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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Painting of a pale nude woman standing barefoot among green foliage, head bowed, one leg lifted, against blue sky.

Stars and Dews and Dreams of Night

Arthur Bowen Davies, c. 1927

Soldiers with a white flag march along a snowy, war-damaged street beside civilians and a burning building.

The Flag of Truce

Alphonse Marie de Neuville, 1884

Interior scene of a woman playing lute as a man in yellow jacket leans in, with an older woman and canopy bed nearby.

Ascagnes and Lucelle (The Music Lesson)

Jan Steen, 1667

Oil portrait of a woman with piled brown hair, pearl ornament, and yellow gown with blue ribbons against a dark background.

Rebecca Bryan White (Mrs. John White)

Charles Willson Peale, 1788

Still life painting of grapes, peaches, apples, cherries and plums heaped in a silver bowl on a white cloth.

Fruit Still Life

Robert Seldon Duncanson, c. 1849

Interior scene of a seated woman at an embroidery frame beside a standing maid, with floral wallpaper and a bronze bust.

Penelope

Gari Melchers, 1910

Woman in dark green top knits at a round table by a window with lace curtains, beside an open doorway.

Josephine Knitting

Edmund Charles Tarbell, 1916

Snowy winter scene of a boathouse and moored boats on a partly frozen river, with a city skyline behind.

Boathouse, Winter, Harlem River

Ernest Lawson, c. 1916

Painting of the Nativity with Mary and the infant Christ, Joseph, kneeling shepherds, descending angels, an ox and a donkey i

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Anton Raphael Mengs, c. 1764/1765

Painting of two sailing warships in rough green seas, one flying the American flag, with gun smoke near the horizon.

The United States Frigate "President" Engaging the British Squadron, 1815

Fitz Henry Lane, 1850

Trompe l'oeil still life of a slate with tobacco ads, a clay pipe, tobacco box and matches hanging on a dark wood wall.

Slate, Pipe, Tobacco, and Box of Matches

Peter McCallion, c. 1890/1900

Painting of the domed Santa Maria della Salute church across a Venetian canal, with gondolas and sailboats in the foreground.

Santa Maria della Salute

Francesco Guardi, c. 1770

Oil still life of apples, grapes, a pear and a peach on a ledge, with a blue-striped bowl and grape vine leaves.

Fruit

Harriet Cany Peale, c. 1860

Painting of a wooded road with tall trees, two walking figures with a dog, and billowing clouds over a flat plain.

Wooded Landscape with Figures

Meindert Hobbema, c. 1658

Impressionist painting of a blue-gray shingled house with green shutters, framed by pink flowering shrubs and foliage.

Old House at East Hampton

Childe Hassam, 1916

Painting of a sailboat with cream sails heeling in rough sea under dark storm clouds, with a red-sailed boat and distant ship

After the Storm

Velde, Willem van de, the Younger, c. 1700

Two fishermen haul a rope from a riverbank beside a boat, with a distant city skyline and church spire under a cloudy sky.

Hauling the Net

Dirk Hardenstein, 1663

Painting of a large central female nude surrounded by dancing and reclining nude figures in green, yellow and blue geometric

The Great Mother

Arthur Bowen Davies, c. 1913

Painting of a young man in blue gesturing before a seated clerical court in a wood-paneled hall, with armed guards and a scri

The Trial of Joan of Arc (Joan of Arc series: VI)

Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel, c. late 1909-early 1910

Painting of a seated woman in a dark headscarf reading papers on a white apron, against a dark interior background.

Seated Woman

Théodule Augustin Ribot, 1880-1885

Painting of a Parisian-style boulevard with strollers in long coats, bare trees, and ornate buildings under a pale sky.

The Boulevard

Jean-François Raffaëlli, c. 1900/1905

Dark painted landscape of a storm over a forest with broken trees and a small figure beside a large trunk.

Tornado in an American Forest

Thomas Cole, 1831

Painting of an auctioneer gesturing beside a framed picture while top-hatted bidders watch from chairs in a gallery.

At the Gallery Drouot

Honoré Daumier, after 1863-before 1873

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a black cloak and lace collar beside a draped table with a hat and a pink chair.

Gerhard van Suchtelen

Gérard ter Borch, c. 1666

Painting of a mythological musical contest: a youth with a golden lyre, a satyr with pipes, and onlookers in a rocky landscap

The Judgment of Midas

Jan van den Hoecke, c. 1640

Full-length portrait of a standing woman in a taupe dress beside a fireplace with flowers and brass andirons.

Harriet Hubbard Ayer

Eastman Johnson, 1881

Still life painting of a pale cod on a blue-rimmed plate beside a brass bucket and small fish on a dark table.

An English Cod

William Merritt Chase, 1904

Interior scene of two women in satin gowns and a man with a wine glass by a table, with a small dog on a tiled floor.

The Greeting

Pieter de Hooch, c. 1675

Still life of a white vase and small figurine before a painted wall of Buddhist deities and clouds, with a pale bowl.

The Picture from Thibet

Emil Carlsen, c. 1920

Oil portrait of a man with dark wavy hair in a black coat and white cravat, resting his hand beside a quill pen.

Samuel McKenney

George Cooke, 1837

Portrait of a seated woman in a blue dress with a tall feathered hairstyle, against a dark background with red drapery.

Elizabeth Stevens Carle

Joseph Wright of Derby, c. 1783/1784

Painting of an open safe stacked with banknote bundles, gold coins and a yellow account slip, labeled Dividend's Safe.

Safe Money

Victor Dubreuil, 1898 or later

Painting of rolling hills with golden grass, green trees, a fence line, and a distant red-roofed farmhouse under clouds.

Flying Shadows

Kenyon Cox, 1883

Painted portrait of an older bearded man with white mustache, dark suit, and pince-nez against a dark background.

