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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Pen and ink sheet with multiple sketched heads, profiles and small full-length figures in hats and coats.

Studies of Figures and Heads

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen

Hand-colored print of ruined Doric temple columns with overgrown pediment, a brick archway and small figures under a pale sky

The Temple of Hercules at Cori

probably after Alessandro Moretti Johann Gottlieb Prestel, c.1784

Watercolor landscape of a valley at sunset with blue cypress trees and rolling hills in pointillist dots.

A Broad Valley at Sunset

Hippolyte Petitjean, c. 1897

Watercolor and ink sketch of a rocky calanque with colorful cliffs, trees and reflections on the water by Paul Signac.

The Calanque at Saint Tropez

Paul Signac, 1906

Ink and wash drawing of a river town with a church spire, a ruined castle on a hill, and trees reflected in water.

Les Andelys on a Summer Morning

Paul Signac, 1923

Pen and brown ink drawing of an armored warrior on a shore with soldiers, kneeling figures, and classical architecture behind

The Embarkation of Aeneas from the Ceraunian Headland

after Luca Cambiaso Giulio Benso

Etching of a landscape with a tall tree, figures by a stream, a distant castle on a hill, and clouds above.

Woman with a Donkey Driver

Joachim Franz Beich, c.1700-1725

Etching of a rocky wooded landscape with a waterfall, a hunter with a dog in the foreground, and small figures on a distant l

The Hunter

Joachim Franz Beich, c.1700-1725

Etching of a landscape with two goats by a stream, a large tree, small waterfalls, a rocky cliff and figures.

Two Goats by the Water

Joachim Franz Beich, c.1700-1725

Etching of a rocky waterfall landscape with pine trees and two fishermen at the water's edge in the lower right.

The Two Fishermen

Joachim Franz Beich, c.1700-1725

Etched landscape with a rocky cliff, pine trees, a stream with dogs, and two figures, one on horseback, under a cloudy sky.

A Woman with a Horse and a Standing Man

Joachim Franz Beich, c.1700-1725

Etching of tall trees, two riders on horseback by a pond with reeds, and a dog on a path under cloudy sky.

Riders by a Pond

Alexandre Calame, 1841

Pencil and white chalk study of a seated nude man beside a sketch of a draped seated figure on tan paper.

A Seated Man Nude and then Clothed

Gustav Heinrich Naecke, 1820s

Woodcut of a crowded studio with artists painting a grapevine panel, a woman playing violin, and birds on the beams.

Officia M.T.C.

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Hans Weiditz, II, Hans Burgkmair I, 1531

Etching of a horse pulling a sled of milk cans past a snowy farm building, with a dog and bare tree in the foreground.

Hauling the Milk

Harold Denison, 1936

Etching of a snowy hillside landscape with bare trees and several deer grazing and walking across the fields.

Wintry Fields

Harold Denison, 1936

Brown ink sketch of a standing nude beside a washstand and mirror, drawn with loose angular strokes and hatched shading.

Nude with a Mirror, Standing Before a Washstand

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1908-1910

Pencil sketch of a seated nude woman in a wide-brimmed hat, legs crossed, drawn in loose outline on cream paper.

Dodo Seated

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1910

Ink and watercolor drawing of two nude bathers, one standing in a red cap and one reclining, set among green foliage and blue

Two Bathers near the Woods

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1910/1911

Charcoal sketch of two nude women standing in a studio beside a window, one reaching toward the other.

Fränzi and Marcella in the Studio

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1910

Ink sketch of two angular dancers on brown paper, with a cat sitting in the lower left corner.

Two Dancers with a Cat

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1913

Engraving of the nude figure Icarus falling headfirst through the sky, with a smaller winged figure below over the sea.

Icarus

after Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem Hendrik Goltzius, 1588

Charcoal line drawing of a seated female nude leaning left, head bowed, arm across knee, on tan paper.

Female Nude Bending to the Left

Egon Schiele, 1918

Green and magenta woodcut poster with a stylized face, mountain shapes, and bold lettering announcing a Kirchner exhibition i

Bern Kunsthalle: März 33: Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: Davos

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1933

Etching of a nude bound figure, arm raised, leaning against a hatched tree trunk with a draped cloth at the hips.

St. Sebastian, Bound to a Tree

Bartholomeus Spranger, c. 1589

Hand-colored woodcut of an enthroned God, a kneeling haloed figure, angels among clouds, and a walled town below.

Der Schatzbehalter oder Schrein der waren Reichtümer des Heils und ewige Seligkeit

Stephan Fridolin,, Michael Wolgemut, and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff, 1491

Pink broadside by José Guadalupe Posada showing a woman and a human-faced hen before a town skyline, with Spanish verse below

Gran Alarma Escandalosa

José Guadalupe Posada, 1904

Printed broadside titled Serafina with song lyrics and a central woodcut of a standing woman in period dress.

Serafina

José Guadalupe Posada, 1914?

Red broadside with black line drawing of a woman surrounded by men in hats, with printed verse and decorative border.

La Mujer de Cien Maridos - Como Alfileres Prendidos

José Guadalupe Posada, 1901

Woodcut title page with ornate border, central scene of an enthroned woman receiving a book from a kneeling scholar.

De plurimis claris selectisque Mulieribus

Unknown artist, published April 1497, borders dated 1493

Engraving of Saint Catherine's martyrdom with turbaned men, kneeling women, angels in clouds, and a castle in the background.

