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National Gallery of Art

2,569 works

Hand-colored print of a kneeling man before an altar, a bishop with crosier, and a skeletal figure above the chalice.

The Mass of Saint Gregory

Unknown artist, 1480/1490

Woodcut of the Nativity: Mary and Joseph beside the infant Christ in a manger, shepherds kneeling, an angel and a star above.

The Nativity

Albrecht Dürer, probably c. 1509/1510

Red chalk drawing of a robed figure reaching toward clouds and cherubs, with onlookers gazing upward below.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Charles Parrocel, 1742

Hand-colored woodcut of a kneeling priest at an altar with a chalice, a bleeding Christ in a window, an angel and a devil.

The Mass of Saint Gregory

Unknown artist, 1470/1480

Woodcut of a bearded man gesturing to a woman in a headscarf, with a child and a distant town in the landscape.

Christ Taking Leave from His Mother

Albrecht Dürer, probably c. 1509/1510

Engraving of a mother gazing at a sleeping infant beside a skull, with an hourglass and domed building in the background.

Madonna with Skull

Barthel Beham, 1520

Hand-colored woodcut of Saint John seated on Patmos with an eagle, palm trees, and the Virgin and Child in rays above.

Saint John on the Island of Patmos

Unknown artist, 1480/1490

Woodcut of Christ riding a donkey into Jerusalem, surrounded by a crowd waving palm fronds beneath a palm tree.

Christ's Entry into Jerusalem

Albrecht Dürer, probably c. 1509/1510

Engraving of a seated Madonna in an ornate headdress embracing an infant beside a draped curtain.

Madonna with Flower Vase

Barthel Beham, 1520

Hand-colored print of a standing woman in red and blue robes holding a staff, with a dragon at her feet on a green hill.

Saint Juliana

Unknown artist, c. 1460

Woodcut of Christ washing a disciple's feet in a basin, with bearded disciples watching in a candlelit room.

Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples

Albrecht Dürer, probably c. 1509/1510

Engraving of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child beside an elderly man, with young John the Baptist at lower left.

Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the Young John the Baptist

Orazio di Santis, 1568

Hand-colored woodcut of Saint John the Baptist with a lamb beside Saint Christopher carrying the Christ child through water.

Saint John the Baptist and Saint Christopher

Unknown artist, 1470/1480

Woodcut of Christ's arrest with soldiers holding torches and weapons, and a disciple drawing a sword in the foreground.

The Betrayal of Christ

Albrecht Dürer, probably c. 1509/1510

Pen and wash drawing of the Trinity and Virgin appearing in clouds above kneeling ecclesiastics, with angels and cherubs.

The Trinity and the Virgin Appearing to Ecclesiastics

Theodoor Boeyermans

Hand-colored woodcut of Saint Margaret with a crown and halo, holding a cross staff beside a dragon at her feet.

Saint Margaret

Unknown artist, c. 1460

Woodcut print of a bound Christ before a seated bearded elder in a mitre, surrounded by soldiers with halberds in a stone hal

Christ before Annas

Albrecht Dürer, probably c. 1509/1510

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Madonna seated on clouds holding the Christ Child, with angels and rosary beads around her.

The Madonna of the Rosary

Vicente Salvador Gómez, 1674

Hand-colored woodcut of Saint Margaret with halo, red mantle, cross staff and dragon beside her, within a decorative border.

Saint Margaret

Unknown artist, c. 1480

Woodcut of Christ before the seated high priest Caiaphas, with armoured soldiers and spears behind and a dog in the foregroun

Christ before Caiaphas

Albrecht Dürer, probably c. 1509/1510

Pencil drawing of Christ and the Virgin seated in a pediment, flanked by angels playing musical instruments.

Christ and the Virgin with Music-Making Angels

Johann Friedrich Overbeck

Hand-colored print of winged Saint Michael with red halo and green wings standing over a defeated devil on grass.

Saint Michael

Unknown artist, c. 1450/1470

Woodcut of a seated central figure surrounded by mocking men in an arched interior, one kneeling and one gesturing from a doo

The Mocking of Christ

Albrecht Dürer, probably c. 1509/1510

Black and white print of the Crucifixion with Christ on a cross, soldiers with ropes, and mourning figures below.

The Crucifixion [center plate]

John Baptist Jackson, 1741

Hand-colored woodcut of a bearded saint with a blue halo, surrounded by green leaves and a red cloak.

Saint Onuphrius

Unknown artist, 1450/1470

Woodcut of a robed figure standing before a crowned, seated ruler in an arched interior with onlookers.

Christ before Herod

Albrecht Dürer, 1509

Black and white print of turbaned horsemen with spears in a rocky landscape, with a dog and fallen figures in the foreground.

The Crucifixion [right plate]

John Baptist Jackson, 1741

Hand-colored woodcut of Saints Peter and Paul holding a veil over a bleeding head of Christ, with papal keys and tiara above.

Saints Peter and Paul with the Sudarium

Unknown artist, in or after 1475

Woodcut of Christ seated and crowned with thorns, surrounded by mocking figures under arched columns.

Christ Crowned with Thorns

Albrecht Dürer, probably c. 1509/1510

Black and white print of the Entombment: a dead figure on a shroud surrounded by mourners under trees, with a distant city.

The Entombment [recto]

John Baptist Jackson, 1739