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Group portrait of seven people around a table with a clergyman in black, a seated man with a book, women, a child, and column

The Bermuda Group (Dean Berkeley and His Entourage)

John Smibert, 1728

Painting of a red-walled café interior with a green billiard table, a standing man, seated patrons, and glowing lamps.

The Night Café

Vincent van Gogh, 1888

Painting of a chaotic battle on a hillside with red-coated soldiers, raised flags, smoke, and a burning town behind.

The Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775

John Trumbull, 1786

Painting of a uniformed officer carrying a captured flag past a columned building, with horses, cannon, and soldiers in the s

General Humphreys Delivering the Standards taken at Yorktown to Congress Hall (Philadelphia)

Nicolas Louis Albert Delerive

Painting of a centaur abducting a nude woman as a nude archer aims a bow across a river valley with distant hills.

Hercules and Deianira

Antonio del Pollaiuolo, 1475

Painting of a chaotic ancient battle with a seated wounded commander in red, fallen soldiers, horsemen and an eagle standard.

The Death of Paulus Aemilius at the Battle of Cannae

John Trumbull, 1773

Winter farmyard with a snowy barn, cows, sheep, bare trees and haystacks under a grey sky.

Winter Scene in New England

George Henry Durrie, 1862

Night scene of Union soldiers resting by a campfire in a forest, with a rifle rack and log barricade beside them.

In Front of Yorktown

Winslow Homer, 1863

Painting of a wounded officer in a yellow coat held up by soldiers in a snowy battle with smoke and flags behind.

The Death of General Montgomery in the Attack on Quebec, December 31, 1775

John Trumbull, 1786

Three goddesses in classical drapery with a winged Cupid reaching toward them, one holding a spear, against a dark background

Venus, Juno, and Minerva, with Cupid

Giovanni Andrea Sirani, 1650

Painting of a standing woman in a blue wrap with seated women and trees on a bright red ground, by Paul Gauguin.

Whispered Words

Paul Gauguin, 1892

Oil painting of delegates in an assembly room, some standing at a draped table with papers, flags and a drum on the wall.

The Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

John Trumbull, 1786

Painting of the Procession to Calvary with soldiers, a crowd, three crosses on a hill, and a rocky landscape with a city.

The Procession to Calvary

Jan de Cock, 1520

Gauguin painting of Adam and Eve in a tropical garden with an angel in clouds, a lion, and a red-haired nude woman.

Adam and Eve or Paradise Lost

Paul Gauguin, 1890

Painting of mounted officers and ranks of soldiers under a stormy sky, with a white flag and an American flag.

The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, October 19, 1781

John Trumbull, 1787

Gabled panel painting of the Crucifixion with Christ on a cross, kneeling Magdalen, grieving women and soldiers on a gold gro

The Crucifixion with the Penitent Magdalen

Pseudo-Dietisalvi di Speme, 1270

Abstract painting of geometric blocks and arches in muted green and red tones, resembling a stacked architectural cityscape.

Red/Green Architecture (yellow/violet gradation)

Paul Klee, 1922

Painting of mounted officers in a smoky battlefield with captured soldiers in red coats, fallen men, a cannon, and flags.

The Capture of the Hessians at Trenton, December 26, 1776

John Trumbull, 1786

Gold-ground panel painting of the Annunciation: angel Gabriel in yellow gesturing to Mary in blue beside a lily and a dove.

The Annunciation

Niccolò di Pietro Gerini, 1375

Geometric abstract landscape with angular mountain shapes in orange, yellow and teal, a yellow sun, a dark disc and a small t

Joyful Mountain Landscape

Paul Klee, 1929

Painting of a chaotic battle with soldiers in red coats, a mounted officer, cannon, fallen men and a white horse under a stor

The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777

John Trumbull, 1789

Gilded Gothic triptych showing the enthroned Virgin and Child with saints, musician angels, and Annunciation roundels above.

