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National Gallery of Art

2,569 works

Etching of a priest offering a chalice to kneeling worshippers at an altar, with a server holding a candle stand in a church

Communion in the Church of Saint Medard (La communion dans l'eglise St.-Medard)

Alphonse Legros

Etching of a dying saint on the ground surrounded by hooded friars, one reading an open book, with a skull in the foreground.

The Death of Saint Francis (La mort de St. Francois)

Alphonse Legros

Ink and wash study of Saint Michael with a sword defeating falling demons, with wing studies above.

Studies for Saint Michael Defeating the Rebel Angels

Niccola Ricciolini

Saint John at the Foot of the Cross

Maso Finiguerra, 1460

Etching of a friar holding a lily and an open book, with a hatched sky and small landscape details.

Saint Anthony of Padua

Woodcut of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child among kneeling kings beneath ruined arches and a distant town.

The Adoration of the Magi

Engraving of a standing Madonna with flowing drapery and a book, beside a tall lily in a vase.

The Madonna

Martin Schongauer, c. 1490/1491

Pen and ink drawing of an altarpiece with the Madonna and Child flanked by two saints within a classical architectural frame.

Altarpiece of the Madonna and Child with Saints, in Its Architectural Setting

Perino del Vaga, 1528

Engraving of the Virgin and Christ Child in an ornate niche, with a kneeling haloed monk before a decorated arch and landscap

The Vision of Saint Bernard

Dirk Jacobsz. Vellert, 1524

Chalk drawing of a bearded prophet turning toward an angel at upper left, with an open book on a ledge.

A Prophet Addressed by an Angel

Sebastiano del Piombo, 1517

Etching of a Gothic church gateway with an inscribed plaque, two workers beside a hand cart, and figures in the passage beyon

Saint Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield

Hedley Fitton, 1909

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Magi, with the Virgin holding the Christ Child and a kneeling king offerin

The Adoration of the Magi

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, 1650

Medieval manuscript page with a painted Coronation of the Virgin initial, Latin chant text, and musical staves.

Coronation of the Virgin with Attendant Saints

Follower of Johannes von Valkenburg, second quarter 14th century

Woodcut of the Virgin holding the Christ child, crowned by two angels, with stars, radiating flames and a plant at the base.

The Virgin Crowned by Two Angels

Unknown artist, c. 1500

Etching of a bearded prophet with arms raised before a crowd of upturned faces, set against dense cross-hatched shadow.

Prophet (Le prophete)

Théophile Alexandre Steinlen, 1902

Etching of a rural hillside with farm buildings, trees, a cart and small figures with animals under an open sky.

Saint Maurice in Bourgogne (Saint Maurice en Bourgogne)

Alphonse Legros

Black and white woodcut of the Nativity with kneeling Mary, infant Christ on a cushion, shepherds, columns, and a distant tow

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1520

Woodcut of a haloed figure standing before a kneeling veiled woman beside a tree, with a crowd in the background.

Christ Taking Leave of Mary before the Passion

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1513

Red chalk study of a standing robed figure looking upward, with separate studies of hands and drapery on blue paper.

Studies of Saint James the Greater

Carlo Maratta, 1686

Watercolor landscape of trees, a stone balustraded building, and a distant dome under a pale sky, dated 1863.

View of the Dome of Saint Peter's, Rome

Henri Harpignies, 1863

Engraving of the Virgin with halo holding the infant Christ, seated in a colonnaded hall with arches and a distant town.

The Virgin and Child

Jean de Gourmont

Dark drawing of a rider on horseback with a lance facing a glowing dragon-like creature under a luminous sky.

Saint George and the Dragon

Odilon Redon, 1880

Engraving of kneeling clergy and bishops before an altar showing Christ of the Pietà in a Gothic church interior.

The Mass of Saint Gregory

Israhel van Meckenem, c. 1490/1500

Grey-toned drawing of four framed scenes from Christ's life, including a figure riding a donkey among a crowd, with gold bord

Four Scenes from the Life of Christ

Georges Hurtrel, in or before 1870

Etching of the Madonna spinning with an angel holding a distaff, a sleeping figure in a draped bed, and a window.

The Madonna Spinning

Jacques Bellange, c. 1612-1616

Arched engraving of Saint John watching four horsemen ride over fallen figures beneath an angel in clouds.

Saint John Sees the Four Horsemen

Jean Duvet, 1546/1556

Pencil sketch of a veiled woman bending over a nude infant, with drapery studies below, on a gridded sheet.

Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine with Saint Jerome

Francesco Vanni

Engraving of the entombment of Christ with mourners, a rocky cliff, and three crosses on a distant hill.

The Entombment

Andrea Mantegna, c. 1470/1475

Pen and ink drawing of the Holy Family seated outdoors under trees, with the Virgin holding the infant Christ.

The Holy Family

Simone Cantarini

Etching of seated robed figures, a child, and a man reading a book beside classical columns and a relief panel.

Holy Family