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Search the collection by artist, title, subject, expanded search, provenance, or accession number for information from a database of the entire collection. Location information is available for the objects on public display.		 Search the Site
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Text and/or data on all of the more than 108,000 objects in the National Gallery's collection can be found using various search capabilities. Images of more than 5,600 objects in the collection and approximately 11,800 related details are available. Check images only to limit your search to objects for which images are available.

Artist/Title Search
Search the collection for a specific artist, title, or both. Enter the words that you want to search for and click on the Search button. For additional information on searching the Gallery's collection, please read Search Tips.
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Subject Search
Search the collection according to a particular subject.

Expanded Search
Search the collection using one or more of the following criteria: artist name, title key words, school, style, creation date, medium, and/or short list of popular subjects.

Provenance Search
Search the collection by the name of a previous owner of a work of art.

Accession Number Search
Locate information about a specific work of art by entering the accession number of the object.

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Search for a word or phrase contained in documents other than the collection database. If you are looking for specific works of art in the collection, please use the Search the Collection form provided above. For additional information on searching the Gallery's collection, please read Search Tips.