Paintings for Powder Blue Walls (page 6)

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Paintings built around the opposite color, which stand out against this wall. The truest opposites come first. Showing 241 to 288 of 1,950.

Virgin and Child in a Niche, Jan van Eyck, ca. 1440–50, oil on wood

Jan van Eyck Virgin and Child in a Niche, ca. 1440–50 The Met

A path enclosed almost entirely with trees stretches into a dense, sun-dappled forest before us in this horizontal landscape painting.

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

Broken Eggs, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 1756, oil on canvas

Jean-Baptiste Greuze Broken Eggs, 1756 The Met

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

Harriet Hubbard Ayer, Eastman Johnson, 1881, oil on canvas

Eastman Johnson Harriet Hubbard Ayer, 1881 National Gallery of Art

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

Two women, a man, and two pudgy children create a close-knit group against a dark brown background in this vertical painting. The people all have pale skin with rosy cheeks, blond or copper-colored hair, and delicate gold rings as halos.

Agnolo Bronzino The Holy Family, c. 1527/1528 National Gallery of Art

The Glorification of the Eucharist, Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1630–32, oil on wood

Peter Paul Rubens The Glorification of the Eucharist, ca. 1630–32 The Met

Three Pears and an Apple, Eastman Johnson, 1857, oil on board

Eastman Johnson Three Pears and an Apple, 1857 National Gallery of Art

Fête champêtre (Pastoral Gathering), Antoine Watteau, 1718–21, oil on panel

Antoine Watteau Fête champêtre (Pastoral Gathering), 1718–21 Art Institute of Chicago

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

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

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

The Triumph of Henry IV, Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1630, oil on wood

Peter Paul Rubens The Triumph of Henry IV, ca. 1630 The Met

Painted in golden tones of butter and harvest yellow, tawny brown, and olive green, this horizontal landscape painting has a low wall stretching diagonally from the lower right corner off to our left, dividing a river to our right from a…

Joseph Mallord William Turner Mortlake Terrace, 1827 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

Shown from about the waist up, a woman with pale, peachy skin and dark hair holds a blond, light-skinned child on her lap at a table as they play with several small toys in this horizontal painting.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Child with Toys - Gabrielle and the Artist's Son, Jean, 1895-1896 National Gallery of Art

The Edge of the Woods, Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña, 1872, oil on wood

Narcisse Virgilio Díaz de la Peña The Edge of the Woods, 1872 The Met

We look slightly down onto a bay that curves away from us into the distance and to our right in this horizontal landscape painting. C-shaped, shallow waves lap at the sandy beach from our right.

Worthington Whittredge Second Beach, Newport, c. 1878/1880 National Gallery of Art

The Falls of Niagara, Edward Hicks, ca. 1825, oil on canvas

Edward Hicks The Falls of Niagara, ca. 1825 The Met

House and Courtyard, John Singer Sargent, 1895–1903 (?), watercolor and gouache on white wove paper

John Singer Sargent House and Courtyard, 1895–1903 (?) The Met

Saints Bartholomew and Simon, Master of Saint Francis, ca. 1272, tempera on wood, gold ground

Master of Saint Francis Saints Bartholomew and Simon, ca. 1272 The Met

A man stands on a rocky, tan-colored outcropping and gestures to two men in a rowboat, all against a gold background in this square painting. The men’s pale skin is tinged with gray but they have rosy cheeks, and all three have beards.

Duccio di Buoninsegna The Calling of the Apostles Peter and Andrew, 1308-1311 National Gallery of Art

We look onto the side of a rowboat crowded with nine men trying to save a pale, nude young man who flails in the water in front of us as a shark approaches, mouth agape, from our right in this horizontal painting.

