 1830-1880

Painting of a dirt road through tall trees beside a cottage, with a woman, child, dog and distant rider under a cloudy sky.

Hut among Trees

Meindert Hobbema, c. 1664

Cattle and herdsmen wade through a river beside an arched stone bridge and ruined tower at sunset.

The Tiber River with the Ponte Molle at Sunset

Jan Asselijn, 1650

Judith in a blue robe holds a sword as an old servant places Holofernes' head in a bag beside a pink curtained bed.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Andrea Mantegna, c. 1495/1500

Bianca Maria Sforza

Ambrogio de Predis, probably 1493

Oil painting of a harvest field in a valley, with haystacks, cattle, willows, and sunlit storm clouds over distant mountains.

Harvest Scene in the Delaware Valley

George Inness, 1867

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

Forest Scene

Jacob van Ruisdael, c. 1655

Painting of the Madonna in red and dark robes holding a haloed Christ Child who reaches up toward her, against a blue sky.

Madonna and Child

Unknown artist, c. 1470/1480