Paintings for Charcoal Walls (page 18)

Warm palettes

Golds, reds and browns. The ones that differ most from the wall in lightness come first, because they stand out best. Showing 817 to 864 of 1,211.

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

Giovanni Bellini Madonna and Child, late 1480s The Met

Joseph-Henri Altès (1826–1895), Edgar Degas, 1868, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Joseph-Henri Altès (1826–1895), 1868 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

Pansies, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1903, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Pansies, 1903 The Met

The painting depicts a forest floor under tall trees, with a grassy path leading into the distance. The sky is obscured by dense green foliage and tree limbs.

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña Forest Scene, 1874 National Gallery of Art

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

Portrait of a Woman, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1635 or earlier, oil on wood

Rembrandt van Rijn Portrait of a Woman, 1635 or earlier Cleveland Museum of Art

A pair of arched cave openings yawn in a steep, rocky cliff face that fills this horizontal painting.

Gustave Courbet La Grotte de la Loue, 1864 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

Antiochus and Stratonice, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, c. 1838, oil on linen

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Antiochus and Stratonice, c. 1838 Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of a Woman, Gerard ter Borch, c. 1665, oil on canvas

Gerard ter Borch Portrait of a Woman, c. 1665 Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a man shown from the knees up, standing with his arms crossed over his chest and his head turned to the right. He has light skin, ruddy cheeks with a brown mole, a long nose, and small red lips in a neutral expression.

Joseph Wright of Derby Portrait of a Gentleman, c. 1770-1773 National Gallery of Art

A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid, Gerard ter Borch, ca. 1650–51, oil on wood

Gerard ter Borch A Young Woman at Her Toilet with a Maid, ca. 1650–51 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 Ballet from "Robert le Diable", Edgar Degas, 1871, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas The Ballet from "Robert le Diable", 1871 The Met

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

Mrs. Charles Gifford Dyer (Mary Anthony), John Singer Sargent, 1880, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Mrs. Charles Gifford Dyer (Mary Anthony), 1880 Art Institute of Chicago

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 Couple Playing Cards, with a Serving Woman, Pieter de Hooch, ca. 1665–75, oil on canvas

Pieter de Hooch A Couple Playing Cards, with a Serving Woman, ca. 1665–75 The Met

John Gray (1731–1811) of Newholm, Henry Raeburn, 1800, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn John Gray (1731–1811) of Newholm, 1800 The Met

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

Our Lady of Valvanera, Unknown artist, ca. 1770–80, oil and gold on canvas

Unknown artist Our Lady of Valvanera, ca. 1770–80 The Met

In the Woods, George Inness, 1866, oil on board

George Inness In the Woods, 1866 Cleveland Museum of Art

Large painting of Holy Family: Mary in red, holding baby Jesus.

Peter Paul Rubens The Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist, c. 1615 Art Institute of Chicago

A woman with pale, smooth skin stands wearing a loosely draped, champagne-peach dress in this vertical portrait painting. Her body faces us but she turns her head to look down and off to our right with brown eyes.

Thomas Gainsborough Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, 1783 National Gallery of Art

Souvenir of Italy, Camille Corot, 1855–60, oil on canvas

Camille Corot Souvenir of Italy, 1855–60 Art Institute of Chicago

The Sheepshearers, Jean-François Millet, c. 1857–61, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet The Sheepshearers, c. 1857–61 Art Institute of Chicago

Archangel Gabriel; The Virgin Annunciate, Gerard David, ca. 1510, oil on oak panel

Gerard David Archangel Gabriel; The Virgin Annunciate, ca. 1510 The Met

Pontifical Ceremony in Saints Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, 1782, Francesco Guardi, c. 1783, oil on canvas

Francesco Guardi Pontifical Ceremony in Saints Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, 1782, c. 1783 Cleveland Museum of Art

Great-Grand-Father's Tale of the Revolution—A Portrait of Reverend Zachariah Greene, William Sidney Mount, 1852, oil on canvas

William Sidney Mount Great-Grand-Father's Tale of the Revolution—A Portrait of Reverend Zachariah Greene, 1852 The Met

This painting shows a woodland scene with tall trees surrounding a small, still pond. The trees and grassy ground are painted in shades of olive-green, rusty orange, yellow ochre, and dark brown.

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña The Frog Pond, 1876 National Gallery of Art

John, 4th Earl of Darnley, Thomas Gainsborough, 1785, oil on canvas

Thomas Gainsborough John, 4th Earl of Darnley, 1785 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the waist up and nearly filling the picture, a young woman with pale skin, dressed in a jewel-toned gown and cape, looks out at us in this vertical painting.

Lorenzo Lotto Saint Catherine, 1522 National Gallery of Art

The Spanish Singer, Édouard Manet, 1860, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet The Spanish Singer, 1860 The Met

Portrait of a Woman, Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1851, oil on canvas

Jean-Léon Gérôme Portrait of a Woman, 1851 Art Institute of Chicago

Four elegantly dressed men and women, plus a brown and white dog, gather around a rug-covered table in a shadowy room in this vertical painting. The people all have pale skin and are lit from our left.

Pieter de Hooch The Greeting, c. 1675 National Gallery of Art

Majas on a Balcony, Francisco de Goya, ca. 1800–1810, oil on canvas

Francisco de Goya Majas on a Balcony, ca. 1800–1810 The Met

Egyptian Woman, John Singer Sargent, 1890–91, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Egyptian Woman, 1890–91 The Met

Reverie, Camille Corot, 1857 or later, oil on wood

Camille Corot Reverie, 1857 or later The Met

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