Gallery

A hundred and eighteen paintings and prints, from van Eyck to Malevich, all in the public domain.

A hundred and eighteen paintings and prints, in order of their dates, from the Ghent Altarpiece of 1432 to Malevich's Black Square of 1915. Point at one for its name, open it to see it whole; the arrows go through the rest.

The Ghent Altarpiece, by Hubert and Jan van Eyck — Hubert and Jan van Eyck, The Ghent Altarpiece, 1432

The Arnolfini Portrait, by Jan van Eyck — Jan van Eyck, The Arnolfini Portrait, 1434

The Descent from the Cross, by Rogier van der Weyden — Rogier van der Weyden, The Descent from the Cross, about 1435

The Annunciation, by Leonardo da Vinci — Leonardo da Vinci, The Annunciation, about 1472–76

Ginevra de' Benci, by Leonardo da Vinci — Leonardo da Vinci, Ginevra de' Benci, about 1476

Lamentation over the Dead Christ, by Andrea Mantegna — Andrea Mantegna, Lamentation over the Dead Christ, about 1480

Primavera, by Sandro Botticelli — Sandro Botticelli, Primavera, about 1480

Adoration of the Magi, by Leonardo da Vinci — Leonardo da Vinci, Adoration of the Magi, 1481–82

The Birth of Venus, by Sandro Botticelli — Sandro Botticelli, The Birth of Venus, about 1485

Lady with an Ermine, by Leonardo da Vinci — Leonardo da Vinci, Lady with an Ermine, about 1490

The Garden of Earthly Delights, by Hieronymus Bosch — Hieronymus Bosch, The Garden of Earthly Delights, about 1490–1510

La Belle Ferronnière, by Leonardo da Vinci — Leonardo da Vinci, La Belle Ferronnière, about 1495

Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci — Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa, about 1503–19

The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, by Leonardo da Vinci — Leonardo da Vinci, The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, about 1503–19

Doni Tondo, by Michelangelo — Michelangelo, Doni Tondo, about 1505–06

The Tempest, by Giorgione — Giorgione, The Tempest, about 1506–08

The Sistine Madonna, by Raphael — Raphael, The Sistine Madonna, 1512

Saint John the Baptist, by Leonardo da Vinci — Leonardo da Vinci, Saint John the Baptist, about 1513–16

La Fornarina, by Raphael — Raphael, La Fornarina, 1518–20

The Ambassadors, by Hans Holbein the Younger — Hans Holbein the Younger, The Ambassadors, 1533

Venus of Urbino, by Titian — Titian, Venus of Urbino, 1538

Netherlandish Proverbs, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder — Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Netherlandish Proverbs, 1559

The Triumph of Death, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder — Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Triumph of Death, about 1562

The Wedding at Cana, by Paolo Veronese — Paolo Veronese, The Wedding at Cana, 1562–63

Peasants harvesting wheat on a summer afternoon, some of them resting under a pear tree — Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Harvesters, 1565

The Hunters in the Snow, by Pieter Bruegel the Elder — Pieter Bruegel the Elder, The Hunters in the Snow, 1565

The Calling of Saint Matthew, by Caravaggio — Caravaggio, The Calling of Saint Matthew, 1599–1600

Toledo on its hill under a stormy green and grey sky — El Greco, View of Toledo, about 1599–1600

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, by Caravaggio — Caravaggio, The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, 1608

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp, by Rembrandt — Rembrandt, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp, 1632

The Storm on the Sea of Galilee, by Rembrandt — Rembrandt, The Storm on the Sea of Galilee, 1633

The Surrender of Breda, by Diego Velázquez — Diego Velázquez, The Surrender of Breda, 1634–35

The Night Watch, by Rembrandt — Rembrandt, The Night Watch, 1642

The Rokeby Venus, by Diego Velázquez — Diego Velázquez, The Rokeby Venus, 1647–51

Aristotle in a black hat and a gold chain, his hand resting on a marble bust of Homer — Rembrandt, Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, 1653

Las Meninas, by Diego Velázquez — Diego Velázquez, Las Meninas, 1656

The Little Street, by Johannes Vermeer — Johannes Vermeer, The Little Street, about 1658

The Milkmaid, by Johannes Vermeer — Johannes Vermeer, The Milkmaid, about 1660

View of Delft, by Johannes Vermeer — Johannes Vermeer, View of Delft, about 1661

A woman in a white headscarf opening a window, her other hand on a silver pitcher — Johannes Vermeer, Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, about 1662

Girl with a Pearl Earring, by Johannes Vermeer — Johannes Vermeer, Girl with a Pearl Earring, about 1665

The Jewish Bride, by Rembrandt — Rembrandt, The Jewish Bride, about 1665–69

The Art of Painting, by Johannes Vermeer — Johannes Vermeer, The Art of Painting, about 1666–68

The Astronomer, by Johannes Vermeer — Johannes Vermeer, The Astronomer, 1668

The Return of the Prodigal Son, by Rembrandt — Rembrandt, The Return of the Prodigal Son, about 1668

