European Paintings

The Metropolitan Museum of Art · 2,301 artworks

One of the world's most comprehensive collections of European paintings, spanning from the 13th through the early 20th century. Masterworks by Vermeer, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, El Greco, Monet, Cézanne, and Van Gogh represent the full breadth of Western painting tradition.

Featured Artworks

Mäda Primavesi (1903–2000) by Gustav Klimt

Mäda Primavesi (1903–2000)

Gustav Klimt

1912–13

The Repast of the Lion by Henri Rousseau (le Douanier)

The Repast of the Lion

Henri Rousseau (le Douanier)

ca. 1907

The Dream of the Shepherd (Der Traum des Hirten) by Ferdinand Hodler

The Dream of the Shepherd (Der Traum des Hirten)

Ferdinand Hodler

1896

The Englishman (William Tom Warrener, 1861–1934) at the Moulin Rouge by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

The Englishman (William Tom Warrener, 1861–1934) at the Moulin Rouge

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

1892

Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary) by Paul Gauguin

Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary)

Paul Gauguin

1891

The Shepherd's Song by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

The Shepherd's Song

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

1891

The Card Players by Paul Cézanne

The Card Players

Paul Cézanne

1890–92

Irises by Vincent van Gogh

Irises

Vincent van Gogh

1890

Wheat Field with Cypresses by Vincent van Gogh

Wheat Field with Cypresses

Vincent van Gogh

June 1889

Madame Cézanne (Hortense Fiquet, 1850–1922) in a Red Dress by Paul Cézanne

Madame Cézanne (Hortense Fiquet, 1850–1922) in a Red Dress

Paul Cézanne

1888–90

Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque) by Georges Seurat

Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque)

Georges Seurat

1887–88

Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler) by Vincent van Gogh

Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler)

Vincent van Gogh

1887

Woman Having Her Hair Combed by Edgar Degas

Woman Having Her Hair Combed

Edgar Degas

ca. 1886–88

Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses by Paul Cézanne

Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses

Paul Cézanne

ca. 1890

Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" by Georges Seurat

Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte"

Georges Seurat

1884

By the Seashore by Auguste Renoir

By the Seashore

Auguste Renoir

1883

Joan of Arc by Jules Bastien-Lepage

Joan of Arc

Jules Bastien-Lepage

1879

Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguérite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848–1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872–1945) and Paul-Émile-Charles (1875–1895) by Auguste Renoir

Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguérite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848–1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872–1945) and Paul-Émile-Charles (1875–1895)

Auguste Renoir

1878

Boating by Edouard Manet

Boating

Edouard Manet

1874

The Dance Class by Edgar Degas

The Dance Class

Edgar Degas

1874

Haystacks: Autumn by Jean-François Millet

Haystacks: Autumn

Jean-François Millet

ca. 1874

The Love Song by Sir Edward Burne-Jones

The Love Song

Sir Edward Burne-Jones

1868–77

Bashi-Bazouk by Jean-Léon Gérôme

Bashi-Bazouk

Jean-Léon Gérôme

1868–69

Jalais Hill, Pontoise by Camille Pissarro

Jalais Hill, Pontoise

Camille Pissarro

1867

Young Lady in 1866 by Edouard Manet

Young Lady in 1866

Edouard Manet

1866

Woman with a Parrot by Gustave Courbet

Woman with a Parrot

Gustave Courbet

1866

Sibylle by Camille Corot

Sibylle

Camille Corot

ca. 1870

A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?) by Edgar Degas

A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?)

Edgar Degas

1865

Oedipus and the Sphinx by Gustave Moreau

Oedipus and the Sphinx

Gustave Moreau

1864

The Third-Class Carriage by Honoré Daumier

The Third-Class Carriage

Honoré Daumier

ca. 1862–64

The Spanish Singer by Edouard Manet

The Spanish Singer

Edouard Manet

1860

The Horse Fair by Rosa Bonheur

The Horse Fair

Rosa Bonheur

1852–55

Young Ladies of the Village by Gustave Courbet

Young Ladies of the Village

Gustave Courbet

1851–52

The Forest in Winter at Sunset by Théodore Rousseau

The Forest in Winter at Sunset

Théodore Rousseau

ca. 1846–67

The Abduction of Rebecca by Eugène Delacroix

The Abduction of Rebecca

Eugène Delacroix

1846

Whalers by Joseph Mallord William Turner

Whalers

Joseph Mallord William Turner

ca. 1845

Hagar in the Wilderness by Camille Corot

Hagar in the Wilderness

Camille Corot

1835

Two Men Contemplating the Moon by Caspar David Friedrich

Two Men Contemplating the Moon

Caspar David Friedrich

ca. 1825–30

Joseph-Antoine Moltedo (born 1775) by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Joseph-Antoine Moltedo (born 1775)

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

ca. 1810

Elizabeth Farren (born about 1759, died 1829), Later Countess of Derby by Sir Thomas Lawrence

Elizabeth Farren (born about 1759, died 1829), Later Countess of Derby

Sir Thomas Lawrence

1790

Comtesse de la Châtre (Marie Charlotte Louise Perrette Aglaé Bontemps, 1762–1848) by Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

Comtesse de la Châtre (Marie Charlotte Louise Perrette Aglaé Bontemps, 1762–1848)

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

1789

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836) by Jacques Louis David

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)

Jacques Louis David

1788

The Death of Socrates by Jacques Louis David

The Death of Socrates

Jacques Louis David

1787

Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuñiga (1784–1792) by Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)

Manuel Osorio Manrique de Zuñiga (1784–1792)

Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)

1787–88

Cottage Children (The Wood Gatherers) by Thomas Gainsborough

Cottage Children (The Wood Gatherers)

Thomas Gainsborough

1787

Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, Marie Gabrielle Capet (1761–1818) and Marie Marguerite Carreaux de Rosemond (died 1788) by Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, Marie Gabrielle Capet (1761–1818) and Marie Marguerite Carreaux de Rosemond (died 1788)

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

1785

Captain George K. H. Coussmaker (1759–1801) by Sir Joshua Reynolds

Captain George K. H. Coussmaker (1759–1801)

Sir Joshua Reynolds

1782

Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus Declaiming by Joseph Wright (Wright of Derby)

Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus Declaiming

Joseph Wright (Wright of Derby)

1779

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