The Gallery Walk

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The Gallery Walk is a bilingual (English and Chinese) guide to eighty-seven key works of Western painting from the Renaissance to the early twentieth century, written to make art history approachable.

Every painting is in the public domain. Images are served directly from Wikimedia Commons and are not stored on this site. The texts draw on museum sources and published literature; corrections are always welcome.

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Image credits and licences

WorkCommons fileLicence
The Arnolfini PortraitJan van EyckVan Eyck - Arnolfini Portrait.jpgPublic domain
PrimaveraSandro BotticelliBotticelli-primavera.jpgPublic domain
The Birth of VenusSandro BotticelliSandro Botticelli - La nascita di Venere - Google Art Project - edited.jpgPublic domain
The Last SupperLeonardo da VinciThe Last Supper - Leonardo Da Vinci - High Resolution 32x16.jpgPublic domain
Self-Portrait (1500)Albrecht DürerAlbrecht Dürer - 1500 self-portrait (High resolution and detail).jpgPublic domain
The Garden of Earthly DelightsHieronymus BoschThe Garden of earthly delights.jpgPublic domain
Mona LisaLeonardo da VinciMona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci, from C2RMF retouched.jpgPublic domain
The School of AthensRaphael"The School of Athens" by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino.jpgPublic domain
The Creation of AdamMichelangeloMichelangelo - Creation of Adam (cropped).jpgPublic domain
The Sistine MadonnaRaphaelRaphael - The Sistine Madonna - Google Arts & Culture.jpgPublic domain
The AmbassadorsHans Holbein the YoungerHans Holbein the Younger - The Ambassadors - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
Venus of UrbinoTitianTiziano - Venere di Urbino - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
The Hunters in the SnowPieter Bruegel the ElderPieter Bruegel the Elder - Hunters in the Snow (Winter) - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
The Calling of Saint MatthewCaravaggioThe Calling of Saint Matthew-Caravaggo (1599-1600).jpgPublic domain
The Supper at EmmausCaravaggioSupper at Emmaus-Caravaggio (1601).jpgPublic domain
The Descent from the CrossPeter Paul RubensPeter Paul Rubens - Descent from the Cross - WGA20212.jpgPublic domain
Judith Beheading HolofernesArtemisia GentileschiArtemisia Gentileschi - Giuditta decapita Oloferne - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
The Night WatchRembrandt van RijnThe Night Watch - HD.jpgPublic domain
Las MeninasDiego VelázquezLas Meninas, by Diego Velázquez, from Prado in Google Earth.jpgPublic domain
The MilkmaidJohannes VermeerJohannes Vermeer - Het melkmeisje - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
Girl with a Pearl EarringJohannes Vermeer1665 Girl with a Pearl Earring.jpgPublic domain
The Art of PaintingJohannes VermeerJan Vermeer - The Art of Painting - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
Pilgrimage to CytheraAntoine WatteauL'Embarquement pour Cythère, by Antoine Watteau, from C2RMF retouched.jpgPublic domain
Madame de PompadourFrançois BoucherMadame de Pompadour.jpgPublic domain
The SwingJean-Honoré FragonardFragonard, The Swing.jpgPublic domain
The NightmareHenry FuseliJohn Henry Fuseli - The Nightmare.JPGPublic domain
Oath of the HoratiiJacques-Louis DavidJacques-Louis David - Oath of the Horatii - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
The Death of MaratJacques-Louis DavidDeath of Marat by David.jpgPublic domain
Napoleon Crossing the AlpsJacques-Louis DavidNapoleon at the Great St. Bernard - Jacques-Louis David - Google Cultural Institute.jpgPublic domain
The Monk by the SeaCaspar David FriedrichCaspar David Friedrich - Der Mönch am Meer - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
The Abbey in the OakwoodCaspar David FriedrichCaspar David Friedrich - Abtei im Eichwald - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
La Grande OdalisqueJean-Auguste-Dominique IngresJean Auguste Dominique Ingres, La Grande Odalisque, 1814.jpgPublic domain
The Second of May 1808Francisco GoyaEl dos de mayo de 1808 en Madrid.jpgPublic domain
The Third of May 1808Francisco GoyaEl Tres de Mayo, by Francisco de Goya, from Prado thin black margin.jpgPublic domain
Wanderer above the Sea of FogCaspar David FriedrichCaspar David Friedrich - Wanderer above the Sea of Fog.jpegPublic domain
The Raft of the MedusaThéodore GéricaultJEAN LOUIS THÉODORE GÉRICAULT - La Balsa de la Medusa (Museo del Louvre, 1818-19).jpgPublic domain
Saturn Devouring His SonFrancisco GoyaFrancisco de Goya, Saturno devorando a su hijo (1819-1823).jpgPublic domain
The Hay WainJohn ConstableJohn Constable - The Hay Wain (1821).jpgPublic domain
The Sea of IceCaspar David FriedrichCaspar David Friedrich - Das Eismeer - Hamburger Kunsthalle.jpgPublic domain
The Massacre at ChiosEugène DelacroixScène des massacres de Scio, Eugène Delacroix - Musée du Louvre Peintures INV 3823 ; C3.jpgPublic domain
