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National Gallery of Art

14,479 works

Kneeling Woman Lifting Her Hand to Her Head

Parmigianino, in or after 1531

Red chalk drawing of a bearded standing man in a flowing cloak, pointing and reaching toward the left.

Standing Bearded Man Pointing Toward the Left

Unknown artist, mid 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man in a robe beside an ox and donkey in a stable arch with a fruit garland above.

Study for One of Two Stained Glass Paintings Representing the Nativity

Hans von Kulmbach, probably c. 1510

Engraving of the Descent from the Cross, with men on ladders lowering a body, mourners below, and a city in the distance.

The Descent from the Cross

after Andrea Mantegna Anonymous, 16th century

Watercolor drawing of a classical courtyard fountain with a Corinthian capital, water jets, and a draped statue in a niche.

Fountain in a Courtyard

Charles-Louis Clérisseau, 1768

Engraving of a nude male figure ascending among clouds inside an ornate oval frame flanked by two cherubs.

A Blessed Spirit

Cherubino Alberti after Michelangelo, 1591

Pen and wash drawing of a Corinthian capital and entablature with acanthus leaves, volutes and measurement notes.

L'Ordre Corinthian

Charles-Louis Clérisseau, 1768

Engraving of a muscular nude man in an oval frame with two cherubs and ornate scrollwork, after Michelangelo, 1591.

Saint John the Baptist

Cherubino Alberti after Michelangelo, 1591

Engraved portrait of a seated man in a robe holding a palette, with a second image of him on an easel behind.

Jan Maurits Quinkhard

Pieter Tanjé, 1741

Engraving of Christ in glory above the Virgin and a saint, with a kneeling Saint Francis before an altar.

Vision of Saint Francis

Federico Barocci, 1581

Etching of the Holy Family with a young Saint John and a lamb beside a classical column.

The Holy Family with Saint John

Bartolomeo Biscaino

Etching of the Nativity: Mary cradles the infant Christ while angels descend with a lantern and Joseph sits beside an ox and

The Holy Family Adored by Angels (The Large Nativity)

Bartolomeo Biscaino

Etching of a kneeling Christ gazing up at an angel holding a chalice, surrounded by clouds and cherubs, with a tree at left.

Christ on the Mount of Olives

Giulio Carpioni

Etching of the Holy Family with the Virgin reading beneath a tree, Saint Joseph standing with a staff beside her.

Holy Family with the Virgin Reading

Giulio Carpioni

Engraving of a nude goddess holding billowing cloth, reclining on two dolphins with winged cherubs around her.

Venus or Galatea Supported by Dolphins

Agostino Carracci, c. 1590/1595

Etching of the Madonna holding the infant Christ while angels gather above her, with fine cross-hatched shading.

Madonna and Child with Angels

Ludovico Carracci, c. 1595/1610

Engraving of the Holy Family resting under a palm tree with a donkey, Joseph pointing, and two angels holding music at right.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Jean Leclerc after Carlo Saraceni, c. 1619

Etching of a kneeling bearded friar in a hooded habit cradling the Christ Child, gazing up toward angels and clouds.

Saint Francis with the Christ Child

Pietro Faccini, 1562-1602

Etching of Saint Anthony of Padua holding a lily branch and an open book, with a rosary and distant landscape.

Saint Anthony of Padua

Guercino, 1630s

Etching of a seated curly-haired youth with two bearded old men leaning in beside him, a small fire and tree branch nearby.

The Boy and Two Old Men

Engraving of the Crucifixion with Christ between two thieves, mourners below and soldiers and angels around the crosses.

The Crucifixion

Bernardino Poccetti

Etching of a barefoot man gesturing near a young boy drinking, with bearded onlookers among large gnarled trees in a forest.

Diogenes Casting Away His Bowl

Salvator Rosa, 1615-1673

Engraving of the Virgin embracing the infant Christ, with drapery behind them and a tree and figure in an arched niche at lef

Virgin and Child

Ventura Salimbeni after Guido Reni

Etching of Abraham at an altar with a nude youth, angels, a ram, and a bearded God in rays of light above.

The Sacrifice of Abraham

Pietro Testa, c. 1640/1642

Etching of a seated young mother nursing an infant in a rustic interior, with a man at a window beside her.

The Young Mother

Cornelis Pietersz Bega

Night harbor print with dark silhouetted sailboats, a crescent moon above, and moonlight rippling across the water below.

Moonlight in the Harbor at Dieppe

Henri Charles Guérard, 1885

Woodcut of two rabbits in stark black and cream, one dark in the foreground and one pale with lowered head behind.

Rabbits (Les Lapins)

Henri Charles Guérard, 1893

Black ink print of an artist's left hand on tan paper, showing fingerprints and palm lines, with a red seal below.

The Artist's Left Hand

Henri Charles Guérard, 1890

Charcoal drawing of a Gothic cathedral nave with pointed arches, deep shadows, and a small figure standing in light.

A Cathedral Nave

Etching of Roman ruins with a stone arch, broken masonry and a lone figure walking through rubble in the foreground.

The Ruins of the Colosseum

Bartholomeus Breenbergh