John Singleton Copley Watson and the Shark, 1778 National Gallery of Art

Delaware Water Gap, George Inness, 1861, oil on canvas

George Inness Delaware Water Gap, 1861 The Met

A Dog Feast - Sioux, George Catlin, 1861/1869, oil on card mounted on paperboard

George Catlin A Dog Feast - Sioux, 1861/1869 National Gallery of Art

Sunset on the Sea, John Frederick Kensett, 1872, oil on canvas

John Frederick Kensett Sunset on the Sea, 1872 The Met

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

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

This painting shows the upper body of a woman seated in a chair. She is wearing a white bonnet with ruffled edges, covering her wavy, light brown hair. Her facial features include fair skin, thin lips, a long nose, and a pointed chin.

Gilbert Stuart Sarah Homes Tappan (Mrs. Benjamin Tappan), 1814 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

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

We look across churning waves at four sailing ships and a wooden rowboat with four men aboard in this horizontal painting. Dark, iron-gray and tawny-brown clouds approaching from the right fill the top two-thirds of the composition.

Joseph Mallord William Turner The Junction of the Thames and the Medway, 1807 National Gallery of Art

Three Miracles of Saint Zenobius, Sandro Botticelli, ca. 1500, tempera on wood

Sandro Botticelli Three Miracles of Saint Zenobius, ca. 1500 The Met

A young man with a peachy, ruddy complexion lies on his stomach in a wooden rowboat on a river, reaching forward to grasp the horn of a stag almost completely submerged in the rippling water with one hand.

Winslow Homer Hound and Hunter, 1892 National Gallery of Art

Weary Wayfarers, Jean-Charles Cazin, 1888, oil on canvas

Jean-Charles Cazin Weary Wayfarers, 1888 National Gallery of Art

Summer Flowers, Henri Fantin-Latour, 1880, oil on canvas

Henri Fantin-Latour Summer Flowers, 1880 The Met

Long Island Farmhouses, William Sidney Mount, 1862–63, oil on canvas

William Sidney Mount Long Island Farmhouses, 1862–63 The Met

Thomas Willing, Charles Willson Peale, 1782, oil on canvas

Charles Willson Peale Thomas Willing, 1782 The Met

Queen Charlotte, Thomas Gainsborough, 1768, oil on canvas

Thomas Gainsborough Queen Charlotte, 1768 The Met

A flatboat with eight light-skinned men floats toward us down a wide river in this horizontal painting. The boat nearly spans the width of the composition and has low sides and a shallowly arched, low cabin upon which the men gather.

George Caleb Bingham The Jolly Flatboatmen, 1846 National Gallery of Art

The Adoration of the Magi, Bartolo di Fredi, ca. 1390, tempera and gold on wood

Bartolo di Fredi The Adoration of the Magi, ca. 1390 The Met

A jumble of pewter plates and a pitcher, glass goblets, a gold chalice, a brass candlestick, and other vessels along with lemons, olives, and the remains of a mince pie are arranged on a cream-white tablecloth bunched on a dark green…

Willem Claesz Heda Banquet Piece with Mince Pie, 1635 National Gallery of Art

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

George Inness Peace and Plenty, 1865 The Met

Luncheon (Annette and Her Grandmother), Édouard Vuillard, 1899, oil on board

Édouard Vuillard Luncheon (Annette and Her Grandmother), 1899 Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a landscape scene with a body of water, trees, reflections, and a house in the distance. The composition shows a low horizon line with trees arching across the scene and soft reflections on the water's surface.

Charles-François Daubigny Sunset on the River, 1874 National Gallery of Art

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

The Two Disciples at the Tomb, Henry Ossawa Tanner, c. 1906, oil on canvas

Henry Ossawa Tanner The Two Disciples at the Tomb, c. 1906 Art Institute of Chicago

The Triumph of Fame; (reverse) Impresa of the Medici Family and Arms of the Medici and Tornabuoni Families, Giovanni di ser Giovanni Guidi, ca. 1449, tempera, silver, and gold on wood

Giovanni di ser Giovanni Guidi The Triumph of Fame; (reverse) Impresa of the Medici Family and Arms of the Medici and Tornabuoni Families, ca. 1449 The Met

Young Husband: First Marketing, Lilly Martin Spencer, 1854, oil on canvas

Lilly Martin Spencer Young Husband: First Marketing, 1854 The Met

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