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Yale University Art Gallery

1,672 works

Painted panel of Christ in blessing with a gold halo, blue tunic, pink mantle, and open book with Latin text.

Savior in Benediction

Martino di Bartolomeo, 1410

Gilded panel of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, both with haloes, in an ornate gothic frame.

Virgin and Child

Niccolò di Pietro Gerini, 1380

Gilded Gothic panel of the Holy Trinity with a crucified Christ, the Virgin, Mary Magdalen and two Saint Johns on a red groun

Holy Trinity with the Virgin and Saints Mary Magdalen, John the Baptist, and John the Evangelist

Master of the Ashmolean Predella, 1390

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a waterfall, pavilion on rocks, pine trees, and a small boat on misty water.

Waterfall in a Landscape

Oil portrait of a young woman in a red dress and flower wreath beside antlers, against a dark woodland background.

A young woman in Arcadian costume

Reyer van Blommendael, 1650

Oil portrait of a man with curled wig, lace cravat and reddish cloak against a dark background.

Samuel Pepy

John Riley, 1650

Ink painting of a snowy winter landscape with mountains, a pagoda, small boats on misty water, and a thatched hut.

Winter Landscape

Oil portrait of a woman in a white satin gown and lace cap holding a book, set before a dark wooded landscape.

Elizabeth Moffatt Sherburne (1729/30-1762/3)

John Greenwood, 1750

Ink scroll of a woman leaning on a blossoming plum tree beside a rock, with calligraphy and red seals.

Lady Leaning on a Plum Tree

Gai Qi, 1820

Full-length portrait of a man in periwig and embroidered waistcoat leaning on red drapery, with a stormy seascape beside him.

Portrait of Gov. Elihu Yale (1648/49-1721)

Enoch Seeman, 1717

Renaissance panel painting of a seated woman in red with attendants, a friar on stairs, and an infant on a rug in a courtyard

The Birth of Saint Thomas Aquina

Bartolomeo degli Erri, 1470

Portrait of a seated woman in a white lace bonnet with a young child in white dress beside her, against a plain background.

Mrs. Wilbur (Sarah “Sally” Stearns) Sherman (1789-1845) and daughter Sarah (1814-1872)

Ammi Phillips, 1815

Portrait of a seated woman in a dark gown and white cap, holding a book, with a painted river landscape behind her.

Mrs. Richard Kent (Hannah Gookin) (1691-1758)

Joseph Badger, 1746

Ink painting on paper of a pine tree, plum blossoms and bamboo, with calligraphy inscription and red seals above.

The Friends of the Cold Season

Seated elderly man in a brown coat and white cravat holding a walking stick, against a plain gray background.

Caleb Sherman (1736-1822)

Ammi Phillips, 1815

Full-length portrait of a young girl in a pink dress and white bonnet holding a basket of flowers.

Little Girl Holding Flowers (attributed to Joseph Badger)

Joseph Badger, 1750

Ink painting of two gnarled pine trees beside a dark rock, with calligraphy and a red seal at the left edge.

Two Pine

Tang Yifen, 1840

Painting of a seated man in a grey coat holding an open book, with one hand resting on a wooden chair back.

Wilbur Sherman (1776-1856)

Ammi Phillips, 1815

Oval portrait miniature of a man with powdered white hair, brown coat and white cravat against a pink background.

Alexander Reinagle (1756-1809)

Robert Field, 1804

Portrait of a powdered-wig officer in dark blue coat and cream waistcoat with medals, sword in hand, beside a river landscape

Major General Friedrich Wilhelm Augustus, Baron von Steuben

Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl, 1786

Ink landscape scroll with steep mountains, pine and willow trees, a small pavilion by water, and calligraphy at upper left.

Landscape in the Style of Ni Zan (1301-1374)

Ink landscape with a pavilion, pine and bamboo by water, a figure on a rock, and seal-script calligraphy above.

Zhong Kui in his studio

He Shaoji, 1871

Oil portrait of an elderly man with white hair in a black coat and white cravat against a dark background.

Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) (attributed to Ralph Eleaser Whieside Earl)

Ralph Eleaser Whiteside Earl, 1840

Painting of an elderly bearded man in a dark robe writing in a book beside a skull, cross, and inkpot in a cave.

Saint Jerome

Painting of a woman in a pink and gold gown playing a lute, with an attendant holding an open book behind her.

Woman Playing a Lute

Jean Daret, 1638

Portrait of a woman in a red dress and white lace collar, holding a small bottle, with a large dark hat.

Sylvia Church Weston Sampson

Rufus Hathaway, 1793

Ink painting on silk of a tall, twisted old pine tree growing from rocks, with spreading needle-covered branches.

Old Pine, after Li Cheng

Huang Ding, 1716

Oil portrait of a seated man in a black coat and white bands, holding a blue book before a bookshelf and celestial diagram.

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

Samuel King, 1771

Hanging scroll of white plum blossoms on a gnarled branch arching over a pale rock, with gray ink-wash sky and calligraphy.

Ink Plum in the Style of Wang Mian

Takaku Aigai, 1836

Hanging scroll of a snowy mountain landscape with a pavilion, pine trees, and a figure climbing stairs.

Snow Landscape

Mochizuki Gyokusen, 1879

Portrait of a bearded man in a red robe and tall black hat, pointing at a book, with handwritten inscription above.

