This collection is predominantly paintings from the time period of the Renaissance to the 20th Century. It does include some sculpture. Decorative Arts is a separate collecting area.

Of special note is The Noah L. and Muriel Butkin Collection of 19th-Century French Art.

The following is a brief list of some of the premier artists in this collection: Taddeo Di Bartolo, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, Girolamo Mazzola Bedoli, Giovanni Battista Pittoni, Francesco Solimena, Sebastiano Conca, Francesco De Mura, Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de la Peña, Abraham Bloemaert, Jacob van Ruisdael, Nöel Coypel, Charles de La Fosse, Claude (Lorrain) Gellée, François Boucher, Marie-Louise-Elizabeth Vigée-Lebrun, Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, Auguste Rodin, Jean Arp, Ernst Barlach, Edouard Steinbrück, and Joan Miró.

	Lubin Baugin French, 1612-1663 THE HOLY FAMILY WITH THE INFANT ST. JOHN AND TWO ANGELS, 17th Century Oil On Panel Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Raclin 1991.027
	Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot French, 1796 - 1875 LANDSCAPE AT LIMAY, 1796-1875 oil on canvas Bequest of Alice Tully 1995.056.001