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Yale University Art Gallery

3,066 works

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

Painting of three deer by a misty lake at sunset, framed by large trees with red and gold autumn leaves.

Indian Sunset: Deer by a Lake

Albert Bierstadt, 1880

Painting of a veiled woman and a red-cloaked man walking through a crowd of hooded figures holding poles and banners.

Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and the Lady Anne

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1896

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

Painting of a sunlit Yosemite valley with tall granite cliffs, a winding river, pine trees and a glowing hazy sky.

Valley of the Yosemite

Albert Bierstadt, 1868

Painting of a royal court with a seated king and queen in red, a woman in pink in the foreground, and torch-lit attendants.

The Play Scene in “Hamlet” (Act III, Scene 2)

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1897

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

Painting of a sunlit valley with granite cliffs, a winding river, and riders on a trail among pine trees.

Yosemite Valley, Glacier Point Trail

Albert Bierstadt, 1873

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

Painting of the Colosseum among Roman ruins with a soldier, figures at a fountain, a stone lion and a seated statue.

The Coliseum amongst Roman Ruin

Giovanni Paolo Panini, 1730

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

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

Painted capriccio of Roman Forum ruins with columns, an arch, sculptures, and small figures under a cloudy sky.

A Capriccio of the Roman Forum

Giovanni Paolo Panini, 1741

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 a wooded landscape with two figures and a dog on a dirt path, with cottages and tall trees under a cloudy sky.

Wooded Landscape with Figures on a Path

Meindert Hobbema

Men handle rope beside a wooden ship under construction, with a wagon, stormy sky, and sea behind them.

Builders of Ships / The Rope

George Bellows, 1916

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

Painting of a lion attacking a rearing white horse on rocky ground under a dark, stormy sky with green hills.

A Lion Attacking a Horse

George Stubbs, 1770

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

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 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 white sailboat on choppy teal water beside a dark rocky headland, under billowing clouds.

A Fresh Breeze

George Bellows, 1913

Oil study of a tiered stone fountain with a sculpted figure, surrounded by dark trees and a grassy park.

Study of a fountain

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

Charcoal sketch of robed figures and a seated man beneath gothic arches in a loose, hatched interior composition.

Composition study for The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey

Painting of veiled women carrying urns on a harbor quay, with mourners, Roman soldiers, a ship, and classical buildings behin

Agrippina Landing at Brundisium with the Ashes of Germanicu

Benjamin West, 1768

Painting of steamboats and sailing ships in a hazy harbor, with a green tugboat in front and a French flag at lower right.

Vedette in Hamburg

Albert Marquet, 1909

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

Painting of robed classical figures gathered near an overgrown tomb in a wooded landscape with a distant city and mountains.

Cicero Discovering the Tomb of Archimede

Benjamin West, 1804

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

Saint Cecilia

Marco Palmezzano, 1530

Loose oil sketch of three pale floating female figures and a light beam above climbing figures on a dark rocky slope, by Edwi

Science Revealing the Treasues of the Earth, sketch, lunette shaped

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1902

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

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

Reclining nude female figure with outstretched arm and flowing drapery, painted in loose ochre, blue, and yellow tones on a l

Figure study, for The Spirit of Light, Rotunda, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg

Edwin Austin Abbey

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

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

Lucretia

Michele Tosini, 1550

Circular night sky study with a crescent moon, glowing sun, and nude figures dancing and tumbling among faint constellation l

Small scale study for design of The Hours

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1904

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

Painting of nude figures clambering and reaching upward in a stormy rocky landscape, with a red-draped figure above.

The Deluge

Abraham Bloemaert, 1590

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 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

Painting of a reclining nude woman in a forest, with small figures around a fire by a pond under a cloudy sky.

Coronis and Apollo

Adam Elsheimer, 1607

Circular cartoon of female figures dancing around a golden sun in a starry blue night sky, with a silver crescent moon above.

Cartoon for The Hours, House of Representatives Chamber, Pennsylvania State Capitol, Harrisburg

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1904

Painting of a standing gunman surrounded by dead cowboys and horses on an open plain, with mounted riders in the distance.

What an unbranded cow has cost

Frederic Remington, 1895

Muted brown portrait of a man with tousled hair, moustache, and dark jacket, gazing downward.

Portrait of Paul Gauguin

Eugène Carrière, 1891

Painting of two men in dark hats and coats walking past a wooden cottage where a woman and child stand in the doorway.

At the Cottage Door (17th Century New England Scene)

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1871

Grayscale painting of a mounted rider with a rifle on a piebald horse crossing flat open ground with a small pool.

A Texas Pony

Frederic Remington, 1889

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

Loose oil sketch of a woman in a white gown and dark cloak beside a hunched man in a dim interior.

Compositional study, for Richard, Duke of Gloucester, and the Lady Anne

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1895

Soldiers roast meat over a campfire in a prairie camp with white tents, horses, and distant mountains.

Roasting the Christmas Beef in a Cavalry Camp

Frederic Remington, 1892

Family portrait of a man in blue coat, a woman in lace veil, and a girl in rust dress beside a fruit basket.

Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. (1740-1809) with Mrs. Trumbull (Eunice Backus) (1749-1826) and Faith Trumbull (1769-1846)

John Trumbull, 1777

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 football touchdown on a field, with a player diving across the grass and spectators in bowler hats behind a fen

Touchdown, Yale vs. Princeton, Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 27, 1890, Yale 32, Princeton 0

Frederic Remington, 1890

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

Painting of a woman in white gown with red hair beside a reclining man, with courtly figures in red robes and a crowd behind.

The Play Scene in “Hamlet” composition study

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1896

Painting of exhausted soldiers and civilians retreating through snow past dead men and horses under a dark stormy sky.

The Retreat of Napoleon’s Army from Russia in 1812

Ary Scheffer, 1826

Major Roger Alden (1754-1836)

John Trumbull, 1778

Loose painted sketch of red-robed figures in a hall with a crowd of onlookers and a pale gowned figure in front.

Hamlet

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1896

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

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

Loose oil study of a woman in a white gown seated before a throne and courtiers in a dim, red-toned interior.

The Play Scene in “Hamlet,” composition study

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1897

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