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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Black and white print of the Entombment: a dead figure on a shroud surrounded by mourners under trees, with a distant city.

The Entombment [recto]

John Baptist Jackson, 1739

Pen and wash drawing of a muscular horned satyr with curly hair, raising one arm and holding a long staff.

A Satyr

Benvenuto Cellini, 1544

Painted study of a carved wooden spoon rack with rosette and star motifs on a circular crest and three shelves.

Pa. German Spoon Rack

William H. Edwards, c. 1942

Brown wash drawing of an eagle with spread wings carrying a young figure upward through clouds.

The Rape of Ganymede

Niccolò dell'Abbate, 1545

Watercolor of a round carved wooden Zoar butter mold with an eight-pointed star and small heart and moon motifs.

Zoar Buttermold

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1939

Gouache study of a green stylized animal figurine holding a red bead on a teal base, within a pencil border.

Pa. German Figurine

Mina Lowry, 1935/1942

Four carved wooden stamping blocks on a pale background, one heart-shaped and three leaf-shaped, with serrated edges and groo

Pa. German Stamping Blocks for Homespun Cotton or Linens

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1939

Painted study of a wooden toy merry-go-round with horses and riders under a four-armed canopy on a brown base.

Pa. German Toy Merry-Go-Round

Mina Lowry, c. 1936

Painted rendering of a carved wooden springerle board with sixteen panels showing flowers, birds, animals and a figure.

Springerle Board for Christmas Cakes

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1939

Watercolor of a small footed covered box with pink ground, green leaves, white blossoms and red berries, with a dark knob lid

Pa. German Saffron Box

Charles Henning, 1935/1942

Watercolor of a woven apple basket with a curved wooden handle and a forked stick tied to its rim.

Zoar Apple Basket

Julius Mihalik, c. 1938

Watercolor of a red-brown arched clay roof tile with carved initials ICM and the date 1832 on a cream background.

Zoar Pottery Roof Tile

Ralph Russell, c. 1941

Watercolor of a cream petticoat with colorful cross-stitch flower embroidery and scalloped lace edging along the hem.

Zoar Embroidered Flannel Petticoat

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1938

Painted study of a beaded wristlet, striped mitten and dark knitted sock with red cuff on a cream background.

Zoar Beaded Wristlet, Mitten and Sock

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1938

Watercolor study of a red painted door with ten green-bordered panels decorated with feather motifs, set in a pale doorframe.

Zoar Door

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1938

Charcoal drawing of a bearded man leaning on a grain sack, glancing sideways at the viewer, on brown toned paper.

A Grain Merchant

Three painted door panel samples stacked vertically: speckled tan with green border, pale wood grain, and rust panel with she

Zoar Door Panels

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1937

Pencil sketch of religious figures including a mitred bishop, a kneeling man and a standing youth with a staff, with clouds a

Madonna and Child with Saints Gimignano, John the Baptist, George and Peter Martyr

Drawing of a rusted wrought iron bracket with a curled scroll, pointed finial and hook on a cream background.

Iron Bracket from Zoar Tavern

Ralph Russell, c. 1938

The Angel of the Annunciation

Painted study of a carved wooden butter mold with a pinwheel floral pattern and scalloped rim, on a cream background.

Zoar Butter Mold

John Wilkes, c. 1939

Painted drawing of a red and yellow wooden thread holder with starburst motifs, tiered shelves and a dome-topped spool.

Zoar Thread Holder

Fritz Boehmer, c. 1938

The Madonna and Child with an Escaped Goldfinch

Drawing of a gray tin tint lamp with a wick on top and an oval drip pan with a looped handle at its base.

Economy Tint Lamp

Edward White, c. 1937

Pen and brown ink drawing of an older bearded man embracing a barefoot younger man beside steps.

The Return of the Prodigal Son

Pen and wash drawing of two muscular nude men raising clubs above serpent heads, Guercino, 1618.

Hercules Slaying the Hydra

Erminia

Chalk drawing of an elderly woman with wrinkled face wearing a light head scarf and red-orange shawl.

Bust of an Old Woman Wearing a Head Scarf

Nicolas Lagneau, 1625

Painted study of a red-brown redware jug with a curved handle and incised bands on the shoulder, on a cream background.

Economy Redware Jug

Edward White, c. 1937

Brown ink and wash drawing of a stooped elderly man in a hooded cloak leaning on a long walking stick.

Caricature of a Man, Said to Be Pietro da Cortona

Pier Francesco Mola