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Yale University Art Gallery

1,672 works

Half-length oil portrait of a young man with tousled hair, dark coat and white cravat, against a brown background.

Joseph Reade

Louis-Léopold Boilly, 1800

Study by Carlo Maratta showing an angel with a sword above a reclining woman and onlookers beneath a stormy sky.

Study for the altarpiece of Saint Rosalie among the Plague-Stricken

Carlo Maratta, 1657

Shepherds gather around a tomb and a skull beside classical ruins and an obelisk under a stormy sky.

Et in Arcadia Ego

Sébastien Bourdon, 1637

Virgin Mary holding the nude infant Christ, who reaches for fruit, with a lake and city landscape behind them.

Virgin and Child: The Gambaro Madonna

Francesco Francia, 1495

Three haloed saints on gold ground: one with a sword, one with a book and staff, one with a cross and gilded disc.

Saints Julian, James, and Michael

Agnolo Gaddi, 1390

Angular painting of a dark-leaved rubber plant in a faceted green vase against geometric blue, ochre and maroon planes.

Rubber Plant

Marsden Hartley, 1920

Painting of a twin waterfall falling into a dark pool among rocks and trees, under a stormy sky with a cliff on the right.

Rocky Pool, Bash-Bish Fall

John Frederick Kensett, 1865

Painting of John the Baptist baptizing Christ in a river, with a dove descending in light and two angels at left.

The Baptism of Christ

Andrea Sacchi, 1650

Painting of the dead Christ seated on a tomb, supported by a grieving woman in blue, with a yellow cross behind them.

The Entombment

Andrea Solari, 1510

Oval painting of a flower-crowned woman and a red-draped man among clouds, with winged putti and blossoms in the sky.

Flora and Zephyr

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1760

Oil painting of an elderly bearded man in a brown robe holding a book and pen against a pale sky background.

Saint Peter

Francisco Herrera the Elder, 1630

Painting of a monkey perched on stacked books beside a red drape, with scattered books on the floor in an interior.

Monkeying with Literature

William Merritt Chase, 1877

Hanging scroll of a pale peony on a slender stem with blue-green leaves, a bare branch, and calligraphy at upper right.

Peony

Wen Zhengming, 1532

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

Wild Chrysanthemum

Portrait of a woman in a black dress holding a rabbit, set against a landscape with trees and hills.

Portrait of a Lady with a Rabbit

Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio, 1508

Pale painting of a thorny branch with pink blossoms, green leaves and a red seal near the bottom edge.

Album of Flowers

Chen Hongshou, 1799

Painting of a kneeling bearded man in a grey robe carrying a large wooden cross against a dark background.

Christ Carrying the Cro

Luis de Morales, 1546

Dark painted waterfront market with a large wooden boat, hanging white cloth, half-timbered houses and a crowd of figures.

Intérieur d’un Port (Waterfront Market)

Eugène Isabey, 1825

Panel painting of Christ's body being lowered from a cross, with grieving figures, a ladder, and a rocky landscape behind.

The Deposition

Cornelis Engebrechtsz, 1510

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

Two hummingbirds with long banded tails perch on a branch above a nest with young birds, misty mountains behind.

Two Hummingbirds with Their Young

Martin Johnson Heade, 1865

Painting of a young girl in a yellow blouse and green skirt standing on a forest path among trees and a rock.

On the Hillside

Eastman Johnson, 1875

Seated male nude holding a torch aloft beside a green drape against a dark background, painted study from 1877.

Male Nude Study

Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, 1877

Gold-ground panel painting of a standing female saint in red mantle and blue robe holding a blue jar.

Saints Mary Magdalene and John the Baptist

Paolo Veneziano, 1350

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

A Cut Branch of Blossoming Plum

Oil painting of a standing nude man with lowered head, holding a match, with a wall clock at the left edge.

Nude Study of a Man

Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, 1875

Abstract painting of a vertical tree in shattered green, blue and yellow geometric facets with white blossoms.

Spring (The Procession)

Joseph Stella, 1914

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

Painting of a haloed saint holding a staff and red book, wearing a pink robe and teal mantle against a gold ground.

Saint Jame

Niccolò di Tommaso, 1365

Painting of a white heron beside lilies, orchids, a hummingbird and green leaves against a blue sky and teal ground.

The White Heron

Joseph Stella, 1918