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Yale University Art Gallery

1,302 works

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

Lunette painting of a dancing woman holding pan pipes and a tambourine within a laurel wreath on a gold ground.

Music

Elihu Vedder, 1893

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 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

Gilded lunette showing a dancing woman with grapes and a cup inside a laurel wreath, framed by pink and grey ribbons.

Frivolity

Elihu Vedder, 1893

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

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

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

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

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

Composition II

Patrick Henry Bruce, 1916

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

Ink painting of a boy in a conical hat riding a water buffalo beneath gnarled trees, with scattered leaves on the ground.

Herd Boy

Hishida Shunsō

Painting of green and yellow plums heaped in a white bowl on a white cloth, painted in loose, faceted brushstrokes.

Plums

Patrick Henry Bruce, 1912

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

Ink painting of bamboo stalks and leaves on a folding screen, with calligraphy and a seal in the upper right corner.

Moonlight Bamboo

Ike no Taiga, 1758

Abstract painting of overlapping angular shapes in red, black, blue, green, yellow and white with textured brushwork.

Composition IV

Patrick Henry Bruce, 1916

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

Old Scholar and Mind Landscape

Painting of worn old books with brown, orange and green bindings leaning on a shelf against a dark background.

Nine Book

John Frederick Peto, 1890

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

Gilded altarpiece panel: left, Crucifixion with kneeling Mary Magdalene; right, Christ crowning the Virgin Mary amid angels a

The Coronation of the Virgin

Jacopo di Cione, 1375

Dark Gothic church interior with a ceremony at a raised altar, columns, stained glass, and small figures in the foreground.

The Circumcision of Christ

François de Nomé, 1623

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

Painting of a rural schoolroom with a teacher seated at a table and children reading near a stove and windows.

A Country School

Edward Lamson Henry, 1890

Gilded wooden cassone chest with painted panels of horsemen and a carriage, flanked by columns and a central coat-of-arms.

Cassone: The Story of Palaemon and Arcites from Boccaccio’s Teseida with a coat-of-arms (front); Putti bearing coat-o…

Giovanni dal Ponte, 1420

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

Painting of a stone house with green shutters, a horse carriage, pedestrians, and blooming shrubs on a city street.

The John Hancock House

Edward Lamson Henry, 1865

Gilded panel of figures in a garden around an octagonal fountain, with dark trees and birds against gold.

Garden of Love

Giovanni dal Ponte, 1430

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

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a red lace-trimmed dress and coral necklace, arm resting on a chair back.

Portrait of Dorothea A. Dreier (1870-1923)

Walter Shirlaw, 1908

Dense crowd of costumed dancers, balloons and lanterns under a dark arched night sky in a painting by Jerome Myers.

Dance Fantasy

Jerome Myers, 1923

Gilded tympanum panel showing the Nativity on the left and the Resurrection with an angel and sleeping soldiers on the right.

The Nativity and Resurrection of Christ

Cenni di Francesco, 1390

Gold-ground altarpiece panel of the Annunciation: angel Gabriel in yellow points to the Virgin in blue beside a lily and a do

The Annunciation

Niccolò di Pietro Gerini, 1380

Painting of fishermen hauling a net through stormy surf beneath a cloudy sky, with a town on a hill at right.

Seascape with Fisherman Pulling out Net

Antonio Francesco Peruzzini, 1718

Sunset painting of a plaza with a fountain, grazing goats, an ox, a covered wagon, and classical columns under orange rays.

Sunset

William Rimmer, 1876

Gold-ground panel showing a haloed saint in red, a kneeling man in blue, a black horse, and a crucifix in an arcaded loggia.

Scene From the Legend of Saint Giovanni Gualberto

Niccolò di Pietro Gerini, 1410

Landscape painting of a river valley with a tree, cliffs, a distant town, and armed men and travelers in the foreground.

The Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau

Marten van Valckenborch, 1595

Painting of a rainy Paris boulevard with pedestrians, carriages, tram tracks and a Gothic spire under a grey sky.

View of Paris

Frank Myers Boggs, 1900

Ink painting of a scholar reading in a small pavilion beside a pine tree, rocks, bamboo and a stream.

Reading at the Secluded Pine Studio (Song yin an)

Ink fan painting of willows and a pavilion beside a misty lake with distant hills, with calligraphy at upper right.

Drifting by Willows on a Lake in Spring

Painting of a cavalry battle with mounted soldiers, raised sabers, an American flag, and red-coated British troops in smoke.