The Death of SardanapalusEugène DelacroixEugène Delacroix - La Mort de Sardanapale.jpgPublic domain
Liberty Leading the PeopleEugène DelacroixEugène Delacroix - Le 28 Juillet. La Liberté guidant le peuple.jpgPublic domain
The Course of Empire: DestructionThomas ColeCole Thomas The Course of Empire Destruction 1836.jpgPublic domain
The Fighting TemeraireJ. M. W. TurnerThe Fighting Temeraire, JMW Turner, National Gallery.jpgPublic domain
The Slave ShipJ. M. W. TurnerSlave-ship.jpgPublic domain
Rain, Steam and SpeedJ. M. W. TurnerTurner - Rain, Steam and Speed - National Gallery file.jpgPublic domain
A Burial at OrnansGustave CourbetGustave Courbet - A Burial at Ornans - Google Art Project 2.jpgPublic domain
The Ninth WaveIvan AivazovskyHovhannes Aivazovsky - The Ninth Wave - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
OpheliaJohn Everett MillaisJohn Everett Millais - Ophelia - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
The Painter's StudioGustave CourbetCourbet LAtelier du peintre.jpgPublic domain
The GleanersJean-François MilletJean-François Millet - Gleaners - Google Art Project 2.jpgPublic domain
The AngelusJean-François MilletJEAN-FRANÇOIS MILLET - El Ángelus (Museo de Orsay, 1857-1859. Óleo sobre lienzo, 55.5 x 66 cm).jpgPublic domain
Luncheon on the GrassÉdouard ManetEdouard Manet - Luncheon on the Grass - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
OlympiaÉdouard ManetEdouard Manet - Olympia - Google Art Project 3.jpgPublic domain
The Third-Class CarriageHonoré DaumierHonoré Daumier, The Third-Class Carriage - The Metropolitan Museum of Art.jpgPublic domain
Whistler's MotherJames McNeill WhistlerWhistlers Mother high res.jpgPublic domain
Impression, SunriseClaude MonetMonet - Impression, Sunrise.jpgPublic domain
The CradleBerthe MorisotBerthe Morisot - The Cradle - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
Barge Haulers on the VolgaIlya RepinIlia Efimovich Repin (1844-1930) - Volga Boatmen (1870-1873).jpgPublic domain
The Ballet ClassEdgar DegasEdgar Degas - The Ballet Class - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
Woman with a ParasolClaude MonetClaude Monet - Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
Bal du moulin de la GalettePierre-Auguste RenoirPierre-Auguste Renoir, Le Moulin de la Galette.jpgPublic domain
L'AbsintheEdgar DegasEdgar Degas - In a Café - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
The Gare Saint-LazareClaude MonetClaude Monet - The Saint-Lazare Station - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
Paris Street; Rainy DayGustave CaillebotteGustave Caillebotte - Paris Street; Rainy Day - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
Little Girl in a Blue ArmchairMary CassattMary Cassatt - Little Girl in a Blue Armchair - NGA 1983.1.18.jpgPublic domain
Luncheon of the Boating PartyPierre-Auguste RenoirPierre-Auguste Renoir - Luncheon of the Boating Party - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
A Bar at the Folies-BergèreÉdouard ManetEdouard Manet, A Bar at the Folies-Bergère.jpgPublic domain
A Sunday on La Grande JatteGeorges SeuratA Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat, 1884.jpgPublic domain
Café Terrace at NightVincent van GoghVincent Willem van Gogh - Cafe Terrace at Night (Yorck).jpgPublic domain
SunflowersVincent van GoghVincent Willem van Gogh 127.jpgPublic domain
The BedroomVincent van GoghVincent van Gogh - De slaapkamer - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
Vision after the SermonPaul GauguinLa vision après le sermon (Paul Gauguin).jpgPublic domain
IrisesVincent van GoghIrises-Vincent van Gogh.jpgPublic domain
The Starry NightVincent van GoghVan Gogh - Starry Night - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
Almond BlossomVincent van GoghVincent van Gogh - Almond blossom - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
Wheatfield with CrowsVincent van GoghKorenveld met kraaien - s0149V1962 - Van Gogh Museum.jpgPublic domain
At the Moulin RougeHenri de Toulouse-LautrecHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec - At the Moulin Rouge - Google Art Project.jpgPublic domain
The Card PlayersPaul CézanneLes Joueurs de cartes, par Paul Cézanne.jpgPublic domain
The ScreamEdvard MunchEdvard Munch, 1893, The Scream, oil, tempera and pastel on cardboard, 91 x 73 cm, National Gallery of Norway.jpgPublic domain
The Sleeping GypsyHenri RousseauLa Bohémienne endormie.jpgPublic domain
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?Paul GauguinPaul Gauguin - D'ou venons-nous.jpgPublic domain
Mont Sainte-VictoirePaul CézannePaul Cézanne, Mont Sainte-Victoire.jpgPublic domain
Water LiliesClaude MonetClaude Monet - Water Lilies - 1906, Ryerson.jpgPublic domain
The KissGustav KlimtThe Kiss - Gustav Klimt - Google Cultural Institute.jpgPublic domain
Composition VIIWassily KandinskyComposition VII - Wassily Kandinsky, GAC.jpgPublic domain
Composition II in Red, Blue and YellowPiet MondrianPiet Mondriaan, 1930 - Mondrian Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow.jpgPublic domain