National Gallery of Art, Washington, D. C.
Found in 437 Collections and/or Records:
A Banquet Scene by Sebastiano, Depiction of a banquet scene where crowds of people are gathered to celebrate a feast and relaxing and eating.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.5311; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
A Dominican Preaching, A painting of a Dominican preaching.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.MISC.0519; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
A Lady in Her Bath, This work is likely a portrait of Diane de Poitiers, the mistress of Henry II. She sits in her bath. Behind her is a wet nurse suckling a baby and a child stealing grapes from a bowl of fruit. In the background is a maid holding a pitcher of bath water. The work could also simply represent an ideal beauty., c.1571
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0144; Public Notes: This work belongs in the Samuel H. Kress Collection.
A Little Boy, Image depicts a side portrait of a young child. Settignano produced many sculptures of small children that are without attribution but may have had religious significance., 1455/1460
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SCUL.0330; Public Notes:
A Maiden's Dream, A maiden's dream.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.2751; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
A Miracle of Saint Benedict, This painting depicts a miracle of Saint Benedict., c.1480
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0347; Original stamp identifier: K-1597; Other stamp identifier: Kress Collection; Public Notes: The work has been attributed to that of Simon Marmion, although that information has not been confirmed.
A Princess of Saxony, This is a portrait of a young Saxon princess, most likely Dorothea or Magdalena., 1517
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.GERM.0131; Public Notes:
A Venetian Senator, A portrait of a Venetian senator.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.VENI.3895; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
A View Near Volterra, In this work, a man rides on a horse in the opposite direction of the viewer., 1838
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FREN.0765; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.; Handwritten notes written in Italian appear on the text portion on the back of the postcard.
A Young Man Seated at a Table (possibly Govaert Flinck), A young man sits with his hand gently on a table beside his tall hat. He looks at the viewer with his right hand resting on his hip.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0120; Public Notes:
A Young Man Seated at a Table (possibly Govaert Flinck), A young man stands by a table with one hand on his hip and the other on his raised knee., c. 1660
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.REMB.0107; Public Notes:
Adoration of the Child, Saint John the Baptist standing in a landscape overlooking Florence., c.1480
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLOR.6803; Public Notes: Former Kress Collection
Adoration of the Child, Saint John the Baptist standing in a landscape overlooking Florence., c.1480
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLOR.6804; Public Notes: Former Kress Collection
Adoration of the Magi, Adoration of the Magi
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLOR.OVER.051; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Adoration of the Magi, Biblical scene depicting the visit of Magi to the holy family., c.1478-1482
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLOR.7145; Public Notes:
Adoration of the Magi, Biblical scene depicting the visit of the magi., c. 1440-1460
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.FLOR.5292; Public Notes: Former Kress Collection.
Aeneas and Achates on the Libyan Coast, Detail of Aeneas and Achates on the shore., c. 1520
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.BOFE.1235; Public Notes: Former Kress Collection.
Aeneas and Achates on the Libyan Coast, Scene with Aeneas and Achates and their crew on the Libyan shore repairing their ships., c. 1520
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.BOFE.1236; Public Notes: Former Kress Collection.
Agony in the Garden, Biblical scene with Christ in the garden of Gethsemane with the disciples., 1491
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SIEN.1168; Public Notes: Former Kress Collection.
Alba Madonna,, 1510
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.UMBR.2095; Public Notes:
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