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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Woodcut of a double-headed imperial eagle with medallions of the arts, nine muses, and allegorical figures beneath crowns.

The Imperial Eagle

Hans Burgkmair, 1507

A Gentleman Standing with His Arms Crossed

François-André Vincent

Woodcut of a walled city under siege, with military tents, soldiers, cannons, horses and smoke in the foreground.

The Battle of Padua

Woodcut of the Holy Family with Saint Anne and Saint Joachim, a dove and angels in clouds above the figures.

The Holy Family with Saint Anne and Saint Joachim

Hans Burgkmair, 1512

The Angel of the Annunciation

Swabian School, 1480s

Circular drawing with washes of a submerged man reaching toward a fruit tree with scrolls, framed in wood with gold edge.

Tantalus

Hans Holbein the Younger, 1535/1540

Chalk drawing of a seated young woman holding a bowl, draped in gray and red cloth beside a stone ledge.

Young Woman with a Bowl, Seated Outdoors

Johann Justin Preissler, 1733

Brown ink drawing of an ancient forum with arcaded porticos, stone lions, staircases, and statues along the rooftops.

An Ancient Forum with Porticos

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1742/1743

Watercolor of Ceres on a chariot pulled by two winged dragons through clouds, holding a sickle and wheat.

Carro di Cerere (Chariot of Ceres)

Pietro de Angelis

Tall narrow ornamental drawing with urns, scrolling foliage, and two helmeted figures at the base.

Two Children Wearing Helmets

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505

Vertical engraved ornamental frieze with scrolling foliage, urns, putti, and a nereid with a serpent tail at the base.

Nereid Ridden by Two Children

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505

Oval brown wash drawing of a reclining nude youth and a seated draped woman with a dog beneath trees.

Diana and Endymion

Attributed to Frans Floris I, c. 1560

Vertical engraved ornament panel with scrollwork, a putto, a triton, a child with torch, and armor motifs.

Ornament Panel: Triton Ridden by a Child

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a dim studio with a glowing oil lamp, a cluttered table, jugs, and a figure resting behind.

The Artist's Studio

Melchior Lechter, 1885

Tall engraved ornament panel with a central urn, scrolling foliage, armor, and two putti at the base.

Ornament Panel: Two Children Wearing Helmets

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505

Tall engraved ornament panel with scrolling foliage, a central urn, and four playing children at the base.

Ornament Panel: Four Children Playing

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505

Vertical ornament panel with a seated satyr holding a violin, embracing putti, a vase, and scrolling foliage.

Ornament Panel: Satyr Holding a Violin

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505

Red chalk drawing of a dromedary camel lying on the ground, head turned left, with diagonal hatching in the background.

A Dromedary Camel

Johann Elias Ridinger, 1750s

Vertical engraved ornament panel with scrolling foliage, urns, putti, and a nereid playing a lute at the base.

Ornament Panel: Nereid and Two Children Playing Musical Instruments

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505

Vertical engraved ornament panel with two cupids, crossed halberds, a central urn, and griffins at the base.

Ornament Panel: Griffins and Two Cupids Crossing Halberds

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505

Vertical engraved ornament panel with scrolling foliage, urns, and a nereid with two children riding sea creatures at the bas

Ornament Panel: Nereid Ridden by Two Children

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505

Vertical ornament panel with engraved scrollwork, classical urns, serpents, and small nude putti.

Ornament Panel: Three Children Blowing Horns

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505

Engraved vertical ornament panel with two putti, stacked urns, acanthus scrolls, and sphinx figures at the base.

Ornament Panel: Two Sphinxes and Two Children Holding Palms

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505

Vertical ornament panel with a stacked urn, scrolling foliage, two putti holding a cartouche, and two sphinxes at the base.

Ornament Panel: Two Sphinxes Supporting Shields

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505

Vertical engraved ornament panel with a triton at the base, two satyr infants, cherubs, an urn and dense scrollwork.

Ornament Panel: Triton and Two Infant Satyrs

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505

Vertical ornament panel with scrollwork, a central vase, putti, rabbits, and children at top and bottom, in grey line work.

Ornament Panel: Four Children with a Cat and a Dog

Giovanni Pietro Birago, 1505

Engraving of a man embracing a woman at a desk in an elegant interior, with a sofa, small dog and framed pictures.

A femme avare galant escroc

Jacques Aliamet

Color print of moored boats on a shore with a yellow walled town, bell tower, and swirling tree, by Paul Signac.

Saint Tropez

Paul Signac, 1894

Lithograph of an interior with a seated figure in a dotted dress, a green chair, and blue and olive color blocks.

Dressmaker (La Couturière)

Edouard Vuillard, 1894

Rococo cartouche print with a cherub, garden setting, a woman in a gown, a man in a hat, and a servant at left.

Cartouches Modernes orné avec des [diferentes Figures] (Plate VI-1 from the set)

Johann Esaias Nilson

Engraved rococo cartouche with scrollwork, garlands, and small figures of a couple and children.

