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National Gallery of Art

2,569 works

Woodcut of Saint Thomas kneeling before armored men and a crowd in a candlelit hall, with a haloed figure among them.

Saint Thomas

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Engraving of the Crucifixion by Albrecht Dürer, 1508, showing Christ on the cross with mourning figures and a landscape.

The Crucifixion

Albrecht Dürer, 1508

Hand-colored woodcut of the Madonna holding the Christ child beside a kneeling haloed woman, with a castle behind.

Madonna and Saint Bridget

Unknown artist, c. 1480/1500

Woodcut of a crucifixion scene with an upside-down cross, soldiers hammering, a dog, and a castle on a hill.

Saint Peter

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Engraving of the Virgin Mary on a crescent moon, crowned with stars, holding the Christ child in a radiant halo.

The Virgin and Child on a Crescent with a Starry Crown

Albrecht Dürer, 1508

Hand-colored print of the Madonna and Child flanked by two haloed saints beneath a Gothic arch, with a wheel, sword, and towe

Madonna between Saints Catherine and Barbara

Unknown artist, 1440/1460

Woodcut of Christ crowned with thorns, seated among mocking soldiers in front of an arched building, with a dog in the foregr

Christ Crowned with Thorns

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Engraving of Saint George on horseback with a banner and halo, a slain dragon lying beneath the horse's hooves.

Saint George on Horseback

Albrecht Dürer, 1508

Hand-colored medieval print of three crowned kings adoring the Christ child beneath a red star.

The Adoration of the Magi

Unknown artist, c. 1400/1430

Woodcut of Christ on the cross with the Virgin and Saint John standing on either side, skulls and bones at their feet.

Christ on the Cross Between the Virgin and Saint John

Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1502

Engraving of Saint Paul placing sticks on a fire among islanders, with a wrecked ship and sailors in the sea behind.

Saint Paul Shipwrecked on the Island of Melita

Philip Galle after Jan van der Straet

Hand-colored woodcut of the Madonna and Child with four haloed saints, one holding a sword, one with a crozier.

Madonna and Child with Four Saints

Unknown artist, c. 1410/1430

Engraving of a nude woman with a sleeping infant beside a stag and hare in a wooded landscape with a coat of arms.

The Penance of Saint John Chrysostom

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Engraving of Saint Paul gesturing before soldiers and a crowd in a Roman street with classical buildings.

Saint Paul Preaching in Rome

Philip Galle after Jan van der Straet

Hand-colored print of Saint Agnes with a red halo, palm frond and a lamb at her feet against a gold background.

Saint Agnes

Unknown artist, c. 1450

Woodcut of a crowd of bearded men and a figure on a balcony with a pole before a stone building, with a dog at lower right.

Saint James the Less

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Engraving of an angel leading haloed apostles down stairs past sleeping soldiers in a prison scene.

The Apostles Delivered from Prison by an Angel

Philip Galle after Maerten van Heemskerck

Woodcut of the Virgin crowned with a halo, holding a sceptre and the Christ Child, with flowers and rays around her.

The Virgin and Child

Unknown artist, probably 1460/1480

Engraving of a kneeling figure raising his arms to an angel with a cross, while sleeping figures lie in the foreground.

Christ on the Mount of Olives

Albrecht Dürer, 1508

Engraving of a robed man riding an elephant with a banner while two men pull it by rope, with a city and clouds above.

The Triumph of Saint Stephen

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1559

Black and white print of a bishop with crozier beside a swan, with a heraldic shield and flowers in the lower landscape.

Saint Hugo of Lincoln (or Saint Hugo of Avalon)

Unknown artist, probably 1460/1480

Engraving of soldiers arresting Christ as a disciple strikes a fallen servant with a sword, by Albrecht Dürer, 1508.

The Betrayal of Christ

Albrecht Dürer, 1508

Engraving of Christ crowned on a triumphal chariot drawn by beasts, with defeated demons, the crucifixion, and the resurrecti

The Triumph of Christ

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1559

Woodcut-style print of Saint Bruno with a halo, holding a palm frond and book, with a scroll and shield.

Saint Bruno

Unknown artist, probably 1460/1480

Engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, grieving figures, a soldier in a helmet, and a skull below.

The Crucifixion

Albrecht Dürer, 1511

Pen and wash drawing of The Baptism of Christ with John the Baptist, an angel, kneeling figures and onlookers in a landscape.

The Baptism of Christ

Friedrich Sustris, 1580

Woodcut print of a standing bishop-like saint with halo and mitre, with a column of stars and a kneeling figure below.

Saint Hugo of Grenoble

Unknown artist, probably 1460/1480

Engraving of Christ with bound hands before a seated high priest, surrounded by armored soldiers with halberds in a hall.

Christ before Caiaphas

Albrecht Dürer, 1512

Baroque church interior drawing with a columned canopy over an altar and kneeling worshippers in the foreground.

Worshippers at the Tomb of Saint Peter

Matthäus Günther, 1740

Woodcut of Saint John the Baptist with halo, holding a lamb and cross staff, standing on grass with an inscription below.

Saint John the Baptist [recto]

Unknown artist, probably 1460/1480