Battle of Cowpen

Frederick Kemmelmeyer, 1809

Painting of men lifting a pale woman from a boat into dark sea under a stormy sky, with a woman in blue watching.

The Death of Sappho

Pierre-Auguste Vafflard, 1819

Dark still life with scattered fruit, a tipped basket, glass goblets, stacked wooden boxes and a perched bird.

Still Life with Fruit and a Bird

Blas de Ledesma, 1602

Still life of walnuts, figs, dates and dried fruit spilling from paper cones onto a dark table, painted in muted tones.

Still Life with Dried Fruit

Francisco de Burgos Mantilla, 1631

Oil painting of a snowy winter farm with a yellow farmhouse, barn, cattle, bare trees, and a walking figure.

Winter Landscape

George Henry Durrie, 1859

Painting of onlookers at a railing watching warships and a sailboat on a river at dusk, with a tall street lamp at left.

The Fleet

Glenn O. Coleman, 1913

Octagonal painting of female figures and a cupid among clouds, with gilded zodiac signs along the border.

Diana and Her Attendants among the Constellations

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1894

Boys in paper hats with drums and brooms march past wooden machinery in a dim workshop interior.

Independence Day

John Edmund Califano, 1900

Grey wash drawing of sailing boats and distant ships on calm water, with reeds and a figure in the foreground.

A Calm Sea

Pieter Coopse, 1661

Painted panel showing hermit saints in a rocky landscape near red-roofed buildings, with nude figures and robed monks.

Scenes from the Lives of the Hermits of the Thebaid

Giuliano Amidei, 1460

Painting of three winged archangels with halos, a young boy in blue, and a kneeling veiled donor in a shallow stage-like spac

Archangels Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael with Tobias and a Female Donor

Maestro di Serumido, 1520

Grey wash drawing of sailing ships in rough waves under an overcast sky, with a listing vessel in the foreground.

A Stormy Sea

Pieter Coopse, 1661

Painting of the Virgin's death, with apostles gathered around a draped body on a striped bier in an arcaded hall.

The Dormition of the Virgin

Bernardino di Giovanni da Castelletto, 1460

Painting of a thatched cottage, a horse and cart, and figures on a dirt road beneath hills and clouds.

Landscape

Ink wash painting of bamboo with grey and dark leaves, a diagonal stalk, and calligraphy with a red seal at right.

Flowers and Fruits

Ink landscape of a thatched hut among pine trees and rocks, with bamboo, flying birds and a distant shore.

Reading at the Secluded Pine Studio (Song yin an)

Ink landscape of pines, a thatched pavilion with a seated reader, rocky cliffs and distant hills over water, with calligraphy

Reading at the Secluded Pine Studio (Song yin an)

Painting of a thatched cottage beside trees, with a reflecting pool, grazing cattle, and a distant windmill under a cloudy sk

Landscape with Cottage

Ink and color landscape of a thatched hut beside twisted pines, with a figure reading and misty mountains behind.

Reading at the Secluded Pine Studio (Song yin an)

Ink landscape of a tall craggy mountain above a rocky stream, pine trees, and a small stone bridge in the distance.

Album of Landscape

Ren Yu, 1878

Abstract painting of interlocking curved and angular shapes in blue, red, orange, green, pink and white.

Abstraction

Jay Van Everen, 1920

Ink painting on a fan-shaped gold paper showing chrysanthemums, a rock, and orchid leaves with calligraphy and a red seal.

Chrysanthemums and Rock

Chen Jiayan, 1663

Ink painting of a gnarled plum branch with white blossoms beside a page of black calligraphy, with red seals.

Album of six leaves, Plum Blossoms and Flowers

Jin Junming, 1663

Dark painting of Hell with tormented figures, demons, and flames among rocky cliffs and a glowing opening.

Torments of Hell

Carl Ludwig Beutler, 1669

Painting of figures playing a stick game on a frozen lake in winter, with bare trees, tents and distant hills.

Indians Playing Lacrosse on the Ice

Edmund C. Coates, 1859

Ink painting of a scholar reading under a pine tree beside a waterfall and thatched hut in misty mountains.

Reading at the Secluded Pine Studio (Song yin an)

Ink landscape of a windswept pine beside thatched houses, a plank bridge, and misty hills, with calligraphy at upper left.

Reading at the Secluded Pine Studio (Song yin an)

Ink painting of a figure reading beneath pine trees beside a thatched hut, with a misty mountain behind.

