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Yale University Art Gallery

1,672 works

Panel painting of Christ's body being lowered from a cross, with grieving figures, a ladder, and a rocky landscape behind.

The Deposition

Cornelis Engebrechtsz, 1510

Oil portrait of a young boy in a fur cap holding a wooden flute, with sheet music at his feet and a landscape behind him.

John Gurney Jr., the Little Flute Player

Two hummingbirds with long banded tails perch on a branch above a nest with young birds, misty mountains behind.

Two Hummingbirds with Their Young

Martin Johnson Heade, 1865

Painting of a young girl in a yellow blouse and green skirt standing on a forest path among trees and a rock.

On the Hillside

Eastman Johnson, 1875

Seated male nude holding a torch aloft beside a green drape against a dark background, painted study from 1877.

Male Nude Study

Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, 1877

Gold-ground panel painting of a standing female saint in red mantle and blue robe holding a blue jar.

Saints Mary Magdalene and John the Baptist

Paolo Veneziano, 1350

Ink painting of a twisting plum branch with blossoms, with calligraphy and red seals on pale paper.

A Cut Branch of Blossoming Plum

Oil painting of a standing nude man with lowered head, holding a match, with a wall clock at the left edge.

Nude Study of a Man

Pascal Dagnan-Bouveret, 1875

Abstract painting of a vertical tree in shattered green, blue and yellow geometric facets with white blossoms.

Spring (The Procession)

Joseph Stella, 1914

Misty ink landscape of cliffs, pine trees, a pale moon over a river, and a small sailboat near the reeds.

The Second Ode on the Red Cliff

Hashimoto Gahō

Painting of a haloed saint holding a staff and red book, wearing a pink robe and teal mantle against a gold ground.

Saint Jame

Niccolò di Tommaso, 1365

Painting of a white heron beside lilies, orchids, a hummingbird and green leaves against a blue sky and teal ground.

The White Heron

Joseph Stella, 1918

Oil portrait of a man with a brush and palette beside a woman in a veil, against a dark brown background.

Self-Portrait of the Artist Painting His Wife (Sarah Annis Sully)

Thomas Sully, 1810

Still life of opened oysters on a plate with lemon, dark bottle, wine glass and white striped tablecloth against dark backgro

Still Life with Oyster

François Bonvin, 1860

Gabled panel painting of the Virgin nursing the Christ Child on a throne, with small saints in niches and a gold background.

Virgin and Child Enthroned with Four Saint

Ugolino di Nerio, 1305

Oil portrait of a young woman in a pink bonnet holding a woven basket against a pastel sky.

Elizabeth Cook (Mrs. Benjamin Franklin Bache) as The Country Girl

Thomas Sully, 1839

Painting of a woman in white and blue playing a keyboard instrument while gazing upward, with red drapery behind her.

Saint Cecilia

Charles de La Fosse, 1700

Painting of a standing bearded nude man holding a staff, with a seated figure in a red cap at lower right, dark background.

Study of a Male Nude Leaning on a Staff

J. Alden Weir, 1876

Loose oil sketch of an elderly man in a long coat standing in a columned doorway above a crowd.

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), LL.D. 1786

Thomas Sully, 1823

Painting of the Nativity with kneeling Mary and Joseph, the infant Christ, three angels above, and a town in the background.

The Nativity

Ambrosius Benson, 1525

Painting of a vaulted chapel with robed friars in choir stalls, a crucifix above the altar, and a shaft of light.

Interior of a Capuchin Convent

François Marius Granet, 1825

Small oval oil portrait of a man with wavy dark hair and mustache, wearing a red coat and white collar, in a black frame.

Lester Wallach (1820-1888)

Thomas Sully, 1845

Painting of a young woman with a gold cup and silver vessels before a dark draped curtain.

Artemisia Prepares to Drink the Ashes of her Husband, Mausolus

Francesco Furini, 1630

Night painting of a city construction site with angular buildings, scaffolding beams and two glowing street lamps against dar

Construction: Night

George Ault, 1923

Dark painted interior with two wrestlers grappling on the floor and a man in a suit leaning over a wooden partition.

The Wrestlers

George Luks, 1906

Painting of Moses raising a bronze serpent on a staff above a crowd of figures on a rocky hill under a stormy sky.

Moses and the Brazen Serpent

Pieter de Grebber, 1625

Ink landscape scroll with mountains, pine trees, a wooden bridge, small pavilions, and calligraphy in the upper left.

Landscape in the style of Huang Gongwang

Wang Shimin, 1638

Painting of cattle drinking at a stream beneath tall trees, with a hazy mountain valley and cloudy sky behind.

Landscape with Cattle

William Hart, 1879

Gilded arched panel of the Virgin and Child flanked by two saints, one in grey and one in red robes.

Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome and Bartholomew

Giovanni di Paolo, 1445

Stylized landscape with dark tropical trees, a white factory with a tall smokestack, gray mountains and an orange-yellow sky.

Landscape with Contrasting Tree Forms, II

Viking Eggeling

Hanging scroll of playful brown demons playing music, climbing a ladder, and flying among clouds, with an umbrella at left.

Playful Demons

Kawanabe Kyōsai

Painting of Bacchus pointing toward distant ships while Ariadne reclines in gold brocade under a stormy sky.

Bacchus and Ariadne

Jacob van Loo, 1650

Painting of a dark tree, pink bare trunks, pale village buildings with a tower, and green hills under a red sky.

Landscape with Factory by Lake, II

Viking Eggeling

Painting of the Annunciation: an angel on a cloud gestures toward a kneeling Virgin beneath a glowing dove and cherubs.

The Annunciation

Corrado Giaquinto, 1753

Painting of classical gods and goddesses assembled among clouds beneath a golden arc, with an eagle beside a central bearded

The Assembly of the God

Jacopo Zucchi, 1575

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

Suprematism (formerly) Abstraction

Aleksandr Drevin, 1921

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, tree clusters, a small hut, and calligraphy in the upper left.

Landscape in the manner of Mi Fu

Abstract painting of interlocking geometric shapes and curves in bold reds, blues, yellows, and purples.

Composition III

Patrick Henry Bruce, 1916

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

Ink landscape hanging scroll with Mount Fuji above misty hills, pine trees on a shore, and a small boat on water.

Mount Fuji, overlooking from Tago no Ura Bay

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