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National Gallery of Art

2,569 works

Woodcut of Saint Michael and an angel battling a winged dragon and demons above a river landscape with a town.

Saint Michael Fighting the Dragon

Albrecht Dürer, probably c. 1496/1498 (published 1511)

Pencil sketch of a seated family looking upward, with faint angel figures in the upper left corner.

A Family Addressed by Angels

John Flaxman, late 18th/early 19th century

Illuminated choir book leaf with square musical notation on red staff lines and decorated red and blue initials.

Saints Peter and Paul

Ludovico Gaci, 1489

Engraving of the Annunciation: a winged angel on clouds approaches a seated haloed woman beneath classical arches.

The Annunciation

Henri Mauperché

Engraving of the Adoration of the Shepherds beneath ruined classical arches, with a palm tree and a horse beside a stone stai

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Henri Mauperché

Etching of the Virgin and Child on a grand staircase, with a kneeling visitor, soldiers, and classical colonnades.

The Adoration of the Kings

Henri Mauperché

Engraving of Saint Sebastian bound to a tree, pierced by arrows from two archers, with onlookers at right.

Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian

after Wenzel von Olmutz, 18th century

Pencil and brown wash sketch with loose figure groups, geometric chair diagrams, and faint grid lines on pale paper.

Angels Descending to the Daughters of Men

John Flaxman, probably c. 1821

Pencil sketches of angelic figures reaching down toward a kneeling figure, with two rectangular studies on pale paper.

Studies for a Monument with Angels Reaching Down to a Praying Figure [recto and verso]

Pencil sketch of three head studies on pale paper: an upturned youthful face and two profiles with curled, bound hair.

Head of Mary Magdalen and Two Saints (?)

Lithograph of a draped angel with a bird in a trefoil niche, looking upward, from Wells Cathedral.

An Angel, from Wells Cathedral

Maria Denman after John Flaxman, published 1829

Lithograph of the crowned Virgin with arms crossed, surrounded by four winged angels within radiating rays.

Virgin and Angels, a Key Stone in York

Maria Denman after John Flaxman, published 1829

Shaded print of a carved saint holding a chalice in a stone niche, with flowing drapery and curled hair.

Saint John, from Henry the Seventh's Chapel Westminster Abbey

Maria Denman after John Flaxman, published 1829

Drawing of a beaded, bald figure reclining on a large scalloped leaf, rendered in soft gray tones on cream paper.

Vishnu, Creating Agent of Brahma, Attitude, the Emblem of Eternity

Maria Denman after John Flaxman, published 1829

Monochrome lithograph of a Holy Family: a kneeling woman holds a child while a bearded man leans behind them.

Holy Family, from Michelangelo

Henry Noel Humphreys after John Flaxman, published 1829

An Apostle, from Albert [sic] Durer

James Henry Lynch after John Flaxman, published 1829

Sepia print of a central embracing family group with two winged angels bowing above them on a pale background.

Holy Family? with Angels l.1: The March of the Intellect

Unknown artist, 19th century

Sepia drawing of a seated woman embracing a child, with a bearded man and two winged angels above.

Holy Family? with Angels

Unknown artist, 19th century

Engraving of an angel in clouds announcing to shepherds, with goats, sheep, a dog and rays of light.

Annunciation to the Shepherds

Unknown artist, after 1611

Engraving of the Virgin and Christ child with Saint Joseph beneath a flowering cherry tree, with a bowl of cherries at lower

The Holy Family under a Cherry Tree

Hendrick Goltzius, 1589

Etching of a haloed Christ walking a path with disciples beneath trees, a fence and buildings in the distance.

Christ Arrives on the Mount of Olives

after Sébastien Le Clerc I

Etching of Christ kneeling in prayer on a wooded path as an angel descends on a cloud holding a chalice.

Christ Praying on the Mount of Olives

after Sébastien Le Clerc I

Etching of soldiers with torches and lanterns seizing a robed figure at night beneath a tree, with a walled city behind.

The Arrest of Christ

after Sébastien Le Clerc I

Engraving of Christ before Annas in a columned hall, with soldiers, a torch and a crowd gathered around him.

Christ before Annas

after Sébastien Le Clerc I

Engraving of figures around a fire in a courtyard, with a servant woman pointing at a seated man beside a staircase.

Peter Denying Christ

after Sébastien Le Clerc I

Etching of Christ with a halo standing before a seated high priest in a crown, surrounded by robed onlookers and guards in a

Christ before Caiaphas

after Sébastien Le Clerc I

Engraving of Christ before a seated judge in an arched hall, with soldiers, onlookers on balconies, and torches.

Christ before Pilate

after Sébastien Le Clerc I

Etching of a robed figure standing before a seated ruler in an arched hall, with onlookers and spear-bearing soldiers.

Christ before Herod

after Sébastien Le Clerc I

Engraving of robed figures and soldiers with staves on a stone staircase, with onlookers on a balcony at upper left.

Herod Sending Christ back to Pilate

after Sébastien Le Clerc I

Etching of Christ crucified between two thieves on a hill, with soldiers, a crowd, and a walled city beyond.

Christ on the Cross between the Two Thieves

after Sébastien Le Clerc I