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National Gallery of Art

25,670 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of the god Jupiter reclining on clouds with a scepter and eagle, by Ubaldo Gandolfi.

Jupiter

Ubaldo Gandolfi, c. 1758/1760

Brown chalk drawing of a reclining male nude with head tilted back and legs stretched out across the page.

An Academy Study of a Reclining Male Nude

Antoine-Joseph Guibert, c. 1850

Brown wash drawing of a winged figure descending above falling, contorted bodies among clouds, on an octagonal sheet.

The Fall of the Rebel Angels

Palma il Giovane, c. 1585

Pastoral drawing of a shepherd and shepherdess resting under trees with sheep, a dog, and a stone ruin nearby.

A Shepherd and a Shepherdess Resting

Jean Baptiste Huet, late 18th century

Ink and wash design of a classical wall with two doors, fluted pilasters, and a central statue in a niche.

Design for a Wall with Two Doors and a Sculpture

Henri Pietre, c. 1785

Pen and wash drawing of a busy piazza with a church facade, carriages, pedestrians and dogs under a pale sky.

A View of the Piazza San Marco in Florence

Giuseppe Zocchi, c. 1740s

Pen and brown ink sketch of two seated figures at a table, one writing with a quill beside an inkwell.

Self-Portrait Writing with a Companion

Felice Giani, 1780/1786

Red chalk drawing of children and goats in a procession through trees, with a bust on a pedestal at right.

Children Parodying a Triumph of Bacchus

Jean-Antoine Watteau, c. 1708/1709

Grey wash drawing of two mounted warriors fighting near a large tree, with a running figure in the foreground.

Troilus and Cressida, Act IV, Scene V: The Fight Between Hector and Ajax II

George Romney, late 1780s/early 1790s

Woodblock print of travelers on an arched bridge, a child flying a kite, and a distant mountain over water.

Distant View of Mount Akiha, Kakegawa

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833/1835

Green and brown lithograph of a domestic interior with a reclining woman, a cat, framed pictures, and printed lettering.

Cover for the Album "Paysages et intérieurs"

Edouard Vuillard, 1899

Etching of a standing gentleman in a long buttoned coat with lace cuffs, hand in waistcoat, beside a tree and distant buildin

Gentleman with Hand in Vest

Jean-Antoine Watteau, c. 1710

Drawing of a woman holding a lamp over a sleeping nude figure on a draped canopy bed, with a golden ewer nearby.

Cupid and Psyche

Santino Tagliafichi, 1800

Grey wash drawing with red chalk of a young boy in a hat seated on a bank beneath a tree, with distant hills at left.

A Young Boy Seated Beneath a Tree

John Hoppner, c. 1790s/1810

Pencil sketch of a nun's head with closed eyes and veil, with faint watercolor washes on the garment below.

Head of a Nun

Tito Lessi, c. 1895/1896

Red chalk and black chalk sketch of a hooded friar seen from behind, with a rope belt, on a reddish-orange ground.

A Kneeling Friar in Prayer

Lazzaro Tavarone, c. 1620/1630

Etching of a man with a horse and wooden cart in a wooded clearing among bare trees.

Workers in the Countryside

Pompeo Mariani, 1891

Etching of a nude youth raising a sword over a seated giant, with a cow and dog beside a tree on a rocky ledge.

Mercury Killing Argus

after Jacob Jordaens Remoldus Eynhoudts, 1652

Moonlit landscape drawing with a river, rocky banks, windblown trees, a hilltop castle and a distant town under a pale moon.

Moonlit Landscape with a River and Castle

Simon Mathurin Lantara, c. 1770/1778

Engraving of a banquet with seated men at a long table and a kneeling woman at the feet of a central figure, in a columned ha

Christ at the Table of Simon the Pharisee

after Frans Floris I Anonymous, c. 1570

Engraving of a draped woman holding an infant with two children beside her under a cloudy sky, with trees at left and right.

Love

Pieter Feddes, 1615

Head of a Sheep

Francesco Paolo Michetti, c. 1881

Brown ink and wash drawing of a cavalry battle with soldiers on horseback, fallen figures, and a wind-blown tree at left.

The Battle of Munda

Francesco Allegrini

Red chalk drawing of a robed friar levitating in ecstasy beneath a monstrance, with two kneeling figures below.

Saint Paschal Baylon in Ecstasy

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, c. 1700

Etching of a violent battle with cavalry and smoke over a burning village, with Latin verses below.

Aetas Ferrea (The Iron Age)

Antonio Tempesta, c.1599

Engraving of a bearded flying figure with children above a kneeling man and a woman at a wooden doorway.

God Appearing to Noah

School of Marcantonio Raimondi, after Marcantonio Raimondi, after Raphael, c. 1515/1520

Pen and brown ink drawing of four overlapping bearded male heads with curly hair and draped shoulders.

Four Male Heads

Baccio Bandinelli, c. 1534

Brown ink drawing of allegorical figures crowning a bust with garlands beside classical columns and a temple.

Virtues Crowning the Bust of Canova

Michele Sangiorgi, 1812

Etching of an ornate funeral catafalque with a tall tiered tower, candelabra and columns, set on stepped platforms in a cathe

Catafalque in the Cathedral of Piacenza for Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza

Giovanni Noati, after Cristoforo Rangoni, called Ficarelli, 1647

Engraving of a church ceremony with clergy at an altar, a crowd of armed men, and street scenes with bonfires and a cannon.

Composite Image Depicting Actions of Henri IV, King of France, upon His Abjuration of the Protestant Faith

Unknown artist, 1594