12 Paintings in the collection of the Norton Simon Museum

The Madonna and Child is an oil on wood painting by the Italian High Renaissance painter Raphael, executed c. 1503. It is housed in the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California.

Portrait of Artist's Mother is an 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh of his mother, Anna Carbentus van Gogh, drawn from a black-and-white photograph. Van Gogh's introduction to art was through his mother, herself an amateur artist. After years of strained relations with family members, Van Gogh excitedly shared some of his works he thought his mother would appreciate most, of flowers and natural settings. In this painting, Van Gogh captures his mother's dignified and proud nature. It was painted at almost the same time, and with a very similar palette of colours and pose as his Self Portrait

The Portrait of Georg Fugger is a 1474 oil on panel Gothic-style portrait painting by Giovanni Bellini, now in the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, United States. It is his earliest surviving portrait and one of the first works in oil by an Italian artist.

The Repentant Magdalene is an oil painting of the early 1660s by the Baroque Italian painter Guido Cagnacci. It shows Mary Magdalene, beside her remonstrating sister Martha, at the moment she repents, echoed by an allegorical pairing of Virtue, an angel, chasing out Vice, a devil. The painting forms part of the collection of the Norton Simon Museum.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes is an oil painting, probably depicting Judith with the Head of Holofernes, by the Italian late Renaissance painter Titian. It is usually dated to around 1515 and is now in the Doria Pamphilj Gallery in Rome. Like other paintings of this subject, it has sometimes been considered to represent Salome with the head of John the Baptist, the other biblical incident found in art showing a female and a severed male head. Historically, the main figure has also been called Herodias, the mother of Salome.

Vincent van Gogh drew and painted a series of works of his mistress Sien during their time together in the Netherlands. In particular, his drawing Sorrow is widely acknowledged as a masterwork of draftsmanship, the culmination of a long and sometimes uncertain apprenticeship in learning his craft.

Still Life with a Poem is an oil painting by Spanish artist Juan Gris, completed in 1915. Still life paintings are pieces where artists depict real objects but not from a specific viewpoint. Instead multiple viewpoints of a subject are depicted. The idea of space is rearranged as you can see in this oil painting. It is painted entirely of oils and imitates a collage on a wood grain table. The second part of this art piece that makes it unique is the poem is contained. At the bottom of the oil painting, you see Reverdy's poem which seems to be creating a comparison between two separate paintings. This was Gris's first truly collaborative piece. Previously, he had worked with Reverdy to create a collaborative work but was abandoned because of the difficulty of printing during the war. To better understand these art pieces we must better understand the two artists as well as what they were known for.

Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose is an oil-on-canvas painting by Baroque Spanish artist Francisco de Zurbarán completed in 1633. It is currently displayed at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California as part of its permanent collection. It is the only still life signed and dated by him and is considered a masterwork of the genre.

Tahitian Woman and Boy is an 1899 painting by Paul Gauguin, now in the Norton Simon Museum, to which it was donated in 1976.

Venise, La Piazzetta seen from the Riva degli Schiavoni is a c. 1835-1845 painting of Venice by French artist Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot. The painting is at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, but as at 2019 not on display.

Waiting is a pastel on paper by the French Impressionist Edgar Degas, completed between 1880–1882. It is an early example of the more than 200 pastels, paintings, mixed media drawings and sculptures of ballerinas depicted by Degas from the early 1880s. This work is regarded for its vibrant colouring and steep perspective.

Wine is a Mocker is a 1663-1664 oil painting by the Dutch artist Jan Steen, now in the Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, California. Its title is drawn from a biblical proverb.