Small Paintings for the Staircase (page 2)

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Shown from the shoulders up, a clean-shaven, pale-skinned man with shoulder-length brown hair and dressed in black fills this vertical portrait painting.

Giovanni Bellini Portrait of a Venetian Gentleman, c. 1500 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the chest up, a pale-skinned, clean-shaven man looks off to our left against a moss-green background in this vertical portrait painting.

Albrecht Dürer Portrait of a Clergyman (Johann Dorsch?), 1516 National Gallery of Art

Édouard Manet Portrait of a Lady, c. 1879 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the chest up, a cleanshaven man with peachy skin sits angled to our right in this vertical portrait painting. He has chin-length, curly, auburn-red hair. He gazes off to our right with hazel eyes under thick brows.

Hans Holbein the Younger Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1520/1530 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a young woman from the chest upwards, seated in a slightly turned position to the left.

Camille Corot Portrait of a Young Girl, 1850 or 1859 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a woman from the chest up, with her head slightly turned to the right. She has fair skin, red lips, and brown hair in an updo.

Paul Gauguin Madame Alexandre Kohler, 1887/1888 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of a Man, Jean-François Millet, c. 1845, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet Portrait of a Man, c. 1845 National Gallery of Art

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Suzanne Valadon, c. 1885 National Gallery of Art

This vertical portrait painting shows the head and shoulders of a person with pale peach skin and an auburn, cheek-length bob hairstyle. The person has high cheek bones, deep pink lips, and an angular, pointed chin.

Amedeo Modigliani Madame Kisling, c. 1917 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 head and floppy ears of a dog with a delicate muzzle are loosely painted in this vertical portrait. The dog’s head is cocked to our left, and it looks at us with large, glistening black eyes.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Head of a Dog, 1870 National Gallery of Art

Child with Brown Hair, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1887/1888, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Child with Brown Hair, 1887/1888 National Gallery of Art

A white dog spotted with caramel-brown and with long, floppy ears sits in a garden setting near a green park bench in this loosely painted vertical portrait.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec The Artist's Dog Flèche, c. 1881 National Gallery of Art

Painted in muted lime green, plum purple, buttercup yellow, slate and royal blue, the head and shoulders of a man with peach-colored skin sitting in front of a window looks at us in this stylized, vertical portrait.

Paul Gauguin Self-Portrait Dedicated to Carrière, 1888 or 1889 National Gallery of Art

The face of a young man with peachy-colored skin and dark hair fills this vertical painting. The man is lit from our left but is angled to slightly to our right, so his face is mostly in shadow.

Edgar Degas Self-Portrait with White Collar, c. 1857 National Gallery of Art

Portrait of Franklin H. Delano, Eastman Johnson, c. 1881, oil on board

Eastman Johnson Portrait of Franklin H. Delano, c. 1881 Cleveland Museum of Art

Head of an Italian Woman, Jean-Léon Gérôme, c. 1847, oil on fabric

Jean-Léon Gérôme Head of an Italian Woman, c. 1847 Cleveland Museum of Art

Self-Portrait, Armand Guillaumin, c. 1872–74, oil on canvas

Armand Guillaumin Self-Portrait, c. 1872–74 Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, 1774, oil on canvas

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun Portrait of Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger, 1774 Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Renoir, Frédéric Bazille, 1867, oil on canvas

Frédéric Bazille Portrait of Renoir, 1867 Cleveland Museum of Art

A Fisherman, Eastman Johnson, 1865, brown inks on tan-color sized canvas

Eastman Johnson A Fisherman, 1865 The Met

Portrait of a Gentleman, Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1775, oil on canvas

Charles Willson Peale Portrait of a Gentleman, ca. 1775 The Met

Portrait of a Woman, Charles Willson Peale, ca. 1775, oil on canvas

Charles Willson Peale Portrait of a Woman, ca. 1775 The Met

Portrait of the Artist, Gilbert Stuart, ca. 1786, oil on canvas

Gilbert Stuart Portrait of the Artist, ca. 1786 The Met

Portrait of a Seated Man, Gerard ter Borch, late 1650s or early 1660s, oil on wood

