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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Abstract painting of flat red, blue, green, ochre and brown shapes with jagged wedges and wavy edges, with small speckled dot

Space Divided by Line Motive

Arthur Dove, 1943

Pastel portrait of a young man with powdered hair in a brown velvet coat and gold embroidered waistcoat.

Sir John Reade, Baronet

Rosalba Carriera, 1739

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of Judith and a maidservant holding the severed head of Holofernes.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Follower of Andrea Mantegna, c. 1480

Pencil elevation drawing of a paneled interior wall with an arched fresco, carved medallion and ornate wainscot, 1896.

Perugino's Udienza del Cambio in the Collegio del Cambio, Perugia

John Russell Pope, 1896

Pastel drawing of a smiling woman with blue ribbons in her hair holding a paintbrush and palette.

Allegory of Painting

Rosalba Carriera, 1730s

Engraving of nude figures on a tiled stage, with a piping satyr, blindfolded women, a crowned seated figure and winged putti.

Virtus Combusta: An Allegory of Virtue

Workshop of Andrea Mantegna, 1500/1505

Pencil drawing of an altarpiece elevation with arched figure panels above annotated triangular ceiling panel designs.

Study of an Altarpiece and Ceiling Panels

John Russell Pope, 1896

Engraving of a seated woman with long hair holding a stringed instrument, with trees and hills behind her and a decorative bo

Talia (Thalia)

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Engraving of nude Apollo drawing a bow on a globe, with Diana seen from behind below him amid radiating sun rays.

Apollo and Diana

Jacopo de' Barbari, c. 1503

Pencil architectural elevation of a brick facade with arched windows, a paneled door, and annotated brickwork details.

Siena Brickwork

John Russell Pope, c. 1896

Engraved tarot card of a crowned figure seated on two swans, holding a laurel branch, with a star globe below.

Apollo

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Engraving of nude revelers and satyrs around a wine vat under a grapevine, with sleeping putti on the ground.

Bacchanal with a Wine Vat

Andrea Mantegna, before 1481

Pencil architectural elevation of the Palazzo Pollini facade in Siena with window rows, moldings and dimension notes.

Palazzo Pollini, Siena, Attributed to Peruzzi

John Russell Pope, 1896

Engraving of a robed figure with a cross entering a dark arched gate, with nude figures and horned demons above.

Descent into Limbo

Workshop of Andrea Mantegna, c. 1475

Engraving of sea gods battling, with tritons, winged sea horses, a sea monster, and a figure with a trident.

Battle of the Sea Gods [left half]

Andrea Mantegna, before 1481

Pencil elevation of an ornate doorway with putti flanking a coat of arms in an arched pediment, with color notes.

Siena Cathedral, Entrance to Library

John Russell Pope, c. 1896

Engraving of two nude male wrestlers, Hercules lifting Antaeus, beside a tree trunk with draped cloth.

Hercules and Antaeus

Workshop of Andrea Mantegna, c. 1495

Pen and ink drawing of sea gods and tritons battling among reeds and waves, with a nude female figure at left.

Battle of the Sea Gods [right half]

Andrea Mantegna, before 1481

Pencil elevation drawing of a striped Romanesque church facade with tiered arcades and a central doorway.

An Interesting Romanesque Treatment, San Giovanni, Pistoia

John Russell Pope, c. 1896

Engraving of four dancing female figures in flowing drapery, one holding a trailing ribbon, against hatched shading.

Four Dancing Muses

Workshop of Andrea Mantegna, after 1497

Engraving of a nude man with a shield watching animals fight, including a lion, dragon, unicorn and boar, by a rocky cliff.

Allegorical Theme: Combat of Animals

Master of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist, c. 1515/1520

Pencil elevation drawing of the facade of St. Andrea in Pistoia, Italy, with pediment, round window and arched bays.

St. Andrea, Pistoia

John Russell Pope, c. 1896

Vertical ornamental frieze with an urn, dolphins, armor, weapons and small figures at the base, drawn in grey ink.

Two Children Wearing Helmets

Giovanni Pietro Birago and Zoan Andrea, c. 1505/1515

Engraving of the Virgin and Child enthroned with Saint Anne, flanked by angels and shepherds in arched landscape scenes.

Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saint Anne

Master NA. DAT with the Mousetrap, c. 1512/1513

Pencil elevation drawing of a two-story library facade with a central pedimented doorway and wide staircase.

Library, San Lorenzo

John Russell Pope, c. 1896

Vertical engraved ornament panel with scrolls, urns, cherubs, and a Nereid riding a sea creature at the bottom.

Nereid Ridden by Two Children

Giovanni Pietro Birago and Zoan Andrea, c. 1505/1515

Engraving of a seated woman with a branch, a horned satyr playing pipes, a satyr child, and a leopard in a wooded landscape.

Satyr Family

Benedetto Montagna, c. 1512/1520

Pencil sketch of the Florence Duomo with its large dome and lantern, seen from a low angle with small figures below.

The Duomo, Florence

John Russell Pope, 1897

Engraving of many nude male warriors fighting with swords, axes and bows in front of a dense wooded background.

Battle of the Nudes

Antonio del Pollaiuolo, 1470/1475

Engraving of putti hammering an anvil among ruined arches, with a dragon and sleeping figures in the foreground and a distant

Fate of an Evil Tongue

Nicoletto da Modena, c. 1507