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National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Masterpieces in the collection

• Alba Madonna — RaphaelWest Building, Main Floor, Gallery 20
• A Woman Holding a Balance — Johannes VermeerWest Building, Main Floor, Gallery 50A
• A Lady Writing a Letter — Johannes VermeerWest Building, Main Floor, Gallery 50A
• Girl with the red hat — Johannes VermeerWest Building, Main Floor, Gallery 50A
• Girl with a Flute — Johannes VermeerWest Building, Main Floor, Gallery 50A
• The Boating Party — Mary CassattWest Building, Main Floor, Gallery 86
• The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries — Jacques-Louis DavidWest Building, Main Floor, Gallery 56
• La Liseuse — Jean-Honoré FragonardWest Building, Main Floor, Gallery 54
• The Feast of the Gods — Giovanni BelliniWest Building, Main Floor, Gallery 17
• Woman with a Parasol - Madame Monet and Her Son — Claude MonetWest Building, Main Floor, Gallery 85
• Ginevra de' Benci — Leonardo da VinciWest Building, Main Floor, Gallery 6
• Saskia van Uylenburgh, the Wife of the Artist — Rembrandt
• The Holy Family — Guido Reni
• Woman in a Striped Dress — Édouard Vuillard
• Breakfast — Édouard Vuillard
• Skiffs on the Yerres — Gustave Caillebotte
• Children on the Beach — Mary Cassatt
• Child in a Straw Hat — Mary Cassatt
• The Artist's Father, Reading "L'Événement," — Paul Cézanne
• The Mother and Sister of the Artist — Berthe Morisot
• The Repentant Magdalen — Georges de La Tour
• The Equatorial Jungle — Henri Rousseau
• Boy on the Rocks — Henri Rousseau
• The Mill — Rembrandt
• The Railway — Édouard Manet

Based on collection records (Wikidata). Works may be off view or on loan. Galleries checked in the museum's open data on 2026-11-12.

How long to spend

For the Must-Sees route, even just 1 hour is enough (official guide).

Suggested routes

• “Must-Sees” (1 h): the museum's own route for first-time visitors or those with only an hour, covering collection highlights with each work's location, such as Leonardo's Ginevra de' Benci (Main Floor, Gallery 6) and van Eyck's The Annunciation (Gallery 39)

The masterpieces listed above are shown with their gallery numbers where known.

Crowds and quieter times

The museum advises arriving at the 10:00 opening to avoid crowds; Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays are especially quiet. If arriving later, it suggests starting from the galleries farther back.

From the museum's official website (checked on 2026-11-10). Source 1 Source 2

Sources

• www.nga.gov
• Wikidata Q214867