Cartouches Modernes avec des Enfans qui representant les Modes d'Augsbourg

Johann Esaias Nilson

Engraved print of a rose made of concentric rings of heraldic shields, topped by a crown, with portrait medallions in the cor

Talbot's Rose: A Record of the Knights of the Garter, 1486-1589

Jodocus Hondius I, 1589

Engraving of a winged angel addressing a haloed man in a room, with a chariot and horses traveling a road outside past a tree

The Angel Orders Saint Philip to Accompany the Ethiopian Eunuch

Engraving of Saint Philip baptizing a kneeling eunuch by a river, with a chariot, bridge, city and figures in the sky.

The Baptism of the Eunuch by Saint Philip

Engraving of a blinded man led by a helmeted soldier beneath a beam of light, with a fallen horse and a hilltop city behind.

The Conversion of Saint Paul

Engraving of Saint Paul in a basket lowered from a city wall at night, with a crescent moon and stars above.

Saint Paul Escapes from Damascus

Lithograph of a domestic interior with two women, one stooping in a dark dress beside a doorway and patterned wallpaper.

Interior (Intérieur)

Edouard Vuillard, 1893

Engraving of Saint Peter healing a paralyzed man seated on a canopied bed in a kitchen interior, with a woman and dog present

The Healing of Eneas by Saint Peter

Black and cream print of a crowded Paris street with top-hatted men, a cart bearing the book title, and an accordion player.

Book jacket for "Les Rassemblements"

Félix Vallotton, 1896

Engraving of Saint Peter raising Tabitha, with mourners in a bedroom and a stone staircase scene beside it, Latin text below.

The Raising of Tabitha

Engraving of an angel addressing a seated man in an interior, with soldiers and a city street shown in the left panel.

The Angel Commands Cornelius to Fetch Saint Peter

Ink drawing of a man in a striped shirt carrying a long plank on his shoulder, with French poster text on a tan sheet.

Man Carrying Lumber

Henri-Gabriel Ibels, 1893

Engraving of Saint Peter asleep on a rooftop, with a vision of animals in a sheet above a city, plus workshop and domestic sc

The Vision of Saint Peter

Crayon vignette on tan paper with a woman and swans in a decorative border, with handwritten notes and signature P. Ranson.

Vignette with Woman and Swans

Paul Ranson, 1893

Engraving of a kneeling man before a bearded figure in a columned hall, with soldiers and a dove of the Holy Spirit above.

Cornelius Worshipping Saint Peter

Black and white print on tan paper: a woman with a basket walks a path beside a tree and hillside, with a list of titles.

Landscape

Paul Sérusier, 1893

Woodcut-style print of dark-clothed men charging toward a pale figure, with handwritten title list below by Félix Vallotton.

The Pursuit

Félix Vallotton, 1893

Engraving of an executioner beheading a kneeling man before a crowd with mounted soldiers and children in a city square.

Beheading of Saint James

Engraving of Saint Peter led by an angel past sleeping guards in a prison corridor, with Latin inscription below.

Saint Peter Delivered from Prison by an Angel

Chalk study on blue paper of a young man in period costume leaning forward and holding a stick, with faint legs at right.

A Boy in Florentine Costume

Thomas Couture, c. 1863

Engraving of bearded men in robes debating before a colonnaded building with statues, with children and a fountain square beh

Saint Paul Disputes the Sorcerer

Pen and ink landscape with a gnarled tree, a fisherman in a boat, a distant village and mountain under cloudy sky.

Landscape with Gnarled Trees and Fisherman

Circle of Jacques de Gheyn, 1620s?

Engraving of Saint Paul with a halo healing a seated lame man before a crowd, with classical columns and a city behind.

Saint Paul Heals the Lame Man at Lystra

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a shadowy forest interior with large trees, a fallen log, and grass.

Forest Interior

Unknown artist, c. 1610

Engraving of a bearded man seated among veiled women by a river, with a city, palm tree and crowd in the background.

Saint Paul Speaks to the Women of Philippi by a River

Red chalk drawing of a terraced garden with stone walls, an umbrella pine, cypresses, and shrubs under a cloudy sky.

Gardens of the Villa Mattei

Attributed to Jacques-François Amand, c. 1760

Engraving of a jailer with a drawn sword at a prison door, with two kneeling bearded men in the cell behind bars.

The Jailer about to Kill Himself, Converted by Saint Paul

Engraving of Saint Paul driving out evil spirits, with a crowd reacting, a sick person in bed, and books burning in a fire.

Saint Paul Driving Out Evil Spirits

Pastel and charcoal sketch of a young woman in a straw hat and striped skirt, standing with hands at her sides.

A Peasant Girl in a Straw Hat

Camille Pissarro, c. 1892

Red chalk figure studies on toned paper showing several men in varied poses and horse head studies.

Figure Studies

Bartholomeus Spranger, 1565

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of a boy gazing upward, one arm outstretched and the other hand at his chest.

A Boy Gazing Upward in Adoration

Bartolomeo Cesi, c. 1594

Red chalk drawing of elegant figures in a procession beside a tree, including a woman in a tall headdress and a man with an i

The Wedding Procession

Jean-Antoine Watteau, c. 1712

Studies of a Left Arm, a Young Woman, a Madonna and Child, a Face in Profile, and Nude Figures

Bartolomeo Passarotti

Pen and ink study sheet with a muscular male nude, a head, vertebrae, gesturing figures, and handwritten notes.

Studies of a Sculpture of a Male Nude, Vertebrae, and Gesturing Figures

Bartolomeo Passarotti