Famous Paintings of Children (page 3)

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Two pale-skinned little girls sit back-to-back on a sandy beach, almost filling the width of this vertical painting. The girls wear matching pale, ice-blue pinafores over short sleeve, ocean-blue dresses.

Mary Cassatt Children Playing on the Beach, 1884 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

Study for "The Dancing Lesson": The Boy, Thomas Eakins, probably 1877, oil on canvas

Thomas Eakins Study for "The Dancing Lesson": The Boy, probably 1877 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a young woman wearing a white gown and bonnet sits in front of a balcony railing on a sunny day, holding a small dog on her lap in this vertical portrait painting.

Mary Cassatt Young Girl at a Window, c. 1883-1884 National Gallery of Art

A young girl with pale skin and long brown hair looks at us as she braces a tall, wooden hoop with one hand by her hip in this vertical painting.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Girl with a Hoop, 1885 National Gallery of Art

Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus, Nicolas Poussin, ca. 1627, oil on canvas

Nicolas Poussin Midas Washing at the Source of the Pactolus, ca. 1627 The Met

Arrangement in Black: Girl Reading, James McNeill Whistler, ca. 1880–90, oil on wood

James McNeill Whistler Arrangement in Black: Girl Reading, ca. 1880–90 The Met

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Young Girl Reading, c. 1888 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the lap up, a pale-skinned woman with an oval face and long neck sits facing us in this vertical painting. The portrait is created with areas of mottled colors outlined with black lines.

Amedeo Modigliani Girl in a Green Blouse, 1917 National Gallery of Art

We look slightly down onto a woman dressed in golden yellows, sitting in a pale green chair, with a nude child sitting in her lap as they both gaze into a mirror in this vertical portrait painting. Both the people have pale, peachy skin.

Mary Cassatt Woman with a Sunflower, c. 1905 National Gallery of Art

A three-part panel featuring a variety of scenes, vertically stacked and richly painted. The central panel features the Virgin Mary and and Child flanked by archangels Gabriel and Michael, twelve disciples below them in grid formation.

Central Ethiopia Triptych, Late 17th century Art Institute of Chicago

This painting depicts a young boy sitting in a relaxed position, with his right arm leaning on a black surface. He has pale skin, wide eyes, and a small, slightly downturned mouth.

Camille Corot Italian Peasant Boy, 1825/1827 National Gallery of Art

A light-skinned man in red and woman in blue sit with an infant between them, angels beside and above them, a small town in the background.

Fra Bartolommeo The Nativity, 1504–7 Art Institute of Chicago

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Girl with a Basket of Fish, c. 1889 National Gallery of Art

A pale-skinned boy with round, almost doll-like proportions sits on pointed rocks in front of a pale blue sky in this slightly stylized, vertical painting. The boy’s body and face are square to us.

Henri Rousseau Boy on the Rocks, 1895/1897 National Gallery of Art

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 light-skinned, blond Virgin Mary in blue holds a child, his arms reaching around her neck and face upturned toward hers. At left, an angel looks on.

Sandro Botticelli Virgin and Child with an Angel, 1475–85 Art Institute of Chicago

Young Woman, Jean-François Millet, 1844–45, oil on canvas

Jean-François Millet Young Woman, 1844–45 Art Institute of Chicago

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

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

Roman Interior, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, ca. 1760, oil on canvas

Jean-Honoré Fragonard Roman Interior, ca. 1760 The Met

The Adoration of the Shepherds, El Greco, ca. 1612–14, oil on canvas

El Greco The Adoration of the Shepherds, ca. 1612–14 The Met

The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist, Nicolas Poussin, ca. 1627, oil on canvas

Nicolas Poussin The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist, ca. 1627 The Met

This painting displays a young girl sitting, her head and body slightly turned to the left. She has fair skin and light reddish-brown hair tied back with a blue ribbon, a few curls framing her face.

Berthe Morisot Young Girl with an Apron, 1891 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the lap up a pale-skinned young girl sits in a grassy landscape in this vertical painting. The girl and surroundings are painted with visible strokes and dashes of mostly vivid greens and blues, which give the scene a soft look.

Camille Pissarro Peasant Girl with a Straw Hat, 1881 National Gallery of Art

A young woman sitting with a nude infant lying in her lap is flanked on either side by an older woman to our left and an elderly man with a nude young boy to our right in this vertical painting. They all have pale skin tinged with blue.

El Greco The Holy Family with Saint Anne and the Infant John the Baptist, c. 1595/1600 National Gallery of Art

In a deeply shadowed room, two women and several children are gathered at the center of this wide, oval painting, looking toward a young man and donkey who peer in over a half-door to our left.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard The Happy Family, c. 1775 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a pale-skinned woman wearing a floppy, canary-yellow hat and a long white dress stands in a field of spring green in this vertical painting. Brushstrokes and loose dabs of paint are visible throughout.

