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National Gallery of Art

14,483 works

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in a white bonnet, black dress and lace collar against a brown background, dated 1569.

Portrait of a Woman Aged Sixty-Eight

Maerten de Vos, 1569

Woman with a skull and candle at a table, with a mirror reflecting the skull, in a dark candlelit interior.

The Repentant Magdalen

Georges de La Tour, 1635

Painting of a human head made of fruit, branches, wheat and flowers against a dark background, by Arcimboldo.

Four Seasons in One Head

Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1590

Trompe l'oeil painting of a crumpled paper with an etched bearded man in a beret, pinned by a red wax seal to wood.

Trompe l'Oeil of an Etching by Ferdinand Bol

Unknown artist, c. 1675

Oil portrait of a man with auburn hair in a blue robe with fur collar, looking down against a dark background.

Portrait of Diego de Guevara (?)

Michael Sittow, 1515

Painting of the Nativity with the Virgin kneeling before the Christ Child, angels, Saint Joseph, and onlookers in an arched a

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Adriaen Isenbrandt, 1500

Seated woman in patterned blue silk and white blouse on a balcony, looking over her shoulder toward a calm sea.

Woman of the "Orient"

Henri Lehmann, 1837

Woman in pink dress and feathered hat leans at a café table beside a glass of plum dessert.

The Plum

Édouard Manet, 1877

Seated older bearded man in black clothing and black hat holding a small book, against a dark brown background.

Schoolmaster

Giovanni Battista Moroni, 1575

Still life painting of a stoneware jug, tobacco pouch, clay pipe and loose tobacco on a wooden table against a dark backgroun

Still Life with Stoneware Jug and Pipe

Jan Jansz van de Velde III, mid 1650s

Gold-ground panel of Madonna and Child enthroned between Saints Peter and Paul, with angels above in an arched canopy.

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Domenico di Bartolo, 1430

Full-length portrait of a bearded man in a brown silk robe and fur-trimmed coat, with a spaniel at his feet.

Gian Federico Madruzzo

Giovanni Battista Moroni, 1560

Painting of the Madonna in a red robe and blue mantle leaning cheek to cheek with the nude infant Christ against a dark backg

Madonna and Child

Massimo Stanzione, 1635/1640

Full-length portrait of a man in a blue coat and white breeches leaning on a cane, with a river valley village behind him.

Daniel Boardman

Ralph Earl, 1789

Crucifixion of Christ between two thieves, with an armored rider on a white horse below, against a dark stormy sky.

The Crucifixion with the Converted Centurion

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1536

Painting of a bald man kneeling to cut tobacco with a knife, with brass scales and bread in the foreground.

A Man Cutting Tobacco

Mattia Preti, 1660s

Portrait of a standing man in a blue coat with gold braid, holding a telescope, with ships in a harbor behind him.

Unidentified British Navy Officer

John Wollaston the Younger, 1745

Gold-ground panel of Christ crowning the Virgin Mary on a throne, with angels and carved Gothic frame.

The Coronation of the Virgin

Master of the Washington Coronation, 1324

Woman in a light blue dress writing at a table beside potted white paperwhite flowers and brass candlesticks.

The Writer

Mary Bradish Titcomb, c. 1912

Half-length portrait of John G. Read in a black coat and white cravat, hand resting on a red book against a green background.

John G. Read

Royall Brewster Smith, 1833

Painting of two children in an interior, a girl in blue pointing upward and a boy in green holding a cord, with toys nearby.

Mary and Francis Wilcox

Joseph Whiting Stock, 1845

Painting of several wooden sailboats beached on wet sand at low tide under a heavy grey sky.

Low Tide, Sailboats Run Aground

Eugène-Louis Boudin, 1885-1890

Painting of rushing waterfalls cascading over rocky ledges beneath a sunlit orange cliff, framed by dark green foliage.

View of the Waterfalls at Tivoli

Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld, 1788

Portrait of an infant in a blue dress seated in a wicker basket with large white pillows behind.

Baby in Wicker Basket

Joseph Whiting Stock, 1840

Painted study of a woman's head with lowered eyes and dark hair, against a raw canvas background.

Untitled (Head of Woman)

Henri Le Secq, c. 1852

Oil portrait of an older man in a white powdered wig, black coat and lace jabot against a dark background.

George Washington

Edward Savage, 1796

Full-length portrait of a young girl in a white dress with pink ribbons, holding a reticule and a pink rose.

Girl with Reticule and Rose

Joseph Whiting Stock, 1840

Gold-ground arched panel painting of a bearded saint in red robe and green mantle holding a scroll.

Saint James Major

Grifo di Tancredi, c. 1310

Painting of a winged angel in blue and a young man in red holding a fish, walking a path with a dog through trees.

Tobias and the Angel

Filippino Lippi, 1472

Portrait of a woman in a white satin gown with a large lace ruff, holding a fan beside a red curtain and stone column.

Marchesa Brigida Spinola Doria

Peter Paul Rubens, 1606