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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Watercolor of a young woman lifting a jug beside a stream, framed by trees and a stone well under a pale sky.

Young Girl Standing by a Stream

Antonio Fontanesi, c. 1865

Engraving of demons tormenting a magician amid acrobats, musicians and grotesque creatures, with a haloed figure at a doorway

The Fall of the Magician

after Pieter Bruegel the Elder Pieter van der Heyden, 1565

Engraving of a line of stumbling peasants linked arm in arm, with a tree, a footbridge and figures in the distance.

Epileptics Walking to the Left

after Pieter Bruegel the Elder Hendrik Hondius I, 1642

Brown ink drawing of the Holy Family with a kneeling saint in vestments, an angel and putti in clouds above.

The Holy Family with Saint Philip Neri in Adoration, an Angel, and Putti

Giacinto Gimignani, 1649

Bust of a Young Woman in Profile

Giovanni Boldini, late 19th century

Printed title page with woodcut ornamental border and a central coat of arms topped by a cardinal's hat and tassels.

Decachordum Christianum

Marcus Vigerius, 1507

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with a bearded prophet and kneeling Mary Magdalene beneath a tree and curtain.

Virgin and Child with the Prophet Daniel and Mary Magdalene

Antonio Campi, c. 1546/1547

Watercolor of worn stone steps and a cottage with a slate roof and red brick chimney in a Cornish village.

The Steps of a House at Mousehole, Cornwall

Walter Langley, 1880

Medieval choir book page with an illuminated initial showing an angel and three women, beside square musical notation and Lat

The Three Maries at the Tomb with the Angel of the Resurrection

Master of Imola, c. 1275

Manuscript page with square chant notation on red staff lines, Latin text, and a red and blue decorated initial.

Leaf 1 from an antiphonal fragment (verso)

Unknown artist, c. 1275

Medieval manuscript leaf with square chant notation on red staves, Latin text, and blue and red decorated initials.

Leaf 2 from an antiphonal fragment

Unknown artist, c. 1275

Parchment page of medieval Latin chant with black square musical notation on red staff lines and painted red and blue initial

Leaf 2 from an antiphonal fragment (verso)

Unknown artist, c. 1275

Manuscript leaf with square chant notation on red staves, Latin liturgical text, and a blue and red decorated initial at left

Leaf 3 from an antiphonal fragment

Unknown artist, c. 1275

Manuscript page with square musical notation on red staff lines, Latin chant text, and blue and red decorated initials.

Leaf 3 from an antiphonal fragment (verso)

Unknown artist, c. 1275

Medieval manuscript page with square musical notation on red staves, Latin text, and red and blue decorated initials.

Leaf 4 from an antiphonal fragment

Unknown artist, c. 1275

Medieval manuscript page with square chant notation on red staves, Latin text, and red and blue decorated initials.

Leaf 4 from an antiphonal fragment (verso)

Unknown artist, c. 1275

Medieval parchment page with square musical notation on red staff lines, Latin text, and red and blue decorated initials.

Leaf 5 from an antiphonal fragment

Unknown artist, c. 1275

Parchment page of medieval Latin chant with red staff lines, square musical notes, and a painted blue and red decorated initi

Leaf 6 from an antiphonal fragment

Unknown artist, c. 1275

Medieval parchment manuscript leaf with red staff lines, square chant notes, Latin text and red and blue decorated initials.

Leaf 6 from an antiphonal fragment (verso)

Unknown artist, c. 1275

Medieval manuscript leaf with square musical notation on red staff lines, Latin chant text, and red and blue decorated initia

Leaf 7 from an antiphonal fragment

Unknown artist, c. 1275

Medieval choir book page with square musical notation, red rubrics, and an illuminated initial showing an old man and a young

Isaac Sending Esau Out to Hunt

Master of Imola, c. 1275

Medieval vellum leaf with square musical notation on red staff lines, Latin text, and a red and blue decorated initial.

