Horizontal Paintings for the Staircase

Wide paintings that sit naturally above a sofa, a bed, a sideboard or a tub. Follow the diagonal of the steps, centering each piece about 57 to 60 in (145 to 152 cm) above the nose of the tread below it, and keep frames and sizes similar so the group reads as a series. Here are 65 paintings for the staircase, each wider than it is tall, with works by Edgar Degas, Henri Fantin-Latour and Pierre-Auguste Renoir.

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A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?), Edgar Degas 18 × 24 in landscape print (46 × 61 cm), centered 58 in above the stair line. Drawn to scale on a 12 × 8 ft wall.

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A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?), Edgar Degas, 1865, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?), 1865 The Met

In a beige room, a group of light-skinned men of various ages and a young boy clap as a figure in tattered clothing at center, his back to the viewer, dances and holds a tin cup in the air.

William Sidney Mount Bar-room Scene, 1835 Art Institute of Chicago

Tommaso di Folco Portinari (1428–1501); Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli, born 1456), Hans Memling, ca. 1470, oil on oak

Hans Memling Tommaso di Folco Portinari (1428–1501); Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli, born 1456), ca. 1470 The Met

A Monumental Portrait of a Monkey, India, c. 1705–1710, opaque watercolor and gold on paper

India A Monumental Portrait of a Monkey, c. 1705–1710 Art Institute of Chicago

Impressionist painting of woman wearing green dress trying on hats.

Edgar Degas The Millinery Shop, 1879-86 Art Institute of Chicago

Impressionist painting of seated man, girl with brown, black hues.

Edgar Degas Henri Degas and His Niece Lucie Degas (The Artist's Uncle and Cousin), 1875–76 Art Institute of Chicago

The Holy Family on the Steps, Nicolas Poussin, 1648, oil on canvas

Nicolas Poussin The Holy Family on the Steps, 1648 Cleveland Museum of Art

Painting of a crowd of well-dressed light-skinned people in an open, snowy field surrounded by large rolling hills.

George Bellows Love of Winter, 1914 Art Institute of Chicago

Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848–1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872–1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875–1895), Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1878, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848–1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872–1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875–1895), 1878 The Met

The Jabach Family, Charles Le Brun, ca. 1660, oil on canvas

Charles Le Brun The Jabach Family, ca. 1660 The Met

Portrait of Mme Lisle and Mme Loubens, Edgar Degas, c. 1867, oil on canvas

Edgar Degas Portrait of Mme Lisle and Mme Loubens, c. 1867 Art Institute of Chicago

Rêverie (Portrait of Gabrielle Borreau), Gustave Courbet, 1862, oil on paper, mounted on canvas

Gustave Courbet Rêverie (Portrait of Gabrielle Borreau), 1862 Art Institute of Chicago

The Writing Master, Thomas Eakins, 1882, oil on canvas

Thomas Eakins The Writing Master, 1882 The Met

Sparrow Hall, Winslow Homer, c. 1881-1882, oil on canvas

Winslow Homer Sparrow Hall, c. 1881-1882 National Gallery of Art

Venetian Glass Workers, John Singer Sargent, 1880–82, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Venetian Glass Workers, 1880–82 Art Institute of Chicago

Study of Two Bedouins, John Singer Sargent, 1905–6, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Study of Two Bedouins, 1905–6 Art Institute of Chicago

Jo, La Belle Irlandaise, Gustave Courbet, 1865–66, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet Jo, La Belle Irlandaise, 1865–66 The Met

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

George Moore (1852–1933) at the Café, Édouard Manet, 1878 or 1879, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet George Moore (1852–1933) at the Café, 1878 or 1879 The Met

María Teresa (1638–1683), Infanta of Spain, Diego Velázquez, 1651–54, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez María Teresa (1638–1683), Infanta of Spain, 1651–54 The Met

The Pink Dress (Albertie-Marguerite Carré, later Madame Ferdinand-Henri Himmes, 1854–1935), Berthe Morisot, ca. 1870, oil on canvas

Berthe Morisot The Pink Dress (Albertie-Marguerite Carré, later Madame Ferdinand-Henri Himmes, 1854–1935), ca. 1870 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

Shown from about the ankles up, a woman with ashen, pale skin, wearing a full, silvery-white dress with gray dots, sits on a low-backed white sofa against a pale peach background in this horizontal portrait painting.