Vincent van Gogh Girl in White, 1890 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a young girl with pale skin, wearing a coral-peach dress, sits facing and looking at us in this loosely painted, vertical portrait. Her knees are angled slightly to our left, and her hands rest in her lap.

Berthe Morisot The Artist's Daughter with a Parakeet, 1890 National Gallery of Art

Mary Cassatt Girl Arranging Her Hair, 1886 National Gallery of Art

Child with Blond Hair, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1895/1900, oil on canvas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir Child with Blond Hair, 1895/1900 National Gallery of Art

A seated woman with an infant on her lap and three children are clustered on a terrace overlooking green hills and a body of water in this square painting. They all have pale skin with flushed cheeks.

Peter Paul Rubens Deborah Kip, Wife of Sir Balthasar Gerbier, and Her Children, 1629/1630, reworked probably mid 1640s National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a pale-skinned woman stands close to us with a red schoolhouse in the distance under a sunset sky in this vertical painting.

Winslow Homer The Red School House, 1873 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the waist up, a pale-skinned, round-cheeked young boy wears a brocade red and gold garment and hat in this vertical portrait painting.

Hans Holbein the Younger Edward VI as a Child, probably 1538 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the waist up, a young girl wearing a slate-gray dress and straw hat stands with her hands clasped in front of her in this vertical portrait painting. The girl has light, peachy skin, and her cheeks are lightly flushed.

Mary Cassatt Child in a Straw Hat, c. 1886 National Gallery of Art

Two Girls on a Lawn, John Singer Sargent, ca. 1889, oil on canvas

John Singer Sargent Two Girls on a Lawn, ca. 1889 The Met

A young, pale-skinned boy wearing a brilliant blue toga sits on a rock and holds a gold pitcher in a landscape in this vertical painting.

Giovanni Bellini The Infant Bacchus, probably 1505/1510 National Gallery of Art

Young Girl Meditating, Thomas Eakins, 1877, watercolor and gouache on off-white wove paper

Thomas Eakins Young Girl Meditating, 1877 The Met

The Holy Family with Saints Francis and Anne and the Infant Saint John the Baptist, Peter Paul Rubens, early or mid-1630s, oil on canvas

Peter Paul Rubens The Holy Family with Saints Francis and Anne and the Infant Saint John the Baptist, early or mid-1630s The Met

A woman wearing a voluminous black dress with a wide, ruffled collar sits holding the hand of a young boy, who stands next to her, in this vertical portrait painting.

Anthony van Dyck A Genoese Noblewoman and Her Son, c. 1626 National Gallery of Art

A small brown dog and a pale-skinned little girl wearing a white dress sit in matching celestial-blue armchairs in this horizontal painting. To our right, the girl sits with her legs angled to our left.

Mary Cassatt Little Girl in a Blue Armchair, 1878 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the waist up, pale-skinned young man wearing a bowler hat looks at us from the corners of his eyes in this vertical portrait painting.

Paul Cézanne The Artist's Son, Paul, 1886-1887 National Gallery of Art

A young woman with pale, peachy skin, wearing a long, flowing white dress, stands in front of a white curtain in this vertical portrait painting. Her auburn-red hair cascades down over and behind her shoulders.

James McNeill Whistler Symphony in White, No. 1: The White Girl, 1861-1863, 1872 National Gallery of Art

The Curious Little Girl, Camille Corot, 1860–64, oil on cardboard, laid down on wood

Camille Corot The Curious Little Girl, 1860–64 The Met

Near a verdant riverbank against soaring, hazy cliffs, a nude, chubby baby sits in a golden boat on a bed of pink and white flowers in this horizontal painting.

Thomas Cole The Voyage of Life: Childhood, 1842 National Gallery of Art

A young, light-skinned, rosy-cheeked child stands against a landscape of trees and rolling hills in this vertical portrait painting. Some areas are loosely painted, especially in the background, giving the portrait a soft look.

Thomas Gainsborough Master John Heathcote, c. 1771/1772 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the thighs up, a boy wearing a crimson-red waistcoat stands against swags of fabric painted with visible strokes in white, sky blue, harvest yellow, and sage green in this loosely painted, vertical portrait.

Paul Cézanne Boy in a Red Waistcoat, 1888-1890 National Gallery of Art

A Boy in a Red-Lined Cloak, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1780s, oil on wood

Jean-Honoré Fragonard A Boy in a Red-Lined Cloak, 1780s Cleveland Museum of Art

A young girl with pale skin, rosy cheeks, and blond hair stands facing us in front of a landscape with forests and mountains in this vertical portrait painting. The girl looks at us with wide, gray eyes under delicately arched eyebrows.

Francisco de Goya María Teresa de Borbón y Vallabriga, later Condesa de Chinchón, 1783 National Gallery of Art

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