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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Pen and watercolor drawing of a robed man in a niche, swallows and flies near a window, and three storks with red legs.

"Do Not Have Swallows under the Same Roof" [fol. 40 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1514

Pen drawing of bearded Pythagoras in a hooded robe beside a flowering bean plant labeled Fabe, on a grassy mound.

"Do Not Eat Beans" [fol. 25 recto]

Unknown artist, 1512/1514

Pen and brown ink drawing of a group of figures surrounding a central man in a pointed-eared hood, early 16th century.

"Do Not Wear a Tight-Fitting Ring" [fol. 23 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen drawing of a feathered-capped figure gesturing beside a nude child holding a long sword over rocky ground.

"Turn aside the Sharp Sword" [fol. 44 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen and ink drawing of a man in pleated garments raising a sword, with two crowns on a hill behind him.

"Do Not Break the Crown" [fol. 43 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen and ink drawing of a man raising a sword while reaching toward a blazing fire on a stone hearth.

"Do Not Poke the Fire with a Sword" [fol. 20 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen and ink drawing of a kneeling jester tying a knot in the tail of a dolphin-like sea creature in wavy water.

"You Are Tying a Dolphin by the Tail" [fol. 17 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen drawing of a fool in a donkey-eared hood tipping a basket of flowers into a trough for three pigs.

A Fool Feeding Flowers to Swine [fol. 42 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen drawing of a jester with bells on his cap pouring red liquid from a chamber pot, standing on a hatched mound.

"Do Not Put Food in a Chamber Pot" [fol. 24 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen and watercolor drawing of a man in a red hood feeding meat to a lion in an octagonal pit with other lions.

"Feed Not Things That Have Sharp Claws" [fol. 38 recto]

Unknown artist, 1512/1514

Colored drawing of a man raising a sword toward a face-like sun, with a second figure in a patterned cloak beside a building.

"Speak Not Against the Sun" and "Do Not Make Water Facing the Sun" [fol. 39 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Colored drawing of an allegorical scene with kneeling figures, a seated ruler on a throne, a woman holding a red heart, and a

The Calumny of Apelles [fol. 6 recto]

Unknown artist, 1512/1514

Pen drawing of an archer aiming a bow upward at a night sky with moon, sun and stars, with a church and hills beside him.

"You Are Shooting at Heaven" [fol. 9 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen drawing of a winged figure with a sphere on a column, a woman in a tower niche, and a man pointing, with Latin text.

The Statue of Opportunity, a Passer-by, and Remorse [fol. 8r]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen drawing of a winged statue with a mirror and globe atop a turreted building, with a man passing by and Latin text.

The Statue of Opportunity and the Passer-by [fol. 8 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen and ink allegorical drawing with crowned figures on a platform, skeletons, a winged angel, and an enthroned woman above.

Allegory of the Life of a Scholar in a Rich Household [fol. 3 verso / 4 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen and ink drawing with hand coloring of allegorical figures with Latin scrolls, a crucifixion, and an enthroned ruler on a

"Obliterate the Trace of the Pot in the Ashes" [fol. 32 verso / 33 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Pen and ink allegorical drawing of a house, skeleton, dragon, raven, and chariots labeled Saturnus and Mars across two pages.

"Do Not Turn Back When You Arrive at the End" [fol. 26 verso / 27 recto]

Unknown artist, 1512/1514

Pen and watercolor drawing of a standing woman with long hair in a pink cloak and grey gown, with faint inscriptions.

Personification of Friendship (Amicitia) [fol. 2 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Print of a seated man among women at a banquet, with a goblet, lute player, fruit table and distant city through an arch.

The Prodigal Son Living with Harlots

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1548

Pen and ink drawing: a kneeling figure holds a basin as a standing man releases a red stream into it, labeled Dilectio.

"Do Not Make Water on Clippings from Nails or Hair" [fol. 30 recto]

Unknown artist, c. 1512/1515

Engraving of a kneeling man embraced by an older bearded father under an arch, with onlookers and a burning town behind.

The Return of the Prodigal Son

Dirck Volckertz Coornhert after Maerten van Heemskerck, 1548

Brown lithograph of a boy in suspenders bending over a stone beside a hammer, with grass and rocks around him.

The Stone Breaker

Firmin Gillot after Gustave Courbet, after 1849

Pencil sketch of a riverside landscape with trees, shrubs, grassy banks and distant hills under an open sky.

Farmington, Connecticut

James Renwick Brevoort, 1865

Pencil drawing of large boulders on a rocky shore with calm sea and two distant sailboats under a pale sky.

Gloucester, Massachusetts

James Renwick Brevoort, 1872

Etching of a harbor with a large round tower, tall sailing ships, figures carrying cargo, and a distant hilltop town.

Harbor with a Large Tower (Le Port de mer à la grosse tour)

Claude Lorrain, c. 1641

Grey wash drawing of a centaur abducting a struggling woman as an archer aims a bow nearby.

The Rape of Deianira

François-Alexandre Verdier, 1670

Pen and brown ink drawing of a fortified riverside town with a stone bridge, towers, and figures on the bank.

A Fortified Village along a River

Marco Ricci, 1727

Arched drawing of the Virgin's coronation surrounded by angel musicians playing organ, lute and cello, with saints and putti.

The Coronation of the Virgin with Angel Musicians and All Saints

Master J.N., c. 1590

Pen and wash drawing of a nude Christ with a banner among angels, Moses with tablets, and figures in a landscape with a city.

The Way of Salvation

Georg Pecham, c. 1595

Watercolor of a woman in a headscarf standing in a farmyard with chickens, milk cans, and a farmhouse porch behind her.