Leaf 8 from an antiphonal fragment

Unknown artist, c. 1275

Medieval parchment leaf with square chant notation on red staff lines and Latin text, with a blue and red illuminated initial

Leaf 8 from an antiphonal fragment (verso)

Unknown artist, c. 1275

Pen and watercolor drawing of a pastoral scene with cattle, sheep, a donkey rider and classical columns and ruins.

Arcadian Landscape

Giovanni David, c. 1775

Brown ink drawing of a feathered female figure in a chariot drawn by two unicorns, with an armadillo in the foreground.

America

Maerten de Vos, c. 1585

Print of a seated sibyl reading a large book beside a winged putto, with a curtain and pillar behind her.

Sibyl with a Book and Winged Putto to the Left

after Guido Reni Bartolomeo Coriolano, mid-17th century

Engraving of Noah and his family leaving the ark with lions, deer, goats, a porcupine and birds in flight.

Noah Leaving the Ark

after Raphael Giulio Bonasone, 1544

Pale orange and grey printed birth announcement with French text for Marthe Mellerio and a sleeping infant's face at lower le

Birth Announcement for Marthe Mellerio

Maurice Denis, 1896

Sheet with seven small etchings: a woman's head, a tavern brawl, an old man with rosary, mythological and procession scenes.

Sheet with Seven Etchings

Gaetano Gandolfi, c. 1775

Engraved allegory of tolerance with a seated woman, winged figures, cherubs and a crowd of diverse figures.

Das Bild der Düldung (Allegory of Tolerance)

Franz Anton Maulbertsch, 1785

Lithograph bust portrait of a man with curly hair and a cravat, gazing upward, captioned Canova, 1826.

Antonio Canova

Henri Grévedon, 1826

Engraving of the Last Judgment with Christ in glory at center, crowds of nude figures, trumpeting angels, and damned souls be

The Last Judgement

Léonard Gaultier, after Martino Rota, after Michelangelo, c. 1600

Engraved forest landscape with travelers resting near a rustic hut, ruined stone arches, and tall trees under a cloudy sky.

Travelers Resting in a Forest near a Hut

Pieter Stevens Aegidius Sadeler II, late 16th/early 17th century

Engraving of a peasant tavern interior with a dancing couple, a violinist, drinkers at a table, and a dog on the floor.

Peasant Interior with a Dancing Couple

after Adriaen van Ostade Jonas Suyderhoff, mid-/late 17th century

Etched 1786 caricature of four standing men in an interior facing a gesturing clergyman in black robes, with speech scrolls.

The Petitioning Vintners

Unknown artist, 1786

Etching of a crowded Venetian-style hall with a robed doge on stairs and a prostrate figure on the floor below.

The Death of Doge Marino Faliero

after Eugène Delacroix Leopold Flameng, 1864

Lithographic album cover showing a clown, a man in a top hat, and a soldier on a stage, with the title Album Lithographique 1

Cover for the Album Lithographique of 1835

Denis Auguste Marie Raffet, 1835

Graphite portrait of a young man with curly hair, cravat and heavy coat on tan paper, with white highlights.

Adrien Perlet, Actor

Henri Grévedon, 1838

Pencil sketches of tombs on cream paper, including a draped standing figure on a pedestal beneath an arch outline.

Sketches of Tombs

Louis Jean Desprez, 1779 / 1784

Engraving of Christ on a cliff with a winged devil pointing to a valley of towns, castles and clouds below.

The Temptation of Christ

after Maarten de Vos Jan Sadeler I, 1582

Watercolor of thatched and red-tiled farm buildings beside a grassy path, with tree trunks at left and sea on the horizon.

A Farm near the Sea at Margate, Kent

George Richmond, 1850

Circular pen and ink drawing of a radiant robed figure above clouds, with two bearded figures and three kneeling men below.