The Swing, by Jean-Honoré Fragonard — Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Swing, about 1767

The Blue Boy, by Thomas Gainsborough — Thomas Gainsborough, The Blue Boy, about 1770

The Oath of the Horatii, by Jacques-Louis David — Jacques-Louis David, The Oath of the Horatii, 1784

Socrates on his bed, reaching for the cup of hemlock while his followers grieve — Jacques Louis David, The Death of Socrates, 1787

The Death of Marat, by Jacques-Louis David — Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Marat, 1793

The Nude Maja, by Francisco Goya — Francisco Goya, The Nude Maja, about 1797–1800

Charles IV of Spain and His Family, by Francisco Goya — Francisco Goya, Charles IV of Spain and His Family, 1800–01

The Coronation of Napoleon, by Jacques-Louis David — Jacques-Louis David, The Coronation of Napoleon, 1805–07

Grande Odalisque, by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres — Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Grande Odalisque, 1814

The Third of May 1808, by Francisco Goya — Francisco Goya, The Third of May 1808, 1814

The Raft of the Medusa, by Théodore Géricault — Théodore Géricault, The Raft of the Medusa, 1818–19

Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, by Caspar David Friedrich — Caspar David Friedrich, Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, about 1818

Saturn Devouring His Son, by Francisco Goya — Francisco Goya, Saturn Devouring His Son, about 1819–23

The Hay Wain, by John Constable — John Constable, The Hay Wain, 1821

The Sea of Ice, by Caspar David Friedrich — Caspar David Friedrich, The Sea of Ice, 1823–24

The Death of Sardanapalus, by Eugène Delacroix — Eugène Delacroix, The Death of Sardanapalus, 1827

A great wave curling over three boats, Mount Fuji small in the distance — Katsushika Hokusai, Under the Wave off Kanagawa, about 1830–32

Liberty Leading the People, by Eugène Delacroix — Eugène Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People, 1830

The Grand Canal in Venice in hazy sunlight, crowded with gondolas — J. M. W. Turner, Venice, from the Porch of Madonna della Salute, about 1835

A thunderstorm passing over forest on the left and farmland round a bend of the Connecticut River on the right — Thomas Cole, The Oxbow, 1836

The Fighting Temeraire, by J. M. W. Turner — J. M. W. Turner, The Fighting Temeraire, 1839

Rain, Steam and Speed, by J. M. W. Turner — J. M. W. Turner, Rain, Steam and Speed, 1844

A Burial at Ornans, by Gustave Courbet — Gustave Courbet, A Burial at Ornans, 1849–50

The Ninth Wave, by Ivan Aivazovsky — Ivan Aivazovsky, The Ninth Wave, 1850

Grooms leading and riding rearing horses at a horse market in Paris — Rosa Bonheur, The Horse Fair, 1852–55

The Painter's Studio, by Gustave Courbet — Gustave Courbet, The Painter's Studio, 1854–55

People hurrying across a wooden bridge in a heavy downpour — Utagawa Hiroshige, Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, 1857

The Gleaners, by Jean-François Millet — Jean-François Millet, The Gleaners, 1857

Luncheon on the Grass, by Édouard Manet — Édouard Manet, Luncheon on the Grass, 1863

Olympia, by Édouard Manet — Édouard Manet, Olympia, 1863

Barge Haulers on the Volga, by Ilya Repin — Ilya Repin, Barge Haulers on the Volga, 1870–73

Whistler's Mother, by James McNeill Whistler — James McNeill Whistler, Whistler's Mother, 1871

Impression, Sunrise, by Claude Monet — Claude Monet, Impression, Sunrise, 1872

Ballerinas in white tutus waiting while their teacher leans on his stick — Edgar Degas, The Dance Class, 1874

L'Absinthe, by Edgar Degas — Edgar Degas, L'Absinthe, 1875–76

The Gross Clinic, by Thomas Eakins — Thomas Eakins, The Gross Clinic, 1875

Woman with a Parasol, by Claude Monet — Claude Monet, Woman with a Parasol, 1875

Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876

The Birth of Venus, by William-Adolphe Bouguereau — William-Adolphe Bouguereau, The Birth of Venus, 1879

Luncheon of the Boating Party, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Luncheon of the Boating Party, 1880–81

Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, by Ilya Repin — Ilya Repin, Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, 1880–91

A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, by Édouard Manet — Édouard Manet, A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, 1882

Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan, by Ilya Repin — Ilya Repin, Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan, 1883–85

John Singer Sargent, Madame X, 1883–84

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, by Georges Seurat — Georges Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1884–86

The Potato Eaters, by Vincent van Gogh — Vincent van Gogh, The Potato Eaters, 1885

Musicians under gas lamps outside a circus at night, painted in dots of colour — Georges Seurat, Circus Sideshow, 1887–88

Café Terrace at Night, by Vincent van Gogh — Vincent van Gogh, Café Terrace at Night, 1888

Starry Night Over the Rhône, by Vincent van Gogh — Vincent van Gogh, Starry Night Over the Rhône, 1888

