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National Gallery of Art

2,569 works

Grisaille painting of Christ crucified on a bare tree trunk, with rocks, a draped cloth, and a distant town with a tower.

Saint Jerome Penitent [left panel]

Jan Gossaert, 1509

Gold-ground arched panel painting of a bearded saint in red robe and green mantle holding a scroll.

Saint James Major

Grifo di Tancredi, c. 1310

Painting of the Nativity with the Virgin kneeling before the Christ Child, angels, Saint Joseph, and onlookers in an arched a

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Adriaen Isenbrandt, 1500

Kneeling man in black with lace collar prays before the Madonna holding the Christ child in a blue mantle.

A Gentleman in Adoration before the Madonna

Giovanni Battista Moroni, 1560

Gilded panel painting of Saint Paul holding a sword and book, with kneeling worshippers below.

Saint Paul and a Group of Worshippers

Bernardo Daddi, 1333

Gold-ground panel of Madonna and Child enthroned between Saints Peter and Paul, with angels above in an arched canopy.

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Domenico di Bartolo, 1430

Crucifixion of Christ between two thieves, with an armored rider on a white horse below, against a dark stormy sky.

The Crucifixion with the Converted Centurion

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1536

Gilded Gothic panel with Saint Andrew holding a cross, Saint Benedict with a book, and the Archangel Gabriel above.

Saint Andrew and Saint Benedict with the Archangel Gabriel [left panel]

Agnolo Gaddi, shortly before 1387

Painting of a winged angel in blue and a young man in red holding a fish, walking a path with a dog through trees.

Tobias and the Angel

Filippino Lippi, 1472

Circular painting of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, kneeling kings, a crowd, and a peacock on a stable

Adoration of the Magi

Filippo Lippi, 1440

Gilded altarpiece with the Madonna and Child enthroned, surrounded by angels, and a blessing Christ in the gabled top.

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Twelve Angels, and with the Blessing Christ [middle panel]

Agnolo Gaddi, shortly before 1387

Gilded panel of a haloed deacon saint in red robes holding a palm and book, with a bearded saint in a roundel above.

Deacon Saint, with Saint Anthony Abbot [right panel],

Martino di Bartolomeo, 1415

Gold-ground arched panel of the Madonna in a dark mantle holding the Christ Child in a red robe.

Madonna and Child

Lorenzo Monaco, 1413

Gilded altarpiece panel with Saint Bernard reading, Saint Catherine with palm and book, and the Virgin in a quatrefoil above.

Saint Bernard and Saint Catherine of Alexandria with the Virgin of the Annunciation [right panel]

Agnolo Gaddi, shortly before 1387

Gilded panel of the Virgin and Child in a Gothic frame, with a blessing Christ holding a scroll above.

Madonna and Child, with the Blessing Christ [middle panel]

Martino di Bartolomeo, 1415

Painting of the dead Christ supported by grieving figures, with Mary in blue at right and a crown of thorns below.

Lamentation

Palma il Giovane, 1620

Gilded Gothic altarpiece: Madonna and Child enthroned with angels, flanked by Saint Anthony Abbot at left and a saint at righ

Saint Anthony Abbot [left panel]

Puccio di Simone, 1354

Gold-ground panel of a bearded saint holding keys and a book, with Christ in the gable above, in a Gothic arch.

Saint Peter, with Saint James Major [left panel]

Martino di Bartolomeo, 1415

Madonna and Child flanked by two saints in a landscape with a hilltop castle, painted in 1492.

Madonna and Child with Saint Jerome and Saint John the Baptist

Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano, 1492

Painting of the Madonna in blue, holding the Christ Child, with two angels and a gold patterned background.

The Madonna of Humility

Fra Angelico, c. 1430

Nude winged figure with golden halo beside a red cloth in a desert of jagged white rocks and a winding river.

Saint John in the Desert

Domenico Veneziano, 1445

Painting of the Virgin in red and blue holding the nude Christ Child before a soft blue landscape with hills and a town.

Madonna and Child

Pietro Perugino, 1500

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child before a red curtain, with two angels and a dove above.

The Madonna of Humility

Masaccio, c. 1423/1424

Painting of the Madonna holding the nude Christ Child before a dark background of roses, both with gold haloes.

Madonna and Child

Domenico Veneziano, 1447

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child, who reaches for a pink carnation against a dark background.

The Madonna of the Carnation

Bernardino Luini, 1515

Gilded Gothic altarpiece with Madonna and Child, angels, and two saints in arched panels, painted by Puccio di Simone.

Saint Venantius [right panel]

Puccio di Simone, 1354

Painting of the dead Christ held by the Virgin Mary with mourners gathered beneath a wooden cross.

Lamentation

Marco Tintoretto, 1580

Painting of Christ ascending above kneeling apostles and the Virgin Mary on a rocky hill, against a gold background.

The Ascension, German, c. 1420 - 1491

Johann Koerbecke, 1456

Triptych with the Nativity in the center and two prophets with scrolls on gold backgrounds, by Duccio.

The Nativity with the Prophets Isaiah and Ezekiel

Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308-1311

Painting of Christ with halo and disciples in red, yellow and green robes on a stone platform before a colonnade.

Christ Instructing Peter and John to Prepare for the Passover

Vincenzo Civerchio, 1504