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Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat

Vincent van Gogh

Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat

Reliquary: Seated Figure

Kota peoples

Reliquary: Seated Figure

Wheat Field with Cypresses

Vincent van Gogh

Wheat Field with Cypresses

Ball Gown

House of Worth

Ball Gown

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Egyptian Art

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

The Death of Socrates

Jacques-Louis David

The Death of Socrates

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Featured Exhibition

Ongoing

RAPHAEL: SUBLIME POETRY

This landmark exhibition explores Raphael's sublime and poetic approach to painting, showcasing his masterful drawings, portraits, and religious works that defined the High Renaissance.

Out of Public:
March 29, 2026

Featured works

Circulating

"Akbar With Lion and Calf", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Govardhan, verso: ca. 1630; recto: ca. 1530–50

Islamic Art

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

Egyptian Art

Young Woman with a Water Pitcher

Johannes Vermeer, ca. 1662

European Paintings

The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries)

1495–1505

The Cloisters

Haremhab as a Scribe of the King

ca. 1336–1323 B.C.

Egyptian Art

Washington Crossing the Delaware

Emanuel Leutze, 1851

The American Wing

Terracotta hydria (water jar)

Iliupersis Painter, ca. 375–350 BCE

Greek and Roman Art

Reliquary(?) with Scenes from the Life of Buddha

ca. 10th century

Asian Art

Field Armor of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509–47)

ca. 1544

Arms and Armor

Wheat Field with Cypresses

Vincent van Gogh, 1889

European Paintings

"Akbar With Lion and Calf", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Govardhan, verso: ca. 1630; recto: ca. 1530–50

Islamic Art

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

Egyptian Art

Young Woman with a Water Pitcher

Johannes Vermeer, ca. 1662

European Paintings

The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries)

1495–1505

The Cloisters

Haremhab as a Scribe of the King

ca. 1336–1323 B.C.

Egyptian Art

Washington Crossing the Delaware

Emanuel Leutze, 1851

The American Wing

Terracotta hydria (water jar)

Iliupersis Painter, ca. 375–350 BCE

Greek and Roman Art

Reliquary(?) with Scenes from the Life of Buddha

ca. 10th century

Asian Art

Field Armor of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509–47)

ca. 1544

Arms and Armor

Wheat Field with Cypresses

Vincent van Gogh, 1889

European Paintings

"Akbar With Lion and Calf", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Govardhan, verso: ca. 1630; recto: ca. 1530–50

Islamic Art

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

Egyptian Art

Young Woman with a Water Pitcher

Johannes Vermeer, ca. 1662

European Paintings

The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries)

1495–1505

The Cloisters

Haremhab as a Scribe of the King

ca. 1336–1323 B.C.

Egyptian Art

Washington Crossing the Delaware

Emanuel Leutze, 1851

The American Wing

Terracotta hydria (water jar)

Iliupersis Painter, ca. 375–350 BCE

Greek and Roman Art

Reliquary(?) with Scenes from the Life of Buddha

ca. 10th century

Asian Art

Field Armor of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509–47)

ca. 1544

Arms and Armor

Wheat Field with Cypresses

Vincent van Gogh, 1889

European Paintings

"Akbar With Lion and Calf", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Govardhan, verso: ca. 1630; recto: ca. 1530–50

Islamic Art

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

Egyptian Art

Young Woman with a Water Pitcher

Johannes Vermeer, ca. 1662

European Paintings

The Unicorn Rests in a Garden (from the Unicorn Tapestries)

1495–1505

The Cloisters

Haremhab as a Scribe of the King

ca. 1336–1323 B.C.

Egyptian Art

Washington Crossing the Delaware

Emanuel Leutze, 1851

The American Wing

Terracotta hydria (water jar)

Iliupersis Painter, ca. 375–350 BCE

Greek and Roman Art

Reliquary(?) with Scenes from the Life of Buddha

ca. 10th century

Asian Art

Field Armor of King Henry VIII of England (reigned 1509–47)

ca. 1544

Arms and Armor

Wheat Field with Cypresses

Vincent van Gogh, 1889

European Paintings

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