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Yale University Art Gallery

1,672 works

Oil portrait of an elderly woman in black dress and white head cloth seated in a red wing chair holding a book.

Anna Susan Dummer Powell (1684-1764)

John Singleton Copley, 1764

Worn panel painting of the Virgin in blue mantle holding an open book, within a gilded gothic tracery frame.

Virgin Annunciate

Bartolo di Fredi, 1370

Painting of the Crucifixion with Mary and John beside the cross, a skull at the base, and a distant landscape with a city and

The Crucifixion

The Master of the Risen Magdalen, 1500

Oval portrait of a man in a velvet cap and fur-trimmed robe holding a red book against a green background.

Ezra Stiles (1727-1795), B.A.1746, M.A.1749

Nathaniel Smibert, 1756

Half-length portrait of a man in a white wig and brown coat with gold buttons, against a dark background.

Portrait of Mr. William Chase, Sr.

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1760

Painting of a seated woman with auburn hair holding a white drape, barefoot in a green outdoor setting.

The Bather

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1900

Abstract geometric painting of grey, white and black rectangles, a semicircle and a small red dome in vertical composition.

Composition I

Ragnhild Keyser, 1926

Oil portrait of a woman in a blue silk dress, lace bonnet and pearl necklace against a dark background.

Portrait of Mrs. William Chase, Sr.

Joseph Wright of Derby, 1760

Oil portrait of a man in a dark coat and white cravat, hands resting on a gilt book against a brown background.

Dr. Lemuel Hopkins (1750-1801), M.A. (Hon.) 1784

John Trumbull, 1793

Oil study of a seated male nude with one arm raised, resting on a green drape against a dark background.

Male Nude Study

Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, 1877

Oval portrait of a young girl with auburn hair in a white blouse and green ribbon against a dark background.

Young Girl

Winslow Homer, 1874

Gilded Gothic panel of the Virgin Annunciate in blue and red robes, haloed beneath an arch, with Ave Maria inscription.

Virgin Annunciate

called Sassetta Stefano di Giovanni, 1428

Painting of a kneeling saint in white veil and black habit, surrounded by winged putti and angels against a distant landscape

The Ecstasy of Saint Catherine of Siena

Il Sodoma, 1530

A Bagpiper

Quinten Metsys, 1513

Barefoot woman with windblown hair leaning at a window, beside a gnarled tree and daisy-strewn field under a pale sky.

Undine at the Window

Arthur Rackham, 1915

Loose oil study of a red-cloaked man holding a goblet, with an elderly hooded figure and a woman in white beside him.

Study for Falstaff

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Oil portrait of a young boy with powdered wig and olive jacket with lace collar against a dark oval background.

Mozart

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 1750

Still life painting of carnations, hibiscus, and morning glories on a ledge with a red and white butterfly.

Still life of carnations, hibiscus, morning glories, and other flowers on a ledge, with a butterfly

Rachel Ruysch, 1690

Grisaille painting of a hooded friar in a doorway and a nobleman with a sword on a stone street.

The Duke and Friar Thomas, from Measure for Measure, Act I, Scene iii

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1888

Dark studio interior with a seated woman by a fireplace, a glowing amber lantern, potted plants, and a steaming kettle.

A Corner of the 72nd Street Studio

Louis Comfort Tiffany, 1896

Full-length painting of a young girl in a striped blue and white dress and dark hat, beside a red cabinet and blue flowers.

Lady Jean

George Bellows, 1924

Painting of a bowing man in black beside an armored knight, with a white draped body and red curtains on a checkered floor.

King Henry VI, Part II: “Come hither, gracious sovereign, view this body.” (Act III, Scene ii)

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1891

Painting of Saint Paul with a sword and red book against a red background, with a banner reading PAVLVS.

Saint Paul

Lucas van Leyden, 1520

Painting of a seated woman in a dark velvet dress and lace collar, in a tufted armchair beside a glowing curtain.

Katherine Rosen

George Bellows, 1921

Brown-toned painted study of a man's head tilted upward, with loose brushwork and a torn, taped paper support.

Study of a head

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Oil portrait of a young woman with dark curls, white empire-style dress, and blue cameo necklace against a dark background.

Portrait of Alexandrine Émilie Brongniart

François Gérard, 1795

Painting of an open plain with grazing horses, dark tents, and a rider in white robes in the foreground under a hazy sky.

Arabian Encampment

Eugène Fromentin, 1847

Painting of a standing angel in a pale blue robe with red wings against a gold leaf background.

Figure study: an Angel

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Painting of Saint Cecilia with halo playing a bowed viol, seated before a stone balustrade and green landscape.

Saint Cecilia

Marco Palmezzano, 1530

Tempera painting of the dead Christ held by a grieving woman and a companion, with two mourning angels against a gold backgro

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ

Taddeo Gaddi, 1335

Loose oil study of four men in eighteenth-century dress, one in a red cravat, against a brown background.

Figure Study, for The Apotheosis of Pennsylvania, House of Representatives Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harri…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

Gold-ground panel of Saint John the Baptist in red and blue robes holding a cross staff, within a carved Gothic frame.

Saint John the Baptist

Gold-ground panel of the Virgin seated with the Christ Child, flanked by musician angels, in a gilded frame.

