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Masterpiece Paintings

Start exploring The Met collection with this thematic collection of masterpiece paintings.

Joan of Arc, Jules Bastien-Lepage French, Oil on canvas
Joan of Arc
Jules Bastien-Lepage
1879
Washington Crossing the Delaware, Emanuel Leutze German American, Oil on canvas, American
Washington Crossing the Delaware
Emanuel Leutze
1851
Mars and Venus United by Love, Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari) Italian, Oil on canvas
Mars and Venus United by Love
Paolo Veronese (Paolo Caliari)
1570s
Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau), John Singer Sargent American, Oil on canvas, American
Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau)
John Singer Sargent
1883–84
Allegory of the Catholic Faith, Johannes Vermeer Dutch, Oil on canvas
Allegory of the Catholic Faith
Johannes Vermeer
ca. 1670–72
Soap Bubbles, Jean Siméon Chardin French, Oil on canvas
Soap Bubbles
Jean Siméon Chardin
ca. 1733–34
Hermann von Wedigh III (died 1560), Hans Holbein the Younger German, Oil and gold on oak
Hermann von Wedigh III (died 1560)
Hans Holbein the Younger
1532
The Lovers, Riza-yi 'Abbasi Iranian, Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper
The Lovers
Riza-yi 'Abbasi
dated 1039 AH/1630 CE
Terracotta funerary plaque, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta funerary plaque
Greek, Attic
ca. 520–510 BCE
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Oil on canvas
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)
1653
Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670), Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez) Spanish, Oil on canvas
Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670)
Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez)
1650
The Annunciation, Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi) Italian, Tempera and gold on wood
The Annunciation
Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi)
ca. 1485–92
Saint Jerome as Scholar, El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) Greek, Oil on canvas
Saint Jerome as Scholar
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)
ca. 1610
Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn (1825–1860), Princesse de Broglie, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres French, Oil on canvas
Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn (1825–1860), Princesse de Broglie
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
1851–53
Old Plum, Kano Sansetsu Japanese, Four sliding-door panels (fusuma); ink, color, gold, and gold leaf on paper, Japan
Old Plum
Kano Sansetsu
1646
Night-Shining White, Han Gan Chinese, Handscroll; ink on paper, China
Night-Shining White
Han Gan
ca. 750
Outing to Zhang Gong's Grotto, Shitao (Zhu Ruoji) Chinese, Handscroll; ink and color on paper, China
Outing to Zhang Gong's Grotto
Shitao (Zhu Ruoji)
ca. 1700
The House of Bijapur, Kamal Muhammad, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
The House of Bijapur
Kamal Muhammad
Chand Muhammad
ca. 1680
The Dance Class, Edgar Degas French, Oil on canvas
The Dance Class
Edgar Degas
1874
Double Diptych Icon Pendant, Wood, tempera pigment, string, Amhara or Tigrinya peoples
Double Diptych Icon Pendant
Amhara or Tigrinya peoples
early 18th century
Two Men Contemplating the Moon, Caspar David Friedrich German, Oil on canvas
Two Men Contemplating the Moon
Caspar David Friedrich
ca. 1825–30
Madonna and Child, Duccio di Buoninsegna Italian, Tempera and gold on wood
Madonna and Child
Duccio di Buoninsegna
ca. 1290–1300
Icon triptych of Ewosṭatewos and eight of his disciples, Northern Highlands artist, Wood, tempera, cord, Amhara
Icon triptych of Ewosṭatewos and eight of his disciples
Northern Highlands artist
late 17th century
Beauty of the Kanbun Era, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, Japan
Beauty of the Kanbun Era
Japan
late 17th century