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National Gallery of Art

25,738 works

The Madonna and Child with an Escaped Goldfinch

Guercino, early 1630s

Red chalk drawing of Venus seated in a shell niche above a fountain with cupids and swans.

Rocaille Fountain with Venus, Amorini, and Swans

Edmé Bouchardon, c. 1735

Brown wash drawing of Saint Mark seated with a lion, flanked by two bishops with crosiers and two hovering putti.

Saint Mark with Two Bishops and Putti

Attributed to Jacopo Palma il Giovane, c. 1580

Pen and brown ink drawing of a procession with armed men, dancing women, a tambourine player and a child.

The Triumph of David

Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, 1826

An Elderly Peasant Woman

Léon Augustin Lhermitte, c. 1878

Chiaroscuro print of a seated nude man with a staff, books at his feet and a bird behind him, in brown tones.

Diogenes

after Parmigianino Ugo da Carpi, c. 1527

Bust of a Man with a Turban Facing Left

Salomon Koninck, 1638

Lithograph of hilltop buildings at Tivoli above a cliff, with a waterfall on the right and trees along a rocky path.

Fabriques à Tivoli (Buildings at Tivoli)

Jules Coignet, 1828

Crayon-sketched theatre poster for Ibsen's La Comédie de l'Amour with caricatured male figures and a printed cast list.

La Comédie de l'amour

Ernest La Jeunesse, 1897

Sepia theatre poster for Fausta showing a woman with tousled hair wrapped in a billowing veil, with cast list at left.

Fausta

Charles-Lucien Léandre, 1899

Brown-ink poster by Abel-Truchet showing a gesturing man at a desk, a standing figure, and text announcing a play, 1896.

Des Mots! Des Mots!

Louis Abel Truchet, 1896

Pen and brown ink drawing of a tall foxglove plant with broad leaves and a flowering spike on toned paper.

A Foxglove in Bloom

Hendrick Goltzius, 1592

Charcoal and chalk study on tan paper of a head tilted back with closed eyes, resting on a pale surface.

Head of the Fallen Jockey (study for "Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey")

Edgar Degas, c. 1866

Graphite sketch of a reclining man with closed eyes and extended limbs on toned paper, by Edgar Degas.

Fallen Jockey (study for "Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey")

Edgar Degas, c. 1866

Charcoal sketch of a jockey riding a galloping racehorse in mid-stride, drawn on tan paper.

Racehorses (study for "Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey")

Edgar Degas, c. 1881

Etching of a young woman with a parasol leaning on a stone ledge beside a tree, with foliage behind her.

Young Woman Holding a Parasol

Brown ink and wash drawing of God the Father in clouds with outstretched arms, surrounded by angels and putti.

God the Father Standing in Clouds Surrounded by Angels and Putti

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1770s

Watercolor still life of red and orange zinnias in a glass vase beside a blue dish with lemons and a peach.

Zinnias and a Blue Dish with Lemons

Charles Demuth, 1924

Ink and white chalk drawing on blue paper of a cavalier lying on the ground, with hat, sword and boots visible.

A Cavalier Lying on the Ground

Jan Both, c. 1640

Pen and brown wash drawing of a symmetrical wall design with a crowned coat of arms, twisted columns, two muscular figures, a

An Architectural Wall Design in Honor of Henry IV, the Gallic Hercules

Antonio Tempesta or Agostino Ciampelli, c. 1600

Pen and ink drawing of two vertical strips of grotesque ornament with scrolling foliage, a human head, and a seated animal.

Grotesque Decorations for Wall Panels

Giovanni da Udine, c. 1530

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate ceiling design with a dome, trellis patterns, garlands, and seated figures in scrollwork.

An Elaborate Ceiling with Trellises and Seated Figures

Jean Bérain, c. 1700

Drawing of a seated shepherdess with a dog and a flock of sheep grazing in a meadow beneath trees and a cloudy sky.

The Shepherdess

Charles Émile Jacque, c. 1869

Brown ink drawing of putti dissecting an eye on a table while an elderly bearded man watches beside columns and books.

Elderly Man Watching Putti Dissect an Eye

Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1613

Etching of a youth leaning on a large urn among classical ruins, with standing figures, a reclining man, a shield and a sword

Seated Youth Leaning against an Urn

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1740/1743

Etching of Pan with goat legs and a youth playing a pipe beside two putti and an overturned water vessel in a wooded landscap

Pan and Olympus

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, c. 1645/1647

Etching of the goat-legged Pan overwhelmed by three winged putti in a wooded landscape, signed A. C. fecit 1692.

Pan Overcome by Putti

Antoine Coypel, 1692

Saint Jerome

Pietro Rotari after Antonio Balestra, 1725

Etching of three nude flying putti among clouds, one holding a billowing drape, with birds in the sky at right.

Three Flying Putti

Engraving of a woman with a rosary and a man with a staff in long robes, with a small dog and ribbon scrolls above.

The Churchgoers

William Young Ottley after Israhel van Meckenem