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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Woodcut of a parish priest in a long robe facing a skeleton holding a bell beside a lantern, with a brick building behind.

The Parish Priest

Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1526

Watercolor drawing of five butterflies in blue, yellow, brown and green scattered across a cream sheet of paper.

Five Butterflies

Odilon Redon, 1912

Woodcut of a startled man being grabbed by a skeleton beside a column and hourglass under a cloudy sky.

The Mendicant Friar

Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1526

Young Woman in Profile

Odilon Redon, 1910

Woodcut of a skeleton holding an hourglass before a seated physician, with a patient and dog in a tiled interior.

The Physician

Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1526

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a fur-collared robe and beret, set in an ornate arch with a city behind him.

Ferdinand I

Hanns Lautensack, 1556

Red chalk drawing of a standing female nude with arms raised behind her head, on a tan paper ground.

Nude

Wilhelm Lehmbruck

Dark drawing of a rider on horseback with a lance facing a glowing dragon-like creature under a luminous sky.

Saint George and the Dragon

Odilon Redon, 1880

Black and cream woodcut of a deer, two tigers and a bird among angular, stylized trees and foliage.

Animal Legend (Tierlegende)

Franz Marc, 1912

Engraving of a bearded faun and nude woman seated under a tree with a child, a dog, and a distant town with a tower.

Faun Family

Giovanni Battista Palumba, c. 1507

Engraving of kneeling clergy and bishops before an altar showing Christ of the Pietà in a Gothic church interior.

The Mass of Saint Gregory

Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1490/1500

Etching of a hillside landscape with bare trees, a shepherd, grazing sheep, and a winding dirt path.

Paysage avec berger et moutons a Osny (Pontoise)

Camille Pissarro, 1883

Etching of a hunter with a dog on a road, a village church in the distance, hills behind, and a bare tree at right.

Landscape with Sportsman and Dog

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1653

Brown ink and wash drawing of a river with sailboats, jetties, windmills and a town skyline under a pale sky.

View over the Amstel from the Rampart

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1646/1650

Woodcut of a skeletal death figure bent forward, carrying a coffin on its shoulder against a dark background.

Death with a Coffin

Christian Rohlfs, c. 1917

Engraving of a woman in a gown holding a helmet, with a winged Cupid behind her and a Latin caption below.

Achilles as Pyrrha with Cupid

Jan Thomas after Sir Anthony Van Dyck, 1659

Pencil sketch of a rider on a galloping horse in a circus ring, with dogs below and buildings and a tent at the sides.

Sheet of Sketches

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, c. 1881

Watercolor drawing of a blue crewel embroidered purse with red flowers, green leaves and curving stems on a scalloped edge.

Crewel Purse

Eleanor Alexander, 1939

Engraving of a winter scene with skaters and a horse-drawn sledge on a frozen canal beside a brick tower.

January

Jan van de Velde II

Engraved winter scene of a sailing boat in rough sea beside a walled town, with bare trees and figures on the shore.

February

Jan van de Velde II

Watercolor drawing of an open purse with pink lining and blue panel embroidered with flowers and an inscription band.

Purse

Eleanor Alexander, 1935

Engraving of a windswept winter road with bare trees, a farmhouse, a ploughing farmer with an ox, and travelers on the path.

March

Jan van de Velde II

Engraved landscape of a river with a church tower, houses, boats, and elegantly dressed figures walking on a path.

May

Jan van de Velde II

Engraved landscape of a village, shepherds with sheep and a cow, a wooden bridge and windmill, labeled June.

June

Jan van de Velde II

Engraved landscape of harvest workers, a river with a boat and haystack, a church spire and windmill, titled July.

July

Jan van de Velde II

Engraving of a church with a brick tower, harvest workers in a field, travelers with a horse, and a large tree.

August

Jan van de Velde II

Engraving of an October landscape with a castle on rocks, workers harvesting grapes, boats on a river, and hills beyond.

October

Jan van de Velde II

Engraving of a village scene in November with pigs, farmhouses, bare trees, moored boats, and a distant church tower.

November

Jan van de Velde II

Engraved print of a tiered fountain topped by Neptune with a trident, cherubs, dolphins, and a Medusa head.

Fountain with Statue of Neptune

Zoan Andrea, c. 1480/1485

Colour print of a man in a blue coat, white cravat and powdered wig, wearing a silver star of an order.

Louis XV

Jakob Christoffel Le Blon after Nicholas Blakey, 1739

Perversite (Perversity)

Odilon Redon, 1891

Grey wash drawing in four arched panels showing medieval scenes of figures, a walled town, an execution and a bedchamber.

Four Scenes from the Legends of Judas and Pilate

Georges Hurtrel, in or before 1870

Grey-toned drawing of four framed scenes from Christ's life, including a figure riding a donkey among a crowd, with gold bord

Four Scenes from the Life of Christ

Georges Hurtrel, in or before 1870

Woodcut with a zodiac wheel around a castle town, a woman pouring water at left and an armored knight at right.

Mars and Venus

Unknown artist

Woodcut by Georg Pencz showing artisans and a city street beneath an arch with Mercury and astrological figures above.

