How do portraits influence the way we see historic figures? David shows Napoleon Bonaparte working tirelessly for the people of France.
"Pictures lost to the Nation."
Museums can be places to look at not only art but also people. Here, Degas shows an elegantly dressed woman—likely his friend and fellow artist Mary Cassatt — at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
, Richmond, 1979 (long term exhibition), checklist no. 24. 1986 Gifts to the Nation
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
America’s National Gallery of Art: A Gift to the Nation.
Explore our collection of nearly 160,000 works spanning the history of Western art.
Across the Nation We’re sending art across America.
Explore our collection of nearly 160,000 works spanning the history of Western art.
Across the Nation We’re sending art across America.
Explore our collection of nearly 160,000 works spanning the history of Western art.
Across the Nation We’re sending art across America.
Explore our collection of nearly 160,000 works spanning the history of Western art.
Across the Nation We’re sending art across America.
Explore our collection of nearly 160,000 works spanning the history of Western art.
Across the Nation We’re sending art across America.
Explore our collection of nearly 160,000 works spanning the history of Western art.
Across the Nation We’re sending art across America.
