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Painting of two women baking bread at a domed adobe oven in a sunlit courtyard beneath hanging red chilies.

Women Baking Bread

Carl Moon, 1940

Painting of a pink roseate spoonbill wading among green marsh grasses under a pink sky, by Abbott Handerson Thayer.

Roseate Spoonbill, study for book Concealing Coloration in the Animal Kingdom

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1900

Loose oil painting of a pale country road curving through an ochre field toward dark green trees under a grey sky.

Country Road in France

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Haloed figure in red robe walks ahead of a group of followers along a stone wall path, head bowed.

Going Down to Gethsemane

Furth Johannes Adam Simon Oertel, 1890

Oil landscape of a calm river through green marshland with trees and a cloudy sky, by Edward Gay, 1900.

The River, Sound Beach, Connecticut

Edward Gay, 1900

Large 1860 painting of a formal group in period dress gathered on a lawn near a brick gateway and white obelisks under trees.

Visit of the Prince of Wales, President Buchanan, and Dignitaries to the Tomb of Washington at Mount Vernon, October…

Thomas P. Rossiter, 1860

Painting of sheep grazing in a sunlit meadow under large shade trees, with a haystack in the distance.

Noon in the Orchard

Worthington Whittredge, 1900

Painting of a young man in hat and vest seated on rocks beside a stream, with a rough wooded landscape behind him.

The Young Mechanic

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, 1830

Robed figures gather on a dusty path beneath a large gnarled tree, painted in muted teal and ochre tones.

He Healed the Sick

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Painting of cows grazing on a green hillside beneath a large twisted tree, with a cottage and cloudy sky behind.

Pastoral Study

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1890

Painting of a park with a walking woman, seated figure, bare tree, pond and obelisk beside terracotta paths and green trees.

In the Luxembourg Gardens

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Abstract painting with black curving lines, a striped sphere in yellow and red, and cream panels on dark teal.

Untitled - Rupert D. Turnbull, 1930

Rupert D. Turnbull, 1930

Four-panel folding screen with abstract geometric figures painted in bold blues, greens, reds, and yellows on gray frames.

Spirit of Christmas

Carl Newman, 1920

Painting of the Nativity with Mary, Joseph and the infant Christ, and three Magi bringing gifts under a night sky.

The Magi

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1910

Painting of breaking ocean waves on a sandy beach under cloudy skies, with a small island and sailboats on the horizon.

Beach of Bass Rocks, Gloucester, Massachusetts

F. K. M. Rehn, 1880

Abstract painting with swirling white and green brushstrokes over brown tones, on a dark panel.

Untitled - Alfred H. Maurer, 1920

Alfred H. Maurer, 1920

Christ on a rocky height raises his hand toward angels in light while a winged devil lurks in shadow below.

Christ Tempted by the Devil

John Ritto Penniman, 1810

Painting of an open autumn prairie with a herd of elk grazing and three figures with rifles in the lower right foreground.

Elk Grazing on an Autumn Prairie

George Catlin, 1840

Oil painting of an overgrown stone temple with stairway, banyan tree, palms, and figures on grass under a cloudy sky.

Javanese Temple in Ruins

Javanese Raden Saleh, 1860

Painting of a blue-branched tree beside a white house with a red roof and a colorful garden.

Blue Trees

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Painting of a striped lighthouse and a white mail boat battling choppy waves under a stormy, rust-colored sky.

Mail to Cape Lookout (mural study, Beaufort, North Carolina Post Office)

Simka Simkhovitch, 1930

Painting of a haloed woman holding an infant by a stone wall, with a man riding a donkey and a town on a hill behind.

The Flight into Egypt

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1910

Oil painting of a woman in white veiled dress riding a camel while a man in a turban gestures beside it, desert mountains beh

Man with Woman on Camel

Miner Kilbourne Kellogg

Painting of a woman in a brown cloak beside sunlit stone steps and whitewashed buildings casting long blue shadows.

Femmes pres des Escaliers no. II

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a family picnic on a white cloth in a shaded forest clearing among tall trees, with a man in a straw hat.

Untitled--Picnic Scene

J. M. Tracy, 1870

Soft painted landscape of a pale moon rising over a tree line, with a green meadow and small pond in the foreground.

Midsummer Moonrise

Dwight William Tryon, 1890

Painting of a man leading a dark calf down a sunlit street lined with whitewashed buildings and arched doorways.

Street Scene, Tangier (Man Leading Calf)

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1910

Seated man in feathered headdress paints horseback rider and deer on a hide, beside a decorated pot and paint palette.

Indian Artist

Carl Moon, 1940

Painting of children dancing around a maypole and playing in a city square with market stalls and tenement buildings.

The Field of Joy

Jerome Myers, 1920

Naive painting of fishing schooners, rowboats with fishermen, whales and birds on a dark, turbulent sea under a blue sky.

The Marblehead Fishermen

John Orne Johnson Frost, 1920

Painting of women in traditional bonnets seated in a church, facing a preacher in a raised pulpit beside a window.

The Sermon

Gari Melchers, 1880

Painting of a headless rider on a black horse chasing a fleeing rider on a white horse through a moonlit autumn forest.

