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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Pencil elevation of an ornate doorway with putti flanking a coat of arms in an arched pediment, with color notes.

Siena Cathedral, Entrance to Library

John Russell Pope, c. 1896

Brown ink drawing of a seated figure and standing figures in robes and headdresses beside a column, on a tan sheet.

Christ before Pilate

Imitator of Rembrandt van Rijn

Pen and ink sketch of quayside workers and a thick rope wrapped around a bollard, with masts visible in the background.

Quayside Figures and a Length of Rope Attached to a Bollard

Pencil elevation drawing of a striped Romanesque church facade with tiered arcades and a central doorway.

An Interesting Romanesque Treatment, San Giovanni, Pistoia

John Russell Pope, c. 1896

Brown ink wash drawing of a skeleton Death beside a seated old man counting at a table in a dim interior.

Death and the Miser

Nicolaes Maes, 1650/1655

Pen and wash drawing of peasants fighting around a barrel in a tavern interior with a hearth and shelves.

Peasants Fighting in a Tavern

Adriaen van Ostade and Cornelis Dusart, 1640

Pencil elevation drawing of the facade of St. Andrea in Pistoia, Italy, with pediment, round window and arched bays.

St. Andrea, Pistoia

John Russell Pope, c. 1896

Brown ink sketch of a bearded robed figure with flowing garments and winged angels, drawn in loose, quick strokes.

God the Father Supported by Angels

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1655/1660

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bull lying down asleep with its head resting low on the ground.

A Bull Sleeping

Johann Heinrich Roos, 1672

Pencil elevation drawing of a two-story library facade with a central pedimented doorway and wide staircase.

Library, San Lorenzo

John Russell Pope, c. 1896

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated man at a table and a standing woman in a headdress gesturing toward him, with an empty

Hannah Rejecting the Reproaches of the Prophet Eli

after Rembrandt van Rijn

Pen and wash drawing of a decorated temporary staircase and facade with crowds on tiers and in the square, dated 1782.

Campo San Zanipolo Decorated for the Visit of Pius VI

Domenico Fossati, 1782

Pencil sketch of the Florence Duomo with its large dome and lantern, seen from a low angle with small figures below.

The Duomo, Florence

John Russell Pope, 1897

Brown ink and grey wash drawing of a man asleep on the ground, lit by a shaft of light with figures above him.

Jacob's Dream

Style of Rembrandt van Rijn

Watercolor of a military review on a large field with soldiers, a carriage, and elegantly dressed spectators in the foregroun

A Review on the Champs de Mars

Jean-Baptiste Le Paon, 1773

Pencil drawing of two seated stone lions on decorated pedestals, with fleur-de-lis shields and moulding profiles, by John Rus

Il Marzocco, Donatello

John Russell Pope, c. 1896

Brown ink and wash drawing of a gesturing robed man on steps in a columned hall with seated and standing figures.

Judas Leaving the High Priest

Style of Rembrandt van Rijn

Pencil and watercolor drawing of a Gothic church interior with a wall tomb, effigy, carved font and pointed doorway.

Interior of a Church with a Wall Tomb and Medieval Font

Pencil architectural drawing of an arched niche and round arcade with carved capitals, titled Bologna Brick Wall.

Bologna Brick Wall

John Russell Pope, c. 1896

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded man and family leaving a walled city with a tower.

Lot and His Family Leaving Sodom

attributed to Aert de Gelder, 1661/1663

Pencil drawing of dancing women entertaining turbaned men in a vaulted hall with a balcony and banquet vessels.

Interior: Dancing Girls Entertaining Chieftains

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1870

Study of Moldings

John Russell Pope, c. 1896

Pen and brown wash drawing of a betrothal scene: a kneeling man and standing woman before a mitred priest under an arched doo

The Betrothal of the Holy Virgin

Studio of Rembrandt van Rijn

Watercolor of St. James's Park lake with trees, figures, and the towers of Westminster Abbey in the distance under clouds.

St. James' Park with a View of Westminster Abbey

Pencil architectural elevation of the Palazzo Communale in Bologna showing arcades, arched windows, columns and a cornice.

Palazzo Communale, Bologna

John Russell Pope, 1898

Red chalk drawing of a smiling woman with curly hair, a feathered headpiece and a lace collar.

Saskia

Watercolor of a village by an estuary with masted ships, cottages, and cattle resting on wet sand under a pale sky.

Village along a River Estuary in Devon

Thomas Girtin, 1797

Pencil elevation drawing of a domed neoclassical tomb with pediment, arched niche, double door and chained steps.

Tomb of Dante, Ravenna

John Russell Pope, c. 1898

Brown ink and wash drawing of an elderly bearded scholar in a cap leaning over a desk with papers and a quill.

An Old Scholar at His Desk

Style of Rembrandt van Rijn

Watercolor of Conway Castle ruins beside a river, with a stone bridge, mountain, cattle, and a tree in the foreground.

Conway Castle, North Wales

Thomas Girtin, 1800