Paintings for Charcoal Walls (page 20)

Warm palettes

Golds, reds and browns. The ones that differ most from the wall in lightness come first, because they stand out best. Showing 913 to 960 of 1,211.

Petrus Scriverius (1576–1660), Frans Hals, 1626, oil on wood

Frans Hals Petrus Scriverius (1576–1660), 1626 The Met

Young Woman with Her Hand over Her Mouth, Edgar Degas, ca. 1875, oil colors freely mixed with turpentine on canvas

Edgar Degas Young Woman with Her Hand over Her Mouth, ca. 1875 The Met

Peace and Plenty, George Inness, 1865, oil on canvas

George Inness Peace and Plenty, 1865 The Met

Princess Varvara Nikolaevna Gagarina (1762–1802), Jean-Baptiste Greuze, ca. 1780–82, oil on canvas

Jean-Baptiste Greuze Princess Varvara Nikolaevna Gagarina (1762–1802), ca. 1780–82 The Met

Seven roses in full bloom are clustered in a wide bouquet set against a dark brown background in this horizontal still life painting. The blossom to our left is peach, and a bud dips down in front of that flower.

Henri Fantin-Latour _Roses de Nice_ on a Table, 1882 National Gallery of Art

Prayer in the Mosque, Jean-Léon Gérôme, by 1874, oil on canvas

Jean-Léon Gérôme Prayer in the Mosque, by 1874 The Met

Wild Boars in the Snow, Rosa Bonheur, c. 1872–77, oil on wood panel

Rosa Bonheur Wild Boars in the Snow, c. 1872–77 Cleveland Museum of Art

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Ulysses, 1827 National Gallery of Art

Light from the upper left falls across a glass, a pitcher, peaches in a basket, and other fruit arranged along a brown tabletop or ledge in this horizontal still life painting.

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin Fruit, Jug, and a Glass, c. 1726/1728 National Gallery of Art

Shepherdess Seated on a Rock, Jean-François Millet, 1856, oil on wood

Jean-François Millet Shepherdess Seated on a Rock, 1856 The Met

A shaft of warm light from our left pierces a dark wood filled with tall trees in this horizontal landscape painting. The light falls on a stout white trunk and a portion of the moss-green forest floor near the center of the composition.

George Inness Sunset in the Woods, 1891 National Gallery of Art

Leaving the Forest, Fontainebleau: Setting Sun, Théodore Rousseau, 1851, oil on fabric

Théodore Rousseau Leaving the Forest, Fontainebleau: Setting Sun, 1851 Cleveland Museum of Art

Chrysanthemums in the Garden at Petit-Gennevilliers, Gustave Caillebotte, 1893, oil on canvas

Gustave Caillebotte Chrysanthemums in the Garden at Petit-Gennevilliers, 1893 The Met

Paul Cézanne Man with Pipe, 1892/1896 National Gallery of Art

Head of a Young Woman, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, possibly 1780s, oil on canvas

Jean-Baptiste Greuze Head of a Young Woman, possibly 1780s The Met

Mrs. Jerathmael Bowers, John Singleton Copley, ca. 1763, oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley Mrs. Jerathmael Bowers, ca. 1763 The Met

Study of Palm Trees, Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1855/56, oil on canvas, laid down on board

Jean-Léon Gérôme Study of Palm Trees, 1855/56 The Met

Study for the Ceiling of the Marquand Music Room, Frederic Leighton, ca. 1886, oil and gold on canvas

Frederic Leighton Study for the Ceiling of the Marquand Music Room, ca. 1886 The Met

Shown from the knees up, a woman with smooth, pale skin and rosy cheeks wears a satin gown and densely pleated, wide collar in this vertical portrait painting.

Peter Paul Rubens Marchesa Brigida Spinola Doria, 1606 National Gallery of Art

The Young Virgin, Francisco de Zurbarán, ca. 1632–33, oil on canvas

Francisco de Zurbarán The Young Virgin, ca. 1632–33 The Met

Omnia Vincit Amor, or The Power of Love in the Three Elements, Benjamin West, 1809, oil on canvas

Benjamin West Omnia Vincit Amor, or The Power of Love in the Three Elements, 1809 The Met

This painting shows a man depicted from two angles; on the left, he faces us, while on the right, his back is to us. In both views he wears the same clothes and is in the same position.

Eugène Delacroix Two Studies of a Standing Indian from Calcutta, c. 1823/1824 National Gallery of Art

The Natchez, Eugène Delacroix, 1823–24 and 1835, oil on canvas

Eugène Delacroix The Natchez, 1823–24 and 1835 The Met

Saint Andrew, El Greco, ca. 1610, oil on canvas

El Greco Saint Andrew, ca. 1610 The Met

A young boy with pale skin, wearing a burgundy-red suit and floppy hat, stands facing and looking at us with a gray terrier dog at his side in this vertical portrait painting.

