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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Hand-colored woodcut of the Crucifixion with Mary and Saint John, above a column of German verse in gothic script.

The Crucifixion

Unknown artist, 1470s

Hand-colored drawing of a dying man in bed praying as robed figures gesture beside him, above a column of German verse.

The Virgin Appearing to a Dying Priest

Unknown artist, 1470s

Judith in a crown raises a sword to behead Holofernes lying on a bed, in a colored pen drawing with a Latin caption.

Judith Killing Holofernes

Unknown artist, c. 1460

Medieval painting of a woman in blue striking a tent peg into the head of a seated armored man, with Latin text below.

Jael Killing Sisera

Unknown artist, c. 1460

Loose watercolor of a woman in a fur-trimmed coat and purple skirt walking with a parasol on a cobbled street.

Elegant Young Woman en Promenade

Ink and wash drawing of a steam locomotive with smoke, a crowd of figures, and a windmill under a dark sky.

Frontispiece for L'Illustration Nouvelle: The Burial of the Burin

Félix-Hilaire Buhot, 1877

Watercolor of a ruined circular colonnade seen through a rocky natural arch, with a waterfall and small figures.

Architectural Fantasy: Ruins of a Circular Temple Seen through a Natural Arch

Pierre-Adrien Pâris, c. 1785

Abstract figure of a fire clown in dark brushstrokes over red, framed by olive and green washes, on a cream mount.

Feuer Clown I (Fire Clown)

Paul Klee, 1921

Watercolor of a seated woman in a white gown resting her head on her hand on a stone bench in a leafy garden.

Woman Seated in a Bower

Attributed to Eugène Devéria

Watercolor of a ruined brick building with arched openings, overgrown with plants, under a cloudy sky.

The Temple of Minerva Medica

Unknown artist

Watercolor of a half-timbered rustic house, stone well and villagers under a cloudy sky.

Rustic Landscape

Unknown artist, 1830

Watercolor of two men near arched market stalls with dates and jars, white buildings and trees behind.

Arab Market

Sepia drawing of a woman asleep on a bed beside a draped curtain and a flowered hat with ribbons.

Illustration for "Jestrab Kontra Hrdlicka, XXII" (Girl asleep on a bed)

Vítězslav Karel Mašek, c. 1890

Watercolor botanical study of a tall wildflower with serrated leaves, dark buds, yellow-tipped flowers and seed heads on a cr

Botanical-Milt

Vítězslav Karel Mašek

Watercolor and pencil botanical sketch of red flowers, buds, a grass stalk and a white flowering sprig on cream paper.

Botanical Sketch

Vítězslav Karel Mašek

Pencil and watercolor ornamental design of two swallows above peaches and leaves, with a repeating fan-like pattern above.

Ornamental design with two birds pecking at fruit

Vítězslav Karel Mašek, c.1890s

Watercolor study of a spiny branch with red, green and brown holly-like leaves on a tan background.

Study of the shrub

Vítězslav Karel Mašek, 1900

Pencil and watercolor sketch of crinoline-clad women with parasols and a man in a straw hat on a beach promenade.

Crinolines on the Beach

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1865

Pencil and watercolor sketch of fashionably dressed people on a beach with a dog, striped deckchair and sea horizon.

Noon at Deauville

Eugène-Louis Boudin, c. 1865

Pen and brown ink drawing of Marsyas hanging from a tree while Apollo and another nude figure stand nearby.

The Flaying of Marsyas

Parmigianino, 1526/1530

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Madonna and Child in glory above three saints and angels.

Madonna and Child in Glory with Saints John the Baptist, Stephen, and Lawrence

Palma il Giovane, 1620/1628

Pen and blue wash drawing of a mounted rider and armored soldiers fighting on a wooden bridge.

A Battle on a Bridge

Giovanni Balducci, c.1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of a woman reaching toward a platter beside armored soldiers and a nude figure in a columned room.

Salome with the Head of St. John the Baptist

Unknown artist, c. 1580

Pen and wash drawing of Salome holding a platter with the head of Saint John the Baptist, with a bearded man behind her.

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1825/1835

Pen and wash drawing of a village street with a ruined brick tower, tiled houses, a church tower, and tall trees.

Village Landscape

Herman Saftleven, c. 1648

Drawing of a wide flat landscape with a church tower and village, seen from under trees in the foreground.

Extensive Landscape Seen from the Edge of a Forest

Joris van der Haagen, 1666

Watercolor of a village in rolling countryside under a gilded coat of arms, framed by painted tulips and bulbs.

Le Villaige de Monceaulx

Adrien Montigny, c. 1597

Painted landscape of a village with a church spire below a heraldic shield, with two travelers on a hill in the foreground.

Le Villaige de Brimeu

Adrien Montigny, c. 1597

Watercolor of a domed palace facade with balconies and rooftops under a cloudy sky, with trees in the foreground.

Belvedere Palace, Vienna

Attributed to Rudolf von Alt

Watercolor of a wooded pool with trees reflected in the water, a wooden fence, and a distant red-roofed building.

Reflections in a Wooded Pool