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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Still life painting of a dark urn overflowing with roses, tulips, poppies and peonies, with grapes and peaches on a stone led

Still Life with Flowers and Fruit

Jan van Huysum, c. 1715

Christ in a rowboat as fishermen haul a full net of fish, with sailing ships and a coastal town on the sea behind.

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

Jacopo Bassano, 1545

Oil portrait of a young girl in a black dress with red sash, holding a small terrier against a brown background.

Miss Beatrice Townsend

John Singer Sargent, 1882

Painting of a red-haired woman in a black lace dress standing on a grassy lawn with a birch tree behind her.

Marie Buloz Pailleron (Madame Édouard Pailleron)

John Singer Sargent, 1879

Young woman in a white hat holds a small dog on a balcony, with city rooftops visible behind her.

Young Girl at a Window

Mary Cassatt, c. 1883-1884

Oil sketch of dark trees on a hillside with distant mountains and clouds glowing pink and gold at sunset.

Mountain Landscape at Sunset

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1765

Painting of a stone arch bridge over a rocky mountain stream, with wooded cliffs and wooden houses beside it.

Mountain Stream in the Auvergne

Théodore Rousseau, 1830

Oil sketch of cumulus clouds over a blue sky, with a dark sea and brown hills along the bottom edge.

Study of Clouds over the Roman Campagna

Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, c. 1782/1785

Mary Ellis Bell (Mrs. Isaac Bell)

John Vanderlyn, c. 1827

Painting of a kneeling woman greeting a red-cloaked soldier while armored men, horses, and servants with bread gather outdoor

The Meeting of David and Abigail

Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1630

Painting of sailboats and figures on a wooden pier on a calm river, with a distant town and windmill under a cloudy sky.

A Pier Overlooking Dordrecht

Aelbert Cuyp, early 1640s

Painting of cattle resting and herdsmen on horseback overlooking a wide plain with a distant town under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Herdsmen

Aelbert Cuyp, mid 1650s

Painting of a flat marsh with haystacks, a winding creek, grazing cattle and a distant sea under a cloudy sky.

View of Marshfield

Martin Johnson Heade, c. 1866/1876

Painting of a sleeping woman in white veil and dark habit beside a crucifix, with a small dog at her feet.

Saint Margaret of Cortona

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, 1737

Oil sketch of snowy Rome rooftops, a bell tower, an obelisk and cypress trees under a cloudy sky.

Santa Trinità dei Monti in the Snow

André Giroux, 1825/1830

Painting of a young man in white tunic and blue cloak beside a chestnut horse, with onlookers and rolling hills.

Alexander and Bucephalus

Edgar Degas, 1861/1862

Painting of a shattered fallen tree trunk with splintered wood and broken branches on a forest floor.

Fallen Tree

Alexandre Calame, 1839/1845

Painting of a crowned female saint in a red robe holding a sword against a dark background.

Saint Catherine [right wing exterior]

Master of the Starck Triptych, c. 1480/1490

Triptych painting of the Raising of the Cross with mourners on the left, men hoisting Christ and a mounted rider on the right

The Raising of the Cross [center, left, and right panels]

Master of the Starck Triptych, c. 1480/1490

Painting of a white villa above a rocky cliff with a large grotto arch, a horse cart and figures on a dirt road below.

View of a Villa, Pizzofalcone, Naples

Lancelot Théodore Turpin de Crissé, c. 1819

Saint Barbara in a red robe and gold crown holds a golden chalice with a host against a dark background.

Saint Barbara [left wing exterior]

Master of the Starck Triptych, c. 1480/1490

Painting of a grounded ship on a sandbank in an estuary under stormy clouds, with a rowing boat and distant sails.

Estuary at Day's End

Simon de Vlieger, c. 1640/1645

Still life painting of a parrot, artichokes, cherries, pea pods, and a vase of poppies and irises on a stone ledge.

Still Life with Artichokes and a Parrot

Unknown artist, 17th century

Painting of red and pink poppies on a rocky coast overlooking blue sea, with a white sailboat and distant islands.

Poppies, Isles of Shoals

Childe Hassam, 1891

Painting of a white cottage with red roof and chimney on a sunny grassy slope beside a dirt road, shaded by trees.

Roadside Cottage

Dennis Miller Bunker, 1889

Loose oil sketch of dark storm clouds with rose tints and pale blue sky breaking through above a sunlit landscape.

Cloud Study: Stormy Sunset

John Constable, 1821-1822

Painting of a sunlit valley with green hills, farmhouses with red roofs, and a hilltop building under a pale blue sky.

View near Naples

Simon Denis, c. 1806

Full-length portrait of a man in pink satin and lace with a plumed black hat, holding a baton before a blue banner.

Andries Stilte as a Standard Bearer

Johannes Cornelisz. Verspronck, 1640

Trompe l'oeil still life on a dark door with a red cap, riding crop, horseshoe, racing newspaper, and torn license plates.

For the Track

John Frederick Peto, 1895

Evening river scene with a windmill, sailboats and rowboats under a dark cloudy sky with glowing light on the water.

River Scene with Windmill and Boats, Evening

Anthonie van Borssom, c. 1645