Virgin and Child Enthroned

Antonio Vivarini, 1462

Oil study of a woman in a white feathered headdress and gold band with a white fur collar, loosely painted.

Woman with osprey headdress and white fur collar

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Painting of a nude woman with curled hair holding a dagger beside a green drape, identified as Lucretia, 1550.

Lucretia

Michele Tosini, 1550

Adam and Eve in a landscape, Eve reaching for fruit on a tree entwined by a serpent, Adam seated and pointing.

The Temptation of Adam and Eve

Mariotto Albertinelli, 1509

Oil study of a kneeling nun in a pale draped robe, arms raised, against a dark brown background.

Figure Study of a Nun, for The Infancy of Galahad, in The Quest and Achievement of the Holy Grail, Book Delivery Room…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1890

Painting of a woman in a pink gown seated by a marble fountain with pigeons in a classical courtyard with columns.

Innocent Amusements

John William Godward, 1891

Painting of an old bearded man with a knife at a kneeling nude youth on an altar as a winged angel descends.

The Sacrifice of Isaac

Mariotto Albertinelli, 1509

Dim painting of an armored figure raising a dagger in a stone archway, with a crouching hooded figure and fallen armor below.

The Squire of Low Degree (one of 15 paintings, intended as a series, some unfinished)

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1897

Oil portrait of a young boy with dark curly hair in a red coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Jabez Huntington, Jr. (Nephew of the artist) (1767-1848), B.A. 1784

John Trumbull, 1777

The Holy Family in a dark forest: Mary holds the infant Christ, who reaches for a cherry branch offered by Joseph.

The Holy Family

Cornelis van Haarlem, 1590

Muted blue study of an arched Italian loggia with columns, a balustrade, and rooftops visible beyond the opening.

View of Italian Loggia-study

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Major Roger Alden (1754-1836)

John Trumbull, 1778

Portrait of a seated man in a red coat beside a desk with a quill, inkwell, drawing and classical columns behind him.

William Buckland (1734-1774)

Charles Willson Peale, 1774

Oil sketch of a stone staircase leading to a colonnade with arches, columns, and a sunlit building beyond.

Arles, view through archway

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Portrait of a woman in a white cap and red bodice beside a spaniel against a dark green curtain.

Sarah Trumbull with a Spaniel

John Trumbull, 1802

Portrait of a woman in a green silk wrap and white satin gown, holding a fan beside a lute and apples.

Mrs. Walter Stewart (Deborah McClenachan) (1763-1823)

Charles Willson Peale, 1782

Two women in medieval-style dress stand in a room, one in a red gown and one in black with a gold headdress.

King Lear: Goneril and Regan (Act I, Scene i)

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

Officer with raised sword and plumed hat beside a servant with a musket, amid fallen soldiers on a battlefield.

Lieutenant Thomas Grosvenor (1744-1825) and His Negro Servant

John Trumbull, 1797

Portrait of a seated man in a blue coat and yellow waistcoat, holding a pipe, with a landscape window behind him.

William Whetcroft (c.1735-1789)

Charles Willson Peale, 1785

Painting of a stout man in a red coat and feathered hat beside a young page with a sword on a cobbled street.

King Henry IV, Part II: Sir John Falstaff with His Page (Act I, Scene ii)

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1905

Double portrait of an elderly man in a white wig and dark coat beside a woman in a red shawl, against a dark background.

Governor Jonathan Trumbull, Sr. (1710-1785), LL.D. 1779 and Mrs. Trumbull (Faith Robinson) (1718-1780)

John Trumbull, 1783

Full-length portrait of a military officer in blue coat beside a cannon, with flag, horse, and distant troops under stormy sk

"George Washington at the Battle of Princeton"

Charles Willson Peale, 1781

Painting of a red-robed knight supporting a bearded old man beneath a glowing winged angel in a rainbow halo.

Amfortas Released by Galahad, study for The Quest of the Holy Grail murals, Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1893

Oval portrait of a man in a blue military coat with gold epaulettes and white cravat, in a gilded frame with inscription.

Nathanael Greene (1742-1786)

John Trumbull, 1792

Oval portrait of a woman in a yellow silk gown holding a sprig of blue flowers, with pearls in her hair.

Mrs. James Maccubin Carroll (Sophia Gough) (1772-1816)

Charles Willson Peale, 1790

Crusader knights on a rocky height, one raising a billowing banner while another kneels in prayer, with a battle below.

Crusaders Sighting Jerusalem

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1901

Oval miniature portrait of a man in a blue military coat with red collar and white powdered hair, in a gilt frame.

Charles Cotesworth Pinckney

John Trumbull, 1791

Full-length portrait of a military officer in red and blue uniform beside a tree, with an army encampment behind him.

Walter Stewart (1756-1796)

Charles Willson Peale, 1781

Painting of an older man in a black hooded robe fastening a gold fur-trimmed robe on a younger man in a royal interior.

King Henry IV, Part I: The King to the Prince of Wales: “Thou shalt have charge and sovereign trust herein.”, (Act II…

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1905

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?)

Gilded panel of the Crucifixion with Mary and John kneeling at the cross and God above in blue clouds.

The Crucifixion

Lorenzo Monaco, 1415

Oil study of a young woman with long auburn wavy hair gazing forward against a dark background.

Head of Ophelia, study

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1896