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National Gallery of Art

2,569 works

Colored woodcut of a martyrdom: a bound man on the ground beside a winch, watched by a crowned ruler and courtiers.

The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus

Unknown artist, 1480/1490

Woodcut of an angel with a key confronting a dragon, with a walled city and mountains in the background.

The Angel with the Key to the Bottomless Pit

Albrecht Dürer, probably c. 1496/1498

Pen and wash drawing of a Gothic church nave with vaulted ceiling, tall columns, and two figures walking on the stone floor.

Interior of Saint Bavo's Church, Haarlem

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, 1635

Hand-colored devotional print of a haloed saint in a red robe holding a palm frond and stones, between stylized trees.

Saint Stephen

Unknown artist, 1450/1470

Woodcut of Christ kneeling in prayer on a hill as an angel with a chalice appears, while sleeping disciples lie below.

Christ on the Mount of Olives

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1497/1499

Pen and wash drawing of the Nativity with Mary, Joseph, the infant Christ, a bagpipe-playing shepherd and angels.

The Nativity

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1552

Hand-colored woodcut of a haloed friar kneeling in a meadow as a winged seraph descends, with a church beyond.

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

Unknown artist, c. 1480

Woodcut of Christ's body being lowered from the cross by men as mourning women kneel below, with crosses on a distant hill.

The Deposition

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1497

Pen and wash drawing of the Annunciation: Mary seated by a lily while an angel holds a staff and a dove glows above.

The Annunciation

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1552

Hand-colored woodcut of Saint Francis kneeling as a winged seraph descends above him, with a church and trees behind.

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

Unknown artist, 1500/1510

Woodcut of the Holy Family in a town street with Joseph working, Mary seated, playing angels, and God in the clouds.

Sojourn of the Holy Family in Egypt

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1504

Brown chiaroscuro print of Christ kneeling before an angel on a hillside, with sleeping disciples and a distant city.

Christ on the Mount of Olives

John Baptist Jackson, 1743

Hand-colored woodcut of Saint Francis kneeling in a brown habit, receiving a vision of a winged seraph with a cross.

Saint Francis of Assisi

Unknown artist, 1450/1470

Woodcut of a bearded man in a robe gesturing to a kneeling veiled woman near a wooden post, with a town and bare tree behind.

Christ Taking Leave from His Mother

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1504/1505

Sepia chiaroscuro print of the Holy Family with saints, an angel, and a kneeling monk beside a stone pedestal.

Holy Family and Four Saints

John Baptist Jackson, 1739

Two haloed saints in gray habits stand on a green ground against pink; one holds a staff, the other a gold object.

Saint Francis and Saint Clara

Unknown artist, 1450/1470

Woodcut of two hermit saints seated at a table in a dense forest, with a raven overhead and mountains behind.

Saint Anthony and Saint Paul in the Wilderness

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1504

Engraving of the Virgin and Child in clouds with angels above six saints standing before a stone pedestal.

The Virgin in Clouds and Six Saints

John Baptist Jackson, 1742

Hand-colored woodcut of Saint George in armor with a halo, lancing a dragon on green grass.

Saint George

Unknown artist, c. 1500

Woodcut of a haloed, nude Mary Magdalene lifted by angels above a rocky landscape with a hermit and distant sea.

The Elevation of Saint Mary Magdalene

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1504/1505

Woodcut print of a martyrdom in a forest, with a fallen man, attackers, a fleeing figure, and a winged angel in the clouds.

The Death of Saint Peter Martyr

John Baptist Jackson, 1739

Hand-colored print of a mounted knight in gold armor lancing a dragon, with a kneeling princess and castle beside him.

Saint George

Unknown artist, c. 1460/1470

Woodcut of the Virgin and Christ Child with angels and an elderly saint, under a radiant dove and God the Father in clouds.

The Holy Family with Five Angels

Albrecht Dürer, in or before 1505

Woodcut of a royal group under a large tree and palm, with a central woman gesturing toward an infant, depicting The Finding

The Finding of Moses

John Baptist Jackson, 1741

Hand-colored woodcut of a kneeling pope before an altar as Christ appears above showing his wounds, with attendants.

The Mass of Saint Gregory [recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1490

Woodcut of soldiers with halberds seizing a bearded man under a large tree, Dürer's The Betrayal of Christ, 1510.

The Betrayal of Christ

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Black and white print of mounted soldiers and men hauling ropes on a rocky hillside, with a distant city and obelisk.

The Crucifixion [left plate]

John Baptist Jackson, 1741

Hand-colored woodcut of two haloed saints before a brick wall, one gesturing toward a red star-shaped burst above.

Saint Francis and Saint Clara

Unknown artist, c. 1480

Woodcut of the angel Gabriel greeting the kneeling Virgin Mary as a dove of light descends in a bedchamber.

The Annunciation

Albrecht Dürer, probably c. 1509/1510

Engraving of women gathered under a tree, one kneeling to lift an infant, with a standing nude figure at left.

The Finding of Moses

Battista d'Agnolo, 1540