The Transfiguration

Ercole Setti, c. 1570s/1580s

Engraving of Jupiter in clouds above gods, with nude giants falling and sprawled on rocky ground below.

Jupiter Defeating the Giants

attributed to Girolamo Faccioli, after Perino del Vaga, 1540s

Watercolor of a rocky stream with rapids, mossy red banks, and a small kingfisher perched on a branch in the foreground.

The Kingfisher's Haunt

John George Sowerby, c. 1890s

Pencil drawing of a branch of bay leaves on olive-toned paper, signed H.R. in the lower right.

Study of Bay Leaves

Henry Ryland, before 1898

Watercolor of a fishing boat battling rough waves under a dark stormy sky, with a large ship and distant coastline.

The Coming Storm: A Fishing Boat Making for Home off Whitby

Anthony Vandyke Copley Fielding, 1840

Watercolor of figures gathering heather and carrying bundles across an open moor under a cloudy blue sky.

The Heather or Broom Gatherers

David Cox, 1851

Charcoal drawing of a stone archway and cobbled street with horses, a carriage, and pedestrians in long dresses.

Pusterla dei Fabbri, Milan

Mosè Bianchi, c. 1888

Etching of a shepherdess tickling a sleeping shepherd with a feather, with sheep, a tree and hills behind them.

Sleeping Shepherd Tickled by a Shepherdess

Giuseppe Maria Crespi and Ludovico Mattioli, c. 1736

Engraving of the Last Supper with Christ and twelve apostles around a table, framed by an ornate architectural border.

The Last Supper

Master S, first quarter 16th century

Engraved print of Christ bound to a column being whipped, framed by an ornate architectural border with angels.

The Flagellation

Master S, first quarter 16th century

Engraving of Christ surrounded by armed soldiers during the betrayal, framed by an ornate border with angels at the top.

The Betrayal of Christ

Master S, first quarter 16th century

Engraving of Christ kneeling before an angel with sleeping disciples and approaching soldiers, within an ornate border.

Christ on the Mount of Olives

Master S, first quarter 16th century

Engraving of Christ carrying the cross through a crowd of soldiers, framed by an ornate architectural border with angels.

Christ Carrying the Cross and Saint Veronica

Master S, first quarter 16th century

Engraved print of Christ rising from a tomb above sleeping soldiers, framed by an ornate arched border with angels.

The Resurrection

Master S, first quarter 16th century

Engraving of Christ crowned with thorns on a platform before a crowd, framed by an ornate architectural border.

Ecce Homo

Master S, first quarter 16th century

Engraving of Pilate washing his hands at a basin in an arched hall, with armed soldiers behind and angels in the border.

Pilate Washing his Hands

Master S, first quarter 16th century

Engraving of Christ being nailed to the cross while soldiers and a crowd watch, with haloed figures above and an ornate borde

Christ Nailed to the Cross

Master S, first quarter 16th century

Engraving of Christ before a seated figure in a tall hat, surrounded by armed soldiers, within an ornate architectural border

Christ Before Annas

Master S, first quarter 16th century

Engraving of the dead Christ mourned by figures beneath a cross and crown of thorns, framed by an ornate border with angels.

The Lamentation of Christ

Master S, first quarter 16th century

Engraving of Christ kneeling to wash an apostle's foot while other apostles watch, framed by an ornate architectural niche.

Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles

Master S, first quarter 16th century

Engraving of Christ seated while soldiers press a crown of thorns onto his head in an arched interior, within an ornamental b

Christ Crowned with Thorns

Master S, first quarter 16th century

Engraved print of soldiers surrounding a nude figure seated on a block, with mounted riders behind and an ornate decorative b

The Disrobing of Christ

Master S, first quarter 16th century

Engraving of nude muscular smiths hammering at an anvil in a vaulted forge, with winged cherubs working around them.

The Forge of Vulcan

after Francesco Primaticcio Enea Vico, c. 1546/1547