Sunflowers, by Vincent van Gogh — Vincent van Gogh, Sunflowers, 1888

Sunset at Montmajour, by Vincent van Gogh — Vincent van Gogh, Sunset at Montmajour, 1888

The Night Café, by Vincent van Gogh — Vincent van Gogh, The Night Café, 1888

The Red Vineyard, by Vincent van Gogh — Vincent van Gogh, The Red Vineyard, 1888

The Yellow House, by Vincent van Gogh — Vincent van Gogh, The Yellow House, 1888

Irises, by Vincent van Gogh — Vincent van Gogh, Irises, 1889

Morning in a Pine Forest, by Ivan Shishkin and Konstantin Savitsky — Ivan Shishkin and Konstantin Savitsky, Morning in a Pine Forest, 1889

The Starry Night, by Vincent van Gogh — Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night, 1889

The Yellow Christ, by Paul Gauguin — Paul Gauguin, The Yellow Christ, 1889

A yellow wheat field under swirling clouds, a dark cypress rising on the right — Vincent van Gogh, Wheat Field with Cypresses, 1889

Three men playing cards at a table while a fourth stands watching — Paul Cézanne, The Card Players, 1890–92

The Church at Auvers, by Vincent van Gogh — Vincent van Gogh, The Church at Auvers, 1890

Wheatfield with Crows, by Vincent van Gogh — Vincent van Gogh, Wheatfield with Crows, 1890

When Will You Marry?, by Paul Gauguin — Paul Gauguin, When Will You Marry?, 1892

The Scream, by Edvard Munch — Edvard Munch, The Scream, 1893

The Sleeping Gypsy, by Henri Rousseau — Henri Rousseau, The Sleeping Gypsy, 1897

Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, by Paul Gauguin — Paul Gauguin, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, 1897–98

A man lying on the deck of a broken boat in a rough sea, sharks circling and a waterspout behind — Winslow Homer, The Gulf Stream, 1899

Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, by Gustav Klimt — Gustav Klimt, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, 1907

A lion eating its prey in a jungle of huge leaves and flowers — Henri Rousseau, The Repast of the Lion, about 1907

The Kiss, by Gustav Klimt — Gustav Klimt, The Kiss, 1907–08

A girl in a white dress standing with her feet apart against a lilac background — Gustav Klimt, Mäda Primavesi, 1912–13

Black Square, by Kazimir Malevich — Kazimir Malevich, Black Square, 1915

Picture credits

All are in the public domain. Eighteen are from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Open Access collection (CC0), resized and with the frames cropped off: The Harvesters, View of Toledo, Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, The Death of Socrates, Under the Wave off Kanagawa, Venice, from the Porch of Madonna della Salute, The Oxbow, The Horse Fair, Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, The Dance Class, Madame X, Circus Sideshow, Wheat Field with Cypresses, The Card Players, The Gulf Stream, The Repast of the Lion, Mäda Primavesi.

The other hundred are from Wikimedia Commons, resized: The Ghent Altarpiece, The Arnolfini Portrait, The Descent from the Cross, The Annunciation, Ginevra de' Benci, Lamentation over the Dead Christ, Primavera, Adoration of the Magi, The Birth of Venus, Lady with an Ermine, The Garden of Earthly Delights, La Belle Ferronnière, Mona Lisa, The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, Doni Tondo, The Tempest, The Sistine Madonna, Saint John the Baptist, La Fornarina, The Ambassadors, Venus of Urbino, Netherlandish Proverbs, The Triumph of Death, The Wedding at Cana, The Hunters in the Snow, The Blind Leading the Blind, The Calling of Saint Matthew, The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp, The Storm on the Sea of Galilee, The Surrender of Breda, The Night Watch, The Rokeby Venus, Las Meninas, The Little Street, The Milkmaid, View of Delft, Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Jewish Bride, The Art of Painting, The Astronomer, The Return of the Prodigal Son, The Swing, The Blue Boy, The Oath of the Horatii, The Death of Marat, The Nude Maja, Charles IV of Spain and His Family, The Coronation of Napoleon, Grande Odalisque, The Third of May 1808, The Raft of the Medusa, Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, Saturn Devouring His Son, The Hay Wain, The Sea of Ice, The Death of Sardanapalus, Liberty Leading the People, The Fighting Temeraire, Rain, Steam and Speed, A Burial at Ornans, The Ninth Wave, The Painter's Studio, The Gleaners, Luncheon on the Grass, Olympia, Barge Haulers on the Volga, Whistler's Mother, Impression, Sunrise, L'Absinthe, The Gross Clinic, Woman with a Parasol, Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, The Birth of Venus, Luncheon of the Boating Party, Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, The Potato Eaters, Café Terrace at Night, Starry Night Over the Rhône, Sunflowers, Sunset at Montmajour, The Night Café, The Red Vineyard, The Yellow House, Irises, Morning in a Pine Forest, The Starry Night, The Yellow Christ, The Church at Auvers, Wheatfield with Crows, When Will You Marry?, The Scream, The Sleeping Gypsy, Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I, The Kiss, Black Square.