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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Painting of a spear-holding young man gesturing toward reclining figures in a green glade, with a hilltop castle behind.

Cephalus and the Nymphs

Bernardino Luini, 1520

Fresco of a kneeling man in yellow tending the base of a tall tree in a green hilly landscape with small figures.

Cephalus Hiding the Jewels

Bernardino Luini, 1520

Fresco-style scene of a hunter with a raised club, hunting dogs, two women, and archers on a wooded hillside.

Cephalus Punished at the Hunt

Bernardino Luini, 1520

Painted scene of an octagonal classical temple inscribed VIRGINITAS, with a nude figure and two men beside a stream and reeds

Cephalus and Pan at the Temple of Diana

Bernardino Luini, 1520

Kneeling woman in yellow robe praying on a grassy mound, with bow and arrows, rocky landscape and small figure behind.

Procris' Prayer to Diana

Bernardino Luini, 1520

Painting of a figure in an orange tunic with a javelin on a green hill, with rocky mountains and trees behind.

Procris Pierced by Cephalus' Javelin

Bernardino Luini, 1520

Painting of a white unicorn kneeling in a meadow as a woman in red extends her hand toward it, with hills behind.

Procri e l'unicorno

Bernardino Luini, 1520

Reclining nude woman in a veil beside a lake, with a hilltop town and rocky mountains in the background.

Venus

Bernardino Luini, 1530

Painting of a roaring lion guarding its prey beside a snake in a dark forest clearing.

Lion Defending its Prey

Edwin Landseer, 1840

Still life painting of a peacock pie, roast chicken, peaches, a pewter jug and lemon on a white draped table.

Still Life with a Peacock Pie

Pieter Claesz, 1627

Portrait of a young woman in an orange dress making lace at a table, with a pewter dish in the foreground.

The Lacemaker

Han van Meegeren, 1925

Circular painting of a woman comforting a nude winged boy with a white cloth, with a dove and red cushion below.

Cupid, Stung by a Bee, Is Cherished by his Mother

Benjamin West, 1744

Oil portrait of a man in a powdered wig and brown coat, standing beside a stone column and blue drapery.

Dr. Samuel Boude

Benjamin West, 1755

Oil portrait of a woman in a yellow gown and red shawl, arm resting on a wooden ledge, cloudy sky and trees behind.

Mary Bethel Boude

Benjamin West, 1755

Oil portrait of a woman in a white gown and red mantle, resting her arm on a jeweled crown against a cloudy sky.

Elizabeth, Countess of Effingham

Benjamin West, 1797

Seated woman in blue gown with open book and lute, before red drapery, columns and flowers, with a country house in the backg

Maria Hamilton Beckford (Mrs. William Beckford)

Benjamin West, 1799

Half-length oil portrait of an older man with white curly hair, black coat and white cravat against a brown background.

Thomas Jefferson

Gilbert Stuart, 1821

Full-length portrait of a man in black coat and hat skating on ice, with other skaters and bare trees in a winter landscape.

The Skater (Portrait of William Grant)

Gilbert Stuart, 1782

Portrait of a woman in a white bonnet and gray dress, sewing with needle and thread, seated before a dark background.

Catherine Brass Yates (Mrs. Richard Yates)

Gilbert Stuart, 1793

Seated portrait of an older man in a black coat and white powdered wig, hands clasped, red drapery and rolled papers beside h

Sir Joshua Reynolds

Gilbert Stuart, 1784

Oval portrait of a man in a powdered wig and navy coat with arms crossed, against a dark brown background.

Luke White

Gilbert Stuart, 1787

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a white dress and pearl necklace, in a red chair beside a red table, green wall behind.

Catherine Yates Pollock (Mrs. George Pollock)

Gilbert Stuart, 1793

Portrait of a seated man in a blue coat with red sash and order insignia, holding a letter and quill pen.

Sir John Dick

Gilbert Stuart, 1783

Oil portrait of a seated man in a navy coat writing with a quill pen at a green-covered table, dark brown background.

Captain Joseph Anthony

Gilbert Stuart, 1794

Portrait of a man with gray hair in a brown coat, seated at a red-draped table beside a quill pen and inkwell.

George Pollock

Gilbert Stuart, 1793

Portrait of a man in a powdered wig, black coat and yellow waistcoat, seated before red drapery and a blue sky.

John Ashe

Gilbert Stuart, 1793

Half-length oil portrait of an older man with white powdered hair, dark coat and white cravat against a red background.

George Washington (Vaughan portrait)

Gilbert Stuart, 1795

Oval oil portrait of a man in a white powdered wig, black coat and white cravat against a brown background.

Dr. William Hartigan

Gilbert Stuart, 1793

Portrait of an older man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a red background.

George Washington (Vaughan-Sinclair portrait)

Gilbert Stuart, 1795

Portrait of a seated man with gray hair, white cravat and gray coat, resting his arm on a wooden chair.

Lawrence Reid Yates

Gilbert Stuart, 1793

Oil portrait of a seated man with gray hair, brown coat, white cravat, and gloves, in a red upholstered chair.

Stephen Van Rensselaer III

Gilbert Stuart, 1793

Oil portrait of a seated man in a blue coat and grey wig, resting his hand on papers beside an inkwell tray.

