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Yale University Art Gallery

1,302 works

Dark night scene of a vast ancient city under lightning, with robed figures kneeling on stone steps in the foreground.

Repentance of Nineveh

John Martin, 1840

Oil painting of a shaded forest with a leaning mossy tree over a small stream and fallen logs.

Artists’ Lane after a Shower

Asher Brown Durand, 1864

Oil study of five shirtless men with arms raised overhead against a dark background, by Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902.

Figure study, for The Spirit of Vulcan, Genius of the Workers in Iron and Steel, Rotunda, Pennsylvania State Capitol,…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

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

Painted study of a Gothic church interior with a ceremonial chair on a dais and arched stone architecture.

The Coronation of Edward VII, study of Westminster Abbey Interior

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

Painting of a rushing waterfall over rocks beneath a large tree with autumn-toned leaves, with hills and clouds in the distan

Landscape with Waterfall

Salomon van Ruysdael, 1660

Painting of a country garden with framed trees, a willow, a hedge and three houses with red roofs under a pale sky.

Country Scene with Three Houses and Trees

Maximilien Luce, 1900

Kneeling armored man raising a heraldic banner on a shore, with clergy, a crowd, and ships with red pennants on the sea.

Columbus in the New World

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1906

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

Pointillist river scene with barges, a stone bridge, and church spires in hazy pastel light.

The Banks of the Seine River in Paris

Maximilien Luce, 1893

Head of Hamlet, study

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1896

Painting of a lit stage performer in a white dress before an ornate theatre arch, with audience members in top hats in the fo

Gatti’s Hungerford Palace of Varieties. Second Turn of Katie Lawrence

Walter Sickert, 1888

Dusk view of a river with a three-arched stone bridge, lit riverside houses, and warm reflections on the water.

The River Sambre in Charleroi

Maximilien Luce, 1896

Charcoal sketch of four draped figures, one with arms raised to her head, study for a Harrisburg capitol mural.

Early figure study for “The Hours,” mural for the state capitol building in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1902-1911 (comp…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1904

Painting of a moored sailing ship at low tide beside a harbor entrance with a lighthouse under a cloudy sky.

The Port of Honfleur

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1875

Painting of figures performing a sacrifice at an incense burner before a statue, with columns and a stormy sky.

King Solomon Sacrificing to the Idol

Sébastien Bourdon, 1640

Painting of a snowy city street at dusk with a horse-drawn wagon, a red streetcar, pedestrians, and a church spire.

Street Scene with Snow (57th Street, NYC.)

Robert Henri, 1902

Painting of a canal footbridge leading to a brick city gate with spired towers, framed by trees and small figures.

Scene at Delft

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1868

Painting of a forest ravine with a small waterfall over mossy boulders, birch trees, and two figures on a rock ledge.

Catskill Waterfall

John Frederick Kensett, 1859

Painting of travelers, animals and crumbling stone buildings under a dramatic cloudy sky with a patch of blue.

Peasants by a River Bank

Jan Asselijn, 1638

Painting of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, kneeling kings, and classical ruins under a blue sky.

The Adoration of the Magi

Bernard van Orley, 1533

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

Lake Champlain

John Frederick Kensett

Dim painted woodland with tall trunks, wildflowers, and a small female figure in white near distant buildings.

Edge of the Forest

George Inness, 1891

Painting of a lake at sunset with wooded hills, distant mountains, pine trees, rocks, and grazing sheep in the foreground.

Windermere

John Atkinson Grimshaw, 1863

Gold-ground panel of the Crucifixion with Christ at center, mourning women at left and onlookers at right.

The Crucifixion

Guido of Siena, 1270

Painting of a man in a red shirt leading white oxen past a pond beneath tall pines and a birch tree at dusk.

In the Adirondacks

George Inness, 1862

Painting of a sandy road on the outskirts of a town, with a seated boy, a woman carrying a jug, and smoking chimneys.

Outskirts of Madrid

William Merritt Chase, 1882

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

Dusky landscape with a large orange sun behind dark trees and a figure poling a boat on a glowing creek.

Moonrise

George Inness, 1887

Painting of a grey harbor with sailboats, brick factories with smokestacks, and smoke drifting over the waterfront.

Harbor Scene, Brooklyn Dock

William Merritt Chase, 1886

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

Plum Blossoms and Narcissus

Painting of a lion, leopard, ox, wolf and lamb resting together with children, beside a river landscape with a gathering of f

The Peaceable Kingdom and Penn’s Treaty

Edward Hicks, 1845

Painting of a dusk landscape with a large dark tree, slender trees, a reflective pond, and a pink-streaked sky.

