Paintings for Black Walls (page 14)

Warm palettes

Golds, reds and browns. The ones that differ most from the wall in lightness come first, because they stand out best. Showing 625 to 672 of 1,211.

Peaceable Kingdom, Edward Hicks, ca. 1830–32, oil on canvas

Edward Hicks Peaceable Kingdom, ca. 1830–32 The Met

Annie C. Lochrey Husson (Mrs. Louis Husson), Thomas Eakins, c. 1905, oil on canvas

Thomas Eakins Annie C. Lochrey Husson (Mrs. Louis Husson), c. 1905 National Gallery of Art

Vividly colored painting of Virgin Mary with baby Jesus and baby John the Baptist.

Correggio Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, c. 1515 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a light-skinned woman with dark curly hair and to her right a small, blond child. Both are elegantly dressed, the woman in a dark, short-sleeved dress with gathered bodice and the child in a short-sleeved white dress.

Joshua Johnson Elizabeth Grant Bankson Beatty (Mrs. James Beatty) and Her Daughter Susan, c. 1805 Art Institute of Chicago

Landscape, George Inness, 1888, oil on canvas

George Inness Landscape, 1888 Cleveland Museum of Art

Margaret of Austria, Jean Hey,, ca. 1490, oil on oak panel

Jean Hey, Margaret of Austria, ca. 1490 The Met

Two pale-skinned women sit together surrounded by five sheep and a dog in a lush forest in this vertical painting. The woman to our right sits slightly above the other, with her arm draped around the shoulders of her companion.

François Boucher The Love Letter, 1750 National Gallery of Art

The Peaceable Kingdom, Edward Hicks, c. 1816–18, oil on canvas

Edward Hicks The Peaceable Kingdom, c. 1816–18 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Annunciation to Zacharias; (verso) The Angel of the Annunciation, Giovanni di Paolo, ca. 1455–60, tempera and gold on wood

Giovanni di Paolo The Annunciation to Zacharias; (verso) The Angel of the Annunciation, ca. 1455–60 The Met

A man and woman greet each other at the center of a group of about a dozen people set within a landscape in this horizontal painting. All the people have pale, peachy skin.

Peter Paul Rubens The Meeting of David and Abigail, c. 1630 National Gallery of Art

Still life of sensuously detailed painting of four white magnolias lying on blue velvet cloth.

Martin Johnson Heade Magnolias on Light Blue Velvet Cloth, 1885–95 Art Institute of Chicago

The Companions of Rinaldo, Nicolas Poussin, ca. 1633, oil on canvas

Nicolas Poussin The Companions of Rinaldo, ca. 1633 The Met

The head and chest of a man with pale pink skin, a honey-blond beard, and curly, mahogany-brown hair around a receding hairline fills this vertical portrait painting.

Peter Paul Rubens Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1620 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the lap up, a person with peach-colored skin sits facing us as he looks down and to our left in this vertical, stylized, portrait painting.

Amedeo Modigliani Monsieur Deleu, 1916 National Gallery of Art

Painting of Greek landscape, classical architecture, yellow, red robed man reading.

Nicolas Poussin Landscape with Saint John on Patmos, 1640 Art Institute of Chicago

Impressionist painting of seated man, girl with brown, black hues.

Edgar Degas Henri Degas and His Niece Lucie Degas (The Artist's Uncle and Cousin), 1875–76 Art Institute of Chicago

Both dressed in white, a little boy leans onto the lap of a woman sitting in front of a smooth, sunlit boulder with a landscape to the right in this vertical portrait painting. Both people have pale skin with rosy cheeks.

Thomas Lawrence Lady Mary Templetown and Her Eldest Son, 1802 National Gallery of Art

Young Woman with a Turban, Jacques-Louis David, c. 1780, oil on canvas

Jacques-Louis David Young Woman with a Turban, c. 1780 Cleveland Museum of Art

This painting is a portrait of a person with dark hair styled neatly in an updo with soft waves over their forehead.

Thomas Eakins Harriet Husson Carville (Mrs. James G. Carville), 1904 National Gallery of Art

Ovid among the Scythians, Eugène Delacroix, 1862, oil on paper, laid down on wood

Eugène Delacroix Ovid among the Scythians, 1862 The Met

An elegantly dressed young woman, a little boy, girl, and a dog are gathered on a veranda in front of a sun-dappled landscape in this vertical portrait painting. All three people have pale skin with rosy cheeks.

Joshua Reynolds Lady Elizabeth Delmé and Her Children, 1777-1779 National Gallery of Art

In this painting, there are two round, crusty rolls next to a cream-colored cup with a floral blue-and-yellow design on top of a saucer with a gold rim.

John Frederick Peto Breakfast, c. 1890s National Gallery of Art

Shown from about the waist up, a woman with smooth, pale skin sits in a chair facing our right in front of a canvas on an easel in this vertical portrait. She leans onto her right elbow, which rests on the seat back.

