Realism art Collection

Choose from 116 items in our Realism art Collection

Hagar and the Angel ca. 1657 Francesco Maffei Italian Maffei, who lived and worked in the cities of Vicenza and Padua, was profoundly influenced by the art of Bassano, Tintoretto, and Veronese

[Stag in Cart] ca. 1858 Horatio Ross British, Scottish Far better known in his own day as an athlete and a sportsman than as a photographer, Ross was, even in his sixties

Aleksander Gierymski (1850 1901 in Rome) Polish painter, representative of realism, precursor of Polish impressionism; Maksymilian Gierymski's younger brother. In: Kłosy 1887/8 T. XLVI No. 1175 p

The Overturned Bouquet. The ultimate challenge facing a 17th-century still-life painter was to render various materials in a convincing fashion

A Hypocrite and a Slanderer ca. 1770-83 Franz Xaver Messerschmidt German Messerschmidt, the leading sculptor at the court in Vienna in the 1760s, was forced, for personal and professional reasons

Scholars of the Liuli Hall late 13th century Unidentified artist Scholars of the Liuli Hall commemorates a famous gathering hosted by the poet Wang Changling (act. ca)

Chinese Portrait Painter 18th century Miwa Zaiei Japanese A Chinese painter dressed in the style of the Tang dynasty (618-907)

Head of a lion 400-300 B. C. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period This imposing head is unique for its artistic quality, size
Head of a lion 400-300 B.C. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period This imposing head is unique for its artistic quality, size, and the insights it gives the viewer into the creative process of an Egyptian

Portrait of an Old Man ca. 1470-75 Hugo van der Goes In this closely observed and sympathetic portrayal of an old man, special attention is given to how light models the subject's wrinkled

Birds and Flowers 18th century S? Shiseki Japanese S? Shiseki, a leading painter of the Nagasaki school in Edo (modern Tokyo) went to Nagasaki to study with Song Ziyuan

An Academy by Lamplight February 20, 1772 William Pether British In a stone chamber containing the ";Nymph with a Shell and Borghese Gladiator

A Courtesan and Her Lover Estranged by a Quarrel: Page from a Rasamanjari series dated 1694-95 Devidasa of Nurpur The Rasamanjari (Essence of the Experience of Delight)

Breton Fishermen and Their Families possibly ca. 1880-85 Theodule-Augustin Ribot French Toward the end of his life, Ribot, who was strongly influenced by seventeenth-century Spanish painters

Yang Pu Moving His Family 1279-1368 China. With a lively combination of realism and caricature, this detail of the painting Yang Pu Moving His Family depicts a group of peasants transporting a rustic

The Crucifixion 1627 Spain. Beginning in the mid-sixteenth century, the Roman Catholic Church clarified and reaffirmed its doctrine

Recumbent Stag 206 BCE-9 CE China. Bronze sculptures of real and imaginary animals are generally known as iOrdosi after the Ordos Desert in which they were first discovered in the early twentieth

The Temptation of the Magdalene 1611-1622 Flanders. Here an angel supports Saint Mary Magdalene as she ponders whether or not to resist the worldly temptations of gold

Apollo and Marsyas 1888. Along with Arnold Bˆcklin, Hans Thoma was a leading Northern European figure in the shift from Realism and history painting to art inspired by classical myths and legends

Grey and Silver Old Battersea Reach 1863 London. James McNeill Whistler painted marine subjects throughout his career. For several years beginning in 1855

Nude Old Man Seated, Leaning on His Forearm, Facing Left 1635-1645 Flanders. Following Rubensis death in 1640, Jordaens was regarded as the greatest living painter in the Southern Netherlands

Reclining Lion 1816 England. Landseer was an artistic prodigy, drawing animals with great realism by age nine. These included a lion displayed at the London Exeter Exchange menagerie

Mountain Brook 1863 United States. Albert Bierstadt is best remembered for his paintings of the American West, but during his early career, the ambitious artist also created New England landscapes

Christ Presented to the People 1475-1485 Northern Netherlands. This is a rare example of a surviving 15th-century painting from the northern provinces of the Netherlands (present-day Holland)

Portrait of the Artist's Wife Asleep (Marie Guilloux) 1875-1885 France
Portrait of the Artist's Wife Asleep (Marie Guilloux) 1875-1885 France. Beginning his career as a landscape draftsman in Rouen, Lebourg won a post as a drawing instructor in Algiers

