Paintings for Black Walls (page 17)

Warm palettes

Golds, reds and browns. The ones that differ most from the wall in lightness come first, because they stand out best. Showing 769 to 816 of 1,211.

Friar Pedro Clubs El Maragato with the Butt of the Gun, Francisco de Goya, c. 1806, oil on panel

Francisco de Goya Friar Pedro Clubs El Maragato with the Butt of the Gun, c. 1806 Art Institute of Chicago

Symbolic Head, Odilon Redon, c. 1890, oil on paper mounted on canvas

Odilon Redon Symbolic Head, c. 1890 Cleveland Museum of Art

A light-skinned man wearing a voluminous, ocean-blue, hooded robe sits at a cloth-draped writing table and looks up, fingers splayed over an open book and a pen held in his other hand, in this vertical painting.

El Greco Saint Ildefonso, c. 1603/1614 National Gallery of Art

A Goldsmith in his Shop, Petrus Christus, 1449, oil on oak panel

Petrus Christus A Goldsmith in his Shop, 1449 The Met

The Cascade, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1775, oil on wood

Jean-Honoré Fragonard The Cascade, ca. 1775 The Met

A crouching tiger to our left bares its fangs at a hissing snake wound around a tree to our right in this nearly square painting.

Eugène Delacroix Tiger and Snake, 1862 National Gallery of Art

A woman with pale, peachy skin wearing elegant gold and ink-black garments sits in front of a stone portico in this vertical portrait painting. Her red armchair is angled to our right, but the woman turns to look at us under cocked brows.

Anthony van Dyck Isabella Brant, 1621 National Gallery of Art

The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog, Thomas Eakins, ca. 1884–89, oil on canvas

Thomas Eakins The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog, ca. 1884–89 The Met

Bashi-Bazouk, Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1868–69, oil on canvas

Jean-Léon Gérôme Bashi-Bazouk, 1868–69 The Met

Dominated by tones of red and fire orange, this nearly square painting shows a seated woman leaning forward in a high-backed chair, holding a round, flat, leaf-shaped fan.

Edgar Degas Madame Camus, 1869/1870 National Gallery of Art

Friar Pedro Offers Shoes to El Maragato and Prepares to Push Aside His Gun, Francisco de Goya, c. 1806, oil on panel

Francisco de Goya Friar Pedro Offers Shoes to El Maragato and Prepares to Push Aside His Gun, c. 1806 Art Institute of Chicago

Anna van der Aar (born 1576/77, died after 1626), Frans Hals, 1626, oil on wood

Frans Hals Anna van der Aar (born 1576/77, died after 1626), 1626 The Met

About a dozen rust-orange and golden yellow apples and peaches are arranged on a white plate next to white and floral-patterned cloths nestled around a white pitcher and bowl, all on a wood tabletop that tilts toward us in this nearly…

Paul Cézanne Still Life with Apples and Peaches, c. 1905 National Gallery of Art

Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, Albrecht Dürer, probably 1519, oil on linden

Albrecht Dürer Virgin and Child with Saint Anne, probably 1519 The Met

Shown from the shoulders up, a clean-shaven, pale-skinned man with shoulder-length brown hair and dressed in black fills this vertical portrait painting.

Giovanni Bellini Portrait of a Venetian Gentleman, c. 1500 National Gallery of Art

This is a painting of a woman reaching to pick a water lily from a pond. She is crouching atop a fallen log, leaning over to submerge her right hand in the water.

Eastman Johnson Gathering Lilies, 1865 National Gallery of Art

A woman playing a lute sits next to a table, on which a man perches and leans toward her in this vertical painting. Two people look on from the background. All the people have pale skin.

Jan Steen Ascagnes and Lucelle (The Music Lesson), 1667 National Gallery of Art

A broken white and gray birch tree trunk has fallen across a rocky, shallow waterfall at the edge of a dense, deeply shadowed forest in this horizontal landscape painting.

Jacob van Ruisdael Forest Scene, c. 1655 National Gallery of Art

Queen Charlotte, Thomas Gainsborough, 1768, oil on canvas

Thomas Gainsborough Queen Charlotte, 1768 The Met

The Return of the Holy Family to Nazareth, Nicolas Poussin, c. 1627, oil on canvas

Nicolas Poussin The Return of the Holy Family to Nazareth, c. 1627 Cleveland Museum of Art

Study of a Girl's Head and Shoulders, James McNeill Whistler, 1896–97, oil on panel

James McNeill Whistler Study of a Girl's Head and Shoulders, 1896–97 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of Hugh Hope, Henry Raeburn, c. 1810, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn Portrait of Hugh Hope, c. 1810 Cleveland Museum of Art

A man stands with one arm resting over the back of a chestnut-brown horse as two women approach the animal in this horizontal portrait painting set in a landscape. The people have pale skin, dark eyes, and ash-brown or gray hair.

