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Yale University Art Gallery

3,066 works

Painting of a bald monk in a white habit holding a golden crozier against a dark background.

Saint Bernard; Virgin and Child

Jehan Bellegambe, 1525

Still life with turnips, bread, a stoneware jug, wine glass, and a newspaper on a wooden table.

Munchener Bote

William Harnett, 1881

Still life painting of a flute, old books, sheet music, quill pen and brass lamp on a draped table against dark paneling.

Still Life with Flute, Vase and Roman Lamp

William Harnett, 1885

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

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

Travellers in Autumn Mountain

Painting of the crucifixion with Christ on a cross under a dark sky, and two grieving women at the base in pale and red robes

The Crucifixion

Francesco Trevisani, 1715

Painting of a devastated Dutch city with church towers, smoking ruins, scattered debris and figures in the foreground.

The Explosion of the Powder Magazine in Delft, 1654

Egbert van der Poel, 1654

Still life painting of a wicker basket of peaches with leaves, grapes, grape leaves and a silver knife on a table.

Nature morte au panier de pêches Still Life with a Basket of Peaches

Raphaelle Peale, 1816

Oil portrait of a seated man in a fur-trimmed robe writing with a quill at a green desk, against a draped curtain.

Francesco Guicciardini

Giuliano Bugiardini, 1538

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

Three men in a dim room after a meal: one plays violin, one in a top hat rests his head, one in a red cap smokes.

After Dinner

William Sidney Mount, 1834

Painting of visitors at a sculpture exhibition, with a bronze bust, classical statues, palms, and a woman reading in the fore

At the Sculpture Exhibition

Charles Courtney Curran, 1895

Painting of the Virgin holding the infant Christ as an angel offers a bowl of food, with Joseph beneath a cherry tree.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, known as the Madonna della Pappa

Francesco Vanni, 1599

Brown monochrome study of the Virgin and Child with two female saints beneath a draped canopy, with a lamb at right.

Study for the Virgin and Child with Saints Cecilia and Agne

Francesco Vanni, 1605

Painting of the Virgin and Child enthroned between two bishop saints in gold halos, with a kneeling donor at left.

Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints Martin of Tours and Blaise

Neri di Bicci, 1476

Painting of the kneeling Virgin in red and gold robes praying as the Christ Child touches her veil, with gold halos.

The Virgin Adoring the Child

Neri di Bicci, 1465

Gilded arched altarpiece frame with God the Father above red seraphim and two kneeling angels, with an Ave Maria inscription

God the Father with Adoring Angels and Seraphim

Neri di Bicci, 1472

Medieval tempera painting of an arched interior with figures in red and blue robes, gold coins on the floor, and a red-curtai

A Scene from the Legend of Saint Nicholas of Bari

Neri di Bicci, 1460

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

Late Afternoon

Ralph Albert Blakelock

Dark painted landscape of seated figures in a forest clearing under trees, with a glowing horizon at dusk.

Moonlit Landscape with Indian

Ralph Albert Blakelock, 1880

Painting of the Virgin and Child with infant John the Baptist and Saint Catherine of Siena, with a dove and ruins behind.

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Saint Catherine of Siena

Rutilio di Lorenzo Manetti, 1608

Landscape painting of a plank footbridge, tall trees, grazing cows and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

Landscape

William Trost Richards, 1860

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 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

Oil painting of an older man showing a microscope to two children at a candlelit table, with a woman standing nearby.

The Microscope

Robert Walter Weir, 1849

Pastel painting of a snowy city plaza with a glowing Christmas tree, skaters, bronze statues, and skyscrapers under a red sun

Christmas

Florine Stettheimer, 1930

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

Ink painting of a seated robed poet beside vertical calligraphy, mounted as a Japanese hanging scroll.

The Poet Hitomaro

Konoe Nobutada, 1607

Seated painter with palette beside an easel in a cluttered studio, with an old woman and child behind him.

The Poor Painter in his Studio

Andries Both, 1634

Twilight seascape with a tall sailing ship at anchor, a rowboat, and a white lighthouse on a rocky point under a dusky sky.

Lighthouse at Camden, Maine

Fitz Henry Lane, 1851

Painting of a calm inlet at sunset with grazing cows, a sailboat, a tree, and a seated figure sketching in the foreground.

