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National Gallery of Art

25,760 works

Painting of a polar bear attacking a seal on ice floes, with a sailing ship and icebergs in the distance.

Law of the Wild

Charles S. Raleigh, 1881

Naive painting of two horses and four cows beside a gray barn, with a white house with green shutters behind a fence.

The Barnyard

Amzi Emmons Zeliff, 1850

Oil portrait of a man in a black hat and fur-trimmed coat before a green curtain, with a village landscape at right.

Portrait of a Nobleman

Nicolaus Kremer, 1529

Painting of a wounded woman reclining in red silk, supported by an older man, with a young hunter and bow beside her.

Silvio with the Wounded Dorinda

Two fishermen haul a net on a riverbank beside a boat, with a town skyline and spires under a cloudy sky.

Hauling the Net, with a View of Zwolle

Dirk Hardenstein, 1663

Oil portrait of a man with powdered hair, dark coat and white cravat against a dark background with red drapery.

John Peck

John Johnston, 1795

Painted double portrait of a seated man in a gold coat and a boy in black with a ruffled collar, before red drapery.

Father and Son

Jonathan Budington, 1800

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a black dress, lace collar and gold necklace, holding a red fan in an upholstered gold chai

Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith (Mrs. Seba Smith)

John Wesley Paradise, 1845

Portrait of a man in a navy uniform with red collar, gold braid, and a sword, against a gray-green background.

John Harrisson

Frederick Mayhew, 1823

Painting of a seated woman in a white bonnet holding a toddler in a white dress with blue ribbons, against a dark background.

Mrs. John Harrisson and Daughter

Frederick Mayhew, 1823

Folk portrait of a young child in a yellow dress holding a leash beside a white dog, with a harbor and town behind.

Joshua Lamb

Abram Ross Stanley, 1842

Portrait of a woman in pink dress and blue shawl holding a book, with a harbor city view and painted frame in background.

Eliza Wells

Abram Ross Stanley, 1840

Oil portrait of a seated boy in a red velvet jacket and white collar, holding a riding crop, with a distant landscape.

Portrait of a Young Horsewoman

Charles David, 1839

Painting of a man in a top hat driving a chestnut trotting horse in a two-wheeled sulky on a racetrack.

The Trotter

Charles S. Humphreys, 1860

Painting of a bay horse pulling a red racing sulky driven by a man in a checked cap on a dirt track.

Budd Doble Driving Goldsmith Maid at Belmont Driving Park

Charles S. Humphreys, 1876

Naive painting of two uniformed officers seated on a log beside a log cabin and palisade fence, with tall trees.

Marion Feasting the British Officer on Sweet Potatoes

George Washington Mark, 1848

Two girls in matching red dresses stand before dark trees, with a small house and pink sky in the distance.

Sisters in Red

Sturtevant J. Hamblin, 1840

Painting of three children: a boy in a dark suit and two girls in matching blue dresses with white lace trim.

The Younger Generation

Sturtevant J. Hamblin, 1850

Painted panorama of the Berks County Almshouse with surrounding farmland, cattle, carriages, and smaller vignettes of outbuil

Berks County Almshouse, 1878

Charles C. Hofmann, 1878

Oil painting of a wooded landscape with a wooden gate, a leaning autumn tree, picnickers at left and two donkeys at right.

Landscape with Picnickers and Donkeys by a Gate

Joseph Paul, 1830

Painted bird's-eye view of the Berks County Almshouse with brick buildings, gardens, grazing cows, and smaller framed scenes.

Berks County Almshouse, 1895

Louis Mader, 1895

Painting of a galloping bay horse in a field, with a steam locomotive and train passing in the distance under cloudy skies.

The Neigh of an Iron Horse

Joseph Anderson Faris, 1860

Painting of a mourning woman beside an inscribed memorial stone, with a willow tree, village church, and sunset sky.

Eaton Family Memorial

Samuel Jordan, 1831

Still life painting of red cherries in a wooden bowl and spilled on a reflective table against an olive background.

Red Cherries

Robert Spear Dunning, 1866

Still life painting of a wineglass, two peaches, and green grapes on a carved wooden table against a brown background.

Still Life, Wineglass, Two Peaches

Robert Spear Dunning

Painting of a large American frigate under full sail on rough green seas, with a distant naval engagement and smoke on the ho

The United States Frigate "President" Engaging the British Squadron, 1815

Fitz Henry Lane, 1850

Abstract painting of flat red, blue, green, ochre and brown shapes with jagged wedges and wavy edges, with small speckled dot

Space Divided by Line Motive

Arthur Dove, 1943

Pastel portrait of a young man with powdered hair in a brown velvet coat and gold embroidered waistcoat.

Sir John Reade, Baronet

Rosalba Carriera, 1739

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of Judith and a maidservant holding the severed head of Holofernes.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Follower of Andrea Mantegna, c. 1480

Pencil elevation drawing of a paneled interior wall with an arched fresco, carved medallion and ornate wainscot, 1896.

Perugino's Udienza del Cambio in the Collegio del Cambio, Perugia

John Russell Pope, 1896

Pastel drawing of a smiling woman with blue ribbons in her hair holding a paintbrush and palette.

Allegory of Painting

Rosalba Carriera, 1730s

Engraving of nude figures on a tiled stage, with a piping satyr, blindfolded women, a crowned seated figure and winged putti.

Virtus Combusta: An Allegory of Virtue

Workshop of Andrea Mantegna, 1500/1505

Pencil drawing of an altarpiece elevation with arched figure panels above annotated triangular ceiling panel designs.

