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National Gallery of Art

1,542 works

Etching of courtly figures strolling in a landscape with a fountain and trees, framed by an ornate scrolling cartouche.

Design for a Fan: Courtly Figures in a Landscape

Hand-colored woodcut of apostles gathered around the dying Virgin in a bed, with red, blue and green tints.

The Death of the Virgin

Unknown artist, 1480/1490

Engraving of the Madonna and infant Christ under a palm tree with a kneeling boy holding a cross and a distant lakeside town.

Madonna under a Palm Tree

Marcantonio Raimondi after Raphael

Engraved print of four obelisks with portrait medallions, verse text, and allegorical scenes, dated 1766 by Paul Revere.

The Obelisk under the Liberty Tree, Boston

Paul Revere, 1766

Hand-colored woodcut of a bishop saint in red vestments holding a chalice with a fish, against a pale sky.

Saint Conrad of Constance

Unknown artist, 1480/1490

Et le diable qui les seduisait, fut jete dans l'etang de feu et de soufre, ou es la b ete et le faux prophete (And th…

Odilon Redon, 1899

Hand-colored plate of a passenger pigeon on a stump and two warblers on a branch, numbered for identification.

Passenger Pigeon, Blue-mountain Warbler, and Hemlock Warbler

John G. Warnicke, 1808

Hand-colored print of a crowned female saint holding a sword, with a spiked wheel at her feet on green grass.

Saint Catherine

Unknown artist, c. 1480

Dark tonal print of trees at night with a pale patch of moonlight in the sky above the foliage.

Trees in Moonlight

Theodore Roussel, c. 1890 - 1900

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical temple beside a waterfall, tall cypress trees, and mountains under a cloudy sky.

Mountainous Landscape with Classical Temple

Hand-colored print of a haloed bearded saint holding a book and knife before a brick wall and blue sky.

Saint Bartholomew

Unknown artist, 1480/1490

Etching of a gnarled oak over a forest pool, with two travelers on the bank and clouds in the sky.

A Forest Marsh with Travelers on a Bank (The Travelers)

Jacob van Ruisdael

Red chalk drawing of a landscape with a tall tree, herders with animals on a path, hilltop buildings and distant mountains.

Northern Landscape Fantasy Evoking Tivoli

Nicolaes Pietersz. Berchem, 1664

Hand-colored woodcut of mourners tending the body of Christ on a shroud, with haloed figures and a cross in the background.

The Embalming of Christ

Unknown artist, c. 1480/1490

Etching of a fallen tree across a foreground bank, with a cottage on a hill and a church spire in the distance.

Cottage on a Hill

Jacob van Ruisdael

Pencil sketch of two views: a rocky stream bank with trees above, and a wooden plank bridge over water with a tall pine.

Below Fawn's Leap, Catskill Mountains; and Above the Bridge

Andrew Fisher Bunner, 1866

Hand-colored woodcut showing crucified Christ at top, standing Mary, two angels, and two seated figures beneath a branching t

Genealogical Tree of Christ

Unknown artist, c. 1470

Etched woodland landscape with large trees, a rocky outcrop, a wooden footbridge, and a distant town under clouds.

Woodland Scene

Aegidius Sadeler II after Roelandt Savery, probably c. 1609

Three pencil sketches of Catskill landscapes with rolling hills, trees, meadows and grazing animals on aged paper.

Catskill Mountains, Round-Top in the Distance; Catskills Looking North from Palenville; and Round Top, Catskills, fro…

Andrew Fisher Bunner, 1866

Sepia print of a moonlit river with a full moon, dark city buildings, a bridge, and figures beside a boat.

Moonlight on a River

after Joseph Mallord William Turner Frank Short, 1896

Engraved landscape with a waterfall, rocky cliffs, tall pines, walking travelers, and a harbor town with ships under a stormy

Woodland Scene with a Waterfall

Aegidius Sadeler II after Roelandt Savery, probably c. 1609

Watercolor of a mountain valley with a stream, rocky banks, grassy patches, and sunlit peaks under a blue sky.

Mountain Landscape

François-Louis Français, 1865

Brown ink drawing of a river with a stone arched bridge, townhouses on the left, hills beyond, and a figure under a tree.

River View

Engraved landscape with rocky cliffs, a wooden footbridge, a roadside inn with drinkers, and a distant town under a cloudy sk

Landscape with an Inn to the Right and House on Rocks to the Left

Aegidius Sadeler II after Roelandt Savery, probably c. 1609

Watercolor of a sunlit stream through a dense forest, with boulders, tall trees and two small figures by the water.

A Stream through a Dense Forest

François-Louis Français, 1884

Sepia print of a ruined castle on a hill above grazing cattle, framed by trees, with a figure on the right path.

The Castle Above the Meadows

Joseph Mallord William Turner and Charles Turner, published 1808

Engraved woodland scene with two hunters and a dog in the foreground, a fallen tree, and cottages on a hill beyond.

Woodland Scene with Two Hunters and a Dog to the Left

Aegidius Sadeler II after Roelandt Savery, probably c. 1609

Charcoal sketch of a river crossing with a rowboat, low sheds on a grassy bank, two figures, and open sky.

Old Crossing, Otter Tail River

Homer Dodge Martin, 1871

Sepia print of a mountain lake with sailboats, lightning in the sky, and men pushing a loaded cart on the shore.

Lake of Thun

Joseph Mallord William Turner and Charles Turner, published 1808

Sepia etching of Hind Head Hill with sheep resting on a hillside beneath a dramatic cloudy sky and rolling ridges.

Hind Head Hill

Joseph Mallord William Turner and Robert Dunkarton, published 1811