Self-Portrait

William Merritt Chase, 1915

Landscape of a river with sailing ships, rowboats, trees, and a group of figures in period dress on a grassy bank.

View of the Delaware near Philadelphia

Thomas Birch, 1831

Oil portrait of an older man with white powdered hair, dark coat and lace jabot against a red background.

Edward Shippen

Gilbert Stuart, 1796

Painting of a rider and a standing figure beside a river at sunset, framed by trees, with hills in the distance.

Landscape

George Inness, c. 1852

Emigrant family halting at sunset with covered wagons, livestock at a stream, women washing and a campfire in the foreground.

An Evening Halt - Emigrants Moving to the West in 1840

Benjamin Franklin Reinhart, 1867

Night scene of a glowing white columned temple with a woman in a white dress walking across a shadowed lawn.

May Night

Willard Metcalf, 1906

Painting of Notre Dame cathedral seen across an arched bridge over the Seine, with a horse cart and figures in the foreground

Notre Dame de Paris

Robert Vonnoh, c. 1890

Painting of a sunlit forest path lined with pale birch and dark oak trees beneath a canopy of golden-green leaves.

In the Forest

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, 1874

Painting of a young girl with bangs wrapped in a white blanket against a patterned red and brown textile backdrop.

Indian Girl in White Blanket

Robert Henri, 1917

Painting of the Seine with barges and steamboats, the Louvre beyond, pedestrians on a wet quay under bare trees.

The Louvre, Afternoon, Rainy Weather

Camille Pissarro, 1900

Painting of a sunlit forest clearing with tall trees framing a small pond and a distant figure under clouds.

The Frog Pond

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz, 1876

Peasant women and children harvest and sieve rapeseed in an open field, with men and a village in the distance.

The Colza (Harvesting Rapeseed)

Jules Breton, 1860

Painting of a large tree beside a path, with women in colorful dress near a harbor with a sailboat and tower under a pale sky

Souvenir of Terracina

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1864, reworked slightly later

Gold-ground panel of Christ kneeling in prayer, sleeping disciples below, an angel above, and soldiers with torches approachi

Scenes from the Passion of Christ: The Agony in the Garden [left panel]

Andrea Vanni, 1380s

Corot landscape of a boatman in a moored boat on a still lake, with trees on the right and a hilltown with church tower acros

The Moored Boatman: Souvenir of an Italian Lake

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1861

Gold-ground panel of Christ stepping over a devil at a cave while kneeling figures pray, framed in Gothic tracery.

Scenes from the Passion of Christ: The Descent into Limbo [right panel]

Andrea Vanni, 1380s

Man in a feathered hat and leather doublet smoking a pipe at a table in a dim room with armor and playing cards.

A Soldier Smoking a Pipe

Frans van Mieris

Gilded triptych with Madonna and Child flanked by Saints Peter and John the Evangelist, with a Man of Sorrows above.

Madonna and Child, with Saints Peter and John the Evangelist, and Man of Sorrows [entire triptych]

Nardo di Cione, c. 1360

Oil portrait of a young man in a wide black hat and white collar, looking toward the viewer against a dark background.

Head of a Young Man

Unknown artist, c. 1635-1655

Painting of the Madonna kissing a naked curly-haired infant Christ child against a dark background, with a stone ledge.

Madonna and Child

Simon Vouet, 1633

Gilded Gothic triptych of the Madonna and Child enthroned with angels and saints, by Agnolo Gaddi, c. 1387.

Madonna and Child with Saints Andrew, Benedict, Bernard, and Catherine of Alexandria with Angels [entire triptych]

Agnolo Gaddi, shortly before 1387

Four panels of standing saints and an angel against blue skies and rocky landscapes, painted in tempera.

The Annunciation with Saint Francis and Saint Louis of Toulouse [four panels]

Cosimo Tura, c. 1470/1480

Gothic triptych with Madonna and Child flanked by Mary Magdalene and Saint Catherine, gold backgrounds, and angels above.

Madonna and Child with the Blessing Christ, and Saints Mary Magdalene and Catherine of Alexandria with Angels [entire…

Pietro Lorenzetti, probably 1340

Triptych of Madonna and Child flanked by Saint Peter and a saint with palm, on gold Gothic backgrounds.

Madonna and Child with the Blessing Christ, and Saints Peter, James Major, Anthony Abbott, and a Deacon Saint [entire…

Martino di Bartolomeo, c. 1415/1420

Gothic gold-ground triptych with the Madonna and Child enthroned among angels, flanked by two saints in side panels.

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints and Angels, and Saints Anthony Abbot and Venantius [entire triptych]

Puccio di Simone, 1354

Painting of the Crucifixion with the Virgin and saints in a rocky landscape, set within an ornate gilded frame.

The Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saint John, Saint Jerome, and Saint Mary Magdalene

Pietro Perugino, c. 1482/1485

Painting of the Adoration of the Magi: Mary holds the Christ child as kneeling and standing kings offer gold vessels.

The Adoration of the Magi

Mazzucchelli, called Morazzone, Pier Francesco, c. 1600

Still life of dead hunted birds and a hare draped over red cloth on a carved stone ledge against a dark background.

Still Life with Trophies of the Hunt

Pierre Dupuis, 17th century

Painting of wind-bent trees on sandy dunes above choppy sea, with sailboats and grazing cattle under a cloudy sky.

Dunes by the Sea

Jacob van Ruisdael, 1648

Oil still life of roses, geraniums and yellow flowers in a faceted glass vase on a grey table against a brown background.

Flowers in a Cut Glass Vase

William P. Babcock, 185[?]

Oil portrait of a seated elderly man in black suit and bow tie, hands clasped, against a dark background.

Henry White

Léon Bonnat, 1882