A Sick Chicken

Winslow Homer, 1874

Watercolor of a boy seated on a tree branch and a girl in gray reaching up toward him beside a rail fence.

On the Fence

Winslow Homer, 1878

Watercolor of a woman and child holding hands on a wooden stile beside a fence, with leafy branches overhead.

On the Stile

Winslow Homer, 1878

Painted landscape of a sunlit pasture with a large tree, resting sheep in the foreground, and grazing flocks on rolling hills

Warm Afternoon

Winslow Homer, 1878

Watercolor of a woman in a brown dress seated on a grassy hill beside a red farmhouse and trees under a cloudy sky.

The Green Hill

Winslow Homer, 1878

Watercolor of a white thatched hut with children in its doorway, a palm tree, banana plants and a rooster in sandy ground.

Native hut at Nassau

Winslow Homer, 1885

Watercolor of a woman in a polka-dot dress gathering eggs in a barn beside barrels, with a rooster on the straw floor.

Fresh Eggs

Winslow Homer, 1874

Grey wash drawing of an illusionistic ceiling with receding columns, coffered vaults, and a central painted oval of clouds an

A Grand Illusionistic Ceiling

Ferdinando Galli Bibiena, 1720/1740

Lithograph of three men with an album seller in a top hat offering albums among stacked prints, 1827.

Débit d'Albums avec Procédés nouveaux (New Methods for the Sale of Lithograph Albums)

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, 1827

Lithograph of a print seller and a boy while a devil snatches albums from the stall, with the date 1825 above.

Le Diable emporte les Albums (The Devil Runs Off with the Lithograph Albums)

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, 1825

Lithograph of a horned devil at a window with a bound man, a stick-wielding figure and a fallen soldier below.

Vainqueurs et vaincus, tout est fricot pour le diable (The Vanquishers and the Vanquished, All Food for the Devil)

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, 1822

Lithograph of mounted lancers with raised lances marching past large trees, with fallen figures in the foreground.

Lanciers en Marche (Lancers on the March)

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, 1831

Lithograph of peasants resting under a large tree on a rocky path, with a misty valley and mountains beyond.

Paysans se reposant dans la Campagne (Peasants Resting in the Countryside)

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet, 1831

Oval watercolor portrait of a man with curly dark hair in a dark coat and striped cravat, on a gray mat.

Portrait of the Artist's Father

Friedrich Wilhelm Moritz

Lithograph of five men crowded around a framed painting, peering through monocles and spectacles at the artwork.

Les amateurs de tableaux (The Picture Enthusiasts)

Louis-Léopold Boilly, 1823

Soft gray lithograph of a child with dark hair, head lowered, wearing a patterned collar, signed Renoir.

Claude Renoir, with Lowered Head

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Etching of a peasant couple seated under a tree, the man pouring from a jug into a bowl, with a distant town at right.

Peasant Couple Sitting under a Tree

Willem Basse, c. 1630/1660

Etching of a bearded man standing in a rural landscape with a cottage, a barrel, and trees behind him.

A Cooper

Willem Basse, c. 1630/1660

Brown wash drawing of a dark craggy valley landscape with pale misty sky and light highlights on rocks.

Valley Landscape

Chalk sketch of two figures on a country road beside a cottage and tall trees under a hillside.

Two Figures on a Country Road

Sketch-like print of a domed building with flags and a crowd on a street, under a blue sky with yellow and red accents.

Bismarckfeier (Celebration for Bismarck)

Lovis Corinth, 1915

Pen and watercolor sketch of a rocky headland with windswept cypress trees and surf, labeled Point Lobos.

Point Lobos, California

Samuel Colman, probably 1886

Pen and wash drawing of costumed figures dancing in a village square beside an inn, with a guitarist seated at right.

Dance in a Village Square

Luis Paret y Alcázar, c. 1770/1775

Grey wash drawing of a couple dancing in a palace hall, with seated women and a child at left and onlookers at right.

Dance in a Palace

Luis Paret y Alcázar, c. 1770/1775

Pen and wash drawing of a bound woman on a platform before a domed building, with mounted soldiers and a crowd in the street.

Olindo and Sophronia Saved by Clorinda

Jean-Pierre Norblin

Watercolor of a woman reclining on a divan with a hookah while a servant in a red fez stands beside her.

Oriental Woman with a Waterpipe

Master VCD, probably 1845

Sepia drawing of a cow, horse, and sleeping man with a cat in a rustic stable filled with hay.

Animals in a Stable

Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg II

Red chalk drawing of a camel caravan with crated loads, a standing boy in the foreground, and a rider at upper left.

Camel Caravan

Unknown artist

Grey-wash drawing of figures playing cards in an elegant room with a pug, a cat, and an open window.

A Game of Cards [recto]

Anton Weiss, 1764

Grey wash drawing of two turbaned lovers embracing on a divan in a room with a barred window and a ceramic shelf.

Oriental Lovers [verso]

Anton Weiss, 1764

Brown wash drawing of Saint Luke painting at an easel with a winged angel above, and four expressive heads below.

Saint Luke at His Easel and Four Expressive Heads

Jean Claude Richard de Saint-Non after Jean-Honoré Fragonard after Andrea Celesti, 1775

Red chalk sketch of a woman seated on a see-saw, one arm extended and skirt flowing across the page.

Lady Seated on a See-Saw

Nicolas Lancret

Brown ink drawing of a classical triumphal arch with Corinthian columns, rearing horses, allegorical figures and robed onlook

Monument to King George I

Domenico Maria Fratta, 1732

Engraved-style drawing of a Baroque monument with columns and allegorical figures, figures gathered in the foreground, and hi

Monument to William Chancellor Cowper

Domenico Maria Fratta, 1732