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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Engraved print of two nude marble Dioscuri statues beside horse heads on brick ruins, with inscribed pedestals under a cloudy

The Dioscuri [Frontal View]

published by Antonio Lafreri Anonymous, 1546

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 French captions describing the ranks and attendants in a papal ceremonial procession.

French 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

Black and white chalk drawing of a robed bishop saint with upturned face and outstretched arm on gray paper.

Bishop Saint in Supplication

Pietro Bernardi, 1610s

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds with a kneeling monk looking up and cherubs in the corner.

The Vision of Simon Stock

Pietro Antonio de' Pietri, c. 1680/1700

Brown and white wash drawing of a kneeling figure attended by winged angels, on an octagonal sheet.

Christ in Gethsemane

called Bertoia Jacopo Zanguidi, 1560s

Drawing with a black chalk study of a reaching male figure above two red chalk studies of upturned heads on tan paper.

Man Reaching Down and Two Studies of Heads (recto)

Jean Jouvenet, before 1698

Watercolor of a narrow village lane with a stone wall, wooden balcony, leafy trees, and a woman carrying wood.

A Village Street in Northern Italy

Eugenio Gignous, 1874

Watercolor sketch of a seated young woman in peasant dress resting her head on her hand, dated 1871.

A Seated Peasant Girl in Contemplation

Eleuterio Pagliano, 1871

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

Etching of a Dutch states yacht and an escort vessel on choppy water, with flags and small boats around them.

A States Yacht and an "Uijtlegger" or Escort Vessel for the Waddenzee

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of two small sailing boats on choppy sea, with larger ships and flags on the horizon under a cloudy sky.

Two "Steiger Schuiten"

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of two Dutch sailing barges on calm water with crew, a distant town, and cloudy sky beyond.

A "Watership" Carrying Water for the Salt Works and Another One Carrying Water for the Breweries

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of a Dutch three-masted ship with flags sailing rough seas past rocky cliffs, with smaller boats nearby.

The "Zwarte Beer" (Black Bear), a Dutch Greenlander

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of a crowded Amsterdam-style harbor with sailing ships, rowboats, a wooden bridge and a tall tower at left.

The Gelderse Quay and the Schreiers Tower, Amsterdam

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of a sailing vessel with billowing sails in rough sea, with a smaller boat and rowboat under a cloudy sky.

A Samoureus

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of a Friesland ketch and a Gelderse ketch on calm water, with sails, rigging and a rowboat below.

A Friesland Ketch and a Gelderse Ketch

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of two Dutch peat barges with sails on calm water, with figures working aboard and a distant shoreline.

A "Friesland" Peatpot, and a "Dijnopschuit" or "Veense" Peatpot

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of Amsterdam's Rokin canal with moored sailing ships, gabled houses, an arched bridge and the Bourse tower.

The Rokin and the Bourse in Amsterdam

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of two lighter boats on calm water, one with barrel cargo and one with a tall mast, under a cloudy sky.

An Amsterdam Lighter and a Wieringer Lighter

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of a loaded flat barge and a sailing boat on calm water, with distant sails and clouds under a broad sky.

A "Vlotschuit" and a "Schietschuit"

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of night sailing barges on calm water with a distant town and tower under a cloudy sky.

The Night-Boats to The Hague, Delft, and Amsterdam

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of men hauling a sailing boat along a canal past gabled houses, a waterwheel and trees.

The "Overtoom" (Portage) at Amsterdam

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of a canal with a passenger barge, a horse on the towpath, figures, trees, and a windmill on the far bank.

The Haarlem "Trekschuiten"

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of skaters and a horse sledge on a frozen canal before large houses, a windmill at left and a sailing boat.

Winter Scene in the Blockhouses in Amsterdam

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of three sailing boats tossed by rough waves under a cloudy sky, with a caption reading Schol-Schuÿties, of Pinckies.

"Scholshuiten" or "Pinken"

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of a waterwheel dredger with workers and small boats on a waterway, with sailing ships and wooden pilings in the dist

A Dredger and Mudhoppers

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of a harbor with a raft, huts, workers, a moored sailing boat, and a ship under construction in the distance.

A Raft and a "Onderlegger"

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Etching of two moored flat-bottomed boats, one with figures and a smoking chimney, under a cloudy sky.

Two "Overlanders" or Houseboats

Reinier Nooms, c. 1652/1654

Open book pages with two woodcuts of skeletal Death confronting a nobleman and an old man, with Latin verses below.

Imagines Mortis (Images of Death)

Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1526; published 1545

Neoclassical wall design with Venus and Adonis in the centre, flanked by two figures and classical ornament in blue and pink

Elaborate Wall Decorations with Venus and Adonis

Tommaso Bigatti, c. 1800

Neoclassical wall design with a central panel of a draped woman and cherub in a landscape, flanked by oval medallions of drap

Elaborate Wall Decoration with Endymion and Hebe

Tommaso Bigatti, c. 1800

Watercolor of ruined brick arches framing a beached sailing ship and figures on a shore, with hills and sea beyond.

View through the Temple of Venus, Baia

Giacinto Gigante, 1860s?

Engraving of three ships between two Non Plus Ultra columns on rocky cliffs, with a decorative cartouche and inscription belo

The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1729: The Ships of the Ostend Company and Trieste Company at the Pillars of He…

after Gabriele Valvassori Filippo Vasconi, 1729

Head Studies

Louis Anquetin, 1890s?

Portrait of a Man

Henry Bonaventure Monnier, 1849