George Stubbs Captain Samuel Sharpe Pocklington with His Wife, Pleasance, and possibly His Sister, Frances, 1769 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of General José Manuel Romero, Francisco de Goya, c. 1810, oil on canvas

Francisco de Goya Portrait of General José Manuel Romero, c. 1810 Art Institute of Chicago

Shown from the chest up, a clean-shaven young man with pale, peachy skin looks off to our left against a cloudy sky in this vertical portrait painting.

Giovanni Bellini Portrait of a Young Man in Red, c. 1480 National Gallery of Art

Dense green vegetation surrounds a band of sun-dappled boulders that arc shallowly across this horizontal landscape painting. Just to our left of center and on our side of the boulders are several slender tree trunks.

Camille Corot Rocks in the Forest of Fontainebleau, 1860/1865 National Gallery of Art

An older man with a tanned skin and a white beard is shown from the waist up against a dark brown background in this vertical portrait painting. His body is angled to our right but he turns his head to look to our left.

Titian Doge Andrea Gritti, c. 1546/1550 National Gallery of Art

Sunrise, Claude Lorrain, possibly 1646–47, oil on canvas

Claude Lorrain Sunrise, possibly 1646–47 The Met

Shown from the knees up, a woman wearing a shimmering teal-blue gown and holding a garland of flowers stands in front of columns and a landscape in this vertical portrait painting.

John Singleton Copley Anne Fairchild Bowler (Mrs. Metcalf Bowler), c. 1763 National Gallery of Art

A woman and child stand in an enclosed courtyard in this vertical painting.

Pieter de Hooch Woman and Child in a Courtyard, 1658/1660 National Gallery of Art

Cremorne Gardens, No. 2, James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1870–80, oil on canvas

James McNeill Whistler Cremorne Gardens, No. 2, ca. 1870–80 The Met

Glaucus and Nydia, Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1867, oil on wood panel

Lawrence Alma-Tadema Glaucus and Nydia, 1867 Cleveland Museum of Art

Pope Pius VI Descending the Throne to Take Leave of the Doge in the Hall of Saints Giovanni e Paolo, 1782, Francesco Guardi, c. 1783, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Pope Pius VI Descending the Throne to Take Leave of the Doge in the Hall of Saints Giovanni e Paolo, 1782, c. 1783 Cleveland Museum of Art

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

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

The Source of the Loue, Gustave Courbet, 1864, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet The Source of the Loue, 1864 The Met

Landscape, George Inness, c. 1852, oil on canvas

George Inness Landscape, c. 1852 National Gallery of Art

The Camp Meeting, Worthington Whittredge, 1874, oil on canvas

Worthington Whittredge The Camp Meeting, 1874 The Met

Alice Gerson in Prospect Park, William Merritt Chase, 1886, oil on panel

William Merritt Chase Alice Gerson in Prospect Park, 1886 The Met

A River Landscape with Storks, Charles-François Daubigny, 1864, oil on wood

Charles-François Daubigny A River Landscape with Storks, 1864 The Met

Dr. James Stuart, Gilbert Stuart, c. 1815, oil on wood

Gilbert Stuart Dr. James Stuart, c. 1815 Cleveland Museum of Art

Shown from about the hips up, a young, pale-skinned man with curly brown hair stands facing and looking at us, wearing a plum-purple coat under a golden yellow cape in this vertical portrait painting.

Anthony van Dyck Philip, Lord Wharton, 1632 National Gallery of Art

Still Life with Roses and Fruit, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1863, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Still Life with Roses and Fruit, 1863 The Met

Shown from the hips up, an elegantly dressed woman with smooth, pale skin and ash-brown hair piled high on her head looks off into the distance to our left in front of a loosely painted landscape in this vertical portrait.

Thomas Gainsborough The Hon. Mrs. Thomas Graham, c. 1775/1777 National Gallery of Art

George Capel, Viscount Malden (1757–1839), and Lady Elizabeth Capel (1755–1834), Joshua Reynolds, 1768, oil on canvas

Joshua Reynolds George Capel, Viscount Malden (1757–1839), and Lady Elizabeth Capel (1755–1834), 1768 The Met

The Farm at the Entrance of the Wood, Rosa Bonheur, 1860–80, oil on fabric

Rosa Bonheur The Farm at the Entrance of the Wood, 1860–80 Cleveland Museum of Art

Seven men, women, and children with pale, peachy skin flank a woman surrounded by a halo of light, sitting on a throne and holding a nearly nude baby boy in her lap in this long, horizontal painting.

Jacopo Tintoretto Doge Alvise Mocenigo and Family before the Madonna and Child, c. 1575 National Gallery of Art

Children and a Cow, Aelbert Cuyp, 1635–39, oil on wood

Aelbert Cuyp Children and a Cow, 1635–39 The Met

A Boy in a Red-Lined Cloak, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1780s, oil on wood

Jean-Honoré Fragonard A Boy in a Red-Lined Cloak, 1780s Cleveland Museum of Art

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