The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Vincent van Gogh
Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler)
1887
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Vincent van Gogh, 1887. Oil on canvas.
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, United States
- Region
- North America
- Tier
- ESSENTIAL
- Collection focus
- Global art across 5,000 years; European paintings, American art, ancient art, Asian art, Islamic art, decorative arts, costume
Why visit
An encyclopedic museum where a single visit can move from ancient objects to European painting, American art, fashion, and material culture.
At a glance
- Type
- Encyclopedic art museum
- Founded
- 1870
- Works catalogued
- 10
Visitor links
Collection highlights
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Claude Monet
Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies
1899
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Claude Monet, 1899. Oil on canvas.
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Johannes Vermeer
Young Woman with a Water Pitcher
ca. 1662
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Johannes Vermeer, ca. 1662. Oil on canvas.
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Rembrandt van Rijn
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
1653
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Rembrandt van Rijn, 1653. Oil on canvas.
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Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi)
The Musicians
1597
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi), 1597. Oil on canvas.
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Jacques Louis David
The Death of Socrates
1787
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Jacques Louis David, 1787. Oil on canvas.
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Vincent van Gogh
Wheat Field with Cypresses
1889
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Vincent van Gogh, 1889. Oil on canvas.
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Emanuel Leutze
Washington Crossing the Delaware
1851
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Emanuel Leutze, 1851. Oil on canvas.
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Harvesters
1565
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1565. Oil on wood.
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John Singer Sargent
Madame X (Madame Pierre Gautreau)
1883–84
A verified collection highlight at The Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Singer Sargent, 1883–84. Oil on canvas.