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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Still life painting of a tied bundle of asparagus and red currants on a stone ledge against a dark background.

Still Life with Asparagus and Red Currants

Adriaen Coorte, 1696

Man in red cap and yellow shirt smoking a pipe, seated on barrels beside a shed at dusk.

Mississippi Boatman

George Caleb Bingham, 1850

Autumn forest scene with a dirt path, red-leaved trees, large boulders, and a shallow stream with ferns in the foreground.

October

William Trost Richards, 1863

Painting of a kneeling woman receiving communion from an elderly man as angels and cherubs attend her in the clouds.

The Last Communion of Saint Mary of Egypt

Sebastiano Ricci, c. 1695

Painting of a blue and white vase holding peonies, roses, irises and fuchsia against a dark background.

Vase of Flowers

George Cochran Lambdin, 1875

Young man in a studio holding a palette and brushes at an easel, glancing toward the viewer, with a sketch on the wall.

Self-Portrait in the Studio

Gillis van Tilborgh the Younger, c. 1645

Half-length portrait of a young man in a blue coat with gold braid and lace cuffs against a dark background.

Portrait of a Gentleman

Pompeo Batoni, c. 1762

Colorful abstract landscape painting with dark tree silhouettes, pink and red brushstrokes, and blue and green patches.

Red Path, St. Prex

Alexej von Jawlensky, 1915

Abstract landscape of dark green trees, red, blue and orange color blocks, and pale snowy ground on canvas.

Frosty Day

Alexej von Jawlensky, 1915

Painting of a sunlit hillside with large trees, whitewashed buildings with a bell tower, and mountains under a cloudy sky.

View of La Cava

Félix-Hippolyte Lanoüe, c. 1840

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

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"

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

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 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 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

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

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

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 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