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National Gallery of Art

2,569 works

Engraving of the Virgin embracing the infant Christ, with drapery behind them and a tree and figure in an arched niche at lef

Virgin and Child

Ventura Salimbeni after Guido Reni

Etching of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, kneeling kings, horses, and angels around a radiant star.

The Adoration of the Magi

Pietro Testa, c. 1640

Etching of the infant Christ embracing a cross with the Virgin, angels and cherubs, under a tree in clouds.

The Infant Christ Embracing the Cross (The Dream of Joseph)

Pietro Testa, 1635/1637

Woodcut of The Entombment showing a nude body being lowered by bearded men beside a large tree and hooded mourners.

The Entombment

Giuseppe Scolari, 1592/1607

Etching of bearded men gathered by two reclining bodies in a dim, wooded cave lit by a central glow.

The Bodies of Saints Peter and Paul Hidden in the Catacombs

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, c. 1645/1647

Etching of a robed figure pointing toward light as onlookers gather at a tomb beneath trees.

The Resurrection of Lazarus

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, c. 1645

Pen and wash drawing of a seated saint writing beside an eagle in an oval, within an ornate decorative frame.

Saint John on Patmos

Geoffroy Dumonstier, 1547

Pen and brown ink sketch of a winged warrior figure pressing down on a serpent-tailed demon, with a robed figure above.

Saint Michael

Giulio Romano, c. 1527/1528

Pen and brown wash drawing of Christ touching a kneeling leper while robed onlookers watch beneath a tree.

Christ Healing the Leper

Attributed to Pieter de Jode I

Engraving of Christ speaking with a Samaritan woman at a well, with a city and tower across the water behind them.

Christ and the Samaritan Woman

Giulio Campagnola, c. 1510

Brown wash drawing of Saint Paul preaching to a crowd beneath a classical arcade with Corinthian columns.

Saint Paul Preaching in Athens

Giovanni Paolo Panini, 1734

Pen drawing of an angel descending to a kneeling man under pines, with a shepherd, sheep, and dog in a landscape below.

The Annunciation to Joachim

Wolf Huber, 1514

Pen and ink drawing with grey wash of the Virgin rising among clouds, with angels above and reaching figures below.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Unknown artist, mid 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a haloed rider on a horse above a battle scene with soldiers and trampled figures, over grid lines.

Saint James Defeating the Infidels

Unknown artist, 17th or 18th century

Etching of three winged angels on a road before a brick building, with ruins and a shepherd in the landscape beyond.

Abraham and the Three Angels

Herman van Swanevelt

Etching of a woman and a winged angel on a path beside a pond, framed by trees and reeds.

Hagar and the Angel

Herman van Swanevelt

Etched landscape with large trees, a rocky bank, and two travelers with a donkey on a path beside distant hills.

The Little Angels on the Hill

Herman van Swanevelt

Etching of a rocky wooded landscape with a kneeling hermit beside a crucifix, a lion on the ridge, and distant hills.

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness

Herman van Swanevelt

Etching of a wooded landscape with two haloed hermit saints sitting by a cave entrance and a bird flying in the sky.

Saints Paul and Anthony by the Entrance to a Cave

Herman van Swanevelt

Etching of a wooded landscape with a rocky cliff, a leaning dead tree, and two robed figures at the lower right.

Temptation of Christ

Herman van Swanevelt

Print of a mounted armored rider on a rearing white horse lancing a dragon beneath it, with a stormy sky.

Saint George and the Dragon

Giuseppe Scolari, 1592/1607

Engraving of a crowd gathering at a rock beside palm trees, with mounted riders with banners at left and robed figures at rig

Moses Striking the Rock

Master IV after Francesco Primaticcio

Engraving of Moses striking a rock as a crowd gathers, with riders and banners at right and trees in the background.

Moses Striking the Rock

Lorenzo de Musi

Brown and white wash drawing of mitred bishops and robed saints seated on clouds above a crowd of figures.

Saints on Clouds

Unknown artist, 16th century

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin ascending on clouds while robed apostles gather around a stone tomb below.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Follower of Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli, called Morazzone

Sketch of the Crucifixion with Christ center, two thieves on crosses, mourning women and soldiers below, in pencil on tan pap

The Crucifixion

Attributed to Giovanni Battista Naldini

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded man reading beside a lion in a rocky wilderness with trees.

Saint Jerome Reading in the Wilderness

Domenico Campagnola, 1520/1525

Loose brown ink sketch of a religious scene with seated women, a child and standing figures within an arched frame.

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine?

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Engraving of a winged angel seated on a stone, holding a tablet and quill, with clouds above and rocky ground below.

The Recording Angel

Master RG, 1542

Engraving of a martyrdom scene with a bound man on a trestle, executioners, a seated official, and a crowd in a columned hall

Martyrdom of Saint Andrew

Carlo Maratta after Domenichino