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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Red chalk drawing of a robed friar levitating in ecstasy beneath a monstrance, with two kneeling figures below.

Saint Paschal Baylon in Ecstasy

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, c. 1700

Engraving of a bearded flying figure with children above a kneeling man and a woman at a wooden doorway.

God Appearing to Noah

School of Marcantonio Raimondi, after Marcantonio Raimondi, after Raphael, c. 1515/1520

Pen and brown ink drawing of four overlapping bearded male heads with curly hair and draped shoulders.

Four Male Heads

Baccio Bandinelli, c. 1534

Etching of an ornate funeral catafalque with a tall tiered tower, candelabra and columns, set on stepped platforms in a cathe

Catafalque in the Cathedral of Piacenza for Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza

Giovanni Noati, after Cristoforo Rangoni, called Ficarelli, 1647

Engraving of a draped church interior with an ornate catafalque, candelabra, and seated allegorical figures flanking the tomb

Catafalque for the Funeral of the Duke of Parma Antonio I in the Church of S. Maria Maddalena in Bologna

Antonio Stiassi, c. 1731

Engraved funeral catafalque with many candles, a draped coffin, angels, a skeleton with scythe, and the word MARIA on its bas

Catafalque for an Unknown Woman Named Maria

Unknown artist, 17th century

Graphite and chalk drawing of a seated male nude with one arm raised overhead, gripping a chair back, on grey paper.

Seated Male Nude with Raised Right Hand

William Linnell, c. 1845/1850

Engraved title page of Les Graces (1769) with flower garlands, a ribbon bow, and two putti holding a wreath.

Les Graces

Various Artists and Anne-Gabriel Meusnier de Querlon, 1769

Engraved title page of Les Saisons, poème, showing a lyre within a wreath of flowers and wheat, dated 1775.

Les Saisons: poëme

Various Artists Jean-François de Saint-Lambert, 1775

Dark green leather-bound book with gilt spine tooling and a green marbled paper cover panel edged in gold.

La Dernière Héloïse: ou, Lettres de Junie (Part I and Part II)

Various Artists Citoyen de Verdun Dauphin, 1784

Yellow book cover with black outlined stylized figures holding hands, title lettering above and publisher name below.

Front cover from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1925

Title page with black and red lettering and a woodcut of a standing nude figure in a wide-brimmed hat, by Ernst Ludwig Kirchn

Title page from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1925

Page with a red and blue woodcut of a town with a tower, above a black woodcut of a nude man beside German text.

Ornament from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1925

Ink sketch of standing and seated figures above German printed text on a book page, by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.

In-text plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1925

Black and white woodcut of angular figures working among trees and plants in a rural landscape, by Ernst Ludwig Kirchner.

Plate from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1925

Bucheinband (cover) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1924

Red and black woodcut title page with a central figure, raised arms, clawed feet, and bold lettering for Georg Heym's Umbra V

Titelblatt (title page) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1924

Title page of Georg Heym's Umbra Vitae with a black woodcut of two figures before angular mountain peaks.

Titelvignette (Title vignette) from Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1924

Woodcut title page with bold black lettering on the left and a hooded, angular figure with a pale face on the right.

title page for Alfred Döblin: Das Stiftsfräulein und der Tod (Alfred Döblin: The Canoness and Death)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1913

Black and white woodcut of a standing woman in an interior with framed pictures, potted plants and a round stool.

plate 1 in Alfred Döblin: Das Stiftsfräulein und der Tod (Alfred Döblin: The Canoness and Death)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1913

Black and white woodcut of a stylized female figure among jagged plants under a dark sky with a small moon.

plate 2 in Alfred Döblin: Das Stiftsfräulein und der Tod (Alfred Döblin: The Canoness and Death)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1913

Black and white woodcut of a pale-faced woman in dark dress beside a crowd of jagged, angular figures.

plate 3 in Alfred Döblin: Das Stiftsfräulein und der Tod (Alfred Döblin: The Canoness and Death)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1913

Black woodcut of a hooded, cloaked figure with angular lines on cream paper, from Kirchner's 1913 Döblin book plate.

plate 4 in Alfred Döblin: Das Stiftsfräulein und der Tod (Alfred Döblin: The Canoness and Death)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1913

Graphite sketch of a frontal face with large eyes, broad nose and framing hair, numbered 32 in the lower right corner.

Self-Portrait

Lyubov Popova, 1910s

Graphite portrait of a woman with short hair and a dark cap, wearing a dark top with a ruffled collar, on tan paper.

Self-Portrait

Olga Rozanova, c. 1915

Woodcut headpiece in red and blue showing a town with a tower, beside a black woodcut of a nude man and German text.

Headpiece from Kirchner Zeichnungen (Kirchner Drawings)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1925

Printed book page with German poem and a black and white woodcut of angular figures in a crowded city scene.

Umbra Vitae (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1912/1922

Book page with German poem above a black woodcut of a crowd and flames, with figures fleeing a burning city.

Der Krieg (The War) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1912/1922

Book page with German poem above a black woodcut of gaunt, angular figures with staring faces and a gesturing central figure.

Die Morgue (The Morgue) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1912/1922

Book page with German poem Die Seefahrer above a black-and-white woodcut of figures and a ship.

Die Seefahrer (The Seafarer) (in-text plate) from mock-up of Georg Heym: Umbra Vitae (Georg Heym: Shadow of Life)

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1912/1922