Rabbi Raphael Haijm Isaac Karigal (1733-1777)

Samuel King, 1782

Painting of white, pink, yellow and red roses with green leaves against a dark background.

Rose

George Cochran Lambdin, 1872

Oil portrait of a dark-haired man in spectacles, black coat and bow tie, against a brown background.

Reverend Edward Elias Atwater (1816-1887), B.A. 1836, M.A. (Hon.) 1839

Nathaniel Jocelyn, 1840

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a white lace bonnet, pearl necklace and lace-trimmed dress, against a grey background.

Elizabeth Hubbard Stiles (1731 - 1795)

Samuel King, 1771

Hanging scroll of a steep misty mountain with trees and a small figure reading among stacked books on a platform.

Reading Books in a Cave: after Wu Zhen

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a dark velvet dress and lace bonnet, with a green chair and classical objects beside her.

Mrs. Augustus Russell Street (Caroline Mary Leffingwell) (1790-1877)

Nathaniel Jocelyn, 1845

Ink landscape scroll with misty mountains, a pine, bamboo, a pavilion with a seated figure, and calligraphy at upper right.

Landscape

Ink landscape scroll with misty rocky peaks above pine trees, a village with rooftops, and a stream in the foreground.

Evening Mist on Strange Peaks in the style of Guo Xi

Fang Shishu, 1746

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a black dress, white lace bonnet and ruff, against a brown background.

Mrs. Timothy Dwight (Mary Woolsey)

Nathaniel Jocelyn

Ink landscape of a steep mountain, pines, and a pavilion by water, with calligraphy above and red seals.

Landscape After Huang Gongwang with Calligraphy by Shi Zhili

Wang Chen, 1774

Ink painting of a seated elderly man in gray robes beside Japanese calligraphy, mounted as a hanging scroll.

Portrait of Matsuo Basho

Nakamura Hōchū

Hanging scroll with ink figures of Kanzan and Jittoku at lower right and vertical calligraphic poem above.

Kanzan and Jittoku with a Poem

Hanging scroll of a pale full moon over misty water with seven glowing fireflies in the dark lower half.

Seven Fireflies in the Moonlight

Shiokawa Bunrin

Ink scroll painting of misty mountains, a river, pine trees, a thatched house and calligraphy in the upper left.

Arashiyama in Spring

Hoashi Kyōu, 1880

Hanging scroll of a cat seated on a rock gazing up at a butterfly, with calligraphy and red seals at upper left.

Cat and Butterfly

Portrait of Joseph Stella

Rafael Sala Marco, 1921

Ink painting of birds among lotus flowers, leaves and a rock, with calligraphy and red seals at upper left.

Birds by a Lotus Pond

Chen Jiayan, 1643

Ink landscape scroll with waterfall, mountains, pine trees, pavilions and a seated scholar on a rock.

Landscape in the style of Wen Zhengming

Ju Jie, 1568

Oil portrait of a man with white feathers in a patterned headwrap, red beaded sash, and dark coat, standing before a landscap

Captain Cold, or Ut-ha-wah (Onondaga, ca. 1770-1845)

William John Wilgus, 1838

Tall abstract painting of stepped geometric forms in red, blue and black, with spheres on rods against a grey sky.

Construction in Blue

Paul Gaulois, 1925

Ink and wash title page for Aesop's Fables with circular vignettes of fable scenes and bold lettering.

Title page for Aesop's Fables, No. 2 (recto); Sketches of Heads (verso)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of a man in a dark suit flanked by two women in feathered hats leaning toward him in a draped room.

L'Intrigue

Engraving of a seated couple in a landscape with a castle, pond, and conifers beyond, drapery in the foreground.

The Lovers

Master M. Z., 1500

Pencil sketch of a robed man with bowed head and clasped hands in prayer, drawn in loose hatched strokes on paper.

Robed figure, praying: study for The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey

Theodore de Banville

Paul Gavarni, 1853

Engraving of Christ carrying the cross, crowned with thorns, surrounded by soldiers with spears and a kneeling figure.

Christ Carrying the Cross, from The Engraved Passion

Albrecht Dürer, 1512

Ink and watercolor costume study of a man in a top hat, tan coat, striped waistcoat and blue trousers.

Sketch of a man - costume study for La Tosca(?)

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of a stooped elderly man in a worn coat and cap, leaning on a cane before a stone pedestal.

Le Chevalier Desgrieux

Paul Gavarni, 1852

Engraved oval portrait of a man with long curled hair and a white collar, inscribed with his name and office, 1668.

Jean-Baptist van Steenberghen, Conseiller du Roi au Conseil de Flandre (King's Counselor to the Council of Flanders)

Robert Nanteuil, 1668

Graphite sketch on tan paper of a bird's wing with layered feathers shaded in soft tones and a dark shadow at right.

Study of a wing, for "Infancy of Galahad" in The Quest of the Holy Grail mural series at Boston Public Library

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of a man and woman reclining on a sofa in a draped interior, with a walking cane on the floor.

The New Novel

Etched portrait of a bearded man with receding hair, head and shoulders, signed Desboutin in script below.

Portrait of J.J. Henner

Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin, 1878

Pencil sketch of a young man kneeling on his hands and knees with his head bowed, on an off-white sheet.

Study of a young man, on his hands and knees

Edwin Austin Abbey

Lithograph of a scowling seated man in an armchair smoking a cigarette beside a decanter.

Les femmes?...un tas de serpents!

Paul Gavarni, 1853