Gerard ter Borch Portrait of a Seated Man, late 1650s or early 1660s The Met

The Van Moerkerken Family, Gerard ter Borch, ca. 1653–54, oil on wood

Gerard ter Borch The Van Moerkerken Family, ca. 1653–54 The Met

Portrait of a Man with a Rosary, Lucas Cranach the Elder, ca. 1508, oil on oak

Lucas Cranach the Elder Portrait of a Man with a Rosary, ca. 1508 The Met

Friedrich III (1463–1525), the Wise, Elector of Saxony, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1533, oil on beech, with letterpress-printed paper labels

Lucas Cranach the Elder Friedrich III (1463–1525), the Wise, Elector of Saxony, 1533 The Met

Johann I (1468–1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1532–33, oil on beech, with letterpress-printed paper labels

Lucas Cranach the Elder Johann I (1468–1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony, 1532–33 The Met

Johann I (1468–1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony, Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1532–33, oil on canvas, transferred from wood, with letterpress-printed paper labels

Lucas Cranach the Elder Johann I (1468–1532), the Constant, Elector of Saxony, 1532–33 The Met

Alfred Dedreux (1810–1860) as a Child, Théodore Géricault, ca. 1819–20, oil on canvas

Théodore Géricault Alfred Dedreux (1810–1860) as a Child, ca. 1819–20 The Met

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

Head of a Young Boy, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, 1763, oil on canvas

Jean-Baptiste Greuze Head of a Young Boy, 1763 The Met

Lucia, Frederic Leighton, possibly late 1870s, oil on canvas

Frederic Leighton Lucia, possibly late 1870s The Met

Portrait of an Old Man, Hans Memling, ca. 1475, oil on wood

Hans Memling Portrait of an Old Man, ca. 1475 The Met

Horsewoman, Théodore Géricault, 1820 or later, oil on canvas

Théodore Géricault Horsewoman, 1820 or later The Met

Portrait of a Young Man, Hans Memling, ca. 1472–75, oil on oak panel

Hans Memling Portrait of a Young Man, ca. 1472–75 The Met

Bashi-Bazouk, Jean-Léon Gérôme, ca. 1868–69, oil on canvas

Jean-Léon Gérôme Bashi-Bazouk, ca. 1868–69 The Met

Judith Leyster Young Boy in Profile, c. 1630 National Gallery of Art

Edouard Delessert, Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1864, oil on panel

Jean-Léon Gérôme Edouard Delessert, 1864 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a portrait of a man. His head is turned to the left. He has light skin, a straight nose, a soft jawline, and pale lips in a neutral expression. He has closely cropped brown hair mostly covered by a black cap.

Andrea Mantegna Portrait of a Man, c. 1470 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a man's head and shoulders in a portrait. He is turned slightly to the left, looking out towards us. The left half of his face and torso are in shadow.

Henri Fantin-Latour Self-Portrait, 1858 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the shoulders up, a man with peachy skin looks off to our left as he holds the feathered end of an arrow up in a hand resting along the bottom edge of this vertical portrait painting.

Hans Memling Portrait of a Man with an Arrow, c. 1470/1475 National Gallery of Art

A woman with pale white skin and her blond hair covered by a wide veil is shown from the waist up in this vertical portrait painting.

Rogier van der Weyden Portrait of a Lady, c. 1460 National Gallery of Art

A pale-skinned child wearing a short-sleeved red dress and a white bonnet stands before a shadowy green forest under dark clouds in this vertical portrait painting. The child’s over-large head is out of scale with the rest of her body.

Edward Hicks Portrait of a Child, c. 1840 National Gallery of Art

Sketch for The Copley Family, John Singleton Copley, 1776, oil on canvas

John Singleton Copley Sketch for The Copley Family, 1776 National Gallery of Art

This painting is a close-up portrait of a man's head and shoulders. He has pale skin and light, slightly disheveled brown hair with a strong widow's peak, and a short brown beard.

Henri Fantin-Latour Self-Portrait, 1861 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows the upper half of a woman's body, focusing on her face, head, and large hat. The woman's body is slightly turned toward the right, but she is looking directly at us.

Édouard Vuillard Madame Bonnard, 1895/1900 National Gallery of Art