The Collection Database is a searchable database of artworks and related materials
from the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. An individual database
record includes information about an object as well as images, when available. The
Museum's curators have selected several works of note within the Collection Database
as Highlights of the collection.
Due to the extremely large number of objects in the Museum's permanent collection,
not all artworks are currently available in the Collection Database. Furthermore,
information contained in the database records is, in some cases, incomplete, and
all information is subject to change according to ongoing research and new acquisitions.
For information about the Museum's policies that guide the development and care of its permanent collection,
see the Collections Management Policy.
| Image | Title of Work or Type of Object | Artist or Maker | Date | Accession Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Spinner | Quirijn van Brekelenkam (Dutch, born after 1622, died about 1669) | 1653 | 71.110 |
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The Pigeon House | Roelof van Vries (Dutch, born 1630/31, died after 1681) | 71.116 | |
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Pomegranates and Other Fruit in a Landscape | Abraham Brueghel (Flemish, 1631–1697) | 71.118 | |
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The Grand Canal above the Rialto | Francesco Guardi (Italian, Venetian, 1712–1793) | 71.119 | |
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Santa Maria della Salute | Francesco Guardi (Italian, Venetian, 1712–1793) | 71.120 | |
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The Investiture of Bishop Harold as Duke of Franconia | Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, Venetian, 1696–1770) | ca. 1751–52 | 71.121 |
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Peasants Dancing | Johannes Lingelbach (Dutch, 1622–1674) | 1651 | 71.123 |
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Rest | Nicolaes Berchem (Dutch, 1621/22–1683) | 1644 | 71.125 |
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John I (1468–1532), the Steadfast, Elector of Saxony | Workshop of Lucas Cranach the Elder (German, 1472–1553) | 71.128 | |
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View of the Town of Alkmaar | Salomon van Ruysdael (Dutch, 1600/1603–1670) | 71.135 | |
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Surprised, or Infidelity Found Out | Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich (German, 1712–1774) | 71.142 | |
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The Calling of Matthew | Workshop of Jan Sanders van Hemessen (Netherlandish, active 1519–56) | 71.155 | |
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The Mourning Virgin; The Man of Sorrows | Copy after Dieric Bouts (Netherlandish, about 1525) | 71.156–57 | |
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The Newborn Baby | Matthys Naiveu (Dutch, 1647–1726) | 1675 | 71.160 |
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The Adoration of the Shepherds | Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich (German, 1712–1774) | 1760s | 71.162 |
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Abraham's Parting from the Family of Lot | Jan Victors (Dutch, 1619–1676/77) | ca. 1655–65 | 71.170 |
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Judith with the Head of Holofernes | David Teniers the Younger (Flemish, 1610–1690) | 1650s | 72.2 |
|
California | Hiram Powers | 1850–55; this carving, 1858 | 72.3 |
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The Musician | Bartholomeus van der Helst (Dutch, born about 1612/15, died 1670) | 1662 | 73.2 |
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The Wages of War | Henry Peters Gray | 1848 | 73.5 |
