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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Painting of a stone arch bridge over a rocky mountain stream, with wooded cliffs and wooden houses beside it.

Mountain Stream in the Auvergne

Théodore Rousseau, 1830

Oil sketch of cumulus clouds over a blue sky, with a dark sea and brown hills along the bottom edge.

Study of Clouds over the Roman Campagna

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, c. 1782/1785

Mary Ellis Bell (Mrs. Isaac Bell)

John Vanderlyn, c. 1827

Painting of a kneeling woman greeting a red-cloaked soldier while armored men, horses, and servants with bread gather outdoor

The Meeting of David and Abigail

Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1630

Painting of sailboats and figures on a wooden pier on a calm river, with a distant town and windmill under a cloudy sky.

A Pier Overlooking Dordrecht

Aelbert Cuyp, early 1640s

Painting of cattle resting and herdsmen on horseback overlooking a wide plain with a distant town under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Herdsmen

Aelbert Cuyp, mid 1650s

Painting of a flat marsh with haystacks, a winding creek, grazing cattle and a distant sea under a cloudy sky.

View of Marshfield

Martin Johnson Heade, c. 1866/1876

Painting of a sleeping woman in white veil and dark habit beside a crucifix, with a small dog at her feet.

Saint Margaret of Cortona

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1737

Oil sketch of snowy Rome rooftops, a bell tower, an obelisk and cypress trees under a cloudy sky.

Santa Trinità dei Monti in the Snow

André Giroux, 1825/1830

Painting of a young man in white tunic and blue cloak beside a chestnut horse, with onlookers and rolling hills.

Alexander and Bucephalus

Edgar Degas, 1861/1862

Painting of a shattered fallen tree trunk with splintered wood and broken branches on a forest floor.

Fallen Tree

Alexandre Calame, 1839/1845

Painting of a crowned female saint in a red robe holding a sword against a dark background.

Saint Catherine [right wing exterior]

Master of the Starck Triptych, c. 1480/1490

Triptych painting of the Raising of the Cross with mourners on the left, men hoisting Christ and a mounted rider on the right

The Raising of the Cross [center, left, and right panels]

Master of the Starck Triptych, c. 1480/1490

Painting of a white villa above a rocky cliff with a large grotto arch, a horse cart and figures on a dirt road below.

View of a Villa, Pizzofalcone, Naples

Lancelot Théodore Turpin de Crissé, c. 1819

Saint Barbara in a red robe and gold crown holds a golden chalice with a host against a dark background.

Saint Barbara [left wing exterior]

Master of the Starck Triptych, c. 1480/1490

Painting of a grounded ship on a sandbank in an estuary under stormy clouds, with a rowing boat and distant sails.

Estuary at Day's End

Simon de Vlieger, c. 1640/1645

Still life painting of a parrot, artichokes, cherries, pea pods, and a vase of poppies and irises on a stone ledge.

Still Life with Artichokes and a Parrot

Unknown artist, 17th century

Painting of red and pink poppies on a rocky coast overlooking blue sea, with a white sailboat and distant islands.

Poppies, Isles of Shoals

Childe Hassam, 1891

Painting of a white cottage with red roof and chimney on a sunny grassy slope beside a dirt road, shaded by trees.

Roadside Cottage

Dennis Miller Bunker, 1889

Loose oil sketch of dark storm clouds with rose tints and pale blue sky breaking through above a sunlit landscape.

Cloud Study: Stormy Sunset

John Constable, 1821-1822

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

View near Naples

Simon Denis, c. 1806

Full-length portrait of a man in pink satin and lace with a plumed black hat, holding a baton before a blue banner.

Andries Stilte as a Standard Bearer

Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck, 1640

Trompe l'oeil still life on a dark door with a red cap, riding crop, horseshoe, racing newspaper, and torn license plates.

For the Track

John Frederick Peto, 1895

Evening river scene with a windmill, sailboats and rowboats under a dark cloudy sky with glowing light on the water.

River Scene with Windmill and Boats, Evening

Anthonie van Borssom, c. 1645

Painting of a bound man on a fire grill attended by soldiers, with angels bringing a palm frond above, dark background.

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne, c. 1660

Painted self-portrait of a red-bearded man in a blue jacket holding a palette and brushes against swirling blue strokes.

Self-Portrait

Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Five-panel gilded folding screen showing a leafy city square with carriages, pedestrians, iron railings and brick buildings.

Place Vintimille

Edouard Vuillard, 1911

Oil study of a dusk landscape with glowing orange clouds above a dark mountain ridge and tree-lined fields.

Study for "Catskill Creek"

Thomas Cole, c. 1844/1845

Painted flower garland framing an octagonal panel of the Adoration of the Shepherds, with the Virgin and Christ Child at cent

Garland of Flowers with Adoration of the Shepherds

Frans Francken the Younger, c. 1625/1630

Trompe l'oeil painting of paper money, stamps, a coin and a tintype portrait pinned within a wooden frame on a dark ground.

Imitation

John Haberle, 1887

Oval painting of an elderly bearded man in a dark cap and coat, gazing upward to the left against a dark background.

Bust of a Bearded Man

Gerrit Dou, c. 1642/1645

Hazy desert landscape with a dirt road, a distant Egyptian town with minarets, pink mountains, and travelers near a white ten

Siout, Egypt

Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1874

Painting of a woman seen from behind with upswept brown hair and a red blouse against a red background.

