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National Gallery of Art

2,569 works

Brown chiaroscuro print of the dead Christ supported by an old man, with grieving women and a haloed figure around him.

The Entombment

Andrea Andreani, 1585

Pen and grey wash drawing of two bearded prophets with a winged angel behind them, one holding a tablet and one seated with a

The Prophets Hosea and Jonah

Louis-Félix Delarue

Pen and ink drawing of the Baptism of Christ with a nude Christ, a bearded baptizer, and onlookers in a landscape.

The Baptism of Christ

Pietro Perugino, 1475

Pen and ink sketch study of the Adoration of the Shepherds with kneeling figures, angels, an infant, and animals.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Pietro Perugino, 1517

Pen and brown ink drawing over red chalk of a crouching, long-haired male figure holding a skull.

Saint Jerome

Alessandro Vittoria, 1565

Black chalk drawing of a young man's head with curly hair and a direct gaze, on tan paper.

Head of Saint John the Baptist

Andrea del Sarto, 1523

Etching of Saint Anne kneeling on clouds, received by the Virgin Mary and a crowned figure, surrounded by putti and a dove.

Saint Anne Received by the Virgin and Christ

Etching of Saint Francis kneeling in prayer beside a skull and open book, with a cherub at left in an oval frame.

Saint Francis

Pietro Rotari, 1730

Print of the Nativity: kneeling Virgin Mary holds infant Jesus beside an ox, an angel, and Joseph in an arched architectural

The Nativity

Mair von Landshut, 1499

Woodcut print with a central Nativity scene, Passion panels above, kneeling worshippers and German text below.

The Nativity

Woodcut of Christ on the cross flanked by a veiled woman and a young man, with a skull at the base and a distant town.

Christ on the Cross with Mary and John

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in clerical dress with a halo, with a Latin inscription below naming Saint Ignatius de Loy

Saint Ignatius de Loyola

Aegidius Sadeler

Engraved portrait of Saint Ignatius of Loyola in ornate vestments with halo, hand on an open book beside a pedestal.

Saint Ignatius de Loyola

Schelte Adams Bolswert after Sir Peter Paul Rubens, 1622

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and fur-trimmed coat, with Latin inscription below.

John More, Rector of Saint Andrew's, Norwich

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Engraved portrait of an elderly bearded man in a fur-trimmed cloak and ruffled collar, with Latin inscription below.

Alexander Nowell, Dean of Saint Paul's

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Red chalk drawing of a robed male figure above four women in draped garments, several looking upward toward him.

Christ Appearing to the Four Marys

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 1650

Brown ink and wash drawing of a turbaned man greeting three winged angels seated at a table beneath a tree.

Abraham Entertaining the Angels

Jan Tengnagel, 1610

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin and Child on clouds above two seated female saints in an arched frame.

The Virgin and Child Adored by Saint Catherine and Another Female Saint

Pietro Damini, 1620

Engraving of Saint Robert, a robed Cistercian abbot with halo and crozier, standing in a river landscape.

Saint Robert, Founder and First Abbot of the Cistercian Monks

Johannes Wierix

Engraved portrait of a bearded older man in a dark cloak and white collar, hands clasped, with Latin text below.

John Rogers, Prebendary of Saint Paul's, Protestant Martyr

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Etching of a haloed bearded saint in a flowing robe holding a book and cross beside a rocky outcrop.

Saint Philip Neri

Johann Friedrich Overbeck, 1826

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and ruff, holding an open book on a ledge.

William Whitaker, D.D., Master of Saint John's College, Cambridge

Willem de Passe and Magdalena de Passe, published 1620

Woodcut print of a seated Buddha with closed eyes inside an arched, ornate niche, pale figure on dark ground.

Bouddha (Buddha)

Paul Gauguin, in or after 1895

Drawing of a crowned saint cooking wafers at a stove while two youths press wine in a stone room.

Saint Wenzel Cooking Hosts as Two Youths Press Wine

Eduard von Steinle, 1866

Engraving of Christ crucified with an INRI plaque, flanked by a kneeling woman and mourners in a rocky landscape.

The Small Crucifixion

Raphael Sadeler the Elder, 1605

Engraving of Saint Luke painting the Virgin and Child in the clouds, with angels and an ox beside him.

Saint Luke Painting the Virgin

Raphael Sadeler the Elder, 1580

Medieval manuscript page with green-washed interlace ornament and two fantastical animals, one scaled and winged, one shaggy.

Saint John Dictating to the Venerable Bede

Unknown artist, c. 1140

Illuminated page showing the crowned Virgin and Christ in a gold mandorla, with the Trinity above and rows of saints around.

Coronation of the Virgin with the Trinity and Saints

Olivetan Master, c. 1440

Etching of the Finding of Moses: crowned woman and attendants on a riverbank, infant in a basket among willows, 1548.

Finding of Moses

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548

Etching of Moses kneeling before a burning bush and a robed figure in flames, with sheep and a distant town in the landscape.

Moses and the Burning Bush

Augustin Hirschvogel, 1548