New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome and Firefox. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome Add to Firefox

Paintings

125,547 works

Painting of a young man choosing between a gesturing woman and a veiled figure in a wooded landscape with cliffs.

Choice of Hercules

Thomas Sully, 1819

Painting of a groom in a top hat leading a saddled grey hunter across a field, with riders in the distance.

Lord Howe's Groom with Gray Hunter

Painting of fallen ancient temple columns on a grassy coast under a dark stormy sky with a bird flying above the sea.

Ruins of the Temple of Hera at Selinunte

Friedrich Nerly, 1877

Painting of tall cypress and pine trees beside a stone fountain in a garden, with a building and blue sky behind.

The Cypresses at the Villa d'este at Tivoli

Worthington Whittredge, 1856

Portrait of a heavyset man in black robe and beret, holding a dark object above gold rings on a ledge, with a road landscape

Portrait of a Jeweler

Franciabigio, 1516

Painting of a haloed nude saint being flayed by two executioners in a doorway interior, with a crowned king watching at left.

Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew

Stefano d'Antonio di Vanni, 1430

Oil portrait of an elderly man in a dark gown and black cap, resting his hand on an open book.

John Woodhull, Class of 1766 (1744-1824)

Edward L. Mooney

Painting of a monk touching a woman's breast beside a table with grapes, fruit and a glass of wine.

A monk with a beguine

Cornelis van Haarlem, 1591

Oil portrait of a woman with dark hair in a bun wearing a pale dress against a dark background.

Mrs. William Alston (Caroline Thomas, daughter of Robinson Thomas)

Thomas Sully, 1837

Dusk landscape with a ruined round tower, peasants and cattle by a river, and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

Peasants and Cattle beside a Tower

Jan Asselijn, 1646

Ink landscape handscroll with blossoming plum trees, a small pavilion, rocky banks, and figures near a boat on a river.

Farewell at a Spring River (Chun jiang song bie 春江送別 )

Shen Zhou, 1499

Man in tweed suit and boy with fishing rods and a string of fish stand on a riverbank in a wooded landscape.

The Old, Old Story

Junius Brutus Stearns, 1882

Half-length portrait of a man with a white collar and black costume against a dark background, in a gilded frame.

Portrait of Descartes (?)

Philippe de Champaigne

Oil painting of a chubby infant raising a fist holding snakes against a dark background, in a gilded frame.

The Infant Hercules

Joshua Reynolds, 1785

Painting of the Holy Family resting in a landscape, with Joseph watering a donkey and cherubs in the trees above.

Rest on the Flight to Egypt

Francesco Albani, 1604

Still life of a white calla lily and mixed blossoms on a red tray against a warm brown background, with a white bird form.

Calla Lily

John La Farge, 1862

Painting of a bowed, bound figure surrounded by a crowd of grotesque faces, with a gold basin and ewer in the foreground.

Christ before Pilate

Hieronymus Bosch

Painting of a smiling young woman with a feathered hat pointing at her reflection in a mirror beside a table.

Girl at a Mirror

Paulus Moreelse, 1632

Watercolor of Venetian lagoon with domed church, colorful sailboats and gondolas, and soft reflections in hazy light.

The Lagoon Looking toward Santa Maria della Salute

Thomas Moran, 1894

Painting of the baptism of Christ with a foreground of nude onlookers and a river scene in a forest landscape behind.

The baptism of Christ (Matt. 3:13-17)

Cornelis van Haarlem, 1588

Painting of a woman in green pulling the red cloak of a young man who turns away, beside a blue couch and curtains.

Joseph and the Wife of Potiphar

Jean-Baptiste de Champaigne

Painting of the risen Christ ascending above startled and sleeping soldiers in armor, set against a dark background.

Resurrection

Raffaellino del Colle

Muted oil landscape of a cluster of tall poplar trees reflected in a shallow pool under a pale, hazy sky.

Landscape with Poplars

Homer Dodge Martin

Oval-vignette portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and bow tie, painted against a pale background.

Charles Smith Olden (1799-1876)

Edward L. Mooney, 1875

Painted panel of the Madonna and Child flanked by two angels against a gold leaf and Gothic tracery background.

Madonna and Child

Giovanni Boccati, 1463

Oval oil portrait of a woman in a green gown with gold trim and red drapery, with a small dog at lower right.

Portrait of Anna Margaretha van Petcum (1676-1745)

Johan van Diest, 1700

Painting of the Virgin and Child enthroned between four saints, with a checkered floor and a landscape behind.

Virgin and Child Enthroned with Four Attendant Saints

Domenico Morone

Formal portrait of a man in armour and fur-trimmed mantle with a blue sash, leaning on a staff before a dark landscape.

Adolf Fredrik, 1710-1771, kung av Sverige, hertig av Holstein-Gottorp

Antoine Pesne, 1743

Landscape painting of cattle wading in a calm river beside trees, with a small figure and hills under a cloudy sky.

River View with Cattle

Charles Herbert Moore, 1859

Painting of a ruined classical triumphal arch beside a road with a carriage, elegant figures, and trees under a blue sky.

Capriccio with a Classical Triumphal Arch

Francesco Albotto, 1750

Painting of a bearded seated god in red drapery with an eagle at his side, while a winged child clasps his arm.

Cupid Supplicating Jupiter

Peter Paul Rubens, 1611

Half-length portrait of a woman in black dress with white cuffs and cap, holding a folded white handkerchief against a brown

Portrait of a Lady

Anthonie Palamedesz, 1654