Judith Leyster Self-Portrait, c. 1630 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the chest up against a black background, a man with peachy skin wears a gold and rose-pink cloak in this vertical portrait painting.

Giovanni Bellini Giovanni Emo, c. 1475/1480 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the chest up, a man with pale, yellow-tinged skin is angled to our right with downcast eyes in this vertical portrait painting. He is cleanshaven with chin-length black hair.

Sandro Botticelli Giuliano de' Medici, c. 1478/1480 National Gallery of Art

Landscape, George Inness, 1884 or 1889, oil on canvas

George Inness Landscape, 1884 or 1889 The Met

A nearly nude, muscular man with pale, peachy skin sits in an underground cave among seven male and two female lions in this horizontal painting.

Peter Paul Rubens Daniel in the Lions' Den, c. 1614/1616 National Gallery of Art

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin The Scullery Maid, c. 1738 National Gallery of Art

A balding, older man sits in a golden boat guided by a winged angel away from craggy rocks to calm waters, toward a shaft of light piercing a billowing bank of clouds in this horizontal landscape painting.

Thomas Cole The Voyage of Life: Old Age, 1842 National Gallery of Art

Untitled (Cracked Watermelon), Charles Ethan Porter, ca. 1890, oil on canvas

Charles Ethan Porter Untitled (Cracked Watermelon), ca. 1890 The Met

A young, pale-skinned woman with reddish-blond hair sits with a nearly nude, chubby toddler standing in her lap in this vertical painting. She looks down at him, her body and face angled to our left.

Sandro Botticelli Madonna and Child, c. 1470 National Gallery of Art

Madonna and Child, Giovanni Bellini, late 1480s, oil on wood

Giovanni Bellini Madonna and Child, late 1480s The Met

Woman Feeding Chickens, Jean-François Millet, 1846-48, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet Woman Feeding Chickens, 1846-48 Art Institute of Chicago

Landscape with a Village in the Distance, Jacob van Ruisdael, 1646, oil on wood

Jacob van Ruisdael Landscape with a Village in the Distance, 1646 The Met

Portrait of a Woman, possibly Ginevra d'Antonio Lupari Gozzadini, Unknown artist, 1494?, tempera on wood

Unknown artist Portrait of a Woman, possibly Ginevra d'Antonio Lupari Gozzadini, 1494? The Met

Three light-skinned, dark-haired ballerinas, painted in muted tones, wear off-the-shoulder yellow leotards and tutus as they huddle near each other. One adjusts her costume, while one holds her hands clasped above her head.

Edgar Degas Yellow Dancers (In the Wings), 1874–76 Art Institute of Chicago

Head of Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830–1914), Édouard Manet, 1882–83, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet Head of Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830–1914), 1882–83 The Met

A group of three adults and four children are gathered on and around a couch in an interior space that opens out to a distant hilly landscape in this horizontal portrait painting.

John Singleton Copley The Copley Family, 1776/1777 National Gallery of Art

Madame Théodore Gobillard (Yves Morisot, 1838–1893), Edgar Degas, 1869, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Madame Théodore Gobillard (Yves Morisot, 1838–1893), 1869 The Met

More than a dozen light-skinned men, women, and children eat, drink, talk, and make music around a dancing couple under an arbor in this horizontal painting. Most of the people are dressed in muted tones of green, gray, and black.

Jan Steen The Dancing Couple, 1663 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a pale-skinned woman in a voluminous rust-orange dress stands facing us in this vertical portrait painting. She looks toward us but slightly down with dark brown eyes under curved brows.

Edgar Degas Girl in Red, c. 1866 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a snowy forest scene with a path running through tall, leafless trees.

Eastman Johnson On Their Way to Camp, 1873 National Gallery of Art

The Assumption of the Virgin, Bernardo Daddi, 1337–38, tempera on wood, gold ground

Bernardo Daddi The Assumption of the Virgin, 1337–38 The Met

Painted entirely with tones of white and gray, a pudgy, winged baby-like putto, Cupid, holds onto a wheel in this vertical canvas. Cupid’s body is angled to our left, where he hunches over the shoulder-high wheel.

Titian Cupid with the Wheel of Time, c. 1515/1520 National Gallery of Art

Three apples and two pears sit next to a knife and a luminous, white mug on a tan, stone surface before a muted, olive-green background in this horizontal still life painting.

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin Still Life with a White Mug, c. 1764 National Gallery of Art

Thomas Eakins Study for "The Dancing Lesson": The Banjo Player, probably 1877 National Gallery of Art

A young, pale-skinned woman sits with her back to us as she looks at a painting on an easel in a studio in this vertical painting.

Camille Corot Corot's Studio: Woman Seated Before an Easel, a Mandolin in her Hand, c. 1868 National Gallery of Art

A sinewy older man, his pale skin mostly exposed, sits on a stone low to the ground facing a table on our right in the center of this vertical painting. His gray hair is cropped short, and he has a graying, long beard.

Paolo Veronese Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, c. 1575/1585 National Gallery of Art

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