Landscape at Dusk

Henri Harpignies, 1902

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

Moonlight Landscape

Aert van der Neer

Painting of a child among peaceful animals including a lion, lamb and leopard, with a group of men under a banner on the left

The Peaceable Kingdom

Edward Hicks, 1829

Painting of two sailing ships battling choppy grey waves under a heavy, cloudy sky, with white sails and a red-white flag.

Vessels on a Choppy Sea

Jan Porcellis, 1620

Three people play cards on a red blanket in a grassy plain, with saddled horses, a log cabin, and mountains behind.

The Poker Game

Charles Marion Russell, 1894

Painting of a child standing with lions, sheep, a leopard and other animals beside a stone arch and stream, framed with bibli

The Peaceable Kingdom of the Branch

Edward Hicks, 1825

Painting of marsh haystacks and grazing oxen under a sky with rain falling on the left and a creek in the foreground.

Sudden Showers, Newbury Marshes

Martin Johnson Heade, 1865

Painting of a cowboy aiming a revolver at a startled seated man during a card game on a red blanket in a plain.

Not a Chinaman’s Chance

Charles Marion Russell, 1894

Painting of a calm Hudson River with a rocky cliff, sailboats, and autumn trees along a sandy shore under a hazy sky.

Hook Mountain, Near Nyack, on the Hudson

Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1866

Painting of a fallen rider and rearing white horse under an angel in clouds, with a walled town in a valley behind.

The Conversion of Saint Paul

Benvenuto Tisi, 1525

Painting of cranberry pickers working in a wide golden marsh beside barrels of red berries, with a wooded hill behind.

Canberry Picker

Eastman Johnson, 1878

Painting of a Catskill valley at sunset with a winding river, dead trees in the foreground and a glowing orange sky.

Twilight in the Catskill

Sanford Robinson Gifford, 1861

Painting of a woman spinning by a fireplace while a boy tends firewood and a man sits in a plain wooden room.

Spinning By Firelight - The Boyhood of George Washington Gray

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1894

Painting of a rural back yard with a weathered barn, picket fence, leafy trees, and a dark open doorway under a grey sky.

The Back Fence

Eastman Johnson, 1870

Landscape painting of a harbor bay with sailboats, a hilltop fort, grassy foreground and trees under a rose-tinted sky.

View of Boston Harbor from Dorchester Height

Thomas Doughty, 1843

Painting of a shaded country lane beside a barn with painted panels, horses, and figures under a pale summer sky.

Midsummer Shadows

Willard Metcalf, 1911

Two men at a snowy sugar camp, one stirring a boiling pan while the other leans on a wooden sap barrel.

The Sugar Camp (also known as Making Maple Sugar or Susan Ray’s Maple Sugaring Kitchen)

Eastman Johnson, 1861

Medieval painting of armored soldiers and horsemen fighting in front of a walled city with towers and tents.

King Brennus of Gaul captures the city of Rome; Marcus Furius Camillus expels King Brennus from Rome

Giovanni di ser Giovanni Guidi, 1450

Painting of an autumn hillside meadow with yellow and red trees, grazing cattle, and a blue sky with clouds.

Early Autumn

Willard Metcalf, 1905

Painting of a wooden watermill beside a stream at dusk, with trees, two small figures on a path, and a crescent moon.

The Watermill

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1849

Brown-toned painting of peasants dancing outdoors near a village house, with a fiddler and a dog in the foreground.

Peasants Dancing

Adriaen van de Venne, 1655

Painting of a seated woman in black with a white ermine muff on a red sofa in a warmly lit interior.

The Ermine Muff

William Glackens, 1903

Autumn lake scene at sunset with a steep mountain, colorful trees, rocky islands, and two figures beside a rowboat.

Lake George

Jasper Francis Cropsey, 1860

Abstract Futurist-style painting of a nighttime amusement park with radiating lights, spinning wheels, and fragmented colorfu

Battle of Lights, Coney Island, Mardi Gras

Joseph Stella, 1913

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

Impressionist landscape with a red-brick house, green shrubs and pale fields under a hazy lavender sky.

The Red House

Theodore Robinson, 1892

Painting of elegant 18th-century figures dancing and conversing in a wooded park with a stone urn and distant castle.

Courtly Scene in a Park

Jean-Baptiste Pater, 1730

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

Cloudy Mountain

Oil painting of a helmeted warrior on a pile of armor, with a gilded chariot and horses before a burning city.

The Triumph of Mar

Antoine Caron, 1570

Gilded panel painting of Christ and the twelve apostles seated at a table for the Last Supper, with gold haloes.

The Last Supper

Niccolò di Tommaso, 1365

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)