The Headless Horseman Pursuing Ichabod Crane

John Quidor, 1850

Painting of tall pale poplar trees, a small figure in blue on a path, and a pale sandy plain under a turquoise sky.

Scene of Algiers

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Oil painting of a seated man in green robes with women and a winged cupid beside a red curtain under a cloudy sky.

Helen Brought to Paris

Benjamin West, 1770

Misty painting of a columned classical building beyond a river, with bare trees and a stone embankment in muted browns.

Chambre des Deputes in a Mist

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painted landscape with bare trees, red and orange foliage, green fields, winding paths, and distant blue hills.

Landscape, Bridge, Huntingdon Valley

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Night painting of a hilltop town with a bright moon glowing over swirling clouds and pale water below.

Magic City

John Noble, 1920

Loose painting of a warm-toned city square with a tall obelisk, classical buildings, lamp posts and small pedestrians.

La Concorde

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a robed risen Christ reaching toward a kneeling woman in green drapery beneath a dark tree and glowing sky.

Christ Appearing to Mary

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1880

Painting of a white mansion with a cupola on a wooded bluff overlooking water, with a ship sailing under a pink evening sky.

Mount Vernon

Frances Mary "Jennie" Bellows Millard, 1850

Loose impressionist harbor scene with blue water, moored boats with masts, and three figures on a sandy shore.

Cote aux Environs de Cherbourg

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a reclining man resting his head on a seated woman's lap on a leopard-skin couch, with an attendant and a dog.

(Interior Scene with Sultan and Concubine)

Thomas Buchanan Read, 1820

Oil landscape of a sunlit pasture with grazing cattle and sheep, autumn trees, a dirt path, and distant hills under a glowing

Landscape

Charles Herbert Moore, 1850

Misty pale landscape with a rushing stream, bare trees, and a distant house beneath a hazy sky.

End of Winter

John Henry Twachtman, 1900

Dim interior with a seated man at a table, a standing woman in rust dress, and a small figure in a doorway at right.

And He Disappeared out of Their Sight

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1890

Painted study of workers with stone blocks, fruit picking, a woman with a cotton basket, mules, and factory buildings behind.

Abundance of Today (mural study, Clarksville, Tennessee Post Office)

F. Luis Mora, 1930

Painting of two seated women making arrows and a standing child beside them in an adobe interior with feathers and a basket.

Arrow Makers

Carl Moon, 1940

Painting of a river valley with storm clouds, a covered bridge, rolling hills, and two walkers with a dog on a rocky bank.

View of Cohoes

J.W. Hill, 1820

Crowded baroque banquet under classical arches, with reclining women, servants, armed men on a staircase, and smoke rising.

The Banquet of Cleopatra

Sebastiano Mazzoni, 1660

Two women seated on a rug in an adobe room, painting geometric designs on pottery vessels.

Hopi Pottery Painters

Carl Moon, 1940

Painting of adobe pueblo houses with small windows and a dark doorway on dusty ground under a pale sky.

Walpi Pueblo

Eanger Irving Couse, 1900

Painting of a rocky coastline with layered ledges, surf breaking on the rocks, and blue sea under a pale sky.

Rockbound Coast, Cape Ann

Cullen Yates, 1900

Painting of a stone village church and cemetery with crosses under a heavy cloudy sky, in muted ochre tones.

Village Church and Cemetery, Brittany

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Painting of a choppy harbor with a sailboat, a small island, and a distant city skyline under a grey sky.

Untitled (Harbor Scene)

James Hamilton, 1800

Painting of a dense tropical jungle with tall trees, a dirt path, small figures with a dog, and monkeys in branches.

Javanese Jungle

Javanese Raden Saleh, 1860

Painting of a colorful garden with a bending figure, flower beds, cypress trees and bold orange and blue foliage.

Garden

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Robed monks in a pale arched cloister with cypress trees beyond, and a fresco of haloed angels on the wall.

Inspiration Chretienne

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1880

Painting of a Venetian canal with gondolas, a tall brick bell tower, a stone arched bridge and palaces under a blue sky.

Scene on the Grand Canal, Venice

Canaletto, 1700

Painting of bare trees on a curving path above rolling hills in bold yellow, orange, green and blue patches.

Valley Falls I

H. Lyman Saÿen, 1910

Small painting of a Venetian canal with gondolas, a brick church with bell tower, and figures on a stone quay under a cloudy

Canal in Venice

Francesco Guardi

Loose painting of a dark house on a ridge with pale trees, blue mountains, turquoise sky and rust-colored shrubs.

House on the Ridge

Chauncey F. Ryder, 1920

Painted study of a neoclassical chamber with red drapery, gray columns, a vaulted ceiling, and a raised rostrum at left.

Study for The House of Representatives

Samuel Finley Breese Morse, 1820

Painting of a river landscape with a red-clad child in a boat guided by a winged figure, tall trees, and distant mountains.

The Voyage of Life--Youth

Painting of a decorated tipi by a lake at dusk, with two figures, spears and a shield, under a glowing amber sky.

Night Scene of Indian Tipi

Benjamin Raborg, 1890