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National Gallery of Art

1,541 works

Grey wash drawing of a rocky waterfall and stream with trees and distant hills under a pale sky.

Classical Landscape with a Waterfall

Wilhelm von Bemmel, 1660

Etched landscape of a stone farmhouse with an arched opening, a well, figures, and a distant tower under a hatched sky.

Landscape with a Woman at a Well

Canaletto, c. 1735/1746

Etching of the Holy Family resting under a tree with a donkey, basket and distant coastline in the background.

The Rest on the Flight, with Holy Family under a Tree

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, published 1753

Etching of a shepherd and flock of sheep beneath a large gnarled tree, with a village and hills in the distance.

Shepherd and Flock under an Ancient Tree

Florian Grospietsch, 1819

Etching of ruined classical monuments including a tall column, a decorated arch, and a pyramid, with small figures on a hills

Landscape with Ruined Monuments

Canaletto, c. 1735/1746

Engraved portrait of a man with curly hair in a fur-trimmed coat, holding a brush beside a drawing board, with French verse b

Figures de différents caractères, de Paysages, et d'Etudes dessinées d'après nature par Antoine Watteau (volume I)

Various Artists after Antoine Watteau, c. 1726

Watercolor of mounted soldiers charging with raised sabers beside a river, with smoke clouds and a rearing white horse in the

Cavalry Battle by a River

Louis-Nicolas van Blarenberghe

Engraving of elegant figures playing flute and lute in a wooded clearing, with a greyhound and urn at right.

Rural Concert

Joseph de Longueil after Charles Eisen

Engraving of a couple embracing in a leafy grove beside a stone pedestal with a seated sphinx, in a circular frame.

The Grove

after Niclas Lafrensen II

Pen and wash drawing of a domed hexagonal temple with columns and steps, set in an Italianate landscape with small figures.

Hexagonal Temple in an Italianate Landscape

Louis Gustave Taraval, 1780

Engraved ornamental strip of acanthus scrolls framing crowned figures, a Virgin and Child, and a harp-playing king.

Ornament with the Tree of Jesse

Israhel van Meckenem

Etching of a river landscape with a city, rocky hills, boats, and travelers resting on a grassy foreground slope.

View of the River Rhine

Jan van Aken after Herman Saftleven

Watercolor landscape of washerwomen and a fisherman by a stream beneath a hilltop town and waterfall.

Mountain Landscape with Washerwomen and a Fisherman

Francesco Zuccarelli, 1762

Engraving of nude Adam and Eve by a tree as a bearded God in a robe points at them, dated 1540.

God Forbids to Eat from the Tree

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1540

Woodcut of a man in a plumed hat and a woman embracing under trees in a forest landscape.

Pair of Lovers in a Landscape

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1511

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with bathers in the foreground, a hilltop town, and a steep rocky mountain.

Mountainous River Landscape with Bathers

Francesco Zuccarelli, 1752

Engraving of the Madonna seated on a cushion in a landscape, holding the infant Christ, with a radiating halo.

Madonna in a Landscape Sitting on a Cushion

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1527

Engraving of the Virgin seated in a landscape holding the blessing Christ Child, with trees, mountains and a village behind.

The Virgin with the Blessing Child in a Landscape

Albrecht Altdorfer, c. 1515

Grey wash drawing of a wooded upland with an arched bridge, two walkers on a path, and distant hills under clouds.

Wooded Upland Landscape with a Bridge

Thomas Gainsborough, 1780

Hand-colored woodcut of Adam and Eve beside a tree with a serpent, in red, green and brown tones, German, c. 1460.

Adam and Eve

Unknown artist, c. 1460

Hand-colored woodcut of crowned Saint Catherine holding a spiked wheel and sword against a patterned Gothic background.

Saint Catherine

Workshop of Master of the Protective Saints of Cologne, 1480 or after

Charcoal and chalk drawing of cattle and a standing figure near a cottage and trees on rising ground.

Landscape with Cattle by a Cottage

Thomas Gainsborough, 1770

Hand-colored woodcut of Christ in radiant light between two figures in clouds, with three kneeling disciples below.

The Transfiguration

Unknown artist, c. 1475

Hand-colored woodcut of a haloed woman in red holding a child beside a yellow niche, labeled St Sophia.

Saint Sophia

Workshop of Master of the Aachen Madonna, c. 1480

Pencil landscape drawing of a stone arch bridge over a river, a church tower behind it, and a large tree on the right.

River Landscape with a Bridge and a Church

Thomas Gainsborough, 1781

Hand-colored print of Christ at a well speaking with a woman in red while two men in dark hats stand behind her.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Unknown artist, c. 1440/1460

Pen and ink drawing of an old man in a wide-brimmed hat beside a tree, carrying a basket, with a jug at his feet.

Old Man Standing under Tree

Sebald Beham, 1520

Pencil drawing of a hilly landscape with farm buildings, a distant tower, and trees along a winding road.

Landscape in the Alban Hills

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Hand-colored woodcut of Christ seated at a well with a woman in red drawing water, a town with spires behind.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Unknown artist, probably 1485

Woodcut of the Holy Family under a tree, with Mary holding the infant Christ and Joseph reaching into the branches.

The Holy Family Under a Tree

Sebald Beham, 1521