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National Gallery of Art

2,569 works

Etching of a kneeling woman surrounded by armored soldiers and crowds beneath classical columns and a torch-bearing figure.

Martyrdom of Saint Lucy

Jacques Bellange, c. 1612-1616

Engraving of the Holy Family with Mary holding the Christ child, Joseph kneeling, and a donkey by ruined stone walls.

The Holy Family

Claude Mellan, 1635

Engraving of Christ crucified with a crown of thorns, a kneeling figure at the base of the cross, and a distant city under ha

Christ on the Cross

Claude Mellan, 1636-1688

Engraving of Saint Alexis reclining on a stone floor beside steps, with robed figures and an arched doorway behind him.

Saint Alexis

Claude Mellan, 1649

Engraving of a kneeling bearded man in robes praying beneath a tree, with a distant garden landscape and Latin text below.

Saint Augustine

Claude Mellan, 1660

Engraving of Saint Benedict kneeling on clouds in a hooded habit, arms raised toward a radiant sun.

Saint Benedict

Claude Mellan, c. 1636-1646

Drawing of a standing female saint in a long robe and veil, with a lectern and classical building behind her.

Female Saint (Saint Clare of Assisi or Saint Catherine of Siena?)

Unknown artist, c. 1600

Drawing of the Madonna and Child handing a rosary to a kneeling saint on steps, with a crowd of onlookers below.

Madonna and Child with Rosary and Saint

Abraham van Diepenbeeck

Brown wash drawing of a rider struck down under heavenly light, with horses, soldiers and a descending angel.

The Conversion of Saint Paul

Abraham van Diepenbeeck, 1640

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a figure gazing upward with an outstretched arm, with hand studies below.

Ascension of the Magdalene

Baldassare Franceschini, 1650

Red chalk drawing of a standing female saint holding a banner, with smaller figure studies and angels sketched around her.

Female Saint Carrying a Banner [recto]

Baldassare Franceschini

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin ascending through swirling clouds, with angels and loose cloud studies around her.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Baldassare Franceschini, 1667

Engraving of the dead Christ on a white cloth, with the grieving Virgin and two angels in a rocky setting.

Virgin Supporting the Dead Christ

Schelte Adams Bolswert after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Engraving of the risen Christ with a staff above startled soldiers and sleeping guards at a rocky tomb, with angels above.

The Resurrection

Schelte Adams Bolswert after Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Engraving of a kneeling friar embracing the Christ Child on the lap of a draped woman, with angels in clouds above.

Saint Francis Adoring the Christ Child

Claude Mellan, 1598

Engraving of a kneeling hooded monk on clouds, arms outstretched, gazing up toward a radiant sun.

Saint Benoit

Engraving of a kneeling monk in a white habit gazing upward in a rocky cave, with a dog and skull at his feet.

Saint Bruno

Etching of an angel appearing to a bearded man in a stable beside the Virgin and Christ Child, with oxen and a donkey nearby.

The Dream of Saint Joseph

Sébastien Bourdon, 1653/1657

Painted Adoration of the Magi: kneeling kings offer gifts to Mary and the infant Jesus in a stable beneath angels.

The Adoration of the Magi

Simon Bening, 1520

Etching of a stone windmill on a hill under a windswept sky, with a grazing horse in the lower right foreground.

The Mill at Saint Jacut (Le moulin de Saint Jacut)

Norbert Goeneutte

Brown ink drawing of the Nativity with kneeling saints and a veiled woman adoring the Christ Child in a manger.

The Nativity with Saints Francis and Agnes

Ludovico Carracci, c. 1605

Engraving of the Adoration of the Magi: Virgin and Child, three crowned kings with horsemen, and a walled city in the backgro

The Adoration of the Magi

Unknown artist, c. 1503/1513

Pen and brown ink drawing with red chalk of a Madonna and child, a standing man, sheep and angels in clouds.

Study for the "Madonna della Scodella" [recto]

Antonio da Correggio, 1523

Brown ink and white heightening sketch on red-ground paper showing a seated Holy Family study and clusters of nude putti.

Studies of a Holy Family

Brown wash drawing of two nude men, one kneeling on a rock pointing upward, with faint sketched figures above.

The Baptism of Christ

Palma il Giovane

Brown ink and wash sketch of a baptism scene with a standing nude figure and a draped figure pouring water over his head.

Sketch for a Baptism of Christ

Palma il Giovane

Brown ink and wash drawing of a muscular winged angel flying diagonally, one arm raised and one extended.

A Flying Angel

Palma il Giovane, 1580

Pen and brown ink study sheet with several figures, including angels on clouds and a seated woman with clasped hands.

Studies for an Annunciation [recto]

Palma il Giovane

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Madonna and Child on clouds with cherubs above three saints on the ground.

Madonna and Child in Glory with Saints John the Baptist, Stephen, and Lawrence

Palma il Giovane, 1620

Pen and brown wash sketch of a rearing horse, a fallen rider, a nude figure and cloud studies on pale paper.

The Conversion of Saint Paul; Adam and Eve

Palma il Giovane, 1590