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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Mother of Pearl and Silver: The Andalusian

James McNeill Whistler, 1888

Painting of a man with a mustache in a dark suit and hat against a warm brown background, with a white collar.

Gold and Brown: Self-Portrait

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Misty grey river scene with masted boats, rust-coloured sails, and faint church spires on the distant shore.

Grey and Silver: Chelsea Wharf

James McNeill Whistler, 1864

Painted portrait of a young woman with dark hair and a fur collar against a warm red background.

Alice Butt

James McNeill Whistler, 1895

Full-length portrait of a standing man in a dark overcoat against a muted brown background, by James McNeill Whistler.

Alexander Arnold Hannay

James McNeill Whistler, 1896

Full-length portrait of a man in a dark suit holding a cane against a muted grey background.

George W. Vanderbilt

James McNeill Whistler, 1897

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a white headscarf and dark velvet bodice, resting on a green cushion.

Madame d'Aguesseau de Fresnes

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1789

Portrait of a woman in a white silk gown with feathered headdress and flower garland, leaning on a stone ledge before a garde

Madame du Barry

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1782

Oil portrait of a young man with dark shoulder-length hair and beard, wearing a dark double-breasted coat and black cravat.

Portrait of a Man

Jean-François Millet, 1845

Oil portrait of a young man in a dark blue coat and red cravat resting his hand on a stone ledge.

Leconte de Lisle

Jean-François Millet, 1840

Oil portrait of a man in a black hat and white collar with gold-embroidered sleeves, leaning on a red chair.

Balthasar Coymans

Frans Hals, 1645

Oval painting of a reclining woman, a helmeted warrior with a drawn sword, and a crowned woman before classical columns.

Scene from Ancient History

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Oil painting of the Madonna holding an infant who clasps a goldfinch on a string, against a warm red-brown background.

Madonna of the Goldfinch

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1767

Ceiling-style painting of allegorical figures, winged putti and clouds in a bright sky within an ornate gilded frame.

Wealth and Benefits of the Spanish Monarchy under Charles III

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1762

Painting of the crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John beside the cross, with a landscape of towns and a river behind.

The Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saint John, Saint Jerome, and Saint Mary Magdalene [middle panel]

Pietro Perugino, 1482

Painting of Saint Mary Magdalene standing barefoot in a rocky wooded landscape with tall trees and a blue mantle.

The Galitzin Triptych: St Mary Magdalen

Pietro Perugino, 1481

Elderly shirtless man with a staff and blue cloth beside a lion in a rocky landscape, arched panel painting.

The Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saint John, Saint Jerome, and Saint Mary Magdalene [left panel]

Pietro Perugino, 1482

Painting of an older bearded man studying a sheet of paper beside a younger man at a table in a dim room.

Advice to a Young Artist

Honoré Daumier, 1865

Oil portrait of a dark-haired man in a black coat and white shirt against a dark brown background.

George Pope Morris

Henry Inman, 1836

Cubist painting of fragmented geometric planes with a playing card bearing a club symbol and red diamonds, in green and blue

Ace of Clubs and Four of Diamonds

Juan Gris, 1912

Full-length portrait of a woman in a white gown holding a fan, standing beside a gilded chair and draped curtain.

Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherfurd White (Mrs. Henry White)

John Singer Sargent, 1883

Painting of a woman nursing an infant with two nude children beside her, against a dark background.

Charity

Andrea del Sarto, 1530

Woman in a blue robe looks down at a small box, surrounded by pale flowers and a hazy mountain landscape.

Pandora

Odilon Redon, 1910

Painting of a nude male figure seen from behind, tied to a tree with red blossoms and a blue sky behind him.

Saint Sebastian

Odilon Redon, 1910

Painting of a loose bouquet of daisies, cornflowers and red flowers in a golden vase against a cream background.

Flowers in a Vase

Odilon Redon, 1910

Painting of a bearded man with a glowing halo, surrounded by orange and white flowers against a pale blue sky.

Evocation of Roussel

Odilon Redon, 1912

Portrait of a woman in a silk gown with blue ribbons beside a rose-filled urn in a garden, by François Boucher.

Madame Bergeret

François Boucher, 1766

Abstract painting of concentric colorful circles with two stylized figures, one in black and one in red and blue.

Political Drama

Robert Delaunay, 1914

Painting of a woman in a pink gown on a swing among trees, with a fountain, seated onlookers and a cloudy sky.

The Swing

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1775

Oval painting of a playful cupid flying over roses and doves in a soft pastel sky, with cherubs below.

Love as Folly

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1773