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Yale University Art Gallery

870 works

Painting of a uniformed officer carrying a captured flag past a columned building, with horses, cannon, and soldiers in the s

General Humphreys Delivering the Standards taken at Yorktown to Congress Hall (Philadelphia)

Nicolas Louis Albert Delerive

Ink landscape with misty mountains, bare trees, an arched bridge and a small pavilion beside still water.

Album

Oil portrait of an older man with gray hair in a dark coat and white collar against a dark background.

The Honorable James Lanman (1769-1841), B.A. 1788, M.A. 1791

Chester Harding

Painting of a wooded path under a rose-tinted sunset sky, with a small figure, distant river and hills.

Landscape

Ink landscape on a fan-shaped sheet with distant mountains, a river, willow trees, a hut, and small boats.

Landscape

Hanging scroll painting of pink peonies and white narcissus beside a rock, with dark ink leaves and branches.

Peonies and Narcissus

Painting of Venus with cupids, a bearded smith, and armour in a cave setting, with dramatic clouds in the background.

Venus at the Forge of Vulcan, also known as "Thetis receives the Arms of Achilles"

Anthony van Dyck

Brown ink landscape painting of a tall rocky mountain with pines, bare trees, a stone bridge and a distant pagoda.

A Thousand Peaks After Snowfall

Hanging scroll of two figures under a pine tree beside a garden rock, with calligraphy and a red seal at left.

Landscape with Two Figures Standing Under a Pine and Beside a Garden Rock

Oil painting of a seated woman in a green gown on a red throne facing a man in black, with an attendant holding a parchment.

Christopher Columbus before Queen Isabella

Jean-Paul Laurens

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a tweed jacket with a pink collar, looking to the side against a dark background.

The Veteran (Portrait of George Reynolds)

Oil study of weathered boulders covered in moss and lichen, set against a misty green hillside.

Study of a Rock

Asher Brown Durand

Ink painting of orchids with arching leaves beside a rock, with calligraphy inscription and red seals on the left.

Orchids

Charcoal sketch of robed figures and a seated man beneath gothic arches in a loose, hatched interior composition.

Composition study for The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey

Seated man in blue coat and red waistcoat beside a standing servant in a turban, with ships in a harbor behind.

Elihu Yale with his Servant

Painting of a white boat propped on timbers on a sandy shore, with weathered sheds, a steel bridge and towers behind.

Hauled Up

Reclining nude female figure with outstretched arm and flowing drapery, painted in loose ochre, blue, and yellow tones on a l

Figure study, for The Spirit of Light, Rotunda, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg

Edwin Austin Abbey

Painting of a wooded landscape with two figures and a dog on a dirt path, with cottages and tall trees under a cloudy sky.

Wooded Landscape with Figures on a Path

Meindert Hobbema

Oil portrait of an older bald man in wire spectacles, dark coat and white cravat against a dark brown background.

Timothy Dwight (or Theodore Dwight?)

Painting of a seated woman in a green gown on a red dais facing a dark-cloaked man, with an attendant holding a scroll.

Columbus before Isabella

Jean-Paul Laurens

Painting of a barefoot boy in a red vest fishing by a river under dark trees at dusk.

Boy fishing

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz

Painting of the Virgin and Child flanked by Saint Catherine with a palm frond and Saint Nicholas in bishop's robes.

Cima da Conegliano, Virgin and Child with Saints Catherine and Nicholas

Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano

Ink and colour painting of a bearded man in a red robe leading a grey saddled horse, with calligraphy and red seals.

The Three Horse

Ink painting of a seated figure in a boat with reeds and a crescent moon, with calligraphy and red seals at left.

Hotei in a Boat

Painting of a hazy valley and lake seen from a hillside, framed by autumn trees and a large boulder.

Lake Champlain

John Frederick Kensett

Album leaf with blue-green mountains, pine trees, a figure on a bridge, and facing calligraphy with red seals.

Landscapes in the Blue-Green Style

Ink painting of a wild chrysanthemum on a grassy mound, with cursive Chinese calligraphy and red seals above.

Wild Chrysanthemum

Fan-shaped painting of gnarled plum branches with white blossoms beside narcissus flowers and leaves, with red seals.

Plum Blossoms and Narcissus

Night river landscape with a church tower, windmill, grazing cows and boats under a moonlit cloudy sky.

Moonlight Landscape

Aert van der Neer

Oil portrait of a young boy in a fur cap holding a wooden flute, with sheet music at his feet and a landscape behind him.

John Gurney Jr., the Little Flute Player

Ink painting of a twisting plum branch with blossoms, with calligraphy and red seals on pale paper.

A Cut Branch of Blossoming Plum

Ink sketch of a robed Sakyamuni figure with halo, mounted on a gold fan shape over blue cloud-patterned brocade.

Sakyamuni Emerging from the Mountain

Misty ink landscape of cliffs, pine trees, a pale moon over a river, and a small sailboat near the reeds.

