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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Brown ink drawing of an ancient forum with arcaded porticos, stone lions, staircases, and statues along the rooftops.

An Ancient Forum with Porticos

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1742/1743

Watercolor of Ceres on a chariot pulled by two winged dragons through clouds, holding a sickle and wheat.

Carro di Cerere (Chariot of Ceres)

Pietro de Angelis

Oval brown wash drawing of a reclining nude youth and a seated draped woman with a dog beneath trees.

Diana and Endymion

Attributed to Frans Floris I, c. 1560

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a dim studio with a glowing oil lamp, a cluttered table, jugs, and a figure resting behind.

The Artist's Studio

Melchior Lechter, 1885

Red chalk drawing of a dromedary camel lying on the ground, head turned left, with diagonal hatching in the background.

A Dromedary Camel

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1750s

Chalk study on blue paper of a young man in period costume leaning forward and holding a stick, with faint legs at right.

A Boy in Florentine Costume

Thomas Couture, c. 1863

Pen and ink landscape with a gnarled tree, a fisherman in a boat, a distant village and mountain under cloudy sky.

Landscape with Gnarled Trees and Fisherman

Circle of Jacques de Gheyn, 1620s?

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a shadowy forest interior with large trees, a fallen log, and grass.

Forest Interior

Unknown artist, c. 1610

Red chalk drawing of a terraced garden with stone walls, an umbrella pine, cypresses, and shrubs under a cloudy sky.

Gardens of the Villa Mattei

Attributed to Jacques-François Amand, c. 1760

Pastel and charcoal sketch of a young woman in a straw hat and striped skirt, standing with hands at her sides.

A Peasant Girl in a Straw Hat

Camille Pissarro, c. 1892

Red chalk figure studies on toned paper showing several men in varied poses and horse head studies.

Figure Studies

Bartholomeus Spranger, 1565

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of a boy gazing upward, one arm outstretched and the other hand at his chest.

A Boy Gazing Upward in Adoration

Bartolomeo Cesi, c. 1594

Red chalk drawing of elegant figures in a procession beside a tree, including a woman in a tall headdress and a man with an i

The Wedding Procession

Jean-Antoine Watteau, c. 1712

Studies of a Left Arm, a Young Woman, a Madonna and Child, a Face in Profile, and Nude Figures

Bartolomeo Passarotti

Pen and ink study sheet with a muscular male nude, a head, vertebrae, gesturing figures, and handwritten notes.

Studies of a Sculpture of a Male Nude, Vertebrae, and Gesturing Figures

Bartolomeo Passarotti

Watercolor drawing of mythological figures by a pool with swans and cupids, framed by trees in a wooded landscape.

The Judgment of Paris [recto]

Guillaume Guillon Lethière, c. 1812

Red chalk drawing of a large old tree over fallen logs, with a herdsman and cattle on a hill in the distance.

Ancient Trees in a Pastoral Landscape

Karl Schallhas, 1790/1795

Pen drawing of God the Father enthroned with Christ and crowned Mary below, a dove above, and German inscription scrolls.

Christ and Mary Interceding with God the Father

Unknown artist, c. 1485

Brown ink drawing of hilltop houses, a curving wall, resting cattle and sheep, and herders under a tree.

A Sunlit Landscape with Hilltop Houses

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, 1782

Red chalk drawing of two figures by a wooden garden fence beside a large tree and a shed, by Balthasar Anton Dunker, 1796.

Encounter by the Garden Fence

Balthasar Anton Dunker, 1796

Gray wash drawing of a grand classical villa with steps, fountain statues, a rotunda, and figures in period dress.

Fantasy on the Villa Medici with Fountains

Pierre Lélu, 1768

Brown wash drawing of robed clergy in a church interior, with a kneeling figure before a pedimented altar niche.

Saint Vincent Ferrer Taking His Vestments

Cigoli, 1580

Pen and ink sketch of the Pietà with the Virgin above, Christ's body in the centre, and mourners, over a red chalk grid.

The Pietà (recto)

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Birth of the Virgin, with attendant women, a mother and infant, and cherubs above.

The Birth of the Virgin

Ventura Salimbeni, 1605

Head of a Magician

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, c. 1760

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded standing apostle in a draped cloak holding a book, on a tan-toned sheet.

A Standing Apostle Holding a Book

Hans von Kulmbach, c. 1510 or before

Loose watercolor sketch of a seated man in a dark uniform and cap with red accents, by Lovis Corinth, 1914.

Hermann Struck in Uniform

Lovis Corinth, 1914

Brown wash drawing of a rider falling from his horse under a shaft of heavenly light, with soldiers and horses around him.

The Conversion of Saint Paul

Abraham van Diepenbeeck after Peter Paul Rubens, 1640s

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate mantelpiece with niched figures, a relief sacrifice scene, and an inscription dated 1571.

Palatial Mantelpiece with a Scene of Ancient Sacrifice [recto]

Unknown artist, 1571

Head of a Young Man

Gustav Heinrich Naecke, c. 1818