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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Mounted warriors with lances gallop across a grassy plain toward distant trees under a pink and blue sky.

Defile of a Camanchee War Party

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Madonna and Child enthroned with a kneeling donor, a jeweled crown, and fruit garlands under an arched niche.

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Donor

Carlo Crivelli, 1470

Half-length portrait of a young man with curly reddish-brown hair in a red garment against a dark background.

Portrait of a Young Man

Antonello da Messina, 1475

Oval painting of a prairie village with tepees, grazing horses, seated figures, and a tree line under a cloudy sky.

Tawahquena Village

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Portrait of the Artist's Parents

Jan de Bray, 1664

Painting of a seated woman in black silk with a white ruff beside a young boy in a red embroidered suit.

A Genoese Noblewoman and Her Son

Anthony van Dyck, 1626

Four Pawnee figures in fringed hide garments and beaded necklaces stand in a row on grass against a pale sky.

Pawneepict Chief, Two Daughters, and a Warrior

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Oval portrait of a young boy with long light brown hair, brown jacket and white lace collar against a green background.

Head of a Young Boy

Jan de Bray, 1650

Full-length portrait of a woman in a grey gown and straw hat holding a pink carnation, with a pug dog beside her on a path.

The Marquesa de Pontejos

Francisco Goya, 1786

Three Shoshone warriors in fringed hide robes and feathered headdresses stand on grass against a pale wash background.

Three Shoshonee Warriors

George Catlin, 1861

Nativity painting with kneeling Virgin, infant Christ, seated Joseph, and God the Father surrounded by angels above.

The Nativity, with God the Father Surrounded by Angels and Cherubim

Francesco di Giorgio, 1470

Portrait of a bearded man in a black hat and robe, with a wooded landscape and farmhouse behind him.

A Member of the Fröschl Family

Hans Muelich, 1539

Three Native American men in feathered headdresses, one drawing a bow, one holding a spear, one holding a staff, in grassland

Three Shoshonee Warriors Armed for War

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of Saint Ursula with a banner, two angels holding a gold brocade curtain, and a kneeling donor in prayer.

Saint Ursula with Two Angels and Donor

Benozzo Gozzoli, 1455

Painting of Christ being baptized by John the Baptist in a stream, with an angel at left and cherubs in the sky.

The Baptism of Christ

Paris Bordone, 1535

Two standing Native American men in fringed clothing and headdresses on a grassy plain, painted in an oval vignette.

Two Unidentified North American Indians

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of Christ raising Lazarus from a cave tomb, with disciples and kneeling mourners and a city in the distance.

The Raising of Lazarus

Benozzo Gozzoli, 1490

Portrait of a Man

Andrea Mantegna, 1470

Painting of four Pawnee figures with feathered headdresses and painted bodies on grassland, with a woman and child at left.

Pawnee Indians

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of a bearded man wrestling serpents among nude figures, with a walled city and stormy sky behind.

Laocoön

Painting of an old man rising in a fiery chariot pulled by white horses while a kneeling man reaches up below.

Elijah Taken Up in a Chariot of Fire

Giuseppe Angeli, 1740

Painting of a Pawnee chief in feathered headdress beside two warriors with bow, quiver and fringed leggings on grass.

A Pawnee Chief with Two Warriors

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Still life painting of a bouquet of tulips, irises and roses in a glass vase, with a butterfly on a wooden ledge.

Bouquet of Flowers in a Glass Vase

Ambrosius Bosschaert, 1621

Painting of a busy town square with church towers, gabled houses, a well, townspeople, and a castle on a hill.

The Marketplace in Bergen op Zoom

Abel Grimmer, 1590

Painted facsimile of a hide with mounted warriors, bears, sun and moon symbols, and a fringed edge on a grey mat.

Facsimile of a Pawnee Doctor's Robe with Fantastic Professional Designs

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Grisaille painting of Christ crucified on a bare tree trunk, with rocks, a draped cloth, and a distant town with a tower.

Saint Jerome Penitent [left panel]

Jan Gossaert, 1509

Reclining nude Venus with cherubs, doves and blue drapery beside a stream in a leafy grove, painted in soft rococo tones.

Venus Consoling Love

François Boucher, 1751

Painted facsimile of a hide robe showing mounted warriors, a bison, a snake and birds in red and orange tones.

Facsimile of a Pawnee Doctor's Robe

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of a flat rural landscape with children playing a flute on a road and a seated woman beside a stone pillar.

Landschaft mit Bauern

Louis Le Nain, 1640

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