Reading at the Secluded Pine Studio (Song yin an)

Page of black ink Chinese calligraphy in vertical columns with two red seals on pale paper.

Reading at the Secluded Pine Studio (Song yin an)

Zhang Mingke, 1869

Painting of a white clapboard house with a cupola beside a bare tree under a dark sky with a crescent moon.

Old House, New Moon

George Ault, 1943

Ink sketch of a seated man in period dress beside a writing table with an inkwell and quill, on tan paper.

Self-Portrait

Major John André, 1780

Charcoal sketch of a headless clothed woman's figure with draped fabric and sleeve on tan paper.

Sketch of a woman's headless figure, clothed

Edwin Austin Abbey

Two brown ink prints on a mat: a bearded man in a headcloth looking up, and a seated bearded figure in a tall cap pointing.

A Russian Priest (1965.9.36), and Head of a man (1977.147.3)

Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, 1768

American Ox

Constant Troyon, 1800

Pen and brown ink sketch of a steam tugboat pushing a barge on a river, with trees and a domed building on the shore.

Tugboat Pushing Barge on River

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1868

Etching of Dutch merchant ships in a harbor with ornate sterns, lion figurehead, and tall rigged masts under clouds.

Dutch West Indiaman, no. 2 of 12 in the series Navium Variae Figurae et Formae

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Hand-colored lithograph of several sailing warships firing salutes in a harbor, with smoke, flags, and a fortified city wall

U.S. Frigate Constitution

Albert Newsam, 1838

Illustration for "Little Robert Reed"

Edwin Austin Abbey

Etched view of Whitehall palace from the Thames, with a large classical hall above riverside buildings and small rowing boats

Whitehall from the River

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1647

Etching of a calm pond framed by large trees under a dramatic cloudy sky, with a small figure on the bank.

Bucolic Pond

Hendrik Dirk Kruseman van Elten, 1880

Pencil sketch of a cloaked standing figure with a smaller figure to the left and loose horizontal strokes above.

Study: Minstrel standing before wall

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1898

Black and white lithograph of soldiers tending a wounded man on a stretcher, with two crucified figures on crosses behind the

Gott Strafe England

George Bellows, 1918

Etching of a winter Dutch canal landscape with windmills, bare shrubs, walking figures and a sky with clouds and birds.

Canal de Hollande, près de Rotterdam (Hiver) [Holland Canal, near Rotterdam (Winter)]

Johan Barthold Jongkind, 1875

Lithograph of a flute player and a pianist in period costume, with a standing man and a seated reader in a draped interior.

Un Bal Costume

Paul Gavarni, 1853

Etching of a marsh with storks wading among reeds beside a large tree, and birds flying across a cloudy sky.

Le Marais (aux cigognes) [The Swamp (With Storks)]

Charles-François Daubigny, 1851

Watercolor of a park crowd with women holding colorful parasols and children in dresses beneath green trees.

In the Park

Maurice Prendergast, 1915

Hand-colored print of a costumed masquerade ball with caricatured figures in a decorated hall and spectators on a balcony.

MASCARADE. Travestissemens (sic) de Gavarni parus en 1828, 1829 et 1830

Etching of children and adults watching a dancing bear in a landscape with a stone bridge, trees, and a musician playing.

La Dance de l'Ours (The Dancing Bear)

Jean-Claude-Richard de Saint-Non

Woodblock print of people with umbrellas crossing a bridge in heavy rain, with boats on the river and Mount Fuji behind.

Sunshower at Nihonbashi, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1832

Grey wash drawing of a gnarled tree beside a small arched stone bridge over a riverbank, with a blank foreground.

Landscape by a riverbank

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of an older woman in a cap standing by a bed where a younger woman sleeps, with a candle and book on a stool.

Allons Donc, Celestine!...

Paul Gavarni, 1839

Etching of a cavalry battle with smoke over a field, mounted soldiers fighting, and fallen horses and men in the foreground.

The Battle, from The Miseries and Disasters of War

Jacques Callot, 1633

Engraved print of a seated bearded man, a boy, a standing man, and a woman in black beside a draped table.

Lincoln and His Family

John Sartain, 1866

Lithograph of a pawnshop scene: a seated pawnbroker holds up a white cloth as a woman in a bonnet watches the transaction.

Livre du Mont-de-piete. (Samedi.)...

Etching of the Holy Family resting under a palm tree with a donkey and angels, by Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1750.

Rest during the Flight into Egypt, from the series Idee pittoresche sopra la fuga in Egitto (Flight into Egypt)

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1750