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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Watercolor drawing of a teal glass sugar bowl with a domed lid and garland swags on its body, signed P. Johnson.

Sugar Bowl

Philip Johnson, c. 1940

Painting of a red and blue toy fire engine pulled by a white horse, with small firefighter figures on the wagon.

Toy Fire Engine

Mina Lowry, c. 1939

Engraving of Saturn, a bearded nude god holding a scythe and an infant, within an ornate oval cartouche frame.

Saturn

Jacob Matham, 1597

Engraving of allegorical nude figures representing the four elements, with a sun god, wheat, clouds and a distant castle.

The Four Elements

Jacob Matham, 1588

Engraving of two nude male figures embracing and kissing, one holding a torch, against a rocky landscape with a tree.

Eros and Anteros

Jacob Matham, 1588

Engraving of Venus, Bacchus and Ceres with a cupid holding grapes, a barrel, fruit and a tree in a landscape.

Venus, Bacchus, and Ceres

Jacob Matham, 1588

Watercolor and pencil study of wall painting borders with flowers, geometric meander, rosettes and handwritten color notes.

Wall Painting

Edward Jewett, c. 1939

Watercolor of a dark wrought iron foot scraper with curled scroll ends and a weathered cylindrical base on a cream background

Foot Scraper

John Wilkes, c. 1938

Engraving of a richly dressed woman holding a feathered mirror in an arched niche, with Latin verse below.

Pride

Engraving of Perseus rescuing the chained nude Andromeda from a sea monster, with onlookers and a winged rider above.

Perseus and Andromeda

Jacob Matham, 1597

Etching of a cutaway interior of a basilica with rows of columns, a wooden ceiling, and small figures on the floor.

Spaccato interno della Basilica di S. Paolo fuori delle Mura

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, probably 1748/1749

Etching of the Ponte Salario, a stone arch bridge with a crenellated tower, over a river with boats and figures.

Veduta del Ponte Salario

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756/1757

Engraving of a standing woman with a hammer beside a tent where a man lies sleeping, with a hilly landscape behind.

Jael and Sisera

Jacob Matham, 1588

Etching of ruined classical monuments with a seated statue of Minerva, overgrown plants, columns, and inscribed tablets.

Frontispiece, with Statue of Minerva

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, probably 1747/1748

Pencil sketch of a seated woman with curly hair and a beaded necklace, one knee raised, against loose shaded strokes.

Seated Figure

Chiaroscuro woodcut of David striking down Goliath amid a battle with soldiers, tents, and a billowing cloth in a landscape.

David Slaying Goliath

Ugo da Carpi after Raphael, c. 1520

Woodcut of Saint Jerome seated nearby a lion in a wooded landscape, with a crucifix against a tree and a castle beyond.

Saint Jerome in the Desert

Hans Baldung Grien, 1511

Woodcut of three archers shooting at a round target while a young man in a fur-trimmed robe stands watching in a forest clear

The Young White King at the Butts

Leonhard Beck, 1514/1516

Pen and brown ink drawing of a path winding through hilly terrain with trees and a distant cliff under a pale sky.

A Path through a Hilly Landscape

Carl Friedrich von Rumohr, 1831

Pencil drawing of wooden chalets beside a stone bridge, with trees and a steep mountain behind the village.

An Alpine Village in Summertime

Jean Antoine Linck

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated woman with curled hair and puffed sleeves in a high-backed chair.

Sketch of a Woman

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1828

Graphite drawing of Mont Blanc with glacier, fir trees, sheep and a village in the valley below.

Vue du Mont Blanc

Jean Antoine Linck

Engraving of Saint Peter with halo, holding a key, in heavy drapery, with a plant and tablet at his feet.

Saint Peter

Giovanni Antonio da Brescia, c. 1507

Engraved print of an ornate footed cup with scrolling foliage on the bowl and grotesque masks on the base.

Cup

Wenzel Jamnitzer

Graphite sketch of large boulders and shrubs on a steep slope, with a faint distant horizon on the left.

Glacial Boulders at the Edge of a Mountain

Jean Antoine Linck, 1800

Pencil and white chalk drawing of sunlit trees in the foreground with a wide landscape and distant mountains behind.

Sunlit Trees Before a Panoramic Landscape

Jean Antoine Linck, 1810

Pencil and chalk sketch of clouds above mountains and a sloping hillside, with handwritten French notes on tan paper.

Study of Clouds above the Mountains

Jean Antoine Linck, 1820

Engraving of an ornate ewer with a trident-bearing Neptune figure, sea creatures on the bowl, and a dragon-headed spout.

Jar with Neptune

Wenzel Jamnitzer

Graphite drawing of a landscape with trees, rolling hills, a small standing figure, and cloudy sky.

Sunset above a Mountain Lake

Jean Antoine Linck, 1820

Etching of a standing nude woman with raised arm, a small nude child beside her, and a figure seen from behind at right.

Woman and Child (Weib und Kind)

Wilhelm Lehmbruck, 1914

Etching of a crowned, cloaked figure surrounded by pale elongated women and spectral faces, with sweeping hatched lines.

Macbeth V (The Vision of Lady Macbeth)

Wilhelm Lehmbruck, 1918

Engraving of a bearded saint with halo holding a book and knife, standing in a heavy draped robe on a tiled floor.

Saint Bartholomew

Master FVB, c. 1490/1500

Engraving of a bearded saint in long draped robes holding an open book and an upright sword.

Saint Paul

Master FVB, c. 1490/1500

Engraving of a haloed saint holding a chalice, with a blessing gesture and flowing robes, c. 1480/1490.