New England Inlet with Self-Portrait

Fitz Henry Lane, 1848

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

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

Ink Plum

Hanging scroll of ink plum branches with white blossoms and a column of black calligraphy with red seals.

Plum Blossom and Calligraphy

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

Fan-shaped ink and color landscape with craggy mountains, pine trees, and distant hills, with calligraphy and red seals.

Landscape in the Style of Huang Gongwang

Wang Yuanqi, 1712

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

Landscape

Arched panel painting of the Virgin and Child with three saints against a gold background, Matteo di Giovanni, 1470.

Virgin and Child Enthroned with Three Saint

Matteo di Giovanni, 1470

Fragmentary painting of two nude men wrestling, one lifting the other, against a blue sky with a small tree below.

Hercules Slaying Antaeu

Matteo di Giovanni, 1470

Abstract painting of angular black, grey and cream triangular shapes with dense textured brushwork.

Suprematism (formerly) Abstraction

Aleksandr Drevin, 1921

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

Head of a Lion

Takeuchi Seihô, 1901

Black cormorant perched upright on a woven basket against a pale cream background, rendered in ink and wash.

Cormorant on a Basket

Takeuchi Seihô, 1925

Oil painting of a snowy river with a stone bridge, historic buildings, a tower and a horse-drawn carriage under a grey sky.

Paris in Winter

Pierre Dumont, 1912

Lunette painting of two draped women in pink with wheat and flower garland before blossoming branches.

Ceres and Proserpine Reunited

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1893

Reclining female muse with laurel wreath holding a brush beside an easel, palette and brush vase, in a pink robe.

Muse of Painting

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1893

Lunette painting of a woman holding pan pipes beside a column, with a reclining cherub and green foliage on a gold background

Muse of Music

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1893

Reclining woman in pink robes holds up a glowing light bulb beside leaves, with glass jars and wires on a table.

Muse of Electricity

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1893

Seated woman with red hair and laurel wreath playing a golden lyre, in pink and red robes, against olive green in a half-roun

Muse of Lyric Poetry

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1893

Seated classical woman in a laurel wreath, red drapery and scroll, against an olive background with laurel branches.

Muse of Tragedy

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1893

Reclining woman with a comic mask staff, wearing pink and white draped robes, with laurel branches on an olive background.

Muse of Comedy

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1893

Reclining woman in laurel wreath beside a celestial globe and drafting board, with a classical column behind her.

Muse of Astronomy

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1893

Painting of an older man in a black cap and red robe with two women in green and gold dress against laurel leaves.

Venetian Nobleman and Two Women

Giovanni Cariani, 1520

Snowy riverbank with bare trees, moored boats along a dock, and a wooden house, painted in pale winter tones.

Harlem River Winter Scene

Ernest Lawson, 1910

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

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

Full-length portrait of an elderly man with white hair seated in a red chair beside a table with books and quill pens.

Abraham Davenport (1715/16-1789), B.A. 1732, M.A. 1735

Ralph Earl, 1788

Seated woman in gold gown and white lace cap holding a fan, with an open window showing a church steeple beyond.

Mrs. John Davenport (Mary Sylvester Welles) (1754-1847)

Ralph Earl, 1794

Seated man in brown coat and yellow waistcoat holds a rolled paper beside a desk, bookshelf, and landscape window.

John Davenport (1752-1830), B.A. 1770, M.A. 1773

Ralph Earl, 1794

Full-length portrait of a woman in blue holding hands with a boy in red before a wide rural landscape.

Mrs. William Moseley (Laura Wolcott), (1761-1814) and her son Charles, (1786-1815)

Ralph Earl, 1791

Painting of Saint Jerome kneeling with a stone before a crucifix, a lion beside him, rocky cliffs and a distant town behind.

Penitent Saint Jerome

Fiorenzo di Lorenzo, 1485

Abstract painting of interlocking geometric planes and curved forms in black, blue, green, red, pink and yellow.

Composition I

Patrick Henry Bruce, 1916

Abstract painting of interlocking angular shapes in red, black, white, blue and green, by Patrick Henry Bruce, 1916.

Composition II

Patrick Henry Bruce, 1916