The Second Ode on the Red Cliff

Hashimoto Gahō

Ink landscape of a misty lake with mountains, a sailing boat, a rocky island, village rooftops and a small wooden bridge.

Eight Views of the Xiao-Xiang Region (Shosho Hakkei)

Ink wash painting of misty rocky mountains under a pale sky, with calligraphy and red seals at the right edge.

Cloudy Mountain

Painting of a crowded biblical wedding feast with a haloed figure in red in the foreground and stone jars on the floor.

The Marriage at Cana

Frans Francken the Younger

Painting of a sandy beach with figures, a horse and cart, beached boats, a wooden pier, and sailboats under a cloudy sky.

Yarmouth Beach

Stylized landscape with dark tropical trees, a white factory with a tall smokestack, gray mountains and an orange-yellow sky.

Landscape with Contrasting Tree Forms, II

Viking Eggeling

Hanging scroll of playful brown demons playing music, climbing a ladder, and flying among clouds, with an umbrella at left.

Playful Demons

Kawanabe Kyōsai

Ink landscape leaf with rocky cliffs, bamboo, pines, small houses by a river, and calligraphy with red seals at upper left.

Leaf from Album of Landscape

Painting of a dark tree, pink bare trunks, pale village buildings with a tower, and green hills under a red sky.

Landscape with Factory by Lake, II

Viking Eggeling

Two hanging scrolls: a figure with umbrella walks past a red torii gate; a mounted rider with attendants passes misty hills.

Ki no Tsurayuki Passing Aritoshi Shrine

Hanabusa Itchō

Hanging scroll of blue-green mountains, autumn trees, a pavilion and travellers on a path beside a waterfall.

Travellers in Autumn Mountain

Dark forest painting with trees framing a glowing golden light breaking through the canopy into a clearing.

Late Afternoon

Ralph Albert Blakelock

Hanging scroll of white and red peonies with leaves and buds, a dark butterfly on the red flower, and white butterflies above

Peonies and Butterflie

Fan-shaped painting of a spider spinning a web beside red blossoms, green leaves, and a bare branch, with calligraphy at left

Spider Spinning Its Web

Painting of Venus with a cupid and muscular smiths at a forge, with putti handling armor under a stormy sky.

Venus at the Forge of Vulcan, also known as “Thetis receives the Arms of Achilles”

Theodoor van Thulden

Fan painting of a dark bird on a bean plant branch beneath a pale moon, with calligraphy and a red seal.

Harvest Moon and Raven Bean with Haiku

Hanging scroll of a twisting plum branch in ink with pale blossoms, surrounded by calligraphic inscriptions and red seals.

Ink Plum

Ink painting on silk of a drooping willow above a gnarled trunk with blossoming peach branches, with calligraphy and red seal

Willow Tree and Blossoming Peach

Ink landscape hanging scroll with tall rocky mountains, pine trees, small pavilions and a calligraphic inscription in the upp

Landscape

Hanging scroll with an ink rubbing of a lotus roof tile beside a column of Japanese cursive calligraphy.

Lotus Roof Tile Rubbing with Waka

Ōtagaki Rengetsu

Hanging scroll of a misty cliff, a windswept pine, bare trees, and a seated scholar by water, with calligraphy at upper right

Landscape in the style of Li Tang

Hanging scroll of robed figures gathered in a garden with pine trees, bamboo, banana plants, and a winding stream.

Elegant Gathering in the Western Garden

Abstract painting of overlapping geometric shapes and curved arcs in bold yellow, green, red, blue, black and white.

Agee and Rose, C11

Patrick Henry Bruce

Ink painting of a boy in a conical hat riding a water buffalo beneath gnarled trees, with scattered leaves on the ground.

Herd Boy

Hishida Shunsō

Ink painting of a heron standing on a rock beside a slender reed, on a hanging scroll with a blank background.

Cormorant in the style of Miyamoto Musashi

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, tree clusters, a small hut, and calligraphy in the upper left.

Landscape in the manner of Mi Fu

Ink painting of a long-billed bird perched on a branch beside pale leaves, with red seals and calligraphy on paper.

Album: Birds and Fish

Handwritten Chinese calligraphy in black ink on aged paper with red seal impressions at lower left.

Page of Calligraphy from Album of Landscapes

Ink landscape hanging scroll with Mount Fuji above misty hills, pine trees on a shore, and a small boat on water.

Mount Fuji, overlooking from Tago no Ura Bay

Three seated robed figures on a plain brown silk background, each on a carved wooden stool, with red shoes visible.

The Three Religions: Confucius, Laozi and Buddha

Painting of young David holding Goliath's severed head and a sword, with fallen giant, armor and a battlefield behind him.

David with the Head of Goliath

Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra

Ink landscape hanging scroll with steep mountains, a distant lake with a small boat, and calligraphy with red seals at upper

Drinking in a Boat Under the Autumn Moon