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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Painting of a hilltop castle and ruined towers on cliffs, with a shepherd and goats in the foreground and a distant plain.

View of the Castello di San Giuliano, near Trapani, Sicily

Louise-Joséphine Sarazin de Belmont, c. 1824/1826

Oil painting of the round Tomb of Caecilia Metella on a grassy hill, with a shepherd and sheep in the foreground under a pale

The Tomb of Caecilia Metella

Léon-François-Antoine Fleury, c. 1830

Painting of a young girl in a blue dress and white apron beside a table with pink flowers, in a soft interior.

Young Girl with an Apron

Berthe Morisot, 1891

Painting of an elderly prophet in red robes with a kneeling woman and boy among classical ruins under a cloudy sky.

The Prophet Elijah and the Widow of Zarephath

Cornelius van Poelenburgh, c. 1630

Still life of pink, cream, white and red roses with green leaves scattered across a dark brown tabletop.

_Roses de Nice_ on a Table

Henri Fantin-Latour, 1882

Elderly woman with open book beside a boy with clasped hands at a spinning wheel in a dim beamed room.

Saying Grace

Frans van Mieris

Woman in a wide hat weaving flowers beside a stone fountain with a sculpted figure, dark garden behind her.

Woman Weaving a Crown of Flowers

Godefridus Schalcken, c. 1675/1680

Oil painting of an elderly bearded man in a dark beret and grey cloak, gazing upward against a brown background.

Bearded Man with a Beret

Jan Lievens, c. 1630

Painting of an osprey flying low over water while gripping a speckled weakfish in its talons, with a cloudy sky.

Osprey and Weakfish

John James Audubon, 1829

Painted self-portrait of a man with a palette beside an easel showing a cupid with a bow and a hound.

Self-Portrait before a Painting of "Amor Fedele"

Still life with a peacock pie, roast fowl, pewter jug, lemons, peaches and bread on a white tablecloth.

Still Life with Peacock Pie

Pieter Claesz, 1627

Oil painting of an elderly man with grey tousled hair, wrinkled face and sinewy neck against a dark background.

Head of an Old Man

Abraham Bloemaert, 1625/1628

Monochrome sketch of a young Arapahoe boy in a beaded collar and fringed garment, with a handwritten dedication below.

An Arapahoe Boy

George de Forest Brush, c. 1882

Seated man in jaguar-patterned loincloth chisels a pale stone wall beside a carved relief panel on a green rug.

An Aztec Sculptor

George de Forest Brush, 1887

Interior painting of a man in a red cloak and crown beside a woman in a green gown in a dim Gothic hall.

Esther and Mordecai

Hendrick van Steenwijk the Younger, 1616

Painting of a hanging cluster of red and amber grapes with green vine leaves and tendrils against a pale wall.

Grapes Against White Wall

Edwin Deakin, 1883

Still life of a silver vase with white blossoms beside a fan, pendant, blue box and open jewelry case on a black tray.

Still Life with Fan and Pendant

Samuel Marsden Brookes, c. 1865/1875

Self-portrait of a painter in a red coat and white cap, holding a palette, with classical statues behind him.

Self-Portrait

Nicolas de Largillière, 1707

Painting of rushing waterfalls over rocky ledges with a dark boulder in the pool and sunlit cliffs behind.

View of the Waterfalls at Tivoli

Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld, 1788

Painting of a sunlit Dutch canal with trees, moored boats, brick gabled houses, a church tower, and an arched bridge.

View Down a Dutch Canal

Jan van der Heyden, c. 1670

Still life painting of grapes, figs, and game birds including a pheasant on a red tablecloth against a dark background.

Still Life with Grapes and Game

Frans Snyders, c. 1630

Painting of three green pears with stems resting on a sloping, shadowed tabletop, in loose layered brushstrokes.

Three Pears

Paul Cézanne, 1878/1879

Painting of a woman in a white dress and hat seated beside a child in blue at a garden gate, with a parasol on the path.

Nanny and Child

Eva Gonzalès, 1877/1878

Night painting of many nude boys on and around a wooden dock, some diving and swimming in dark water.

Forty-two Kids

George Bellows, 1907

Two Studies of a Standing Indian from Calcutta

Eugène Delacroix, c. 1823/1824

Two painted studies of a man in white robes, one standing with a cane and one seated in a chair, against a dark background.

Two Studies of an Indian from Calcutta, Seated and Standing

Eugène Delacroix, c. 1823/1824

Still life of green and purple grapes in a blue bowl with a pink carnation on a white tablecloth against a dark background.

Still Life with Grapes and a Carnation

Henri Fantin-Latour, c. 1880

Painting of a towpath beside a canal with tall poplars, a rider on a white horse, and clouds over a green field.

The Towpath

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1864

Painting of an autopsy scene with a body on a table and three men in dark clothing under hanging lamps.

Study for "Autopsy at the Hôtel-Dieu"

Henri Gervex, 1876

Painting of a seated man in a navy jacket on a green bench in a sunlit garden, holding an open book.

George Moore in the Artist's Garden

Édouard Manet, c. 1879

Painting of Christ carrying the cross past a round stone building, with a mounted soldier, crowd, and hilly landscape.

Christ Carrying the Cross

Cornelius van Poelenburgh, early 1620s

Painting of a seated man at a desk with a quill, a woman in a blue headscarf holding a fruit basket behind him.