Edgar Degas Madame René de Gas, 1872/1873 National Gallery of Art

We look slightly down onto a woman and a young boy, both with pale skin, sitting together on a grassy lawn with a chicken standing nearby in this horizontal painting. The scene is loosely painted with visible brushstrokes throughout.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Madame Monet and Her Son, 1874 National Gallery of Art

Self-Portrait at Spurveskjul, Vilhelm Hammershøi, 1911, oil on canvas

Vilhelm Hammershøi Self-Portrait at Spurveskjul, 1911 The Met

Kitchen Scene, Diego Velázquez, 1618–20, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez Kitchen Scene, 1618–20 Art Institute of Chicago

Mariana of Austria (1634–1696), Queen of Spain, Diego Velázquez, 1640, oil on canvas

Diego Velázquez Mariana of Austria (1634–1696), Queen of Spain, 1640 The Met

An elegantly dressed man and woman ride horses toward us and to our right in a landscape with low, rolling hills, stone buildings, and trees in this horizontal painting. The two horses and riders take up the right half of the composition.

Aelbert Cuyp Lady and Gentleman on Horseback, c. 1655, reworked 1660/1665 National Gallery of Art

Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis (1639–1680) and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort (1638–1653) with Their Tutor and Coachman, Aelbert Cuyp, ca. 1652–53, oil on canvas

Aelbert Cuyp Equestrian Portrait of Cornelis (1639–1680) and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort (1638–1653) with Their Tutor and Coachman, ca. 1652–53 The Met

Portrait of a Family Playing Music, Pieter de Hooch, 1663, oil on canvas

Pieter de Hooch Portrait of a Family Playing Music, 1663 Cleveland Museum 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

John Johnstone, Betty Johnstone, and Miss Wedderburn, Henry Raeburn, c. 1790/1795, oil on canvas

Henry Raeburn John Johnstone, Betty Johnstone, and Miss Wedderburn, c. 1790/1795 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the shins up, two elegantly dressed women and two young boys, all with light skin, sit together on a bench in front of a stone balustrade with a forest landscape beyond in this horizontal portrait painting.

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun The Marquise de Pezay, and the Marquise de Rougé with Her Sons Alexis and Adrien, 1787 National Gallery of Art

The Funding Bill, Eastman Johnson, 1881, oil on canvas

Eastman Johnson The Funding Bill, 1881 The Met

Idle Hours, Julian Alden Weir, 1888, oil on canvas

Julian Alden Weir Idle Hours, 1888 The Met

Thomas (1740–1825) and Martha Neate (1741–after 1795) with His Tutor, Thomas Needham, Joshua Reynolds, 1748, oil on canvas

Joshua Reynolds Thomas (1740–1825) and Martha Neate (1741–after 1795) with His Tutor, Thomas Needham, 1748 The Met

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

This painting shows four individuals - three women and one child - in an indoor setting. One woman is seated on a chair on the left, wearing a purple and blue dress under a black coat, with white gloves and a gray hat.

William Glackens Family Group, 1910/1911 National Gallery of Art

Jalais Hill, Pontoise, Camille Pissarro, 1867, oil on canvas

Camille Pissarro Jalais Hill, Pontoise, 1867 The Met

Young Ladies of the Village, Gustave Courbet, 1851–52, oil on canvas

Gustave Courbet Young Ladies of the Village, 1851–52 The Met

The Old Mill, George Inness, 1849, oil on canvas

George Inness The Old Mill, 1849 Art Institute of Chicago

Entrance to a Village, Meindert Hobbema, ca. 1665, oil on wood

Meindert Hobbema Entrance to a Village, ca. 1665 The Met

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

The Brioche, Édouard Manet, 1870, oil on canvas

Édouard Manet The Brioche, 1870 The Met

Roses in a Vase, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1890, oil on fabric

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Roses in a Vase, c. 1890 Cleveland Museum of Art

This is a painting of an outdoor scene with a group of people gathered in front of a blue-gray wooden building with a dark door and two windows. Sunflowers grow on either side of the entrance, stretching up to the windows.

Winslow Homer Sketch of a Cottage Yard, c. 1876 National Gallery of Art

Landscape with the Flight into Egypt, Aelbert Cuyp, ca. 1650, oil on wood

Aelbert Cuyp Landscape with the Flight into Egypt, ca. 1650 The Met

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

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

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