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National Gallery of Art

2,569 works

Pen drawing of a crucifix in a church with kneeling and standing saints in robes beneath arches and columns.

A Crucifix in a Church with Saints Thomas Aquinas, Mary Magdalene, Albertus Magnus, and Others

Johann Heinrich Schönfeld, 1655

Seated saint with halo writing in a book beside a lion on clouds, drawn in brown ink and wash.

Saint Mark the Evangelist

Peter Candid after Heinrich Aldegrever after Georg Pencz, c. 1600

Grey wash drawing of a kneeling saint receiving a flaming arrow from a cherub, with an angel and a crucified Christ above.

Saint Augustine's Zealous Love of God

Pen and ink sketch of a bearded saint in a flowing robe holding a book, with a crucifix raised at upper left.

A Standing Saint with a Crucifix and a Book

Francisco Herrera II, 1660s

Pen and grey wash drawing of the crowned Madonna and Child in a radiant oval, with a kneeling supplicant below.

Madonna and Child Appearing to a Supplicant

Georg Neher, c. 1600

Pen and wash drawing of men raising stones over a kneeling figure in pink, with onlookers and a columned building at right.

The Stoning of Saint Stephen

Hans Freyberger, c. 1610

Sepia print of a forest scene with a winged cherub above struggling figures and a standing man in a dark cloak.

The Death of Saint Peter Martyr

John Baptist Jackson after Titian, c. 1738

Etching of Saint Jerome, a bearded penitent man in a rocky cave, holding a crucifix beside a skull and an open book.

Saint Jerome Penitent

Pen and wash drawing of robed apostles gazing upward with raised arms and clasped hands beneath clouds.

The Apostles

Vítězslav Karel Mašek, 1895-1900

Engraving of the Annunciation: kneeling Virgin Mary at a lectern, angel and cherubs in clouds, dove of the Holy Spirit above.

The Annunciation

Jacques de Gheyn II after Abraham Bloemaert, 1593; published 1599

Engraved print of a tall tiered triumphal altar with a crucifixion, saints, and a nativity scene in an arched niche.

Triumphal Altar with Stages in the Life of Christ

Daniel Hopfer, 1518

Etching of the crucified Christ in an ornate tiered niche flanked by armored soldiers, winged figures and columns.

The Crucified Christ in a Decorated Niche

Pen and wash drawing of St. Peter's Square in Rome seen through an ornate coffered arch, with an obelisk and fountain.

The Piazza of Saint Peter's Seen through an Arch of the Basilica

Giacomo Quarenghi, 1778/1779

Engraving of an elderly bearded man with a pilgrim staff, cloak and cap, standing before an arched architectural niche.

Saint James Major

Lambert Suavius, 1545

Circular print of the Virgin Mary holding the dead Christ, both haloed, with radiating rays and architecture behind them.

Maria Kneeling over Corpse of Christ

Hans Baldung Grien

Ink and wash study of a winged angel with a sword over falling demons, with two large wing studies above.

Studies for Saint Michael Defeating the Rebel Angels

Nicolò Ricciolini

Engraving of a bearded saint with a halo reading an open book, leaning on a stone ledge in an arched niche.

Saint Simon

Lambert Suavius, 1545

Etching of the Adoration of the Magi: kneeling king before the Virgin and Child, angels above, attendants and ruins behind.

The Adoration of the Magi

Giovanni David after Scarsellino

Red chalk drawing of the Crucifixion with Christ at center, two thieves on crosses, and a crowd of mourners below.

The Crucifixion

Andrea Vicentino, c. 1575

L'Ange anatomique (The Anatomical Angel) or Dissection of a Woman's Back

Jacques Fabien Gautier Dagoty, 1746

Woodcut of Christ shown to a crowd of soldiers and onlookers before a building, with a sun in the sky.

Christ Shown to the People

Albrecht Altdorfer, 1513

Etching of the Conversion of Saint Paul: a fallen rider and horse below a divine figure and cherubs in clouds.

The Conversion of Saint Paul

Laurent de La Hyre, c. 1637

Engraving of a curly-haired man in a draped robe writing beside an eagle at a stone pedestal, with ruined masonry behind him.

Saint John the Evangelist

Lambert Suavius, c. 1545

Pencil study of a reclining nude male corpse with handwritten measurements and smaller sketches of the body on tan paper.

The Corpse (Study for The Dead Christ)

Félix Vallotton, 1893

Engraving of soldiers and a crowd seizing a fallen man before a temple, with spears and helmets, Latin verses below.

The Arrest of Saint Paul

Engraving of Saint Paul before a seated council, with armed soldiers, columns and a crowd in a classical street setting.

Saint Paul before the High Priest

Engraving of Saint Paul standing before a seated crowned ruler and companion on a dais, with soldiers and onlookers in a colu

Saint Paul before Festus and Agrippa

Engraving of Christ and two companions walking with staffs on a hilly road, the central figure haloed, dated 1571.

Christ and His Disciples on the Way to Emmaus

Philips Galle, 1571

Engraving of a standing Christ beside a cross, with a kneeling figure labeled Labor, a woman labeled Caritas, and putti.

The Diligent Worker United with Christ after Death

Philips Galle, 1572

Red chalk drawing of the Annunciation: the Virgin at left looks up at a winged angel descending on clouds, with angels above.

The Annunciation

Alexandre Ubeleski, 1690