In a Railway Carriage (After a Night's Journey) 1851 Germany. This is a remarkable example of an early work from a
In a Railway Carriage (After a Night's Journey) 1851 Germany. This is a remarkable example of an early work from a pioneering proponent of Realism

Man Riding a Horse through the Air 1860-1870 France. Son of a locksmith, Chifflart studied in Italy from 1851 to 1856, returning to Paris as an exponent of the Romantic revival of the late 1850s

Eagle Attacking a Monkey 1885 Kawanabe Kyōsai Japanese In this set of four large paintings (14. 76)
Eagle Attacking a Monkey 1885 Kawanabe Kyōsai Japanese In this set of four large paintings (14.76.64a-d), depicting the fierce spirit of eagles hunting or protecting their young

Lotuses on a Summer Evening dated 1684 Attributed to Yun Shouping Chinese Lotuses, a tour de force of "boneless" (color washes with no ink outlines) painting on paper

Old Woman Standing with Folded Arms modeled ca. 1885, cast before 1912 Auguste Rodin French A gift from Rodin to The Met in 1912

Girl in a Straw Bonnet ca. 1868-70 Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse French The prolific Albert-Ernest Carrier-Belleuse found great success in France and in England, where he lived from 1850 to 1855

Quail and Millet late 17th century Kiyohara Yukinobu Japanese Tranquility pervades this delicate rendition of a traditional subject

Portrait of a Man ca. 1475 Hugo van der Goes Netherlandish Hugo van der Goes produced some of the most celebrated altarpieces of the Northern Renaissance

A Grasshopper and a Bee 17th century (?) Anonymous, Dutch, 17th century Dutch This Dutch drawing, likely made in the seventeenth century

Amusements in Kyoto in the Four Seasons late 1770s-early 1780s Maruyama ?kyo Born to farmers in the Kyoto region, ?kyo moved to the capital while in his teens

Studies for a Rest on the Flight into Egypt 1571-1639 Rutilio Manetti Italian In this robust drawing for his painting now in the Gamaldegalerie of Kassel, Germany

The Salzach Valley with a View of the Watzmann Massif in the Background ca. 1595-1600 Frederik van Valkenborch Netherlandish After having travelled through Italy between 1590 and 1596

Buddha Expounding the Dharma late 8th century Sri Lanka (Anuradhapura) The quintessential icon of early Buddhist Sri Lanka is the Buddha gesturing vitarka-mudra, imparting his dharma to all

Sketch for the Portrait of Tachihara Suiken 19th century Watanabe Kazan Japanese Tachihara Suiken was the father of a close friend of Kazan's

Blind Homer Led by the Genius of Poetry 1851 Edward Sheffield Bartholomew American One of many American neoclassical sculptors who worked on Italy during the mid-nineteenth century

Eagle owl ca. 1735 Meissen Manufactory German This figure of an eagle owl belongs to a large group of porcelain mammals and birds ordered for one of the Saxon royal palaces in Dresden, Germany

Persimmon Tree 1816 Sakai Hōitsu Japanese This painting, while exhibiting the trademark mottled-ink (tarashikomi) technique of the Rinpa school

Food warmer with insert ca. 1730-35 Vienna This unusual vessel was made with an accompanying inner porcelain sleeve that is open at both the top and the bottom

Portrait of a Zen Master 15th century Japan The intense presence of a Zen master is achieved here by a focus on realism in the face, while the body, with its heavy robes flowing over the chair

Two Ladies 1764-72 Suzuki Harunobu Japanese In 1765 Harunobu introduced nishiki-e, the polychrome woodblock print, adding further luxury and realism to ukiyo-e art

A Rose 1907 Thomas Anshutz American One of the most gifted American art teachers, Anshutz links the realism of his mentor Thomas Eakins with that of the Ashcan School, some of whom were his students

Orchids second quarter of the 13th century Ma Lin Chinese This exquisite representation of an orchid, signed by Ma Lin, son of Ma Yuan (act. ca)

Still Life with Roses and Fruit 1863 Henri Fantin-Latour French In this early painting, which is interesting for its slightly eccentric, off-balance composition

White Eagle Eyeing a Mountain Lion 1885 Kawanabe Kyōsai Japanese In this set of four large paintings (14. 76)
White Eagle Eyeing a Mountain Lion 1885 Kawanabe Kyōsai Japanese In this set of four large paintings (14.76.64a-d), depicting the fierce spirit of eagles hunting or protecting their young

Available as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media