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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Pencil sketch of a fruit-filled basket on a sketchbook page numbered 105, with faint marks nearby.

Basket

Paul Cézanne, 1877/1900

Pencil sketch of trees and shrubs on a sloping hillside, drawn loosely across a sketchbook page.

Trees and Shrubs

Paul Cézanne, 1883/1887

Loose pencil sketch of two nude bathers on an aged sketchbook page with handwritten notes beside them.

Two Bathers

Paul Cézanne, 1884/1887

Watercolor interior of a church with a brass chandelier, wooden pews, and two seated figures in the foreground.

Interior of Bushey Church

William Henry Hunt, 1815/1820

Symmetrical gouache design of stylized red, orange, and green flowers and scrolling leaves on a cream background.

Design from a Proposed Portfolio

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Symmetrical stylized floral design in yellow, magenta, pink and green with scrolling leaves on a cream background.

Design from Proposed Portfolio

Majel G. Claflin, 1935/1942

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a draped woman in a head covering walking right on tan paper.

Woman Walking to the Right

Giovanni Baglione

Painted drawing of a toy calash carriage with a seated doll in a gold gown, pulled by two grey toy horses.

Calash

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Pencil sketch of a stone archway, ruined stairs, a wooden shed and a small figure in a street, dated 1832.

Ruined Stairs at Neuss

Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, 1832

Brown ink and wash drawing of a beheading scene with a kneeling man, a woman holding a platter, and soldiers in plumed helmet

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Hans Stutte, 1617

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a stream winding through a gnarled ancient forest toward distant hills.

Stream through an Ancient Forest

Brown ink drawing of a carved galley with a woman and armed men, a bearded figure pointing, and a sea nymph in the waves.

The Abduction of Helen of Troy

Charcoal drawing of workers repairing a large dome with scaffolding, ropes and arched openings around a courtyard.

Repairing a Dome

Attributed to François-Marius Granet, c. 1810

Red and black chalk drawing of robed men debating in a columned hall, with a central figure gesturing among them.

Christ among the Doctors

Drawing of a seated monk with outstretched arms, draped robe, in red and black chalk with white highlights on blue paper.

A Monk Seated with Arms Outstretched [Study for the Virgin in the _Vision of Blessed Felice da Cantalice_]

Fra Semplice da Verona, 1625

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin crowned by a bishop and a robed figure amid clouds, angels and cherubs.

The Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin

Matthäus Gundelach, 1615

Watercolor of Christ among apostles and a helmeted Roman soldier, with cherubs above a walled city.

Christ with Apostles and a Roman Soldier

Ernest Zacharias Platner

Two sheets of pen and pencil sketches showing studies of a child's head and a seated figure, with handwritten notes.

Seated Figure and a Cow; Three Studies of a Child's Head

Paul Gauguin, 1884-1888

Charcoal drawing of leaning trees over a riverbank with water reflections and distant hills, by Henri-Joseph Harpignies.

Landscape

Henri Harpignies, 1911

Drawing of a bishop and a crowd of figures gathered around a nude man before a seated ruler under a red canopy.

Saint Martin of Tours Healing the Servant of Tetrodius

Jacob Jordaens, c. 1630

Brown ink and wash drawing of a figure on a cloud, seen from below, with one arm raised and loose drapery.

A Woman Seated on a Cloud, Seen from Below

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750s

Pen and brown ink drawing of a river landscape with trees along a winding riverbank and distant hills.

River Landscape

Unknown artist

Pencil sketch of three ragged figures on tan paper, with handwritten signatures beneath them.

Three Hobos on the Artist's Signature

Adolph Menzel, 1887

Charcoal sketch on grey paper of a seated, leafy-crowned male figure with one arm raised, draped in an animal skin.

Bacchus

Unknown artist

Brown ink and wash drawing of two seated women leaning together, with sketched foliage and a small head in the margins.

Two Seated Women

Pellegrino Tibaldi

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated warrior with a round rosette shield on blue-grey paper.

Seated Warrior Holding a Sword and Shield [recto]

Giacomo Cavedone, c. 1612

Charcoal drawing of two clasped hands with forearms on grey paper, white highlights on the knuckles.

Clasped Hands [verso]

Giacomo Cavedone, c. 1612

Watercolor ceiling design with a central medallion of cherubs and figures, surrounded by ornate pastel panels and borders.

An Ornate Ceiling with an Allegory of Spring

Giacomo Quarenghi, 1790/1815

Watercolor drawing of a rustic watermill with a Gothic brick ruin, figures, dogs, and a distant church spire.

Rustic Watermill in a Gothic Ruin

Hendrik de Meyer II, 1778

Watercolor of two men on floating logs in a river, one poling, with forested hills and cloudy sky behind.

Hudson River, Logging

Winslow Homer, 1891-1892