Mercury

Georg Pencz, 1531

Etching of the Madonna spinning with an angel holding a distaff, a sleeping figure in a draped bed, and a window.

The Madonna Spinning

Jacques Bellange, c. 1612-1616

Pencil portrait of a smiling man in a powdered wig and cravat, set within a decorative oval frame with garlands.

Johann Gottfried von Herder

Johann Friedrich Bierlein, 1786

Pencil portrait of a woman in a lace bonnet and ruffled shawl within an oval floral garland frame.

Frau Gottfried von Herder

Johann Friedrich Bierlein, probably 1786

Etching of a shadowy forest brook flowing between rocks, with tall trees arching overhead.

The Brook in the Woods

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1880

Pen and brown ink landscape of shepherds with dogs driving a wolf past sheep, with a castle and village on a hill behind.

Landscape with Shepherds Driving Away a Wolf

Domenico Campagnola, c. 1540

Woodcut of two reformers giving communion to kneeling princes in a stone hall, with a crucifix above a fountain.

The Reformers Luther and Hus Giving Communion to the Princes of the House of Saxony

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Woodcut of nude Venus standing on clouds beside winged Cupid drawing a bow, with a castle and landscape behind.

Venus and Cupid

Lucas Cranach the Elder, dated 1506 (probably executed c. 1509)

Lithograph of a man in a top hat hunched against snow beneath a Mont de Piété pawnshop sign on a city street.

Un Monsieur au dessous de ses affaires

Honoré Daumier, 1841

Daumier lithograph of a man in a top hat holding a bouquet, speaking with a flower seller behind a stall of blooms.

Le Jour ou il faut se montrer galant

Honoré Daumier, 1845

Lithograph of an elderly man in an apron cutting a patterned cloth with scissors beside a fringed bed.

Le Nouveau tapissier de la couronne...

Honoré Daumier, 1850

Lithograph of three men in uniform and formal dress in conversation, one pointing, in an interior with a column.

Expliquez-moi donc, monsieur Badoulard...

Honoré Daumier, 1851

Woodcut star map of the northern sky with zodiac animals and constellation figures, framed by four robed astronomers holding

The Northern Celestial Hemisphere

Albrecht Dürer, 1515

Engraving of nude Adam and Eve joined by a bearded figure in robes, with a fruit tree and crowds of onlookers behind.

The Marriage of Adam and Eve

Jean Duvet, probably 1540/1555

Arched engraving of Saint John watching four horsemen ride over fallen figures beneath an angel in clouds.

Saint John Sees the Four Horsemen

Jean Duvet, 1546/1556

Engraving of a winged angel facing a crowned seven-headed dragon, with a radiant woman and putti in clouds above.

The Woman Clothed with the Sun

Jean Duvet, 1546/1556

Lithograph of survivors on a wrecked raft with a torn sail, some figures reaching out, a distant ship on the horizon.

Shipwreck of the Meduse

Théodore Gericault and Nicolas-Toussaint Charlet, 1820

Etched landscape of tall trees and scrubby bushes on grassy dunes under a pale sky, with a low horizon.

Near Nordkerque (Pres de Nordkerque)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a farmer resting in tall grass beside a wooden fence and gnarled trees, with a distant tower on the horizon.

Farmer Reclining (Le fermier au repos)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a thatched hovel on a grassy hillside beside a tree, with an open field stretching to the horizon.

Hovel on a Hillside (Masure sur la colline)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of an elderly bearded man seated with eyes closed, head tilted up, hands resting in his lap against a hatched wall.

Seated Beggar (Mendiant assis)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a farm with steep roofs and outbuildings behind a hedgerow and trees, with an open field in the foreground.

Farm (Une ferme)

Alphonse Legros

Dark wash drawing with white highlights of two draped women in a dim doorway, with a small lizard on the floor.

Ceres changes Stellio into a lizard

Adam Elsheimer, 1605

Pencil sketch of a veiled woman bending over a nude infant, with drapery studies below, on a gridded sheet.

Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine with Saint Jerome

Francesco Vanni

Etching of a farmhouse with a steep roof on a hillside, with pine trees in the foreground and hatched shading.

Farm in Winter (Une ferme en hiver)

Alphonse Legros

Etched portrait of a bearded, balding man in a collar, set against horizontal hatched lines, signed A. Legros.

C.J. Knowles, 2nd plate

Alphonse Legros

Etching of an elderly woman in a white headscarf seated against a stone wall, hands folded in her lap.

Woman Seated against a Wall, Child with His Head in Her Lap (Femme assis, muraille au fond, enfant la tete dans son g…

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a standing nude male figure with shaded cross-hatching on the torso and draped cloth at the right.

Study of a Nude Figure (Etude de figure nue)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a dense wooded path with tall trees and tangled undergrowth, signed A. Legros.

Landscape: Near Chailleux (Paysage: Pres Chailleux)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a bearded man in a hat seated on a grassy hill beside a twisted tree, with cottages and trees beyond.

View of a Chateau (Chateau des Revenants)

Alphonse Legros