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Yale University Art Gallery

1,672 works

Oil portrait of a man with white curly hair in a dark coat, resting his hands on a palette beside brushes and red drapery.

John Trumbull

John Trumbull, 1802

Painting of a seated woman in a green gown on a red dais facing a dark-cloaked man, with an attendant holding a scroll.

Columbus before Isabella

Jean-Paul Laurens

Painting of a man in red cap and steel armor leaning on a sword beside a stone wall.

Man in Armor

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Painting of a barefoot boy in a red vest fishing by a river under dark trees at dusk.

Boy fishing

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz

Painting of a leaning sycamore tree beside a rocky stream, with a forested mountain and cloudy sky behind it.

A Sycamore Tree, Plaaterkill Clove (The Sycamore, Kaaterskill Clove)

Asher Brown Durand, 1858

Man in red cloak bows head in a dim tent as a bloodied ghostly figure looms at upper right beside a helmet and sword.

Within the Tent of Brutus: Enter the Ghost of Caesar, Julius Caesar, Act IV, Scene III

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1905

Half-length portrait of a man in a dark military uniform with silver epaulettes, medals, and crossed arms, against a grey bac

Portrait of Charles-Louis Regnault, an Officer from the Napoleonic War

Jean-Baptiste Regnault, 1814

Painting of tall trees on a wooded slope overlooking a distant valley and mountain under a cloudy sky.

Study of Trees

Asher Brown Durand, 1850

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine trees, and small huts, with calligraphy and red seals at the top.

Reminiscence of Jian River

Dong Qichang, 1621

Oil portrait of a woman with curled hair in a brown dress and gold chain, turned to the left against a dark background.

Mrs. James Wedderburn, née Isabelle Clerk

Henry Raeburn, 1819

Painting of a grieving family in a dim attic room, a seated woman holding white cloth with children and a standing woman near

Une Famille dans la désolation (A Grief-Stricken Family)

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, 1821

Portrait of a young woman in a white dress playing a gilded harp, seated before a dark background.

The Young Harpist

Louis-Léopold Boilly, 1804

Half-length portrait of a woman in a dark gold-trimmed headdress and gold jewelled collar against a dark green background.

A Woman, traditionally identified as Isabela la Católica of Castile

Michael Sittow, 1492

Damaged arched panel of the Virgin and Child in blue and gold against a gilded background, paint flaking.

Virgin and Child

Bernardo Daddi, 1345

Half-length oil portrait of a young man with tousled hair, dark coat and white cravat, against a brown background.

Joseph Reade

Louis-Léopold Boilly, 1800

Study by Carlo Maratta showing an angel with a sword above a reclining woman and onlookers beneath a stormy sky.

Study for the altarpiece of Saint Rosalie among the Plague-Stricken

Carlo Maratta, 1657

Shepherds gather around a tomb and a skull beside classical ruins and an obelisk under a stormy sky.

Et in Arcadia Ego

Sébastien Bourdon, 1637

Virgin Mary holding the nude infant Christ, who reaches for fruit, with a lake and city landscape behind them.

Virgin and Child: The Gambaro Madonna

Francesco Francia, 1495

Three haloed saints on gold ground: one with a sword, one with a book and staff, one with a cross and gilded disc.

Saints Julian, James, and Michael

Agnolo Gaddi, 1390

Angular painting of a dark-leaved rubber plant in a faceted green vase against geometric blue, ochre and maroon planes.

Rubber Plant

Marsden Hartley, 1920

Painting of a twin waterfall falling into a dark pool among rocks and trees, under a stormy sky with a cliff on the right.

Rocky Pool, Bash-Bish Fall

John Frederick Kensett, 1865

Painting of John the Baptist baptizing Christ in a river, with a dove descending in light and two angels at left.

The Baptism of Christ

Andrea Sacchi, 1650

Painting of the dead Christ seated on a tomb, supported by a grieving woman in blue, with a yellow cross behind them.

The Entombment

Andrea Solari, 1510

Oval painting of a flower-crowned woman and a red-draped man among clouds, with winged putti and blossoms in the sky.

Flora and Zephyr

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1760

Oil painting of an elderly bearded man in a brown robe holding a book and pen against a pale sky background.

Saint Peter

Francisco Herrera the Elder, 1630

Painting of a monkey perched on stacked books beside a red drape, with scattered books on the floor in an interior.

Monkeying with Literature

William Merritt Chase, 1877

Hanging scroll of a pale peony on a slender stem with blue-green leaves, a bare branch, and calligraphy at upper right.

Peony

Wen Zhengming, 1532

Ink painting of a wild chrysanthemum on a grassy mound, with cursive Chinese calligraphy and red seals above.

Wild Chrysanthemum

Portrait of a woman in a black dress holding a rabbit, set against a landscape with trees and hills.

Portrait of a Lady with a Rabbit

Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio, 1508

Pale painting of a thorny branch with pink blossoms, green leaves and a red seal near the bottom edge.

Album of Flowers

Chen Hongshou, 1799

Painting of a kneeling bearded man in a grey robe carrying a large wooden cross against a dark background.

Christ Carrying the Cro

Luis de Morales, 1546

Dark painted waterfront market with a large wooden boat, hanging white cloth, half-timbered houses and a crowd of figures.

Intérieur d’un Port (Waterfront Market)

Eugène Isabey, 1825

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