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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Hand-colored woodcut of Christ being nailed to a cross by two men while a figure with a banner watches.

Christ Nailed to the Cross

Unknown artist, c. 1490

Hand-colored woodcut of men in period dress raising a cross bearing a haloed Christ against a blue sky.

Raising the Cross

Unknown artist, c. 1490

Hand-colored woodcut of haloed figures in robes, with the Virgin Mary in blue at center, supported by companions.

Madonna Overcome

Unknown artist, c. 1490

Hand-colored woodcut of the Descent from the Cross with a man on a ladder, haloed figures, and women in red and blue.

Descent from the Cross

Unknown artist, c. 1490

Hand-colored print of the Entombment: Christ lowered into a stone sarcophagus while haloed mourners stand behind.

The Entombment

Unknown artist, c. 1490

Hand-colored woodcut of Christ with a halo and cross staff entering a gate, reaching toward souls while a demon lies beneath

Descent into Limbo

Unknown artist, c. 1490

Hand-colored woodcut of the risen Christ with a cross banner beside an open tomb, soldiers on the ground, and a green landsca

The Resurrection

Unknown artist, c. 1490

Hand-colored print of the Ascension: a robed figure rises into clouds as haloed apostles kneel and gesture below.

Ascension

Unknown artist, c. 1490

Hand-colored woodcut of haloed apostles and the Virgin in prayer beneath a dove and radiating light, Pentecost scene.

The Descent of the Holy Ghost

Unknown artist, c. 1490

Hand-colored woodcut of Christ with raised arms, a lily and sword, flanked by kneeling Mary in blue and a bearded saint.

Last Judgment

Unknown artist, c. 1490

Engraving of a jewelry pendant design with a sea dragon, a bearded sea god, a mermaid, and hanging pendant drops.

Jewelry Design

Hans Collaert, 1582

Hand-colored woodcut of a haloed youth seated among bearded elders with books under Gothic arches, in red, blue, and green.

The Twelve Year Old Jesus in the Temple

Unknown artist, c. 1490/1500

Hand-colored woodcut of Christ crucified between two thieves on crosses against a blue sky and green ground.

Christ on the Cross between the Two Thieves

Unknown artist, c. 1490/1500

Engraving of a couple dancing on a woodland path beneath a large tree, with onlookers and a flower basket in the foreground.

The Peasant Dance

Benoît Audran II after Antoine Watteau

Engraved portrait of a seated older woman in satin gown and black lace headdress, with a crown on a cushion beside her.

Duchesse de Nemours

Pierre Drevet after Hyacinthe Rigaud, 1707

Pen and wash drawing of the Nativity with Mary, Joseph, the infant Christ, a bagpipe-playing shepherd and angels.

The Nativity

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1552

Pen and wash drawing of the Annunciation: Mary seated by a lily while an angel holds a staff and a dove glows above.

The Annunciation

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1552

Drawing of a bearded man in a beret and ruffled collar, rendered in chalk on tinted paper.

Portrait of a Bearded Man with a Beret

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1540

Pen and ink drawing of a seated male figure seen from behind, with draped cloth over the legs, on tan paper.

Seated Female Figure after the Antique

Baldassare Peruzzi, 1533

Brown chiaroscuro print of Christ kneeling before an angel on a hillside, with sleeping disciples and a distant city.

Christ on the Mount of Olives

John Baptist Jackson, 1743

Black and white print of the Raising of Lazarus with a crowd, a shrouded figure, and an arched frame of trees.

The Raising of Lazarus

John Baptist Jackson, 1742

Sepia chiaroscuro print of the Holy Family with saints, an angel, and a kneeling monk beside a stone pedestal.

Holy Family and Four Saints

John Baptist Jackson, 1739

Engraving of robed figures and a woman with a child beneath arched colonnades, with a hillside landscape at right.

Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple [left plate]

John Baptist Jackson, 1742

Black-and-white print of a crowd on temple steps with Corinthian columns, a girl approaching a priest, and onlookers on balco

Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple [center plate]

John Baptist Jackson, 1742

Engraving of a young girl climbing temple steps toward a bearded high priest, with robed onlookers and Corinthian columns.

Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple [right plate]

John Baptist Jackson, 1742

Engraving of the Virgin and Child in clouds with angels above six saints standing before a stone pedestal.

The Virgin in Clouds and Six Saints

John Baptist Jackson, 1742

Woodcut print of a martyrdom in a forest, with a fallen man, attackers, a fleeing figure, and a winged angel in the clouds.

The Death of Saint Peter Martyr

John Baptist Jackson, 1739

Black-and-white print of a religious scene under a classical arch, with robed figures, candles, and angels in the corners.

The Presentation in the Temple (The Circumcision)

John Baptist Jackson, 1739

Woodcut of a royal group under a large tree and palm, with a central woman gesturing toward an infant, depicting The Finding

The Finding of Moses

John Baptist Jackson, 1741

Black and white print of a grand banquet hall with Corinthian columns, feasting guests, and musicians in the foreground.

The Marriage at Cana [left plate]

John Baptist Jackson, 1740