The Martyrdom of Saint Catherine

Master MZ, c. 1500

Blue-toned watercolor of a market square with figures and awnings before a Gothic cathedral with tall spires.

A Market Square before a Cathedral

Luigi Aloys François Joseph Loir, 1870s/1880s

Ferdinand Hodler

Emil Orlik, 1904

Expressive lithograph of a large man in a cap holding hands with a small girl beside a bare tree trunk.

Man Leading a Little Girl

René Beeh, 1921

Lithograph of six figures crowded around a table, drawn in heavy black strokes on cream paper.

Six Diners at Table

René Beeh, 1921

Black ink lithograph of a street with a crippled figure on crutches, a man in a cap, and gaunt figures behind a fence.

Street Scene with a Cripple and a Praying Man

René Beeh, 1921

Etching of a rustic inn beside ruined brick arches, with muleteers, mules, chickens, and cypress trees under a cloudy sky.

The Muleteers' Inn

after Pieter van Laer Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich, 1712-1774

Two Lions (Zwei Löwen)

Paul Gangolf, 1900-1945

Nude on the Beach

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1910

Pencil sketch of female figures with angular contours, including a mirror-like reflection and a cropped head at lower right.

Girl Before a Mirror

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1912/1913

Etching of a large oak tree over a rowboat with three nude figures, dense foliage and clouds in the sky.

Landscape with Nudes Boarding a Boat

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, 1799

Engraving of nude figures tumbling through storm clouds with lightning bolts across the sky, by Carl Wilhelm Kolbe.

The Damned

Carl Wilhelm Kolbe, 1798/1800

Dark woodcut of a ruined Gothic church under a stormy sky, with bent trees and a woman in a cloak in the foreground.

Springtime Storm

Wilhelm Laage, 1899

Engraving of a huge tree with two draped figures at its base and a distant temple and lake beyond.

Italian Landscape with a Pair of Shepherds

Johann Heinrich Meyer, 1795

Black and white woodcut of interlocking white curved and angular forms on a dark ground, by Wilhelm Morgner, 1913.

Flagellation

Wilhelm Morgner, 1913

Black woodcut print of a raised crucified figure flanked by clustered mourning figures in angular, stylized forms on cream pa

Crucifixion I

Wilhelm Morgner, 1913

Black woodcut of a crowd of stylized figures pressing around a central form on cream paper, by Wilhelm Morgner, 1913.

Christ before the High Council

Wilhelm Morgner, 1913

Black ink print of sailboats with tall masts and sails in a harbor, with reflections in the water below.

Sailboats in the Harbor

Christian Rohlfs, 1905-1910

Black and cream woodcut of three crowned robed figures bearing gifts beneath a radiating star, with bold angular lines.

The Magi

Christian Rohlfs, c. 1910

Woodcut of figures in a turbulent flood scene, with orange-red forms against black and cream striped areas.

Flood (Sintflut)

Christian Rohlfs, c. 1918

Lithograph of a robed rider on a camel beside a galloping horse rider in a dusty desert scene.

Camel Rider

Max Slevogt, 1924

Engraving of Moses raising a serpent staff as figures writhe and are bitten by snakes beneath stormy clouds.

Moses and the Brazen Serpent

after Sir Peter Paul Rubens Boëtius Adams Bolswert, 1580-1633

Engraving of gods feasting at a long banquet table in the clouds, with a lyre player, eagle, peacock and cupids.

Banquet of the Gods at the Wedding of Peleus and Thetis

after Crispen van den Broecke Jacques de Gheyn II, 1589

Engraving of the Entombment: men lower a nude body onto a stone tomb as two grieving women stand at left.

The Entombment

Battista d'Agnolo, 1515-1573

Sepia print of the Descent from the Cross, with ladders, mourners around a shrouded body, and a distant walled city.

Descent from the Cross

after Rembrandt van Rijn John Baptist Jackson, 1738

Sepia chiaroscuro print of a market scene with hanging game, a kneeling woman, fish, a copper pot, and a hilly landscape.

Dives and Lazarus (Left Panel)

after Jacopo Bassano John Baptist Jackson, 1743

Sepia print of the Virgin and Child with Saint Catherine, musician angels and cherubs in clouds above a classical column.

Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine

after Veronese John Baptist Jackson, 1740

Sepia print of the Presentation in the Temple: a priest at an altar under a classical arch, with an infant, candles and kneel

The Presentation in the Temple

after Veronese John Baptist Jackson, 1739

Brown wash drawing of two heads close together, one whispering into the other's ear, with a hand raised to the chin.

Two Lovers

attributed to John Baptist Jackson, probably after Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Sepia engraving of the Virgin and Child in clouds with angels and a dove, above six saints including a nude martyr.

The Virgin and Child in the Clouds with Six Saints

after Titian John Baptist Jackson, 1742

Chiaroscuro print of a seated woman bowed in meditation beside a classical urn, with Italian verse below.

Woman Meditating

after Parmigianino John Baptist Jackson

Venus reclines nude on a couch while Cupid raises a bow beside her, in a brown and cream tonal print.

Venus and Cupid with a Bow

after Parmigianino John Baptist Jackson, 1731

Engraving of the Holy Family with a lamb-carrying boy and two angels, one playing a harp, dated 1605.

The Holy Family and Two Angels

after Bartholomaeus Spranger Lucas Kilian, 1605

Woodcut print of a dromedary camel with a bridle standing among rocks and shrubs under clouds.

A Dromedary

Georg Mattheus, 1551-1572