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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Sepia drawing of ruined ancient columns and fallen stones in front of a gateway, with hills and clouds behind.

The Propylaeum from the East

Themistokles von Eckenbrecher, 1890

Sepia drawing of the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens with the Acropolis and Parthenon on the hill behind, framed by cypress tr

Temple of Hyphaestus

Themistokles von Eckenbrecher, 1890

Sepia drawing of a columned neoclassical academy building with two statues on tall columns and strollers in front.

Academy

Themistokles von Eckenbrecher, 1890

Pencil sketch of a bay with islands and pine trees in the foreground, seen from a hill in Maine, 1850.

Castine from Wasson's Hill, Brooksville, Maine

Fitz Henry Lane, 1850

Sepia drawing of a harbor town with ships in a bay, mountains behind, and goats on rocks in the foreground.

The Harbor of Piraeus

Themistokles von Eckenbrecher, 1891

Pencil drawing of Somes Sound with wooded hills, evergreen trees in the foreground, and a small sailboat on calm water.

Entrance of Somes Sound, Mount Desert, Maine

Fitz Henry Lane, 1855

Engraved landscape with gnarled trees, a rocky arch, a horse-drawn cart with two figures, and a moon over distant hills.

Rocky Landscape

Schelte Adams Bolswert after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1638

Etching of armed horsemen fighting rearing horses and attacking wolves in a chaotic battle scene.

Surprise

François Chifflart, 1865

Etching of Diana drawing a bow surrounded by nude nymphs on rocks in a wooded landscape with clouds.

Diana and Her Nymphs

François Chifflart, 1865

Etched sketch sheet with multiple studies of heads, a seated nude seen from behind, a draped figure, and small grouped figure

Sketch Sheet

François Chifflart, 1865

Watercolor of a ruined arched hall framing a watermill by a stream, with a seated figure reading near the water.

Architectural Fantasy of Antique Ruins with a Watermill

Caspar Wolf, 1760s

Grey-blue wash drawing of two classically dressed lovers embracing in an interior with draped curtains.

Embracing Lovers in Classical Dress / A Woman in Classical Dress Looking Up

after Raphael Heinrich Friedrich Füger, 1785/1790

Pencil study of a reclining nude male corpse with handwritten measurements and smaller sketches of the body on tan paper.

The Corpse (Study for The Dead Christ)

Félix Vallotton, 1893

Pencil sketch of crumbling Roman brick walls with three arched openings, overgrown foliage, and scattered rubble in the foreg

Roman Walls

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil drawing of a house with an arched door, tall trees, a lattice fence and a garden fountain in the foreground.

House and Trees across a Garden Wall

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil drawing of an arcaded loggia with a statue, a dog, and large trees in a garden setting.

Loggia and Statuary in an Italian Garden

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Pencil drawing of a balustraded terrace by a river, with a villa and tall trees behind it.

Terrace by a River with a Villa and Trees Beyond

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Graphite sketch of an arched stone wall beside a pond with figures on top, framed by dense trees.

The Fishpond at Villa Madama

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1746

Pencil sketch of Roman rooftops with classical columns, a balustrade, tall trees and buildings with windows.

Roman Rooftops

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Black and white chalk drawing of a seated elderly man in classical drapery, gesturing with one arm, on brown paper with grid

An Elderly Man in Classical Drapery

Unknown artist, 18th century

Pencil drawing of a stone arched bridge leading to a fortified town gate with round towers and trees.

A Stone Bridge and the Fortified Entrance to a Town

Joseph-Marie Vien, 1744

Two Studies of a Woman Dressing

Félix Vallotton, 1890s

Pencil sketch of a shady pergola and stone archway in a valley, with a hillside village in the distance.

A Shady Arbor in the Valley of Gragnano

Johann Adam Klein, 1820

Etching of a formal garden with a pool, a reclining statue on a pedestal, balustrade, and trees.

Pool in a Formal Garden

Laurent de La Hyre, 1640

Etching of a rocky pond with large boulders, leaning trees, and birds flying over distant hills.

A Rocky Pond

Laurent de La Hyre, 1640

Etching of a landscape with a large tree and rocks at left, a winding valley, rolling hills, and distant mountains under a pa

Mountainous Landscape

Laurent de La Hyre, 1640

Etching of a skeletal Death on horseback riding over a battlefield strewn with fallen soldiers and smoke.

La Mort sur un champ de bataille [Death on a Battlefield]

Stefano Della Bella, 1648

Engraving of a crowded interior where a preacher bends over a fallen young man, surrounded by mourning women and listeners un

The Fall of Euthychus

Muted watercolor landscape of wooded cliffs, a shallow river, a stone arched bridge, and small figures under misty grey sky.

Wooded Cliffs along a Riverbank

Johann Caspar Huber, 1796

Engraving of soldiers and a crowd seizing a fallen man before a temple, with spears and helmets, Latin verses below.

The Arrest of Saint Paul