The Cartographer Professor Josef Jüttner and His Wife

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, 1824

Oval still life painting of ripe red raspberries and green leaves resting on a forest floor against a dark background.

Raspberries

Lilly Martin Spencer, c. 1859

Painting of washerwomen working by a shallow river with rocky cliffs and a pale blue sky with clouds.

Washerwomen on the Banks of the Durance

Paul Guigou, 1866

Sailing ships among Arctic ice floes with polar bears, seals, and rowing boats beneath a cloudy sky.

The Northern Whale Fishery: The "Swan" and "Isabella"

John Ward of Hull, c. 1840

Painting of a flat river landscape with a church tower, windmills, a horse-drawn carriage and travelers under a cloudy sky.

View of Rhenen

Jan van Goyen, 1646

Painting of a river with a crowded ferry, grazing cattle, sailboats, a castle and church under a cloudy sky.

River Landscape with Ferry

Salomon van Ruysdael, 1649

Painting of Roman ruins with arches and columns, with small figures gathered on a stone courtyard under a blue sky.

The Basilica of Constantine with a Doric Colonnade

Niccolò Codazzi, 1685/1690

Painting of a laurel-crowned seated ruler listening to armored soldiers and a red-cloaked man beside classical columns.

Alexander Condemning False Praise

Francesco de Mura, 1760s

Muted seascape of sailing ships on calm water before a distant town skyline under a cloudy sky.

View of Hoorn

Abraham de Verwer, c. 1650

Painting of a forest with gnarled beech trees framing a sunlit clearing and distant hills.

View of Bregentved Forest, Sjaeeland

Frederik Sødring, mid 1830s

Painting of two men pulling a sled with a wooden barrel through snowy woods, a boy riding on top, with sap buckets nearby.

On Their Way to Camp

Eastman Johnson, 1873

Woman in a gray dress leaning over a mossy log to pick white water lilies on a pond with lily pads and reeds.

Gathering Lilies

Eastman Johnson, 1865

Young Boy in Profile

Judith Leyster, c. 1630

Composite portrait head made of grapes, apples, cherries, wheat, flowers and branches against a dark background.

Four Seasons in One Head

Giuseppe Arcimboldo, c. 1590

Bagpipe Player

Hendrick ter Brugghen, 1624

Painting of sunlit granite rocks with waves breaking on the shore and sailboats on the bay under a pale blue sky.

Narragansett Bay

William Stanley Haseltine, 1864

Painting of figures in period dress skating on a frozen river beside a windmill and town under a cloudy winter sky.

Skating on the Frozen Amstel River

Adam van Breen, 1611

Loose painting of a brick factory with a tall chimney and dark roof beside green trees under a cloudy sky.

Old Factory

Paula Modersohn-Becker, 1900

Painting of a young man with long golden hair and white collar, holding a staff, against a brown background.

A Young Man Holding a Staff

Pieter Soutman, 1640

Landscape painting of a river valley with cliffs and hills, and a painter at an easel on a rocky ledge at left.

The Juniata, Evening

Thomas Moran, 1864

Painting of tall sailing ships and rowboats in a harbor under a dark, stormy sky with Dutch flags flying.

Amsterdam Harbor Scene

Nooms, called Zeeman, Reinier, c. 1654/1655

Nativity scene with kneeling Virgin, infant Christ, seated Joseph, and God the Father surrounded by angels in an arched sky.

The Nativity, with God the Father Surrounded by Angels and Cherubim

Francesco di Giorgio, c. 1470

Painting of dark rocks on a shoreline under a red, cloudy sky, with two small sailboats on the calm sea.

The Black Rocks at Trouville

Gustave Courbet, 1865/1866

Two large sailing warships fire cannon amid rough green seas, with smoke clouds and flags visible under an overcast sky.

A Naval Encounter between Dutch and Spanish Warships

Cornelis Verbeeck, c. 1618/1620

Seated young peasant girl in a straw hat and blue apron, set among green grass and trees, painted in loose brushstrokes.

Peasant Girl with a Straw Hat

Camille Pissarro, 1881

Seated man in grey coat and hat has his boot pulled off by a servant; a dog, bag and open arch with obelisk are visible.

Anthonij de Bordes and His Valet

Michiel Sweerts, c. 1648

Painting of a busy river with sailing and rowing boats and a distant city skyline under a cloudy sky.

View of Dordrecht from the North

Jan van Goyen, early 1650s

Still life painting of apples, a pear, grapes, walnuts, almonds and hazelnuts arranged on a pale tabletop against a dark back

Still Life with Fruit and Nuts

Robert Seldon Duncanson, 1848

Still life with dressed game birds, hanging meat, pears, and a basket of oranges on a table draped with white cloth.

Still Life with Dressed Game, Meat, and Fruit

Alexandre François Desportes, 1734

Beach scene with three women under parasols and a standing woman in red jacket, with the sea and carriages in the distance.

East Hampton Beach, Long Island

Winslow Homer, 1874

Loose painted landscape of figures in white dresses gathering flowers in a sunny grassy field beside a distant sea.

Gathering Autumn Flowers

William Merritt Chase, 1894/1895

Painting of a small village of low houses beside a calm blue bay, with sandy shore in the foreground under a blue sky.

Village by the Sea in Brittany

Odilon Redon, c. 1880

Saint Mark seated with a halo, holding an open book with a quill and inkwell, with a winged lion at lower right.

Saint Mark

Giorgio Vasari, 1570-1571