French Paintings of the Fifteenth through Eighteenth Centuries

Highlighted here are selected French paintings of the fifteenth through eighteenth centuries from the collection of the National Gallery of Art. The online presentation of these texts, which were originally published in the Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue series, reflects the institution’s commitment to the broad dissemination of its authoritative, peer-reviewed scholarship.

These texts were previously published in Philip Conisbee et al., French Paintings of the Fifteenth through the Eighteenth Century, The Collections of the National Gallery of Art Systematic Catalogue (Washington, DC, 2009).

Collection data may have been updated since the publication of the print volume. Additional light adaptations have been made for the presentation of these texts online.