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National Gallery of Art

10,104 works

Engraving of the Dioscuri statues and horses on the Quirinal, seen from behind, with two draftsmen observing in the foregroun

The Dioscuri [Dorsal View]

published by Antonio Lafreri Anonymous, 1550

Engraving of a classical bust of a bearded man with curly hair and draped garment, with Latin inscription, on a book page.

Bust of Livy

after Nicolas Beatrizet Anonymous, 1572

Engraving of an elephant, two lions, a leopard, a bull, a goat, a sheep and a dog across hilly terrain.

Animals from an Ancient Wall Painting [Table II]

published by Antonio Lafreri Anonymous, 1547-1577

Engraving of an elephant, a bull, several lions and a deer arranged across a hilly landscape on a book page.

Animals from an Ancient Wall Painting [Table I]

published by Antonio Lafreri Anonymous, 1547-1577

Engraved plate of camels, a giraffe and elephants with riders on a hilly landscape, numbered Plate III.

Animals from an Ancient Wall Painting [Plate III]

Unknown artist, 1547-1577

Engraved plate of classical cameo-style scenes with mythological figures, satyrs, a sacrifice and two carved heads.

Fragments from Ancient Cameos in the Grimani Collection [Plate I]

Enea Vico, 1544/1567

Engraved plate of twelve classical cameo-style scenes with chariots, mythological figures, animals and cupids, on a book page

Fragments from Ancient Cameos in the Grimani Collection [Plate III]

Enea Vico, 1544/1567

Engraved plate with many small classical figures and mythological scenes in oval frames, including cupids, nudes, a lyre play

Fragments from Ancient Cameos in the Grimani Collection [Plate II]

Enea Vico, 1544-1567

Engraving of a classical relief with four putti, central drapery and a dragon, with Latin inscription below.

The Throne of Neptune from San Vitale in Ravenna

after Marco Dente Anonymous, 1544/1572

Open book spread: printed numbered Italian caption list and French translation on the right page, blank left page.

Latin captions to 'La Calvacatura con le sue Cerimonie'

Unknown artist, 1544/1572

Printed page of numbered Dutch blackletter captions describing ranks in an Italian ecclesiastical procession.

Dutch captions to 'La Calvacatura con le sue Cerimonie'

Unknown artist, 1544/1572

Self-Portrait

Antonio Mancini, c. 1920

Charcoal and white chalk study on blue-grey paper of two women in aprons, one seated with her head on her hand, one standing

Study of Two Women, One Seated and One Holding a Basket

Léon Augustin Lhermitte, 1879

Red chalk drawing of three pairs of ragged beggars carrying bundles and babies, with walking sticks.

Three Pairs of Beggars with Babies

Jacob Weyer, 1660s

Etched title page showing Amsterdam harbor with a brick warehouse, a chimney, moored sailing ships, barrels, and figures on t

View of the Port of Amsterdam with the Office of the Water Authority (Title Page)

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of a harbor with a tall tower, crowded quay, sailing ships with flags, and a rowboat on the water.

The Montalbans Tower in Amsterdam

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of a seaport with rowboats, barrels, cannons, nets and sailing ships under a cloudy sky.

A Seaport

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of two sailing ships on the sea under a cloudy sky, with a rowboat near the smaller vessel and a caption below.

The "Vergulde Dolphyn," a Large Merchant Vessel, and the "Kat," a Flute

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of two Dutch sailing frigates on rough sea, one firing a cannon, with a Dutch caption below.

Two Dutch Frigates

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of two Dutch merchant sailing ships on rough sea, with a distant ship and coastline under a cloudy sky.

Two Merchant-Men: the "Geele Fortuÿn," Trading in the Baltic, and the "Liefde," Trading in Norway

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of Amsterdam's Haringpakkers tower beside a busy harbor with crowded masted ships, flags, and small rowing boats.

The Haringpakkers Tower in Amsterdam

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of a boeier and a galliot with billowing sails sailing through rough waves under a cloudy sky.

A Boeier and a Galliot

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of a fleet of sailing herring busses on rough sea under a stormy sky with a rocky coast behind them.

Herring-Busses

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of sailing fishing boats with flags moored at a wooden jetty, with a smaller boat on open water under a cloudy sky.

"Tocht Schuiten"or Spaarndam Fishing Boats

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of a crowded harbor with tall-masted ships, sailboats, a wooden pier, and a windmill under cloudy skies.

Bicker's Island, Amsterdam

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

The "Salemander," an East-Indian Merchantman

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of two Dutch sailing boats in rough seas under a stormy sky, with a larger vessel in the foreground.

A Damschuit and a "Smalschip"

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of two sailing vessels struggling in rough seas under stormy clouds, with a small boat in the distance.

An "Isere" Vessel and a Waterschip or Zuiderzee Fishing-Boat

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652 /1654

Etching of two sailing ships, the Parel and the Dubbele Arent, on rough sea with smaller ships on the horizon.

The "Parel" (Pearl), an East Indiaman and the "Dubbele Arent" (Spread Eagle), a West Indiaman

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of a man-of-war firing smoke beside a merchant ship on choppy sea, with Dutch captions below.

The "Vrijheijt," a Man-of-War and the "Hazewind," a Merchantman for Spain

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654