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National Gallery of Art

25,755 works

Full-length portrait of a man in a brown coat leaning on an anchor beside a cask, with a stormy sea behind him.

Patrick Tracy

John Trumbull, 1784/1786

Full-length portrait of a woman in a black beaded dress with lace cuffs, resting her hand on an ornate gilt instrument.

Eleanora O'Donnell Iselin (Mrs. Adrian Iselin)

John Singer Sargent, 1888

A Knight of the Golden Fleece

Jean Perréal, c. 1495

Painting of a Mediterranean harbor at sunset with moored boats, a ruined tower, arches, and figures on the rocky shore.

Marina delle Torri

Unknown artist, 17th century

Oil portrait of a young woman with dark braided hair holding a painter's palette and brushes, wearing a dark dress with lace

Portrait of a Young Woman

Vuillemin, L. de, 1780-1899), 1849

Portrait of a woman in white religious habit and black veil holding a small book against a brown background.

Elizabeth Throckmorton, Canoness of the Order of the Dames Augustines Anglaises

Nicolas de Largillière, 1729

Painting of a veiled woman in gray and green with lowered eyes, holding a red book against a dark purple background.

The Nun

Two armored knights resist nymphs by a fruit table in a garden with a pool, a dog, and a domed building on a hill.

Carlo and Ubaldo Resisting the Enchantments of Armida's Nymphs

Gian Antonio Guardi, 1750/1755

Painting of a armored woman beside a white horse, with shepherds, goats, and sheep in a landscape with distant mountains.

Erminia and the Shepherds

Francesco Guardi, 1750/1755

Soft, misty painting of a snowy woodland stream with bare trees, a green pine, and rust-colored foliage.

Winter Harmony

John Henry Twachtman, c. 1890/1900

Portrait of a seated man in a blue military coat holding a sword, with a battle scene painting and tricorn hat beside him.

Captain Samuel Chandler

Winthrop Chandler, c. 1780

Painting of an Egyptian-style temple with crowds reacting as a river turns blood red under a stormy sky with lightning.

"He Turned Their Waters into Blood"

Erastus Salisbury Field, c. 1865/1880

Portrait of a seated woman in a lace bonnet and brown dress holding a fan, beside a red table and bookshelf.

Mrs. Samuel Chandler

Winthrop Chandler, c. 1780

Painting of a whole watermelon with two slices showing pink flesh and dark seeds against a black background.

Watermelon

Unknown artist, mid 19th century

Painting of livestock and men gathered before farm buildings and fields under a pink autumn sky.

The Cornell Farm

Edward Hicks, 1848

Half-length portrait of a man in a white wig and brown coat before a green drape and stone column.

Dr. Samuel Boude

Benjamin West, 1755/1756

Portrait of a woman in a yellow gown and red shawl, resting her arm on a ledge before a cloudy sky and trees.

Mary Bethel Boude (Mrs. Samuel Boude)

Benjamin West, 1755/1756

Seascape of a sailboat on a calm bay with waves breaking on rocks, hills and a warm golden sky beyond.

Rio de Janeiro Bay

Martin Johnson Heade, 1864

Painting of the Virgin Mary rising on a crescent moon, surrounded by angels, with a crown above and a landscape below.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Michel Sittow, c. 1500

Oil portrait of a seated elderly man in a white wig and brown coat, hands clasped, against a red and green backdrop.

Eleazer Tyng

John Singleton Copley, 1772

Painting of a woman in a green gown with two nude children among broken stone fragments before a red wall.

The Wife of Hasdrubal and Her Children

Ercole de' Roberti, c. 1490/1493

Painting of a green valley with trees beneath a hazy mountain range under a warm golden sunset sky.

Peaceful Valley

Alexander Helwig Wyant, c. 1872

Half-length portrait of a bearded man in a black beret and dark cloak against a blue background.

Portrait of a Man

Corneille de Lyon, c. 1536/1540

Painting of a man praying with clasped hands among several lions in a rocky cave, with a skull and bones on the ground.

Daniel in the Lions' Den

Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1614/1616

Painting of a tropical river under a hazy sun, framed by dense jungle trees and palms, with distant hills in mist.

El Rio de Luz (The River of Light)

Frederic Edwin Church, 1877

Half-length oil portrait of an elderly white-haired man in a black coat and white cravat, hands clasped, dark background.

Mr. Pease

Erastus Salisbury Field, c. 1837

Half-length portrait of a woman in a dark dress and white lace bonnet, hands resting on a brown book.

Mrs. Harlow A. Pease

Erastus Salisbury Field, c. 1837

Painting of a farm with workers raking hay in a green field, haystacks, a white farmhouse, barns and a cloudy sky.

Ralph Wheelock's Farm

Francis Alexander, c. 1822

Portrait of a woman in a black dress and white ruffled collar holding a book, with a red curtain and lake view behind her.

Connecticut Sea Captain's Wife

Isaac Sheffield, 1833

Portrait of a man in a dark coat holding a rolled red document, with a red curtain and a sailing ship at sea behind him.

Connecticut Sea Captain

Isaac Sheffield, 1833