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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Etching of the Virgin standing on clouds, crowned by two winged angels, with cherub heads below.

The Coronation of the Virgin

Simone Cantarini

Pencil drawing of a bearded faun with a leafy wreath, seated with one arm raised, on grey-tan paper.

Faun Reclining

Ciro Ferri, 1660

Etching of the infant Saint John seated with a lamb and reed staff in an outdoor landscape, by Simone Cantarini, 1612.

The Infant Saint John

Simone Cantarini

Sepia drawing of imagined Roman ruins with a triumphal arch, columns, a domed building, and travelers on a road.

A Capriccio View of Roman Ruins along the Tiber

Jacob van der Ulft

Etching of Saint Sebastian, a seated nude man pierced by arrows beside a tree, with a cherub holding a palm above.

Saint Sebastian

Simone Cantarini, 1640s

Brown ink and wash drawing of a fortified town with a gateway, soldiers, sailing boats and horsemen on a shoreline.

A Coastal Scene with a Fortified Town

Jacob van der Ulft, 1670

Etching of Saint Anthony of Padua holding the Christ Child, surrounded by cherubs and angels in clouds, with a book at his fe

The Large Saint Anthony of Padua

Simone Cantarini

Pen and brown ink drawing with red chalk of figures lowering Christ's body from the cross using ladders.

The Deposition

Thomas Blanchet, 1670

Pen and ink drawing of a robed saint holding the Christ Child, with a balustrade and column behind them.

Saint Anthony of Padua Holding the Christ Child

Simone Cantarini, 1640s

Etching of a robed saint lifting a writhing man as a kneeling woman and onlookers watch under trees.

Saint Benedict Healing the Possessed

Simone Cantarini after Lodovico Carracci

Etching of a winged guardian angel pointing upward while leading a barefoot child across a rocky landscape.

The Guardian Angel

Simone Cantarini

Etching of Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto with an eagle, horses, putti holding scales, and a trident-bearing figure at sea.

Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto

Simone Cantarini

Etching of Europa riding a flower-crowned bull, surrounded by flying cherubs and putti over a sea and landscape.

The Rape of Europa

Simone Cantarini

Etching of Mars in armor beside Venus leaning on a tree, with Cupid seated at their feet near rocks and a branch.

Mars, Venus and Cupid

Simone Cantarini after Veronese

Etching of Venus embracing Adonis in a wooded landscape while a winged cupid draws a bow beside them.

Venus and Adonis

Simone Cantarini, 1640s

Etching of angels and a putto holding an oval coat of arms above a kneeling bearded man and a distant bridge.

Frontispiece with Coat of Arms

Simone Cantarini

Etching of the Virgin seated under a tree with the Christ Child, John the Baptist and a lamb in a landscape.

The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist

Giulio Carpioni

Etching of the Virgin nursing the infant Christ beside an aged Saint Joseph, with angels and a column above.

The Holy Family by a Column

Bartolomeo Biscaino, c. 1655

Etching of a shaded country road with a standing figure, stone benches, and a distant ruined tower under clouds.

An Evening Stroll

Ferdinand Kobell, 1777

Engraving of Mount Parnassus with Apollo, the Muses, and Pegasus, with figures on rocky slopes and Latin inscription below.

The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1739: Mount Parnassus with Apollo, the Muses, and Pegasus

Miquel Sorelló

Woodcut of a saint kneeling before an enthroned God and crowned elders in clouds, with a castle and forest below.

Saint John before God and the Elders

Albrecht Dürer, probably c. 1496/1498

Engraving of a triumphal procession with Bacchus and Ceres on a chariot, satyrs and banner bearers in a mountain landscape.

The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1738: The Triumph of Bacchus and Ceres

Miquel Sorelló, 1738

Woodcut of falling stars, sun and moon, angels above, and a terrified crowd below, by Albrecht Dürer.

The Opening of the Fifth and Sixth Seals

Albrecht Dürer, probably c. 1496/1498

Engraving of allegorical figures, a lion and a ship in clouds above the sea, with Italian inscription below.

The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1741: Allegory of Regal Magnificence

Miquel Sorelló, 1741

Engraving of Neptune and Minerva's contest with gods on clouds, a rearing horse, a warrior, and an olive branch, with Italian

The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1742: The Contest of Neptune and Minerva

Miquel Sorelló, 1742

Etching of a turbaned philosopher seated beside a globe, reading a book, with a tree and compass at left.

Philosopher Seated, with Globe, Book, and Compass

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Engraved allegorical print of Venus with an infant on clouds, sea nymphs and tritons below, and a zodiac arc above.

The Prima Macchina for the Chinea of 1743: Venus Genetrix

Miquel Sorelló, 1743

Engraved elevation of a tiered ceremonial facade with columns, niches, an equestrian statue, and a crowned coat of arms.

The Seconda Macchina for the Chinea of 1746: The Territories of the Kingdom of Naples

Miquel Sorelló, 1746

Brown wash drawing of a shaded woodland river with a leaning tree, rocks, and a small fisherman standing by the water.

A Woodland River with a Fisherman

Head of a Boy