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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Engraving of a town square where a woman turns away the Virgin and Joseph with a donkey at an inn, with a zodiac goat above.

The Virgin and Joseph Refused at the Inn (Capricornus)

Adriaen Collaert, 1585

Black ink sketch of nude boxers in a fight, with gloved fists raised and loose spectators sketched above.

Die Boxer (The Boxers) from Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart (German Printmakers of Our Time)

Rudolf Grossman, 1920

Ink drawing of an abstracted plant with curling tendrils and flower-like heads on a cream background.

Riesenblattlaus (Giant Aphid) from Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart (German Printmakers of Our Time)

Paul Klee, 1920

Black ink print of two nude bathers in angular, expressive strokes against a hatched background.

Badende (Bathers) from Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart (German Printmakers of Our Time)

Otto Mueller, 1920

Engraving of a peacock, a goose and ducks in a pond, with a village church, bridge and hills in the background.

Birds, Avium Vivae Icones

Adriaen Collaert

Expressive black crayon drawing of a lion with head lowered, shown on a cream paper background.

Löwe (Lion) from Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart (German Printmakers of Our Time)

René Beeh, 1920

Engraved triumphal chariot with a crowned ruler, allegorical figures, a lion and an eagle, and Latin inscriptions.

The Triumphal Chariot of Maximilian I (The Great Triumphal Car) [plate 1 of 8]

Albrecht Dürer, 1523 (Latin ed.)

Woodcut of an ornate triumphal chariot with an eagle emblem, allegorical virtue figures, and labeled banners.

The Triumphal Chariot of Maximilian I (The Great Triumphal Car) [plate 2 of 8]

Albrecht Dürer, 1523 (Latin ed.)

Woodcut of a female allegorical figure leading ornate horses pulling a triumphal chariot, with Latin text above and labels Mo

The Triumphal Chariot of Maximilian I (The Great Triumphal Car) [plate 3 of 8]

Albrecht Dürer, 1523 (Latin ed.)

Woodcut of a charioteer driving two decorated horses while a winged figure holds a laurel wreath, with Latin text above.

The Triumphal Chariot of Maximilian I (The Great Triumphal Car) [plate 4 of 8]

Albrecht Dürer, 1523 (Latin ed.)

Woodcut of a chariot pulled by two armored horses, with allegorical figures holding laurel wreaths and Latin text above.

The Triumphal Chariot of Maximilian I (The Great Triumphal Car) [plate 5 of 8]

Albrecht Dürer, 1523 (Latin ed.)

Etching of soldiers and women resting by a tent and cooking fire, with a stone tower and trees in the background.

Halt on the March

Jean-Baptiste Pater

Woodcut of two allegorical figures with laurel wreaths guiding horses pulling a triumphal chariot, with Latin text above.

The Triumphal Chariot of Maximilian I (The Great Triumphal Car) [plate 6 of 8]

Albrecht Dürer, 1523 (Latin ed.)

Etching of a bearded, curly-haired man in draped robes raising one hand upward against a hatched background.

Christ the Savior

Gabriel Ehinger, 1680

Woodcut of a horse-drawn triumphal chariot with a charioteer holding laurel wreaths, labeled Audacia and Magnanimitas.

The Triumphal Chariot of Maximilian I (The Great Triumphal Car) [plate 7 of 8]

Albrecht Dürer, 1523 (Latin ed.)

Etching of the Virgin with lowered eyes, veiled head, and folded hands, wrapped in a flowing cloak against a hatched backgrou

The Virgin

Gabriel Ehinger, 1680

Woodcut of a decorated triumphal chariot horse with figures holding laurel wreaths, with Latin text above.

The Triumphal Chariot of Maximilian I (The Great Triumphal Car) [plate 8 of 8]

Albrecht Dürer, 1523 (Latin ed.)

Brown wash drawing of a riverside with a multi-arched stone bridge, riders, a cart, pedestrians, and classical buildings.

A View of the Pont Neuf, the Mint, etc.: pl.8

Thomas Girtin, published 1802

Etching of a river landscape with a castle on a hill, village church spires, cottages, and a barge on the water.

Vue du chateau de Madrid

Jean Jacques de Boissieu

Lithograph of a cart packed with wounded soldiers, horses in harness, and a man in a long coat pointing ahead.

Cart Filled with Wounded Soldiers (Chariot charge de soldats blesses)

Théodore Géricault, 1818

Horizontal ornamental strip with a golden dragon, red heraldic shields, scrolling foliage, and a small wild man with a staff.

Grotesque Strip with Dragon, Shields and Wild Men

Unknown artist, c. 1475/1500

Woodcut broadside with German verse, a crowned Virgin and Child, and the Crucifixion between grotesque decorative borders.

Broadside with Two Scenes from the Life of Christ, and Grotesque Borders

Unknown artist, c. 1475/1500

Etching of a harbor with a stone fortress, moored sailing ships, large trees, and figures including a seated artist in the fo

Coast Scene with an Artist (Le dessinateur)

Claude Lorrain, c. 1638/1641

Pencil sketch of a standing man in a long coat and pointed hat, holding a walking stick, on pale paper.

A Gentleman with a Walking Stick

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, early 1750s

Sepia architectural plan of Villa Madama in Rome within an ornate decorative frame with putti and a coat of arms.

Villa Madama a Rome

Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, 1809

Engraved portrait of a man in a plumed hat and lace ruff holding a baton, with armor and an arched courtyard behind him.

Frederik Hendrik, Prince of Nassau-Orange

Willem Jacobsz Delff after Adriaen Pietersz van de Venne, 1618

Drawing of a seated crowned woman with an anchor and billowing drapery, rendered in chalk on blue-grey paper.

Hope with Her Anchor

Merry-Joseph Blondel

Cattle wade in a mountain lake beneath steep forested cliffs, with a rider, bathers and a village church at right.

Königsee with the Cliffs of St. Bartholomëe

Wilhelm von Kobell, 1837

Engraved landscape with three nude men, a dog, a river, a farmhouse and distant mountains under clouds.

Landscape with Three Nude Men and a Dog

Jan Sadeler I after Gillis Mostaert

Pen and watercolour drawing of a brick tower by a river with rowboats, a sailing ship, and figures on the bank.

Scene with a Tower to the Left

Hendrick Avercamp, c. 1620