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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Etched architectural ornament with a central scrolled cartouche, curling foliage and a stepped pedestal base.

Architectural Motif with Three Shields

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, 1690

Printed German verse in blackletter type, set in two columns on aged cream paper with light staining.

Auch ein Todtentanz: Text Page

Alfred Rethel, 1849

Etching of an ornamental architectural motif with a fruit-filled vase, scrolls and drapery, by Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti.

Architectural Motif with Fruit in a Vase

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, 1690

Etching of a Venetian canal with a domed church, brick buildings, small boats, and figures on the shore under cloudy sky.

Imaginary View of Venice

Canaletto, 1741

Red chalk drawing of an oval fountain in a wooded garden with tall trees, seated figures, and a statue on a terrace.

The Oval Fountain in the Gardens of the Villa d'Este, Tivoli

Hubert Robert, 1760

Engraving of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the Virgin and infant Christ, shepherds, a donkey and a landscape.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Giovanni Britto after Titian, c. 1532/1533

Grey ink drawing of a hooded skeletal figure with an arrow looming over a woman with raised arms and a small cherub.

Death Stalking a Woman

Carl Gotthard Langhans

Grey wash drawing of a laurel-crowned robed man raising a bowl at an altar before veiled women and Ionic columns.

An Ancient Sacrifice

Clément Pierre Marillier, 1800

Engraving of a wounded man mourned by kneeling women beneath trees, with a hunter and dogs at right.

The Death of Adonis

Léon Davent after Luca Penni

Full-length portrait of a young man in a blue coat leaning on a ruined wall beside classical carvings and trees.

Frederick North, Later Fifth Earl of Guilford, in Rome

Hugh Douglas Hamilton, 1780

Brown wash drawing of a woman bowing her head over a nude infant on her lap, with cherub heads in the background.

The Holy Family

attributed to Ludwig Büsinck, after Abraham Bloemaert, 1620-1623

Engraved bust portrait of a young man in a plumed hat, fur-trimmed coat and ornate ring, dated 1613.

Bust of a Young Man

Christoffel van Sichem I after Jacob Matham, 1613

Etching of nude Adam and Eve exchanging fruit beneath a serpent in a tree, with a bird and goats in the landscape.

Adam and Eve

Simone Cantarini, 1640s

Bust of a Roman Woman and Statue of a Roman Man

Hubert Robert, 1754

Octagonal pencil drawing of fan-shaped plumes, berries, branches, and two roses with fern fronds on a light ground.

Pagoda Flowers and Roses

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Pencil and pink-wash drawing of star-shaped flowers, bead chains, caterpillars and moths on an octagonal sheet.

Bamboo Flowers and Cactus

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Pencil drawing of daisies, trumpet flowers, berry sprigs, a butterfly and a dragonfly on an octagonal sheet.

Trumpet Flowers and Daisies

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Pencil and red chalk drawing of fanciful flowers, branches and insects on an octagonal sheet.

Fanciful Flowers and Bugs

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Chalk drawing on tan paper showing three studies of hands, two clasped in prayer and one resting with fingers interlaced.

Three Studies of Hands Clasped in Prayer

Brown ink drawing of a rustic kiln of stacked sticks beside a fence and barrel, with two seated women and thatched cottages.

A Rustic Kiln at Vernon

Johann Georg Wille, 1761

Brown wash drawing of a thatched rustic house with a wooden barrel, firewood, and a seated woman in a bonnet.

A Rustic House in the Grand Rue at Sceaux-Les-Chartreux

Johann Georg Wille, 1766

Brown wash drawing of a rocky landscape with overgrown ruins, a path, and two seated children at lower right.

Two Children Seated near Overgrown Ruins

Johann Georg Wille, 1758

Pencil and red chalk portrait of a woman in a frilled dormeuse cap with red rosettes, against hatched background.

A Lady Wearing a Dormeuse Cap

Nicolaes Muys, 1770

Etching of the Virgin holding the Christ Child as young Saint John reaches toward him beneath a hanging drapery.

The Virgin and Child with Saint John

Simone Cantarini

Etching of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ child, with a haloed head, cherubs and clouds around them.

The Virgin and Child

Simone Cantarini

Etching of the Virgin holding the infant Christ on a ledge, with a halo, a curtain and a bird in flight above.

The Virgin and Child with a Bird

Simone Cantarini

Hand-colored engraving of a white-headed eagle diving to seize a green fish, with a smaller bird flying above.

The Bald Eagle (Falco leucocephalus)

Johann Michael Seligmann, 1743

Etching of Christ falling under a heavy cross, with a helper lifting the beam and a distant village under clouds.

The Carrying of the Cross

Simone Cantarini

Graphite drawing of a bearded saint raising his hand before kneeling figures, a child on the ground, and a crowd with classic

Saint Zenobius Resuscitating a Child

Ciro Ferri, 1665

Etching of the Virgin standing on clouds, crowned by two winged angels, with cherub heads below.

The Coronation of the Virgin

Simone Cantarini

Pencil drawing of a bearded faun with a leafy wreath, seated with one arm raised, on grey-tan paper.

Faun Reclining

Ciro Ferri, 1660

Etching of the infant Saint John seated with a lamb and reed staff in an outdoor landscape, by Simone Cantarini, 1612.

