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Yale University Art Gallery

1,672 works

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

Gilded Gothic altarpiece panel showing Christ and the Virgin enthroned in blue robes, with angels below and scenes in the pin

Christ and the Virgin Enthroned, with Allegories of the Old and New Testament

Giovanni del Biondo, 1365

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

Medieval panel painting of the Virgin holding the Christ Child against a gold background, in a wooden Gothic frame.

Virgin and Child

Jacopo del Casentino, 1340

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

Abstract painting of geometric machine-like forms in teal, white, and yellow on a cream background.

Painting (formerly Machine)

Morton Livingston Schamberg, 1916

Gilded panel painting of Christ crowning the Virgin Mary, surrounded by haloed angels, two playing violins, under a Gothic ar

The Coronation of the Virgin

Jacopo del Casentino, 1320

Gothic panel of the Virgin and Child under a pointed arch, with gold haloes, worn blue and white robes, and a red brocade bac

Virgin and Child

Jacopo di Cione, 1370

Gold-ground panel with two saints in pink and gray robes, Resurrection and Crucifixion scenes above, in a pointed arch frame.

Saint James Major and Resurrection, Saint John the Baptist and Crucifixion

Giovanni dal Ponte, 1410

Grey bird with white ear patch perched on a pink rock beside a tree with yellow and green leaves.

White-Eared Bulbul Perched on a Pink Rock

Muin Musavvir, 1676

Oil portrait of a man in a red coat and grey wig holding a folded paper, against a brown background.

Edward Winslow (1699-1753)

John Smibert, 1730

Painted portrait of a red-haired woman in a patterned shawl with a black collar and cameo brooch, on pink background.

Portrait of Katherine S. Dreier

Anne Goldthwaite, 1915

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

Oil portrait of a man with long dark hair in a black gown and white clerical bands, set in an oval frame.

Reverend Joseph Sewall (1688-1769)

John Smibert, 1735

Painting of a grinning jester in a striped cap with a brown dog, wine glass, bread and cracked egg on a table.

The Jester

Marx Reichlich, 1519

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

Three women in classical dress raise their arms toward a marble serpent-entwined statue in a brick niche, with a kneeling fig

Invocation to the Goddess Hygieia

Louis-Hector Leroux, 1862

Oil painting of a bearded man on a black horse holding a rifle on a rocky trail under a blue sky with clouds.

Long Jakes (copy by the artist after an original in 1844)

Charles Deas, 1847

Gilded panel of a bearded bishop saint with a staff and book, with a small monk in the gable above.

Episcopal Saint and Franciscan Monk (gable)

Martino di Bartolomeo, 1415

Painting of the Virgin and infant Jesus with angels and two kneeling saints against a gold background.

Virgin Mary and the Infant Jesus with Saints and Angel

Lorenzo d'Alessandro, 1480

Arched panel painting of the Nativity with the Virgin, infant Christ, an elderly man with a staff, and an ox.

The Nativity

Girolamo di Benvenuto, 1510

Gilded Gothic panel of a crowned saint holding a palm and wheel, with a small deacon saint in the pinnacle above.

Saint Catherine and Deacon Saint

Martino di Bartolomeo, 1415

Gold-ground Crucifixion panel with Christ on the cross, angels, and haloed mourners and saints below.

The Crucifixion

Cenni di Francesco, 1400

Renaissance painting of the Virgin and Child with two angels, gilded haloes and gold-bordered robes against a dark background

Virgin and Child with Two Angel

Zanobi Machiavelli, 1460

Painted panel of Christ in blessing with a gold halo, blue tunic, pink mantle, and open book with Latin text.

Savior in Benediction

Martino di Bartolomeo, 1410

Gilded panel of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, both with haloes, in an ornate gothic frame.

Virgin and Child

Niccolò di Pietro Gerini, 1380

Gilded Gothic panel of the Holy Trinity with a crucified Christ, the Virgin, Mary Magdalen and two Saint Johns on a red groun

Holy Trinity with the Virgin and Saints Mary Magdalen, John the Baptist, and John the Evangelist

Master of the Ashmolean Predella, 1390

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a waterfall, pavilion on rocks, pine trees, and a small boat on misty water.

Waterfall in a Landscape

Oil portrait of a young woman in a red dress and flower wreath beside antlers, against a dark woodland background.

A young woman in Arcadian costume

Reyer van Blommendael, 1650

Oil portrait of a man with curled wig, lace cravat and reddish cloak against a dark background.

Samuel Pepy

John Riley, 1650