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Yale University Art Gallery

3,066 works

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 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

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

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

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

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

Suprematism (formerly) Abstraction

Aleksandr Drevin, 1921

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Painting of an older man in a black cap and red robe with two women in green and gold dress against laurel leaves.

Venetian Nobleman and Two Women

Giovanni Cariani, 1520

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Composition II

Patrick Henry Bruce, 1916

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

Composition III

Patrick Henry Bruce, 1916

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

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

Composition IV

Patrick Henry Bruce, 1916

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

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

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

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

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

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

Old Scholar and Mind Landscape

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

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

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

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

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

Handwritten Chinese calligraphy in black ink on aged paper with red seal impressions at lower left.

Page of Calligraphy from Album of Landscapes

Abstract painting of geometric machine-like forms in teal, white, and yellow on a cream background.

Painting (formerly Machine)

Morton Livingston Schamberg, 1916

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 Crucifixion panel with Christ on the cross, angels, and haloed mourners and saints below.

The Crucifixion

Cenni di Francesco, 1400

Fragment of a painting showing the Virgin Annunciate in blue and red robes reading a book, with a gilded halo.

The Virgin Annunciate

Cenni di Francesco

Circular fragment of a painted winged angel in a red robe with a patterned gold halo on a weathered orange ground.

Annunciatory Angel

Cenni di Francesco

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

Samuel Pepy

John Riley, 1650

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

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

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

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

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