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National Gallery of Art

25,761 works

Etching of two girls in a tavern, one pouring liquid into a glass beside a lit candle on a table.

The Little Girls' Tavern

Pierre Brébiette, c. 1620

Drawing of a man in a turban with white chalk highlights on blue-grey paper, looking toward the viewer.

Self-Portrait Wearing a Turban

Sr Jonathan Richardson, 1728

Six chalk studies of women's heads with varied curled and braided hairstyles on a tan paper sheet.

Studies of Women's Heads

Michel Corneille, 1680s or 1690s

Engraving of Samson being shorn by Delilah as Philistine soldiers attack in a columned hall, 1589.

Delilah Cutting Samson's Hair

Raphael Sadeler I after Joos van Winghe, 1589

Engraving of a bearded king among concubines in a palace interior, with a lute player and a woman holding a mirror.

Sardanapalus among the Concubines

Raphael Sadeler I after Joos van Winghe, 1589

Engraving of an interior with a crowned ruler, seated women, a standing robed man, and a monkey beside a draped table.

Heliogabalus and the Wise Women

Raphael Sadeler I after Joos van Winghe, 1589

Watercolor of two fishermen in a boat on a calm river, with reeds, a windmill and cumulus clouds beyond.

The Thames at Battersea

David Cox, 1824

Engraving of nude allegorical figures representing the four elements, with a sun figure, clouds, and a castle.

The Four Elements

Jacob Matham after Hendrik Goltzius, 1588

Engraving of two nude male figures kissing on a rock, each holding a torch with smoke rising, with a landscape behind.

Eros and Anteros

Jacob Matham after Hendrik Goltzius, 1588

Engraving of Venus reclining with a cupid, grapes, wheat, wine goblet and barrel, under a tree, after Goltzius, 1588.

Without Ceres and Bacchus, Venus Would Freeze

Jacob Matham after Hendrik Goltzius, 1588

Colour print of a colonnade and garden with classical statues, a stone staircase, and two artists sketching in the foreground

Colonade et Jardins du Palais Medicis (Colonnade and Gardens of the Medici Palace)

Jean-François Janinet after Hubert Robert, c. 1776

Brown ink drawing of a fantasy triumphal arch with colonnades, an obelisk, and tiny figures on steps.

Fantasy on a Magnificent Triumphal Artch

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1765

Engraving of a winged guardian angel leading a nude child across clouds, with a crouching cherub and a rocky landscape below.

Guardian Angel

Girolamo Imperiale I, 1622

Pen and ink drawing on blue paper of a village with a tower on a cliff above water, with a small figure in the foreground.

Village atop a River Cliff [recto]

Master of the Blue Landscapes

J.B. Cardon

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1782

P.J. Marco

Charles-Nicolas Cochin II, 1784

Engraved title page with ornate capital letters reading Tomo Terzo, Contenente Rami XCVIII, Di Stefano Della Bella.

Le Nozze degli Dei: Frontispiece

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a tree-lined path with costumed figures walking toward a distant city skyline under a sky with clouds and a flying

Prima Scena Representanta Firenza

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a forest clearing with tall conifers, women in robes walking in the foreground, and figures gathered on clouds abo

Seconda Scena Selva di Diana

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a formal garden with colonnades, a central fountain, dancers, cherubs and winged figures in the clouds.

Terza Scena Giardins di Venere

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of sea nymphs dancing among tritons and sea creatures between rocky cliffs, with a figure on a cloud above.

Quarta Scena di Mare

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of an infernal stage scene with burning colonnades, centaurs, winged demons and a chariot in the clouds.

Scena Quinta di'Inferno

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a theatre stage with ornate curtains, cloud-wrapped columns, and tiers of dancing figures in circles and rows.

Sesta Scena di Tutto Cielo

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a theatrical grotto set with towering rocks, a central arch, and plumed warriors fighting below clouds.

Scena Grotto d'Vulcano

Stefano Della Bella, 1637

Etching of a villa atop a grand double staircase, flanked by obelisks and trees, with small figures and two dogs in the foreg

The Great Stair-Case

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1653

Etching of a colossal reclining statue of the Apennines pouring water into a basin, with visitors on a terrace and tall trees

Colossal Statue of the Apennines

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1653

Etching of a formal garden with tall fir trees, classical statues, figures on a terrace, and a domed pavilion in the distance

The Water Spray

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1653

Two side-by-side etched views of an arched grotto with a seated bearded figure, a fountain basin, and tiled floor.

A Grotto Seen from Two Different View Points

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1653

Etching of a long formal avenue with fountain jets flanked by tall trees, with small figures walking and sitting in the foreg

The Avenue of Fountains

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1653

Etching of a large tree with figures on wooden stairs and a stone terrace, surrounded by tall forest trees.

The Inhabited Tree

Stefano Della Bella, probably 1653