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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Watercolor of two armored knights in a joust, one thrown from a blue-draped horse, with broken lances and a flying shield.

Mock Joust of War with Flying Shields

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515

Pen and watercolor drawing of two armored knights on horseback in a mock joust, with splintering shields flying.

Mock Joust of War with Flying and Exploding Shields

Unknown artist, c.1512-1515

Pen and gray wash drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds with angels, above two kneeling veiled women gazing upward.

The Virgin and Child Appearing to Two Female Monastics

Unknown artist, c. 1700

Pencil sketch on an oval sheet of several men: a standing figure with raised arm, a top-hatted man, and a small portrait head

Studies of Dogs and Men [verso]

James Goodwyn Clonney, c. 1840-1850

Pencil sketch of an ornate salon with draped curtains, a standing bearded man, and a seated figure on a tiled floor.

The Salon

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Pencil sketch on paper showing several studies of figures, including a man in a wide-brimmed hat and a bearded man in a cap.

Preliminary Sketch for "The Passage" (La Traversee)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Pencil sketch of a horse pulling a cab with a driver seated at the back, with loose rain-like hatching.

The Cab

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Pen and wash sketch of a grazing sheep, two smaller sheep, a cottage with trees, and a standing figure.

Three Sheep by a Cottage (recto)/Sketches of Cows (verso)

Félix-Hilaire Buhot

Drawing of an imaginary classical colonnade with Corinthian columns, vaulted ceilings, and a small soldier with a dog below.

Architectural Capriccio with a Soldier and Dog

Vittorio Maria Bigari, mid-18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of four muscular men on clouds, one writing in an open book, with an eagle and a lion nearby.

The Four Evangelists

after Luca Cambiaso Anonymous, 1560s

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Virgin in glory surrounded by clouds, cherubs and rays of light.

The Virgin in Glory

Workshop of Luca Cambiaso, c. 1563/1564

Pen and ink sketch of several putti grouped among clouds, drawn in loose contour lines on pale paper.

Putti in the Clouds

after Luca Cambiaso Italian 17th/18th century, 17th century

Pen and ink sketch of a robed saint gazing up at clustered cherubs and clouds, with a pedestal at right.

Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua

Circle of Donato Creti, mid-18th century

Grey wash drawing of two women in full skirts and upswept hair, with sketched figures behind them.

Two Women of Pleasure

Constantin Guys, 1860s?

Pen and ink drawing of Christ carrying the cross among soldiers and onlookers before classical architecture, on an arched she

Christ Carrying the Cross

formerly attributed to Alessandro Maganza Anonymous, 17th century

Pen and ink sketch with red chalk of a crowd of figures on an arched sheet, depicting Christ Carrying the Cross.

Christ Carrying the Cross

formerly attributed to Alessandro Maganza Anonymous, late 16th century

Red chalk sketch of the Descent from the Cross, with figures on a ladder, a draped woman at right, and a crouching figure at

The Descent from the Cross (recto)

formerly attributed to Federico Barocci Anonymous, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude man being whipped at a column in a classical interior with onlookers.

The Flagellation

Daniele Crespi, c. 1629

Brown wash drawing of a figure with a stick on a path, beside a hill with trees and a small building.

Landscape along a Riverbank with a Figure

Alphonse Legros, 1905

Pen and ink sketch of robed figures on steps, one raising an arm, with a crowd of onlookers at right.

Figures on Steps (Studies for an Assumption of the Virgin)

Attributed to Carlo Maratta, late 17th century

Pen and brown ink study sheet with figures, a standing woman, a kneeling nude, a winged angel and smaller sketches.

A Sheet of Studies for the Martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Palma il Giovane, late 16th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of two soldiers clasping arms beneath a winged figure holding a laurel wreath, with figure studies

Two Soldiers Crowned by Victory

Palma il Giovane, c. 1580

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated female figure in drapery holding an olive branch and a large shield.

Minerva Holding a Shield and Branch

Palma il Giovane, late 16th century

Red chalk sketch of rising winged and human figures on toned paper, study for an apotheosis composition.

Apotheosis of Saint George

Sebastiano Ricci, 1693/1694

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated man facing a standing woman holding a jar, by Sebastiano Ricci.

Christ and the Samaritan Woman

Sebastiano Ricci, 1718

Brown ink and wash sketch of several standing female figures in varied poses, studies by William Etty.

Studies for Joan of Arc

William Etty, 1843/1847

Pen and brown ink elevation drawing of a classical building with colonnade, statues in niches, and a domed clock tower.

Architectural Study

Giuseppe Valeriani, mid-18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a landscape with an arched stone bridge, a horseback rider, figures, trees, and distant villa b

Landscape with a Bridge

Francesco Zuccarelli, mid-18th century

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man in a robe speaking with a woman leaning over a round stone well under a swirling sky.

Rebecca at the Well

after Luca Cambiaso Anonymous, 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of armored horsemen fighting in a dense battle, with rearing horses and fallen soldiers.

A Battle on Horseback

Domenico Campagnola, 1510s