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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Trompe l'oeil painting of a violin and bow hanging over torn sheet music on a weathered green door with brass hardware.

The Old Violin

John Frederick Peto, c. 1890

Loose brushwork street scene of villagers and a woman with a basket beside a red-roofed building and boat masts.

Volendam Street Scene

Robert Henri, 1910

Woman in candlelight contemplating a skull on a table, with a mirror reflecting another skull beside her.

The Repentant Magdalen

Georges de La Tour, c. 1635/1640

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a white dress, chin resting on her hand, with curled hair and a floral ornament.

Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis (Mrs. Lawrence Lewis)

Gilbert Stuart, 1804

Painting of peasants playing cards and drinking in a tavern interior with a sleeping dog and a hearth.

Tavern Scene

David Teniers the Younger, 1658

Portrait of a man in a white wig and brown coat with gold buttons, holding a quill pen and paper, against green.

Harrison Gray

John Singleton Copley, c. 1767

Painting of a lush flower bouquet in a white classical urn with carved reliefs on a stone ledge against a dark background.

Flowers in a Classical Vase

Unknown artist, late 17th century

Still life painting of a stone urn overflowing with roses, tulips, poppies and morning glories against a dark background.

Flowers in a Vase

Philip van Kouwenbergh, c. 1700

Oil portrait of a woman with dark upswept hair, white blouse and lilac collar, against a grey background.

Harriet Husson Carville (Mrs. James G. Carville)

Thomas Eakins, 1904

Painting of three armored warriors kneeling and standing before a stone wall, with a statue on top, under a stormy sky.

The Sanctuary of Hercules

Arnold Böcklin, 1884

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white curly hair, dark coat and white cravat, holding a wooden cane.

Mr. Tucker of Yeovil

Unknown artist, c. 1800/1820

Cubist still life with a Fantômas book, Le Journal newspaper, glass and fruit on a wooden table, by Juan Gris.

Fantômas

Juan Gris, 1915

Painting of a sunlit village of stone houses with red tiled roofs, fields and trees beyond, under a pale sun.

Midsummer Twilight

Willard Metcalf, c. 1890

Painting of a nude woman with raised arms among seated and standing women in a green and pink tropical landscape.

The Invocation

Paul Gauguin, 1903

Still life painting of a dense bouquet of flowers in a carved terracotta urn, with a bird's nest with eggs on a ledge.

Flowers in an Urn

Jan van Huysum, c. 1720/1722

Painting of Saint Anne, the Virgin and Christ Child in a landscape, with a dove and crowned figure in gold light above.

Saint Anne with the Virgin and the Christ Child

Master of Frankfurt, c. 1511/1515

Dim tavern interior with men playing cards and smoking around a table beside a large hearth.

Tavern Scene

Adriaen van Ostade, early 1660s

Painting of a calm lake beneath wooded mountains at dusk, with a seated figure in the foreground and a small boat on the wate

View on Lake George

John William Casilear, 1857

Interior genre scene: a young couple at an open door, a dog, and an older man reading a newspaper by a tea table.

The Bashful Cousin

Francis William Edmonds, c. 1841-1842

Calm seascape with rocky bluff, pine trees, rowboat on sandy beach, and distant sailboats under a hazy sky.

Beach at Beverly

John Frederick Kensett, c. 1869/1872

Landscape painting of large trees, grazing cows, a river and distant mountains under a warm evening sky.

A Pastoral Scene

Asher Brown Durand, 1858

Seated woman in gold satin gown and pearl necklace, holding a small shell, before a dark rocky landscape under a cloudy sky.

Lady Borlase

Gerard Soest, c. 1672/1675

River scene with sailing and rowing boats, a church tower and windmills on the far shore under a cloudy sky.

View of Dordrecht from the Dordtse Kil

Jan van Goyen, 1644

Painting of a sunlit forest with moss-covered trees, a small stream, fallen logs, and distant hazy mountains.

Forest in the Morning Light

Asher Brown Durand, c. 1855

Painting of a towered castle on a cliff under a stormy red-lit sky, with mounted riders approaching a stone gate and jagged m

The Spirit of War

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1851

Painting of a baby peering from a mass of colorful patterned blankets against a pale green background.

Baby (Cradle)

Gustav Klimt, 1917/1918

Interior scene with a girl crawling on a rug while children peek from behind furniture and a woman reads by a window.

Hide and Seek

James Tissot, c. 1877

Lady with a Lute

Thomas Dewing, 1886

Painting of the Nativity with kneeling Virgin Mary, Christ Child in basket, angels, and kneeling man in red robe.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Adriaen Isenbrandt, probably 1520/1540

Painting of a two-masted pilot boat sailing past a stone fort with an American flag in a harbor under cloudy skies.

New York Harbor with Pilot Boat "George Washington"

Thomas Chambers, mid 19th century