Study of an Altarpiece and Ceiling Panels

John Russell Pope, 1896

Engraving of a seated woman with long hair holding a stringed instrument, with trees and hills behind her and a decorative bo

Talia (Thalia)

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Engraving of nude Apollo drawing a bow on a globe, with Diana seen from behind below him amid radiating sun rays.

Apollo and Diana

Jacopo de' Barbari, c. 1503

Pencil architectural elevation of a brick facade with arched windows, a paneled door, and annotated brickwork details.

Siena Brickwork

John Russell Pope, c. 1896

Engraved tarot card of a crowned figure seated on two swans, holding a laurel branch, with a star globe below.

Apollo

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Engraving of nude revelers and satyrs around a wine vat under a grapevine, with sleeping putti on the ground.

Bacchanal with a Wine Vat

Andrea Mantegna, before 1481

Pencil architectural elevation of the Palazzo Pollini facade in Siena with window rows, moldings and dimension notes.

Palazzo Pollini, Siena, Attributed to Peruzzi

John Russell Pope, 1896

Engraving of a robed figure with a cross entering a dark arched gate, with nude figures and horned demons above.

Descent into Limbo

Workshop of Andrea Mantegna, c. 1475

Engraving of sea gods battling, with tritons, winged sea horses, a sea monster, and a figure with a trident.

Battle of the Sea Gods [left half]

Andrea Mantegna, before 1481

Pencil elevation of an ornate doorway with putti flanking a coat of arms in an arched pediment, with color notes.

Siena Cathedral, Entrance to Library

John Russell Pope, c. 1896

Engraving of two nude male wrestlers, Hercules lifting Antaeus, beside a tree trunk with draped cloth.

Hercules and Antaeus

Workshop of Andrea Mantegna, c. 1495

Pen and ink drawing of sea gods and tritons battling among reeds and waves, with a nude female figure at left.

Battle of the Sea Gods [right half]

Andrea Mantegna, before 1481

Pencil elevation drawing of a striped Romanesque church facade with tiered arcades and a central doorway.

An Interesting Romanesque Treatment, San Giovanni, Pistoia

John Russell Pope, c. 1896

Engraving of four dancing female figures in flowing drapery, one holding a trailing ribbon, against hatched shading.

Four Dancing Muses

Workshop of Andrea Mantegna, after 1497

Engraving of a nude man with a shield watching animals fight, including a lion, dragon, unicorn and boar, by a rocky cliff.

Allegorical Theme: Combat of Animals

Master of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist, c. 1515/1520

Pencil elevation drawing of the facade of St. Andrea in Pistoia, Italy, with pediment, round window and arched bays.

St. Andrea, Pistoia

John Russell Pope, c. 1896

Vertical ornamental frieze with an urn, dolphins, armor, weapons and small figures at the base, drawn in grey ink.

Two Children Wearing Helmets

Giovanni Pietro Birago and Zoan Andrea, c. 1505/1515

Engraving of the Virgin and Child enthroned with Saint Anne, flanked by angels and shepherds in arched landscape scenes.

Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saint Anne

Master NA. DAT with the Mousetrap, c. 1512/1513

Pencil elevation drawing of a two-story library facade with a central pedimented doorway and wide staircase.

Library, San Lorenzo

John Russell Pope, c. 1896

Vertical engraved ornament panel with scrolls, urns, cherubs, and a Nereid riding a sea creature at the bottom.

Nereid Ridden by Two Children

Giovanni Pietro Birago and Zoan Andrea, c. 1505/1515

Engraving of a seated woman with a branch, a horned satyr playing pipes, a satyr child, and a leopard in a wooded landscape.

Satyr Family

Benedetto Montagna, c. 1512/1520

Pencil sketch of the Florence Duomo with its large dome and lantern, seen from a low angle with small figures below.

The Duomo, Florence

John Russell Pope, 1897

Engraving of many nude male warriors fighting with swords, axes and bows in front of a dense wooded background.

Battle of the Nudes

Antonio del Pollaiuolo, 1470/1475

Engraving of putti hammering an anvil among ruined arches, with a dragon and sleeping figures in the foreground and a distant

Fate of an Evil Tongue

Nicoletto da Modena, c. 1507

Pencil drawing of two seated stone lions on decorated pedestals, with fleur-de-lis shields and moulding profiles, by John Rus

Il Marzocco, Donatello

John Russell Pope, c. 1896

Engraving of an old woman in a hood spinning thread with a distaff beside a stone fireplace.

Old Woman with a Distaff

Enea Vico after Parmigianino

Engraving of Saint George in armor with a spear and sword, standing beside a dragon before classical architecture.

Saint George

Nicoletto da Modena, c. 1510

Pencil architectural drawing of an arched niche and round arcade with carved capitals, titled Bologna Brick Wall.

Bologna Brick Wall

John Russell Pope, c. 1896

Engraving of an armored knight on horseback accompanied by a horned devil, a dog, a skull and an hourglass.

Knight, Death and Devil

Albrecht Dürer, 1513

Engraving of the Nativity with Mary kneeling by the infant Christ, Joseph with a lantern, an ox and donkey, and angels in a s

The Nativity

Martin Schongauer, c. 1470/1475

Study of Moldings

John Russell Pope, c. 1896

Engraving of a cannon on a carriage beside a tree, with soldiers at right and a village and hills beyond, dated 1518.

Landscape with the Cannon

Albrecht Dürer, 1518