People
People in Art: Figures and Crowds Up Close
Beyond the main sitter, paintings are full of people — servants, onlookers, lovers, and passers-by, each painted with their own gesture and glance. This gallery zooms into the figures that bring a scene to life. Click any detail to see who they are and where they stand.
24 details · cropped from original museum images
portrait of a seated woman
Eugène Carrière (French, 1849–1906) · Portrait of a Lady with a Dog
Art Institute of Chicago
Portrait of a woman (upper body)
Master of the Castello Nativity · Portrait of a Woman
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
full figure of seated woman
Julian Alden Weir (American, 1852–1919) · The Grey Bodice
Art Institute of Chicago
Ovid reclining
Eugène Delacroix · Ovid among the Scythians
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mexican vaquero on horseback
Frederic Remington (American, 1861–1909) · A Mexican Vaquero
Art Institute of Chicago
Standing figure of Philip IV
Édouard Manet (French, 1832-1883) · Phillip IV King of Spain
Art Institute of Chicago
Minerva (Athena)
Anonymous, Italian, 19th century · Minerva Beautifies Ulysses
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Portrait of Mrs. De Lancey
George Engleheart · Mrs. Peter De Lancey (Elizabeth Colden, 1720–1784)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
St. James the Greater (Santiago Matamoros)
school of Martin Schongauer · The Battle of St. James The Greater at Clavijo
Art Institute of Chicago
man in Goya-era costume
Mariano José María Bernardo Fortuny y Carbó · Costume of the Time of Goya
Art Institute of Chicago
reclining nude woman
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes · Tamaris
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
man in the boat
Winslow Homer · The Water Fan
Art Institute of Chicago
portrait of a gentleman
John Wood Dodge · Portrait of a Gentleman
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Full-length figure of Jean Journet
Gustave Courbet · The Apostle Jean Journet
Art Institute of Chicago
Full-length portrait of Daisy Temple
W. Duke, Sons & Co. · Card Number 35, Daisy Temple, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-2) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Portrait of Mrs. Robert Shurlock Sr. (Ann Manwaring)
John Russell · Mrs. Robert Shurlock Sr. (Ann Manwaring)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
full figure of Adam Rolland
Henry Raeburn (Scottish, 1756–1823) · Adam Rolland of Gask II
Art Institute of Chicago
Virgin Mary seated on the throne
Bernardo Daddi · Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
baseball player James J. Daly
Goodwin & Company · James J. "Sun" Daly, Left Field, Minneapolis, from the Old Judge series (N172) for Old Judge Cigarettes
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Portrait of a man
Bartholomeus van der Helst · Portrait of a Man
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
model reading
Gustave Courbet · Model Reading in the Studio
Art Institute of Chicago
Portrait of Alphonse Maureau
Édouard Manet · Portrait of Alphonse Maureau
Art Institute of Chicago
The Virgin Mary
Annibale Carracci · The Coronation of the Virgin
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Queen Elizabeth I
George Vertue · The Royal Procession of Queen Elizabeth
The Metropolitan Museum of Art