Saint John the Evangelist

Master i.e., c. 1480/1490

Dark ink frontispiece showing a clock-like form with a small pale face and flowers on top, surrounded by hatched shading.

Couverture - Frontispice

Odilon Redon, 1890

Les Fleurs du Mal

Odilon Redon, 1890

Je t'adore a l'egal de la voute nocturne. O vase de tristesse, o grande taciturne (I adore you as I adore the vault o…

Odilon Redon, 1890

Etching of a seated figure emerging from a dark base, wrapped in swirling lines beneath a large flask-like shape.

Parfois on trouve un vieux flacon qui se souvient, d'ou jaillit toute vive une ame qui revient (Sometimes one finds a…

Odilon Redon, 1890

Dark monochrome print of a pale tomb in an arched recess, with a floating ghostly head and a drifting coffin above.

Si par une nuit lourde et sombre, un bon chretien, par charite, derriere quelque vieux decombre, enterre votre corps…

Odilon Redon, 1890

Sketch-like lithograph of a nude woman standing by a bed with a hooded figure and draped curtains in a dim interior.

Volupte, Fantome Elastique! (Pleasure, elastic phantom!)

Odilon Redon, 1890

Dreamlike lithograph of floating faces, a large eye and shadowy heads on a dark grainy background.

Sur le fond de nos nuits dieu de son doigt savant dessine un cauchemar multiforme et sans treve (On backdrop of our n…

Odilon Redon, 1890

Dark etching of two seated figures on a rocky ledge beneath a cliff, facing a glowing moon with radiating strokes.

Sans cesse a mes cotes s'agite le demon (Ceaselessly by my side the demon stirs)

Odilon Redon, 1890

Lithograph of a winged male figure with raised wings against a dark, textured background, face turned upward.

Gloire et louange a toi, satan, dans les hauteurs du ciel ou tu regnas, et dans les profondeurs de l'enfer, ou vaincu…

Odilon Redon, 1890

Black-and-white drawing of a spiky thistle-like flower with a curving stem and one leaf on cream paper.

Cul-de-Lampe

Odilon Redon, 1890

Engraving of a standing saint in a fringed robe holding a palm frond, with a gridiron at his side.

Saint Lawrence

Martin Schongauer, c. 1490/1491

Engraving of the Nativity: Mary kneels beside the infant Christ in straw, with an ox, a donkey, angels and shepherds.

The Nativity

Martin Schongauer, c. 1480/1490

Color lithograph of a park scene with a striped-dress figure, walking women, a parasol, and a red ball in yellow grass.

Children's Pastime (Jeux d'enfants)

Edouard Vuillard, published 1897

Engraved print of an ornate tankard with scrollwork, a central lion mask, a floral lid finial, and a decorative handle.

Tankard

Georg Wechter I

Engraved design of an ornate goblet with scrollwork bowl, mask ornament, and cherub heads flanking its base.

Cup

Georg Wechter I

Three curved collar designs with engraved scrollwork, foliage, and cherub faces, with the letters G and W between them.

Untitled - Georg Wechter I

Georg Wechter I

Fan-shaped ornamental print with dense scrollwork, flowers, and a central vase, monogram GW near the base.

Goblet Design

Georg Wechter I

Etching of five ornamental vases with flower arrangements, scrolls, and mask decorations, by Stefano Della Bella.

Fantastic Vases

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1646

Woodcut of Apollo pursuing Daphne, whose arms become laurel branches, with a Latin inscription across the top.

Apollo and Daphne

Hans von Kulmbach, published 1502

Woodcut of Apollo at center with nine Muses in oval medallions, Jupiter, Mercury, Pallas and Pegasus in an ornate border.

Apollo and the Muses

Hans von Kulmbach, published 1502

Woodcut of a scholar writing at a desk, framed by classical gods and heroes such as Minerva, Mars, Mercury and Hercules.

Celtes Surrounded by Greek and Roman Gods

Hans von Kulmbach, published 1502

Woodcut of Apollo playing a stringed instrument on Mount Parnassus under a laurel tree, with muses, satyrs and hares around h

Apollo on Parnasus

Hans von Kulmbach, published 1502

Woodcut of a mounted archer drawing his bow toward a bird, with a rearing horse, a walled city and a large tree behind.

The Prince at the Bird-Catching

Leonhard Beck, 1514

Woodcut of Saint Amelberga with halo and rosary standing in an arched interior with columns and coats of arms.

Saint Amelberga

Leonhard Beck, 1516

Engraved print of an ornate flask with chain handles, scrollwork, grotesque masks and a central heraldic medallion.

Flask

Georg Wechter I

Etching of archers shooting arrows at a figure tied to a post, with ruined classical buildings and a crowd of soldiers.

The Ordeal by Arrows (Saint Sebastian)

Jacques Callot, c. 1632/1633

Woodcut of bearded saint with halo, hooded robe and staff in a forest, with a distant town and heraldic shield.

Saint Bilhelmus

Leonhard Beck, 1516

Woodcut of haloed Saint Brigitta holding a crucifix as a kneeling man in armor looks up, with a town and coat of arms behind.

Saint Brigitta

Leonhard Beck, 1516

Etching of a crowded town square with stone buildings, groups of figures in turbans and cloaks, and a dog in the foreground.

The Slave Market

Jacques Callot, 1620

Woodcut of Saint Colomannus with halo and mitre, holding a staff, beside a tree and a heraldic shield in a landscape.

Saint Colomannus

Leonhard Beck, 1516