National Gallery of Art

Etching of an ornate church side aisle with arches, columns, draped curtains, heraldic shields, statues and skeleton figures.

Engraving of a tiered architectural facade decorated with skeletons, skulls, draped curtains and classical columns.

Etching of an ornate funerary catafalque with columns, seated figures, rows of candles, and draped curtains above.

Etching of mounted riders and pikemen in cloaks and hats passing through a city gate beside a crenellated tower.

Etching of courtiers in ruffed collars and cloaks greeting elegantly dressed women beside a carriage.

Engraving of a formal betrothal ceremony in a columned hall, with clergy, courtiers and onlookers on a staircase.

Etching of richly dressed figures with ruff collars boarding from a gangplank toward a distant harbor city.

Engraving of a kneeling man before a seated veiled woman on a dais, surrounded by courtiers, with ships in the background.

Etching of richly dressed figures and a horse on a street, with ships and towers of a walled harbor city behind.

Engraving of a veiled, crowned woman seated on a dais receiving a kneeling man, with courtiers and attendants in a draped int

Etching of a crowned couple clasping hands before a canopy, surrounded by courtiers in ruffled collars and gowns.

Engraving of a church wedding ceremony with a priest at an altar, a seated royal couple, and courtiers in ruffled collars.

Etching of tilting ships in a stormy sea with a sea monster and a reclining merman in the foreground.

Etching of a seated king and queen on a dais receiving a standing man, with armed soldiers and a drummer behind a balustrade.

Etching of a ceremony: a crowned woman holds a swaddled infant before a bishop, with nobles and onlookers beside columns.

Etching of a courtly couple facing a bearded friar in a hooded robe, with a crowd in an arched hall behind them.

Etching of a queen in a ceremonial gown with a kneeling man, a bishop with crozier, courtiers, and workers in a street.

Etching of a seated ruler on a throne receiving a kneeling envoy while courtiers in ruffs stand around the dais.

Engraving of a seated queen in a chair receiving a cloaked envoy, with courtiers watching in a hatched interior room.

Printed Italian text page in old italic type describing statues of virtues and mottoes on a ship, with a decorative initial.

Etching of an Annunciation scene on a painted wall, with a crowd of onlookers, a painter on a ladder, and children below.

Engraving of a woman in bed, an elderly woman gesturing to a cradle with a newborn, and an Annunciation vision in clouds abov

Engraving of a bound kneeling man beside his severed head, with soldiers, tents and a radiant sun in a camp setting.

Etching of a kneeling man before an executioner with an axe, surrounded by armed soldiers, with an army camp in the distance.

Etching of an armored Knight of Malta watching a nude captive being thrown toward flames while turbaned figures stand in a co

Etching of two mounted armored horsemen in a sword encounter, with soldiers and spears behind them and an Italian caption bel

Etching of an armored rider on a rearing horse, sword raised, with soldiers and spears behind and Italian caption below.

Engraving of a kneeling queen with a crown and beads on the floor, attendants and courtiers around her, and two angels above.

Etching of a bedridden man in a canopied bed with attendants and angels appearing in clouds above.

Etching of a farrier leading a plumed horse past a crowd while a man falls from a tower above.