Paintings for Black Walls (page 19)

Warm palettes

Golds, reds and browns. The ones that differ most from the wall in lightness come first, because they stand out best. Showing 865 to 912 of 1,211.

Shown from the hips up, a pale-skinned woman with a long, narrow face wears a richly decorated crimson-red dress in this vertical portrait painting. Her body angles to our left, and she looks in that direction with hooded brown eyes.

Agnolo Bronzino Eleonora di Toledo, c. 1560 National Gallery of Art

The Musicians, Caravaggio, 1597, oil on canvas

Caravaggio The Musicians, 1597 The Met

Portrait of a Woman with a Man at a Casement, Fra Filippo Lippi, ca. 1440, tempera on wood

Fra Filippo Lippi Portrait of a Woman with a Man at a Casement, ca. 1440 The Met

This painting shows a serene forest setting with a wide, shallow stream flowing gently towards us. The scene is enclosed by tall trees on either side.

Worthington Whittredge Trout Brook in the Catskills, 1875 National Gallery of Art

Roses in a Bowl, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1883, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Roses in a Bowl, 1883 The Met

Honoré Daumier In Church, 1855/1857 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of Genio C. Scott, Eastman Johnson, 1859, oil on canvas

Eastman Johnson Portrait of Genio C. Scott, 1859 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Honorable Henry Fane (1739–1802) with Inigo Jones and Charles Blair, Joshua Reynolds, 1761–66, oil on canvas

Joshua Reynolds The Honorable Henry Fane (1739–1802) with Inigo Jones and Charles Blair, 1761–66 The Met

Virgin and Child with Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1630, oil on canvas

Anthony van Dyck Virgin and Child with Saint Catherine of Alexandria, ca. 1630 The Met

Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus Declaiming, Joseph Wright of Derby, 1779, oil on canvas

Joseph Wright of Derby Virgil's Tomb by Moonlight, with Silius Italicus Declaiming, 1779 The Met

Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, Marie Gabrielle Capet (1761–1818) and Marie Marguerite Carraux de Rosemond (1765–1788), Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, 1785, oil on canvas

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, Marie Gabrielle Capet (1761–1818) and Marie Marguerite Carraux de Rosemond (1765–1788), 1785 The Met

The Letter, Camille Corot, ca. 1865, oil on wood

Camille Corot The Letter, ca. 1865 The Met

Virgin and Child, Hans Memling, ca. 1490–94, oil on wood

Hans Memling Virgin and Child, ca. 1490–94 The Met

Benedikt von Hertenstein (born about 1495, died 1522), Hans Holbein the Younger, 1517, oil and gold on paper, laid down on wood

Hans Holbein the Younger Benedikt von Hertenstein (born about 1495, died 1522), 1517 The Met

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness, Diego Velázquez, c. 1622, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness, c. 1622 Art Institute of Chicago

Small in scale within a towering room, a man wearing a white and gold robe sits or stands on a high, covered throne, surrounded by dozens of men in this nearly square painting.

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Pope Pius VII in the Sistine Chapel, 1814 National Gallery of Art

Ruin by the Sea, Arnold Böcklin, 1881, oil on fabric

Arnold Böcklin Ruin by the Sea, 1881 Cleveland Museum of Art

A Genoese Lady with Her Child, Anthony van Dyck, c. 1623–25, oil on canvas

Anthony van Dyck A Genoese Lady with Her Child, c. 1623–25 Cleveland Museum of Art

In this painting, a pile of cherries is displayed on a grassy ground. The cherries are in different shades of red, orange, and light yellow, set against a dark green background. Some cherries are scattered in the grass around the pile.

William Mason Brown Mound of Cherries, n.d. National Gallery of Art

Sulking, Edgar Degas, ca. 1870, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Sulking, ca. 1870 The Met

Shown from the waist up, a young woman holds a baby up against her chest in this vertical painting. They both face us and have pale skin.

Giovanni Bellini Madonna and Child, c. 1480/1485 National Gallery of Art

A Shaded Avenue, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1775, oil on wood

Jean-Honoré Fragonard A Shaded Avenue, ca. 1775 The Met

The Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist, Andrea del Sarto, ca. 1528, oil on wood

Andrea del Sarto The Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist, ca. 1528 The Met

Still Life with Pansies, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1874, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Still Life with Pansies, 1874 The Met

In a deeply shadowed room, two women and several children are gathered at the center of this wide, oval painting, looking toward a young man and donkey who peer in over a half-door to our left.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard The Happy Family, c. 1775 National Gallery of Art

Pope Pius VI Descending the Throne to Take Leave of the Doge in the Hall of Saints Giovanni e Paolo, 1782 and Pontifical Ceremony in Saints Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, 1782 (pair), 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 and Pontifical Ceremony in Saints Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, 1782 (pair), c. 1783 Cleveland Museum of Art