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National Gallery of Art

2,569 works

Gilded Gothic triptych with Virgin and Child enthroned among angels, flanked by two standing saints.

Saint Venantius [right panel]

Allegretto Nuzi, 1354

Arched painting of the Virgin in a dark robe with an angel, a bearded man in red, two girls, and a gold background.

The Expectant Madonna with Saint Joseph

Unknown artist, c. 1425/1450

Painting of Saint James Major with halo, orange robe, red book and pilgrim staff with scallop shell, on gold ground.

Saint James Major

Simone Martini, c. 1315/1320

Painting of Christ's baptism by John the Baptist, with angels, saints in gold clouds, and a knight slaying a dragon at right.

The Baptism of Christ

Master of the Saint Bartholomew Altarpiece, 1485

Grisaille painting of Christ crucified on a leafless tree trunk, with rocks, draped cloth and a distant castle town.

Saint Jerome Penitent [left panel]

Jan Gossaert, c. 1509/1512

Painting of Saint Judas Thaddeus with gold halo and background, holding a red book, in a dark arched frame.

Saint Judas Thaddeus

Simone Martini, c. 1315/1320

Gold-ground panel of the Madonna in blue robe holding the Christ Child, flanked by six praying angels and a dove above.

Madonna with Child and Angels

Jacopo di Cione, 1370

Grisaille painting of kneeling Saint Jerome beside a lion, with a Gothic church on rocks behind him.

Saint Jerome Penitent [right panel]

Jan Gossaert, c. 1509/1512

Panel painting of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, kneeling king, attendants, horsemen and dogs in a land

The Adoration of the Magi

Unknown artist, fourth quarter 15th century

Painting of Saint Veronica holding a veil with the face of Christ, set against a landscape with a castle and winding road.

Saint Veronica [obverse]

Hans Memling, c. 1470/1475

Painting of the boy Christ seated among elderly doctors under a gilded colonnade, with the Virgin Mary in the background.

Christ among the Doctors [obverse]

Bernard van Orley, c. 1513

Medieval panel: haloed Saint Benedict reads by a window while a monk is pulled from a stream beside a Gothic chapel.

A Miracle of Saint Benedict

Unknown artist, c. 1480

Painting of a gold chalice with a blue serpent rising from its bowl, set in a grey arched stone niche.

Chalice of Saint John the Evangelist [reverse]

Hans Memling, c. 1470/1475

Painting of Saint Jerome, bearded and barefoot in a brown robe, holding a crucifix and staff before a gilded arch and sea.

Saint Jerome

Francesco Benaglio, c. 1470/1475

Painting of the Virgin and Christ Child above a sleeping saint in gold robes, with two angels watching behind her.

The Dream of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Ludovico Carracci, c. 1593

Medieval Italian panel painting of the Madonna and Child enthroned with two angels and two standing saints on a gold backgrou

Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist, Saint Peter, and Two Angels

Unknown artist, c. 1290

Gilded Gothic altarpiece of the Madonna and Child enthroned, flanked by angels and saints, with kneeling figures below.

Madonna and Child with Saints and Angels

Bernardo Daddi, c. 1345

Standing friar in grey robe holding a lily and a book before a gilded arch with a landscape behind him.

Saint Anthony of Padua

Vincenzo Foppa, c. 1495/1500

Gold-ground panel showing a haloed newborn in a bed with attendants, a kneeling scribe writing, and men gathered on the right

The Birth, Naming, and Circumcision of Saint John the Baptist

Giovanni Baronzio, c. 1335

Saint George on horseback lancing a dragon as a kneeling woman prays, with a river city and dove in the background.

Saint George and the Dragon

Il Sodoma, probably 1518

Painting of the Crucifixion with three crosses, mourning figures at left, and armored soldiers with spears and banners.

The Crucifixion

Luca Signorelli, c. 1504/1505

Portrait of a bearded older man in a crimson robe with ermine trim, seated against a dark background.

A Procurator of Saint Mark's

Jacopo Tintoretto, c. 1575/1585

Christ bound to a column between two nude tormentors with whips in an arched Renaissance loggia with a landscape beyond.

The Flagellation of Christ

Francesco Bacchiacca, c. 1512/1515

Crucifixion scene with Christ on the cross, armored soldiers, grieving women in pink and teal robes, and a city in the distan

The Crucifixion

Unknown artist, c. 1550/1575

Gilded panel of a deathbed scene with nuns, crowned female saints, angels, and Christ with a child in clouds above.

The Death of Saint Clare

Master of Heiligenkreuz, c. 1400/1410

Painting of dead Christ supported by a bearded man in a blue turban, with two winged angels holding a shroud and crown of tho

Pietà (The Dead Christ Mourned by Nicodemus and Two Angels)

Filippino Lippi, c. 1500

Risen Christ with a cross banner above nude souls raising their hands among ruined buildings and flames.

Christ in Limbo

Unknown artist, c. 1550/1575

Painting of an elderly bearded man in red gesturing to two veiled women in dark habits, with a city view behind them.

Saint Jerome with Saint Paula and Saint Eustochium

Francisco de Zurbarán, c. 1640/1650

Painting of the Madonna holding grapes while the nude infant Christ eats one, with an apple and wine glass on a table.

Madonna and Child

Lucas Cranach the Elder, probably c. 1535 or after

Painting of Christ seated by a brick well speaking with a woman holding a water jug, with a town and mountains behind.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Unknown artist, c. 1720/1740