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National Gallery of Art

2,569 works

Brown ink drawing of a church with a tall bell tower on a lagoon island, with gondolas and boats in the foreground.

The Island of Madonna della Grazia

Francesco Guardi

Engraved portrait of a man in a dark gown and white collar, within an ornate oval frame above a heraldic coat of arms.

Benjamin Woodroffe, R.R.S., Canon of Christ Church, Oxford

Chalk drawing on brown paper of a kneeling youth looking up at a winged angel holding a staff, with a fish at lower right.

Tobias and the Angel

Martin Johann Schmidt, 1780

Woodcut of three saints in an arched niche: a central pope with tiara and cross staff, flanked by figures holding a palm and

Saints Stephen, Sixtus, and Lawrence

Albrecht Dürer, probably c. 1504/1505

Engraving of a haloed saint confronting a crowd of demons, witches and sorcery scenes around a cauldron and pit.

Saint James and the Magician Hermogenes

Pieter van der Heyden, 1565

Woodcut of the Virgin and Christ Child receiving a covered vessel from a kneeling man, with three onlookers behind.

The Adoration of the Magi

After Lucas van Leyden, c. 1515

Sketch of several men behind a wooden railing in a courtroom, one bespectacled man in front resting his hands on the rail.

Dupas Deposition (Déposition Dupas)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896

Sketch of a courtroom scene with a standing man holding a cane, a seated man in front, and a crowd of officers behind a rail.

Ribot Deposition (Déposition Ribot)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896

Pencil sketch of a courtroom scene with robed officials at a desk, a bald man holding a top hat, and crowded spectators.

Soudais Deposition (Déposition Soudais)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1896

Blue wash drawing of the Lamentation with mourning women around Christ's body, a ladder, crosses, and a standing observer.

The Lamentation (STATIO XIII)

Januarius Zick, 1772

Engraving of Christ before Annas: a standing figure faces a seated judge in an arched hall, with soldiers and a dog in the fo

Christ before Annas

Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1480

Engraving of Christ before Pilate: a seated judge, soldiers, and a bound figure in a Gothic interior with a checkered floor.

Christ before Pilate

Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1480

Engraving of the Crucifixion with three crosses, mounted soldiers, mourners, and a crowned figure seated in the foreground.

The Crucifixion

Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1480

Engraving of Saint John seated on rocks writing, with a radiant Virgin and Child in the sky and a bird beside him.

Saint John on Patmos

Master BM, c. 1480/1490

Circular engraving of crowned Christ blessing a kneeling Virgin, with angels and a dove in an architectural setting.

Christ Blessing the Virgin

Master E. S., c. 1450

Woodcut of Saint Paul with a halo holding a sword, a book under his arm, flanked by scrollwork and cherubs.

Saint Paul

Lucas Cranach the Elder, c. 1510-1515

Woodcut of Christ with apostles and holy women in the foreground, a fortified town and hills behind them.

Christ and the Apostles and the Holy Women

Engraving of Christ washing an apostle's feet in an arched room, with onlookers and a dinner scene behind.

Christ Washing the Feet of the Apostles

Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1480

Engraving of the Lamentation with mourners around the dead Christ, and the Crucifixion scene on hills behind.

The Lamentation

Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1480

Engraving of the risen Christ on a tomb with sleeping soldiers in armor, an angel, and a distant city.

The Resurrection

Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1480

Engraving of Christ at a table with two disciples and a servant bringing bread in an arched interior.

Christ at Emmaus

Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1480

Christ seated in gold mandorla blessing twelve haloed apostles who kneel and stand in prayer against a blue field.

Christ in Majesty with Twelve Apostles

Workshop of Pacino di Bonaguida, c. 1320

Engraving of the Annunciation: an angel with wings and a scroll kneels before the Virgin beside a lily and canopy bed.

The Annunciation

Martin Schongauer, c. 1480

Engraving of Saint John seated writing with a quill beside an eagle, a radiant vision of the Virgin and Child above, a tree a

Saint John on Patmos

Martin Schongauer, c. 1475/1480

Engraving of Christ bound to a column while scourgers beat him, with armored soldiers and a tiled floor in a classical hall.

Flagellation of Christ, with the Pavement

Andrea Mantegna / Gian Marco Cavalli, 1475

Pen and ink sketch of figures gathered in an architectural interior with columns and arches.

Saint Matthew

Attributed to Stefano della Bella

Pen and brown ink sketch of a martyrdom scene with a figure on a cross, a crowd of robed men, a horse, and a banner.

The Martyrdom of Saint Philip

Attributed to Stefano della Bella

Pencil sketch of a sleeping curly-haired woman reclining on her arm in drapery, within faint arched guidelines.

Saint Cecilia

Johann Scheffer von Leonhardshoff, 1821

Pen and ink sketch of Saint Andrew on a diagonal cross with soldiers and a crowd below, framed by architecture.

The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew

Attributed to Stefano della Bella

Pen and brown ink sketch of a kneeling man surrounded by armed figures in an architectural setting with a dome.

Saint James the Great

Attributed to Stefano della Bella