Virgin and Child Enthroned between Saints Albert of Trapani and Peter and Saints Paul and Anthony Abbot; The Annuncia…

Lippo d' Andrea, 1413

Painting of a calm river with moored boats, willow trees, a figure on a gravel path, and houses under a grey sky.

The Seine at Bougival

Alfred Sisley, 1872

Unfinished painting of a smoky battle with mounted officers, red-coated soldiers, a rearing white horse and cannon.

The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, 3 January 1777 (unfinished version)

John Trumbull, 1786

Narrow gilded panel with a row of religious scenes: robed men, a grey horse, and a haloed figure tending a sleeping man on a

Scenes from the Legend of Saints Cosmas and Damian

Mariotto di Nardo, 1404

Night landscape with a dirt path, silhouetted trees, a glowing horizon, and a starry sky with two shooting stars.

Starry Night

Jean-François Millet, 1850

Officers in period uniform gather on a field beside a cannon and white tent, with an American flag flying overhead.

The Surrender of General Burgoyne at Saratoga, October 16, 1777

John Trumbull, 1822

Gold-ground panel of the Virgin and Child enthroned between Saints Leonard and Peter, with narrative scenes in side registers

Virgin and Child Enthroned between Saints Leonard and Peter and Scenes from the Life of Saint Peter

Master of the Yale Dossal, 1265

Two men in a rowboat among marsh reeds; one in red aims a rifle while the other stands holding a long pole.

Rail Shooting / Rail Shooting on the DelawareAlternative title(s): Will Schuster and Blackman Going Shooting

Thomas Eakins, 1876

Painting of a uniformed general presenting a document to a seated assembly in a columned hall, with onlookers and women in a

The Resignation of General Washington, December 23, 1783

John Trumbull, 1824

Painted panel of Christ praying in a rocky landscape while an angel appears above and three apostles sleep in the foreground.

The Agony in the Garden

Florentine School, 1420

Painting of a canal lock and stone embankment in a town, with market stalls, figures, a sailing boat and distant mountains.

The Lock at Dolo

Bernardo Bellotto, 1745

Oil painting of a man in green uniform with blue sash gesturing at a table with a sword, before older men and a crowd.

Peter the Great at the Capture of Narva, 1704

John Trumbull, 1812

Long panel painting of a medieval tournament with mounted knights, banners, spectators on a balcony, and a crowd below.

A Tournament in Piazza Santa Croce

Apollonio di Giovanni, 1462

Two women in 19th-century dresses play croquet on a green lawn beneath shady trees.

A Game of Croquet

Winslow Homer, 1866

Painting of an armored warrior in red and gold charging into battle beside a skeleton with a spear, amid fallen soldiers.

Joshua at the Battle of Ai - Attended by Death

John Trumbull, 1839

Horizontal panel with gilded figures showing a forest hunt, a colonnaded court gathering, and city construction.

Aeneas at Carthage

Apollonio di Giovanni, 1460

Woman in red dress crossing a plank bridge toward an old mill, with three women waiting by a stone wall beneath a pine tree.

Old Mill (The Morning Bell)

Winslow Homer, 1871

Painting of a stormy flood scene with lightning, a drowning man, a woman holding an infant, and an elderly man on rocks.

The Last Family Who Perished in the Deluge (Genesis 7:4-24)

John Trumbull, 1838

Painting of a courtly procession of gold-robed figures meeting at an arched palace, with a walled city and horsemen at left.

The Meeting of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

Apollonio di Giovanni, 1460

Two figures in fur coats with snowshoes stand on a snowy hill under a dark, heavy winter sky.

Below Zero

Winslow Homer, 1894

Painting of a chained, gaunt prisoner seated in a dark cell as a robed figure in a turban offers him food on a plate.

"I Was in Prison and Ye Came Unto Me" (Matthew, 25:36)

John Trumbull, 1834

Damaged panel painting of hermits and monks in a rocky landscape with red-roofed monastic buildings and small figures.

