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National Gallery of Art

10,026 works

Painting of two monks in grey robes in a rocky mountain landscape, one kneeling and raising hands toward a red winged seraph

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

Domenico Veneziano, c. 1445/1450

Gold-ground panel of the Crucifixion with angels, grieving women and armored soldiers below Christ on the cross.

The Crucifixion

Paolo Veneziano, c. 1340/1345

Painting of a Riccarree chief in feathered headdress and his wife in beaded dress standing on prairie, with earth lodges behi

Riccarree Chief and His Wife

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Panoramic painting of a triumphal procession with armored horsemen, a decorated chariot, oxen and a walled city.

The Triumph of Camillus

Biagio d'Antonio, c. 1470/1475

Still life painting of melons, peaches, figs, grapes and a glass carafe on a white tablecloth against a dark background.

Still Life with Fruit and Carafe

Pensionante del Saraceni, 1540-1670), c. 1610/1620

Oval painting of a wide river curving past grassy bluffs toward a distant palisaded village, with figures fishing and canoes

Mandan Village - A Distant View

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Crowded painting of figures worshipping a golden calf beside a river, with a feast in a tent and a mountain behind.

The Worship of the Golden Calf

Unknown artist, c. 1594

Panel painting showing Adam and Eve expelled from Eden at left and the Annunciation with an angel and Virgin Mary at right.

The Annunciation and Expulsion from Paradise

Giovanni di Paolo, c. 1435

Painted oval interior of a domed lodge with a feathered seated chief, a kneeling man, a campfire, and onlookers around the wa

Catlin Feasted by the Mandan Chief

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of workers repairing a wooden ship by willow trees, with two armored men in the foreground and a walled city across

The Trojans Repairing Their Ships in Sicily

Dosso Dossi, c. 1520

Painting of the Nativity: Mary kneels by the Christ Child on straw, Joseph kneels with a staff, ox and donkey beside a manger

The Nativity

Lippi, Filippo, Fra, probably c. 1445

Watercolor of Minatarree men dancing with feathered headdresses and corn stalks on a grassy plain under a pale sky.

Green Corn Dance - Minatarrees

George Catlin, 1861

Painting of the Virgin and infant Christ in a rocky cave, with kneeling shepherds and a river landscape beyond.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Giorgione, 1505/1510

Wide landscape painting with rocky cliffs, a castle by a river, a distant city, horsemen, hunters, and a stag by a pond.

Scenes from a Legend

Giovanni di Lorenzo Larciani, probably c. 1515/1520

Painting of dancers in buffalo headdresses holding spears and a drum on an open prairie under a pale sky.

Buffalo Dance - Mandan

George Catlin, 1861

Painting of Apollo and Marsyas: a nude man restrained beside musicians playing violin, bagpipes and a wind instrument in a la

Apollo and Marsyas

; Bartolomeo di David Anonymous, c. 1540

Group portrait of a family in an interior with a map, globe, red drapery, and a standing servant at right.

The Washington Family

Edward Savage, 1789-1796

Painting of Mandan men in feathered headdresses gathered on grassland beside trees, with arrows and a hide on the ground.

Game of the Arrow - Mandan

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of many sailing boats with yellow sails on a calm river under golden clouds, with a town and church tower at left.

The Maas at Dordrecht

Aelbert Cuyp, c. 1650

Painting of an armored knight in a red cape beside two women, one in white holding a golden cup, with a glowing halo.

The Red Cross Knight

John Singleton Copley, 1793

Painting of Mandan men seated in a council circle on prairie grass, with shields, spears and a central fire.

A Foot War Party in Council - Mandan

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of a bearded old man pointing at a gentleman while a crowd gathers before a village inn with a flag.

The Return of Rip Van Winkle

John Quidor, 1849

Painting of Orpheus playing violin in a forest clearing with nude figures, peacocks, turkeys, and wolves beside a stream.

Orpheus

Unknown artist, c. 1515

Painting of a Mandan medicine man with feathered headdress and staffs, surrounded by a crowd before earth lodges on the prair

A Mandan Medicine Man

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Venetian square with a Gothic church, equestrian statue, canal with gondolas, and figures in 18th-century dress under blue sk

The Campo di SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice

Bernardo Bellotto, 1743/1747

Loose oil landscape of a white horse by a boat on a river, with a cottage, trees, cattle and a cloudy sky.

The White Horse

John Constable, 1818-1819

Painted facsimile of a hide robe with small warriors in feathered headdresses, some on horses, arranged in rows.

Facsimile of the Robe of Mah-to-toh-pa - Mandan

George Catlin, 1861/1869

Painting of a rural landscape with a horse and cart, a rider, a stone bridge, village houses and trees under a cloudy sky.

View near Epernon

Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, 1850/1860

Painting of cattle grazing beside a lake with swans and a rowing boat, a brick house on a hill, and tall clouds.

Wivenhoe Park, Essex

John Constable, 1816

Oval painting of seated men in a thatched ceremonial lodge with buffalo skulls, shields, and a central fire.

Mandan Ceremony - The Water Sinks Down

George Catlin, 1861/1869