Mary Cassatt Eddy Cassatt (Edward Buchanan Cassatt), 1875 National Gallery of Art

A middle-aged, light-skinned man stands facing and looking at us, leaning on one arm propped on a tall rock in a landscape in this vertical portrait painting. The man looks out with dark blue eyes under curved black brows.

Charles Willson Peale John Beale Bordley, 1770 National Gallery of Art

Two Men Contemplating the Moon, Caspar David Friedrich, ca. 1825–30, oil on canvas

Caspar David Friedrich Two Men Contemplating the Moon, ca. 1825–30 The Met

Painting of a small stream in the middle of the woods. In the center of the painting, there is a small waterfall over a large boulder.

Albert Bierstadt Mountain Brook, 1863 Art Institute of Chicago

Robert Rich (1587–1658), Second Earl of Warwick, Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1632–35, oil on canvas

Anthony van Dyck Robert Rich (1587–1658), Second Earl of Warwick, ca. 1632–35 The Met

Hamlet and His Mother, Eugène Delacroix, 1849, oil on canvas

Eugène Delacroix Hamlet and His Mother, 1849 The Met

Painting of several light-skinned people gathered around a table in front of a gilded mirror, playing instruments. At left, seated next to a woman in an off-the-shoulder gown, a man in a plumed hat plays a lute.

Jan Steen The Family Concert, 1666 Art Institute of Chicago

Harmony in Yellow and Gold: The Gold Girl—Connie Gilchrist, James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1876–77, oil on canvas

James McNeill Whistler Harmony in Yellow and Gold: The Gold Girl—Connie Gilchrist, ca. 1876–77 The Met

The Burning of Sodom (formerly "The Destruction of Sodom"), Camille Corot, 1843 and 1857, oil on canvas

Camille Corot The Burning of Sodom (formerly "The Destruction of Sodom"), 1843 and 1857 The Met

The head and shoulders of a young woman with gold-tinted, pale skin looks out over our right shoulder from against a tomato-red background in this vertical painting.

James McNeill Whistler Alice Butt, c. 1895 National Gallery of Art

This square portrait shows the head and shoulders of a young woman in front of a spiky bush that fills much of the background except for a landscape view that extends into the deep distance to our right.

Leonardo da Vinci Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], c. 1474/1478 National Gallery of Art

The Monastery of San Pedro (Our Lady of the Snows), Frederic Edwin Church, 1879, oil on canvas

Frederic Edwin Church The Monastery of San Pedro (Our Lady of the Snows), 1879 Cleveland Museum of Art

A heronǳ silhouette sits amongst the brush in a golden hued forest.

George Inness The Home of the Heron, 1893 Art Institute of Chicago

Painting depicting Christ anointed by a woman in yellow, seated centrally at a crowded table of guests with long thin grayish faces in colorful robes with strong white highlights.

El Greco The Feast in the House of Simon, c. 1608–14 Art Institute of Chicago

Virgin and Child with Two Angels, Sandro Botticelli, 1485–95, tempera on panel

Sandro Botticelli Virgin and Child with Two Angels, 1485–95 Art Institute of Chicago

A profusion of flowers in shades of white, orange, blue, and deep pink, with earthy-green leaves, burst from the narrow opening of a glass vase in this vertical still life painting.

Jan Davidsz de Heem Vase of Flowers, c. 1660 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a man seated in a wooden chair, facing slightly to the right with his hands resting on his lap. He has pale, wrinkled skin, a large nose, prominent cheekbones, a thin, closed mouth, and short dark hair.

Thomas Eakins Archbishop Diomede Falconio, 1905 National Gallery of Art

A long-haired, small white dog with tawny-brown ears and spots sits on a garnet-red cushion in this loosely painted vertical portrait. The dog looks just to our left with large, round, black eyes under perked eyebrows.

Édouard Manet A King Charles Spaniel, c. 1866 National Gallery of Art

The Love Song, Edward Burne-Jones, 1868–77, oil on canvas

Edward Burne-Jones The Love Song, 1868–77 The Met

Carmelita Requena, Thomas Eakins, 1869, oil on canvas

Thomas Eakins Carmelita Requena, 1869 The Met

A Vista through Trees: Fontainebleau, Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña, 1873, oil on wood

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña A Vista through Trees: Fontainebleau, 1873 The Met

A woman leans forward to trace the shadow cast by a sleeping young man on a wall in a dimly lit room in this horizontal painting. Both people have smooth, pale skin, long, straight noses, thin lips, and brown hair.

Joseph Wright of Derby The Corinthian Maid, 1782-1784 National Gallery of Art

Dressing for the Carnival, Winslow Homer, 1877, oil on canvas

Winslow Homer Dressing for the Carnival, 1877 The Met

Large painting of ancient arch ruins, statues, humans are small in comparison.

Hubert Robert The Fountains, 1787–88 Art Institute of Chicago

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