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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Panoramic landscape with rocks, trees, a mounted rider, hunters, a stag by a pool and a walled town in the distance.

Scenes from a Legend

Giovanni di Lorenzo Larciani, 1515

Three Piankeshaw figures in traditional dress stand on grass: a woman with a beaded bag, a man with a staff, and a man in a b

Three Piankeshaw Indians

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Saint Valentine as a bishop reading a book beside a crozier, with a kneeling donor and a severed head at his feet.

Saint Valentine

Tyrolean 16th Century, c. 1500/1525

Painting of the Virgin in red and blue holding the nude Christ Child before a soft blue landscape with hills and a town.

Madonna and Child

Pietro Perugino, 1500

Painting of a man in a dark coat, an older woman in a fringed robe, and a boy with a feather and bow on a grassy plain.

Kaskaskia Chief, His Mother, and Son

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of a bishop saint in a mitre holding a book and sword, with a gilded crozier, against a red Gothic-patterned backgro

Saint Alcuin

Tyrolean 16th Century, c. 1500/1525

Portrait of a woman in a white veil and black gown with a red belt, hands clasped, against a dark blue background.

Portrait of a Lady

Rogier van der Weyden, 1460

Three Native American men in traditional dress with feathered headdresses stand before a river and waterfall in an oval vigne

Seneca Chief, Red Jacket, with Two Warriors

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Half-length portrait of a woman in a black dress with pearls and lace collar, holding an orange book before a column and land

Elizabeth Price Thomas

Robert Street, 1834

Painting of a deathbed scene with mourning nuns, crowned women, angels and Christ in clouds against a gold background.

The Death of St. Clare

Master of Heiligenkreuz Abbey, 1410

Three figures in painted robes and feathered headdress stand and kneel on grass against a soft sky.

Puncah Indians

George Catlin, 1861

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child, who reaches for a pink carnation against a dark background.

The Madonna of the Carnation

Bernardino Luini, 1515

Portrait of a man in a dark jacket with clasped hands beside a wooden table, against a muted teal background.

Chaim Soutine

Amedeo Modigliani, 1917

Painting of a Native American chief with a feathered spear, surrounded by family members, dog, and tipis on the plains.

Puncah Chief Surrounded by His Family

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Oval portrait of a man with long dark hair, white cravat and orange cloak against a brown background.

Possibly William Metcalf

The Pollard Limner, 1730

Portrait of a woman with red bobbed hair, closed eyes, and a red tie against a dark background, by Modigliani.

Madame Kisling

Amedeo Modigliani, 1917

Watercolor of a man with a feathered headdress and spear flanked by a child and a woman in blankets, against a blue sky.

Ottowa Chief, His Wife, and a Warrior

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of a young woman with a red headscarf and white shawl, eyes lowered, absorbed in sewing against a gray background.

Nähende Frau

Diego Velázquez, 1650

Portrait of a man with curled hair holding a printed sheet, with a painted castle and river landscape behind him.

Man Named Hubbard Reading "Boston Atlas"

Unknown artist, 1843 or after

Painting of a feathered Native American man standing beside a seated missionary in a dark coat on a grassy plain.

Mohigan Chief and a Missionary

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painted church interior with tall columns, vaulted ceiling, and small figures on a checkered floor.

Interior of a Church

Pieter Neefs the Elder, 1625

Painting of a soldier procession with chariots passing between towering Egyptian-style columns, watched by a crowd.

Pharaoh's Army Marching

Erastus Salisbury Field, c. 1865/1880

Three standing figures in feathered headdresses and beaded necklaces, two men holding a rifle and tomahawk, a woman in a pink

Three Peoria Indians

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of the dead Christ held by the Virgin Mary with mourners gathered beneath a wooden cross.

Lamentation

Marco Tintoretto, 1580

Oval portrait of a young girl in an orange dress holding an apple and leafy branch, before red drapery.

Little Girl Holding Apple

Sturtevant J. Hamblin, c. 1840

Painted group portrait of nine Indigenous people in fringed clothing and feathered headdresses within an oval frame.

Nine Ojibbeway Indians in London

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Two-panel seascape of Dutch and Spanish warships in battle, with cannon smoke and a sinking vessel on rough sea.

A Naval Encounter between Dutch and Spanish Warships

Cornelis Verbeeck, 1618

Folk painting of a girl in a red dress with a black apron beside flowers, a fruit basket, and a bird in a garden.

Girl in Red with Flowers and a Distelfink

Unknown artist, c. 1830

Painting of a group of Iowa men, women, and a child in feathered headdresses and beaded clothing before a hazy sky.

Iowa Indians Who Visited London and Paris

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of Christ ascending above kneeling apostles and the Virgin Mary on a rocky hill, against a gold background.

The Ascension, German, c. 1420 - 1491

Johann Koerbecke, 1456

Back view of a standing nude woman with short dark hair holding a white cloth, against yellow and black background panels.

Nude Figure [reverse]

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1907

Group of Indigenous men, women and children in feathered headdresses and fringed dress stand on grassland, one holding a toma

Ojibbeway Indians in Paris

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Portrait of a man with long dark hair and a black coat, resting his hand on a book beside a window showing a city.