Fragment of a Thebaid with Scenes from the Lives of Saint Pachomius and Another Holy Hermit

Florentine School, 1450

Night landscape with a campfire by rock cliffs and pines, a full moon behind clouds, and figures near the fire.

The Trappers' Camp

Albert Bierstadt, 1861

Painting of the Virgin's deathbed with robed apostles holding books around her in an arcaded Renaissance interior.

The Death of the Virgin

Master of Sant’Anastasio, 1480

Medieval triptych with Virgin and Child at center, Crucifixion on left wing, and archangel and saints on right wing, gold bac

Triptych: Virgin and Child with Saints Dominic and Francis; Crucifixion with Penitent Magadalen; Saints Michael the A…

Painted butterfly with red, yellow and green washes on pale paper, with a handwritten signature at the left edge.

Yellow Butterfly

Albert Bierstadt, 1890

Painting of a centaur carrying a woman while a nude archer aims a bow across a riverbank with a wide valley behind.

The Abduction of Deianira

Antonio del Pollaiuolo, 1475

Painted panel of men with stag heads and hounds in a green landscape with a river and distant city.

Actaeon and the Hounds

Jacopo del Sellaio, 1485

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 haloed robed figures beside a palm tree with nude figures in a hilly landscape with a distant lake.

The Creation of Adam and Eve

Master of Apollo and Daphne, 1500

Gold-ground religious panel with Virgin and Child at center flanked by four haloed saints with name labels.

Virgin and Child with Saints James, John the Baptist, Peter, and Francis

Lippo di Benivieni, 1290

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 haloed bearded saint on a rocky path beside a red building, with a woman in pink and hills behind.

Saint Anthony Abbot Tempted by the Devil in the Guise of a Woman

Master of the Osservanza, 1440

Painting of a haloed kneeling nun presenting blessed bread before a pope and cardinals in an interior room.

Saint Clare Blessing the Bread before Pope Innocent IV

Giovanni di Paolo, 1450

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

Narrow painted panel of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, kneeling figures, riders and hills.

The Adoration of the Magi with Kneeling Confraternity Members

Sano di Pietro, 1450

Half-lunette panel of the Annunciation: an angel kneels before the Virgin in a marble-floored interior under a sky with God a

The Annunciation

Neroccio di Bartolomeo de’ Landi, 1492

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

Painting of a kneeling haloed bishop before a raised sword, with armored soldiers holding red shields and a mountain behind.

The Martyrdom of Saint Donatus

Sano di Pietro, 1460

Interior of a café with a billiard table, glowing lamps, red walls, and seated patrons, painted in bold yellow and red tones.

Le café de nuit (The Night Café)

Vincent van Gogh, 1888

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

A Fresh Breeze

George Bellows, 1913

Soldiers in blue trousers and campaign hats duck and fall on a sunlit dirt road beside a grassy slope and green trees.

The Scream of Shrapnel at San Juan Hill

Frederic Remington, 1898

Painting of three winged archangels with halos, a boy holding a fish, and a kneeling donor in a dark veil.

Archangels Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael with Tobias and a Female Donor

Master of Serumido, 1520

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

Lunette painting of a winged man with a staff and a woman in pink drapery pointing into a hazy golden sky with foliage.

Rape of Proserpine

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1893

Loose oil sketch of rough surf breaking on a sandy beach, with a dark headland and lighthouse under a grey sky.

Grand Plage de Biarritz

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1880

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

Autumn landscape with a sunlit rocky cliff behind golden and rust-colored trees, a wooden fence, and a cloudy sky.

East Rock

John Ferguson Weir, 1906

Loose oil sketch of rough green sea waves breaking on rocks, with a white lighthouse on a headland under a grey sky.

Biarritz Seascape

Edwin Austin Abbey, 1880

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

Portrait of Paul Gauguin

Eugène Carrière, 1891

Dark night painting of a lit ferryboat crossing a river beneath stars, with city buildings and lights on the shores.