Study of Lilia

Carolus-Duran, 1887

Five men in dim tavern setting, some in armor, gathered around a table playing cards and dice in candlelight.

Soldiers Playing Cards and Dice (The Cheats)

Valentin de Boulogne, c. 1618/1620

Cubist painting of bathers: a standing shirtless man in red trunks and reclining nude women beneath a tree and clouds.

The Bathers

Roger de La Fresnaye, 1912

Snowy farmyard with a wooden barn, cattle, bare trees and a farmhouse under a grey winter sky.

Winter in the Country

George Henry Durrie, c. 1859

Painting of a windmill and white railed bridge over a canal under a cloudy sky, with a small boat on the water.

View of the Mill and Bridge on the Noordwest Buitensingel in The Hague

Jacob Maris, 1873

Still life of oranges, a lemon, nuts and dates in a white bowl beside a glass decanter and wine glass on a table.

A Dessert

Raphaelle Peale, 1814

Woman in white hat and blue dress on a sunny garden path beside red dahlias, with a house and greenhouse behind.

Dahlias, Garden at Petit Gennevilliers

Gustave Caillebotte, 1893

Painting of workers cutting and hauling stone in a terraced quarry, with horses pulling a cart under a cloudy sky.

The Quarry of Monsieur Pascal near Nanterre

Jean-Charles Cazin, c. 1875

Moonlit fjord with a moored sailing ship, fishing nets, and two figures on a rocky bank under a cloudy sky.

View from Vaekero near Christiania

Johan Christian Dahl, 1827

Small painting of a rowing race on a river with crowds of spectators along the banks and a white grandstand.

Rowing Scene: Crowds Watching from the River Banks

Henri Leopold Lévy, late 19th century

Full-length portrait of a woman in a yellow gown holding a red rose beside a stone urn and fountain.

Nora McMullen Mellon (Mrs. Andrew W. Mellon)

James Jebusa Shannon, 1910

Still life of two bread rolls, a floral teacup and saucer, and a knife on a pale blue shelf against a dark background.

Breakfast

John Frederick Peto, c. 1890s

Portrait of the Artist's Parents, Salomon de Bray and Anna Westerbaen

Jan de Bray, 1664

Still life of a dark teapot and a fish with a head resting on a white tablecloth against a beige background.

An English Breakfast

John Frederick Peto, c. 1890s

Still life painting of a wooden inkwell, quill pen, blue envelope and green books on a dark ledge.

The Blue Envelope

John Frederick Peto, c. 1890s

Painting of a dented copper kettle with a wooden handle on a green table, a matchstick beside it, against a grey wall.

The Old Kettle

John Frederick Peto, c. 1890s

Still life with two whole oranges, a peeled orange, and a stemmed goblet of wine on a dark background.

Still Life with Oranges and Goblet of Wine

John Frederick Peto, 1880-1890s

Painting of a sportsman in a top hat holding a game bird, with a gun, saddled horse and two dogs in a landscape.

J.G. Shaddick, the Celebrated Sportsman

Benjamin Marshall, 1806

Painting of a curly white poodle standing on a wooden punt beside a river with a large willow tree.

White Poodle in a Punt

George Stubbs, c. 1780

Painting of a maid in white cap and apron leaning over a wooden barrel beside copper pots in a dim kitchen.

The Scullery Maid

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, c. 1738

Painting of a river landscape with sailing boats, figures on a wooded bank, a distant church spire, and swans on the water.

River Landscape

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 1607

Painting of a storm-wrecked ship in rough surf, with sailors on rocks hauling ropes and a fortress on a distant cliff.

The Shipwreck

Joseph Vernet, 1772

Painting of gnarled oak trees at a forest edge beside a pond, under a dramatic stormy sky with a distant village.

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

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, 1868

Still life painting of figs on a plate, bread, a knife, a dark bottle and a wooden barrel on a table.

Still Life with Figs and Bread

Luis Egidio Meléndez, c. 1770

Painting of a crowded city street with fashionable figures, children, dogs and a shop front beside a garden wall.

The Card Sharp on the Boulevard

Louis-Léopold Boilly, 1806

Painting of God rebuking nude Adam and Eve beside a serpent, with a lion and lamb and cherubs in a wooded landscape.

The Rebuke of Adam and Eve

Domenichino, 1626

Painting of ships tossed by a storm near rocky cliffs, with dark clouds and churning white waves.

Ships in a Gale

Velde, Willem van de, the Younger, 1660

Nude nymph on a conch shell drawn by dolphins, with tritons playing horns and pipes under a stormy sky.

The Triumph of Galatea

Bernardo Cavallino, c. 1650

Painting of a martyrdom scene with a kneeling saint in gold robes, armored guards, onlookers, and a dark stormy sky.

The Martyrdom of Saint Gennaro

Mattia Preti, c. 1685

Painting of a woman in blue walking past a thatched farmhouse and haystack under a bright blue sky with trees.

Farmhouse at Le Pouldu

Paul Sérusier, 1890

Trompe l'oeil painting of a blue hanging wall pouch overflowing with letters, a quill pen, combs, sealing wax and a mirror.

A Hanging Wall Pouch

Gijsbrechts, Cornelis Norbertus, 1625-1677), c. 1677

Painting of a green valley framed by rocky cliffs and pines, with a stream and distant sea under a pale sky.

The Last Valley - Paradise Rocks

John La Farge, 1867-1868