Gentleman with a Book

Giovanni Cariani, 1510

Oil portrait of a young woman with braided red hair in a blue satin dress, resting her hand on a brass lamp.

Portrait of a Young Woman as a Wise Virgin

Sebastiano del Piombo, 1510

Three standing figures on grass: two wrapped in light blankets with beaded leggings, and a man in a dark coat with red sash.

Oneida Chief, His Sister, and a Missionary

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painted street scene of a 19th-century town with a City Hotel, a rider on a white horse, and people on balconies and the stre

The Independent Voter

Unknown artist, 1849 or after

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a black robe beside a globe, open book, and quill pen against green.

Portrait of a Humanist

Sebastiano del Piombo, 1520

Oval painting of three Delaware figures: a woman in a sunburst blanket and two men in beaded hide clothing with rifles.

Three Delaware Indians

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of a three-masted sailing ship under full white sails on turquoise waves, with a red pennant and flag.

Ship in Full Sail

T. Davies, 1827

Three men in 18th-century dress converse outdoors beneath a tree, with a spaniel, a river and ships in the distance.

Arthur Holdsworth Conversing with Thomas Taylor and Captain Stancombe by the River Dart

Arthur Devis, 1757

Three standing figures in traditional dress on grassland under a pale sky, painted within an oval frame.

Three Creek Indians

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Still life painting of raspberries, peaches, and grapes in a blue bowl, with a hovering bird and a pear tree.

Still Life: Fruit, Bird, and Dwarf Pear Tree

Charles V. Bond, 1856

Seated woman in a brown striped gown and lace bonnet holds a folding fan beside a red table, with books and blue drapery behi

Mrs. Samuel Chandler

Winthrop Chandler, 1780

Two seated men in beaded clothing and feathered headdresses rest on rocks in an open grassland, painted in an oval frame.

Two Choctaw Indians

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Oil painting of ships in choppy green harbor water with an American flag, sailboats, a steamboat, and a green island.

Boston Harbor

Thomas Chambers, mid 19th century

Painting of a river bank with poplar trees, a sailboat, walking figures and a cloudy sky, in loose Impressionist brushwork.

The Banks of the Oise

Alfred Sisley, 1877

Painting of two feathered warriors and a woman in fringed clothing standing on a grassy plain under a pale blue sky.

Two Weeah Warriors and a Woman

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of a yellow-sailed packet ship passing a stone fort and hillside town in a green harbor at sunset.

Packet Ship Passing Castle Williams, New York Harbor

Thomas Chambers, mid 19th century

Painting of a crowded masked ball with men in top hats, masked women in black dominoes, and a harlequin in an opera house.

Masked Ball at the Opera

Édouard Manet, 1873

Painting of a group of Seminole figures in feathered headdresses and beaded clothing on grass, within an oval frame.

Seminolee Indians, Prisoners at Fort Moultrie

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Portrait of a woman with curled hair, white lace collar and dark dress, holding a red and gold book against a grey background

Woman Holding a Book

Erastus Salisbury Field, c. 1835

Woman in a blue dress with a dog and book sits beside a girl in white reaching toward an iron railing.

The Railway

Édouard Manet, 1873

Painting of Osceola and four Seminole people on a grassy plain, a standing man holding a rifle, a seated man, women and a chi

Osceola and Four Seminolee Indians

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of shirtless bare-knuckle boxers in a roped outdoor ring surrounded by a crowd of men in top hats and bowlers.

Bare Knuckles

George A. Hayes, c. 1870/1885

Painting of Christ with halo and disciples in red, yellow and green robes on a stone platform before a colonnade.

Christ Instructing Peter and John to Prepare for the Passover

Vincenzo Civerchio, 1504

Two standing men in fringed traditional dress, one holding a feathered staff and the other a rifle, in an oval-framed grassy

Two Cherokee Chiefs

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of lion, ox, leopard, wolf and lambs resting together with children in a wooded landscape by a river.

Peaceable Kingdom

Edward Hicks, c. 1834

Painting of a matador in black costume and white stockings lying dead on the floor beside a pink cape.

The Dead Bullfighter

Édouard Manet, 1864

Three Native American men in traditional dress holding wooden sticks on open grassland, shown in an oval inset painting.

Kickapoo Indians Preaching and Praying

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Still life of a woven basket of grapes, pear, plums, peach and watermelon, with a green parrot on a branch.

Basket of Fruit with Parrot

A.M. Randall, 1777

Seated woman in pink dress and lace shawl beneath a tree in an open landscape, painted in soft, loose brushwork.

Portrait of Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Thomas Gainsborough, 1785

Three Indigenous figures in traditional dress stand on grass in an oval vignette, one wearing a feathered headdress.

Three Potowotomie Indians

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Full-length portrait of a young boy in a red coat and white wig with a greyhound standing beside him.

J. M. Stolle

Unknown artist, c. 1734/1735

Oil portrait of a man in a white wig and dark naval-style coat with gold braid, holding a hat before a dim landscape.

Captain Robert Calder

Lemuel Francis Abbott, 1787