Ferryboat at Night

Louis Michel Eilshemius, 1910

Dim still life of a brass lantern, blue and white vase, copper bowl and lilac sprig on a wooden ledge.

Still Life in the Studio

J. Alden Weir, 1878

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

Predella panel with two scenes: a winged angel above figures by water, and a crowd gathered before a rocky mountain and town.

Predella: Two Scenes from the Legend of Saint Michael

Fra Angelico, 1418

Painting of a wooded path under a rose-tinted sunset sky, with a small figure, distant river and hills.

Landscape

Painting of soldiers fighting around a cannon in smoke, with a mounted officer at center and fallen men on the ground.

The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777

John Trumbull, 1787

Collage-like street scene with bold black lettering reading AMERICA, carts, signs and pasted paper in ochre, red and green.

New York Street Scene

Joaquín Torres-García, 1920

Painted family portrait of a man, a child, and a woman in blue, with books and red drapery behind them.

Portrait of George Eliot and Family

Jonathan Budington, 1798

Family portrait of a seated woman holding a toddler, a man in a dark coat, and a boy in gold reaching out, with a landscape b

The Vernet Family

John Trumbull, 1806

Horizontal gilded panel of elegant courtly figures in a landscape with Cupid, a fountain, a tent, and a chariot.

The Realms of Love

Paolo Schiavo, 1425

Painting of Venus with cupids, a bearded smith, and armour in a cave setting, with dramatic clouds in the background.

Venus at the Forge of Vulcan, also known as "Thetis receives the Arms of Achilles"

Anthony van Dyck

Painting of a man in a red shirt leading white oxen past a pond beneath tall pines and a birch tree at dusk.

In the Adirondacks

George Inness, 1862

Lunette painting of a classical female figure holding a palm frond and laurel wreath within a green wreath on gold ground.

Victory

Elihu Vedder, 1893

Painting of ruined Roman aqueduct arches on a grassy plain at sunset, with a shepherd and sheep in the foreground.

View of the Roman Campagna

Benjamin Champney, 1846

Dusky landscape with a large orange sun behind dark trees and a figure poling a boat on a glowing creek.

Moonrise

George Inness, 1887

Painting of a wide heath under dark clouds, with a dirt road, grassy mounds, autumn trees and small distant figures.

A Road across Hampstead Heath

John Constable, 1822

Abstract painting of a glowing yellow sun within concentric arcs of purple, green and blue above dark hills.

Sunrise III

Arthur Garfield Dove, 1936

Painting of cranberry pickers working in a wide golden marsh beside barrels of red berries, with a wooded hill behind.

Canberry Picker

Eastman Johnson, 1878

Oil study of weathered boulders covered in moss and lichen, set against a misty green hillside.

Study of a Rock

Asher Brown Durand

Painting of a white boat propped on timbers on a sandy shore, with weathered sheds, a steel bridge and towers behind.

Hauled Up

Painting of a woman spinning by a fireplace while a boy tends firewood and a man sits in a plain wooden room.

Spinning By Firelight - The Boyhood of George Washington Gray

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1894

Painting of a lake with trees, two women on a rock, a swimmer, a rowboat, and a hilltop town under a blue sky.

Lake Nemi

George Inness, 1857

Narrow medieval panel with two scenes: an arcaded interior with robed figures, and a crowd of knights and horses before tents

The Story of Rinaldo da Montalbano, or the Four Sons of Aymon

Florentine School, first quarter 15th century, 1415

Painting of children playing in shallow surf with a crowd and parasols on the beach behind them.

Beach Scene (or Sunday on the Beach)

Edward Henry Potthast, 1915

Lunette painting of a woman in pink robes and green drapery beside autumn trees and fallen leaves in a pale landscape.

Autumn

H. Siddons Mowbray, 1893