Richard Yates

Gilbert Stuart, 1793

Seated man in black and orange robes with white jabot, resting a hand on a book, before a column and drapery.

Portrait of John Jay

Gilbert Stuart, 1794

Portrait of a woman in a blue-trimmed bonnet, white dress and orange shawl, against a dark brown background.

Henrietta Marchant Liston (Mrs. Robert Liston)

Gilbert Stuart, 1800

Oil portrait of an older man with white powdered wig, dark coat and white ruffled cravat against a brown background.

John Adams

Gilbert Stuart, 1800

Oil sketch by Gilbert Stuart of a man in a powdered wig, with loose brown brushwork suggesting a horse and rider behind him.

John Bill Ricketts

Gilbert Stuart, 1795

Oil portrait of a man with curled powdered hair in a red coat and white cravat, hand on chest, dark background.

Counsellor John Dunn

Gilbert Stuart, 1798

Portrait of a seated woman in a white lace bonnet and shawl over a red dress, against a dark background.

Abigail Smith Adams

Gilbert Stuart, 1810

Portrait of an elderly man in a black coat and white wig, arms crossed, before a red drape and cloudy sky.

Robert Liston

Gilbert Stuart, 1800

Portrait of a young woman with curled hair in a white dress and patterned shawl, resting her arm on a red chair.

Ann Barry

Gilbert Stuart, 1803

Portrait of a young man in a rust-brown coat and white cravat, resting his hand on a book against a green background.

Horace Binney

Gilbert Stuart, 1800

Oil portrait of a man with curly hair in a dark coat and white cravat, seated beside a desk with a quill pen.

Edward Stow

Gilbert Stuart, 1803

Portrait of a young woman in a white dress holding a small white dog, set before dark trees and sky, by Gilbert Stuart.

Mary Barry

Gilbert Stuart, 1803

Portrait of a woman with curled hair in a black dress with lace collar and red shawl against a dark background.

Ann Calvert Stuart Robinson (Mrs. William Robinson)

Gilbert Stuart, 1804

Portrait of a woman in a white lace-trimmed dress holding a letter, seated in a red chair before draped curtains.

Anna Maria Brodeau Thornton (Mrs. William Thornton)

Gilbert Stuart, 1804

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a white dress, hand on chin, with curled hair decorated with flowers.

Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis (Mrs. Lawrence Lewis)

Gilbert Stuart, 1804

Oil portrait of a man with gray hair in a brown coat and white cravat, seated before red drapery.

William Thornton

Gilbert Stuart, 1804

Portrait of a young man in a dark coat and white cravat, hand on a wooden chair, red drapery and sky behind.

John Randolph

Gilbert Stuart, 1804

Half-length portrait of a woman with golden curls in a white dress and blue shawl against a dark background.

Charlotte Morton Dexter (Mrs. Andrew Dexter)

Gilbert Stuart, 1808

Oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a black coat and white cravat against a red drapery.

Samuel Alleyne Otis

Gilbert Stuart, 1811

Half-length oil portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a dark coat and white cravat against a red-brown background.

Benjamin Tappan

Gilbert Stuart, 1814

Portrait of a seated woman in a red dress and white lace bonnet against a dark brown background, on a blue sofa.

Sarah Homes Tappan (Mrs. Benjamin Tappan)

Gilbert Stuart, 1814

Bust portrait of an older man with white powdered hair, black coat and white cravat against a brown background.

George Washington

Gilbert Stuart, 1821

Oil portrait of a man with curly auburn hair in a navy uniform with gold epaulettes against a cloudy background.

Commodore Thomas Macdonough

Gilbert Stuart, 1815

Oil portrait of an older man with gray hair, dark coat and white cravat against a soft blue and mauve background.

James Monroe

Gilbert Stuart, 1817

Oil portrait of a man with powdered grey hair, dark coat and white cravat against a dark green background.

James Madison

Gilbert Stuart, 1821

Oil portrait of an older man with white curly hair, dark coat and white cravat, against a deep red background.

Joseph Coolidge

Gilbert Stuart, 1820

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a white wig and red coat with gold buttons against a dark background.

John Adams

Gilbert Stuart, 1821

Saint Cecilia plays a portable organ while an angel with wings holds a sheet of music beside her in a dark setting.

Saint Cecilia with an Angel

Orazio Gentileschi, 1618

Painting of a sunlit Venetian canal with moored boats, gondolas, palazzo facades, a distant bridge and bell tower.

The Grand Canal

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1826

Grisaille painting of a kneeling, half-clad Saint Jerome beside a lion, with a Gothic church on a rocky cliff behind him.

Saint Jerome Penitent

Jan Gossaert, 1509

Madonna in blue robe on gilded throne offers an apple to standing infant Christ in a tiled Renaissance interior.

Madonna and Child

Jan Gossaert, 1532

Three-scene painted panel of the Virgin's presentation, marriage, and the Annunciation in classical architectural settings.

The Presentation and Marriage of the Virgin, and the Annunciation

Benedetto Rusconi, 1520

Portrait of a seated man in a brown coat holding an open book, with a gilded table, blue drapery and scientific instruments b

Portrait of Joseph Bonnier de la Mosson (1702-1744)

Jean-Marc Nattier, 1745