The Infant Saint John

Simone Cantarini

Sepia drawing of imagined Roman ruins with a triumphal arch, columns, a domed building, and travelers on a road.

A Capriccio View of Roman Ruins along the Tiber

Jacob van der Ulft

Etching of Saint Sebastian, a seated nude man pierced by arrows beside a tree, with a cherub holding a palm above.

Saint Sebastian

Simone Cantarini, 1640s

Brown ink and wash drawing of a fortified town with a gateway, soldiers, sailing boats and horsemen on a shoreline.

A Coastal Scene with a Fortified Town

Jacob van der Ulft, 1670

Etching of Saint Anthony of Padua holding the Christ Child, surrounded by cherubs and angels in clouds, with a book at his fe

The Large Saint Anthony of Padua

Simone Cantarini

Pen and brown ink drawing with red chalk of figures lowering Christ's body from the cross using ladders.

The Deposition

Thomas Blanchet, 1670

Pen and ink drawing of a robed saint holding the Christ Child, with a balustrade and column behind them.

Saint Anthony of Padua Holding the Christ Child

Simone Cantarini, 1640s

Etching of a robed saint lifting a writhing man as a kneeling woman and onlookers watch under trees.

Saint Benedict Healing the Possessed

Simone Cantarini after Lodovico Carracci

Etching of a winged guardian angel pointing upward while leading a barefoot child across a rocky landscape.

The Guardian Angel

Simone Cantarini

Etching of Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto with an eagle, horses, putti holding scales, and a trident-bearing figure at sea.

Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto

Simone Cantarini

Etching of Europa riding a flower-crowned bull, surrounded by flying cherubs and putti over a sea and landscape.

The Rape of Europa

Simone Cantarini

Etching of Mars in armor beside Venus leaning on a tree, with Cupid seated at their feet near rocks and a branch.

Mars, Venus and Cupid

Simone Cantarini after Veronese

Etching of Venus embracing Adonis in a wooded landscape while a winged cupid draws a bow beside them.

Venus and Adonis

Simone Cantarini, 1640s

Etching of angels and a putto holding an oval coat of arms above a kneeling bearded man and a distant bridge.

Frontispiece with Coat of Arms

Simone Cantarini

Etching of the Virgin seated under a tree with the Christ Child, John the Baptist and a lamb in a landscape.

The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist

Giulio Carpioni

Etching of the Virgin nursing the infant Christ beside an aged Saint Joseph, with angels and a column above.

The Holy Family by a Column

Bartolomeo Biscaino, c. 1655

Etching of a shaded country road with a standing figure, stone benches, and a distant ruined tower under clouds.

An Evening Stroll

Ferdinand Kobell, 1777

Engraving of Mount Parnassus with Apollo, the Muses, and Pegasus, with figures on rocky slopes and Latin inscription below.

The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1739: Mount Parnassus with Apollo, the Muses, and Pegasus

Miquel Sorelló

Woodcut of a saint kneeling before an enthroned God and crowned elders in clouds, with a castle and forest below.

Saint John before God and the Elders

Albrecht Dürer, probably c. 1496/1498

Engraving of a triumphal procession with Bacchus and Ceres on a chariot, satyrs and banner bearers in a mountain landscape.

The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1738: The Triumph of Bacchus and Ceres

Miquel Sorelló, 1738

Woodcut of falling stars, sun and moon, angels above, and a terrified crowd below, by Albrecht Dürer.

The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals

Albrecht Dürer, probably c. 1496/1498

Engraving of allegorical figures, a lion and a ship in clouds above the sea, with Italian inscription below.

The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1741: Allegory of Regal Magnificence

Miquel Sorelló, 1741

Engraving of Neptune and Minerva's contest with gods on clouds, a rearing horse, a warrior, and an olive branch, with Italian

The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1742: The Contest of Neptune and Minerva

Miquel Sorelló, 1742

Etching of a turbaned philosopher seated beside a globe, reading a book, with a tree and compass at left.

Philosopher Seated, with Globe, Book, and Compass

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Engraved allegorical print of Venus with an infant on clouds, sea nymphs and tritons below, and a zodiac arc above.

The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1743: Venus Genetrix

Miquel Sorelló, 1743

Engraved elevation of a tiered ceremonial facade with columns, niches, an equestrian statue, and a crowned coat of arms.

The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1746: The Territories of the Kingdom of Naples

Miquel Sorelló, 1746

Brown wash drawing of a shaded woodland river with a leaning tree, rocks, and a small fisherman standing by the water.

A Woodland River with a Fisherman

Head of a Boy

Black chalk sketches of two standing women in long draped garments on a tan paper ground.

Two Studies of a Standing Woman

Unknown artist, early 17th century

Black chalk and white highlight study of a standing female nude with arms raised overhead on blue-grey paper.

Study of a Female Nude

Alessandro Casolani

Chalk study on grey paper with several figures: a bearded man in a turban, a nude torso, a raised arm, and a foot.

Study for Miraculous Draught of Fishes (?)

Pen and ink drawing of a martyrdom scene with soldiers, a mounted rider, a hilltop group, and a distant town.

The Martyrdom of Saint Alexander of Bergamo

Lorenzo Lotto, c. 1524

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated nude man looking upward, with crucifixion scene and angels in background.

The Good Thief

Karel van Mander I