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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Woodcut of a priest receiving an infant at a table under a tall arch, with standing figures and a kneeling woman nearby.

The Presentation of Christ in the Temple

Albrecht Altdorfer, c. 1513

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded older man in fur collar, framed by scrollwork and leaves, with banner reading Albrecht Al

Albrecht Altdorfer

Engraving of the Virgin crowned, standing on a crescent moon and holding the Christ child within a radiating halo.

The Virgin with the Child on the Crescent

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1553

Woodcut of the Holy Family fleeing, with a donkey, a castle on a rocky hill, a distant town, and clouds above.

The Flight into Egypt

Albrecht Altdorfer, c. 1513

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in ornate armor within an oval frame, flanked by allegorical figures and battle scenes.

Gaspar de Coligny

Jost Amman, 1573

Engraving of the seated Virgin holding the infant Christ beside a lily plant and wooden fence, dated 1553.

The Virgin Seated

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1553

Woodcut of Christ disputing with bearded doctors in an arched interior, with youths seated before an open book.

Christ Disputing with the Doctors

Albrecht Altdorfer, c. 1513

Engraving of a tiered heavenly hierarchy with a Trinity at top, angels, saints, and clergy in an oval within a scrolled borde

The Hierarchy of the Heavens

Engraving of the Madonna seated on a cushion in a landscape, holding the infant Christ, with a radiating halo.

Madonna in a Landscape Sitting on a Cushion

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1527

Woodcut of a haloed figure with radiating light, flanked by two bearded figures in clouds and kneeling figures below.

The Transfiguration

Albrecht Altdorfer, c. 1513

Engraved vertical ornament panel with a central urn, dragons, grotesque masks, lions and war instruments on dark ground.

Ornament Panel with Dragons, Masks, and Instruments of War

Zoan Andrea, c. 1505

Engraving of Saint Matthew with a halo seated on clouds, writing in a book beside a winged angel holding a scroll.

Matthew

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1539

Woodcut of Christ on a donkey entering a city gate while figures in the foreground hold up branches and cloaks.

The Entry into Jerusalem

Albrecht Altdorfer, c. 1513

Vertical engraved ornament panel with scrollwork, a vase, a putto, and a triton ridden by a small child.

Ornament Panel: Triton Ridden by a Child

Giovanni Pietro Birago and Zoan Andrea, c. 1505/1515

Engraving of a haloed figure writing in a book beside a lion, surrounded by clouds and radiating light, dated 1539.

Mark

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1539

Woodcut of the Last Supper: Christ at a table with apostles, a glowing halo, a lattice window and an arched vaulted room.

The Last Supper

Albrecht Altdorfer, c. 1513

Tall vertical engraved ornament panel with a vase, armor trophies, scrolls, and two small helmeted figures at the base.

Ornament Panel: Two Children Wearing Helmets

Giovanni Pietro Birago and Zoan Andrea, c. 1505/1515

Engraving of Saint Luke seated on clouds with a book and an ox beside him, rays of light behind his head.

Luke

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1539

Woodcut of a kneeling robed figure in a night landscape, with an angel above, sleeping figures below and soldiers approaching

Christ on the Mount of Olives

Albrecht Altdorfer, c. 1513

Vertical engraved ornament panel with dense scrollwork, urns, grotesque creatures, and putti at the base.

Ornament Panel: Four Children Playing

Giovanni Pietro Birago and Zoan Andrea, c. 1505/1515

Engraving of saint John seated on clouds with an eagle and open book, gazing upward toward the Virgin and Child.

John

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1539

Woodcut of armed soldiers seizing a figure beneath a radiant burst of light, with spears and banners rising behind them.

The Arrest of Christ

Albrecht Altdorfer, c. 1513

Narrow engraved ornament panel with a seated satyr, two embracing putti, urns and dense scrolling foliage.

Ornament Panel: Satyr Holding a Violin

Giovanni Pietro Birago and Zoan Andrea, c. 1505/1515

Engraving of armored Jason and seated Medea holding a small warrior figure, with curtains and an inscription, 1529.

Jason and Medea

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1529

Woodcut of Christ before Caiaphas: a crowd of men in a draped interior with a canopy, gesturing and gathered closely together

Christ before Caiaphas

Albrecht Altdorfer, c. 1513

Hand-colored woodcut of Adam and Eve beside a tree with a serpent, in red, green and brown tones, German, c. 1460.

Adam and Eve

Unknown artist, c. 1460

Engraving of a nude woman beside a tree, with a man carrying two infants on a rocky path in a distant landscape.

Rhea Silvia

Heinrich Aldegrever

Woodcut of Christ before Pilate: a seated judge with a staff faces a bound figure while soldiers with spears stand in an arch

Christ before Pilate

Albrecht Altdorfer, c. 1513

Colored woodcut of the Nativity with Mary kneeling beside the Christ Child, an ox, a kneeling man, and a medieval town behind

The Nativity

Unknown artist, 1490/1500

Engraving of a nude standing man before a crowned seated ruler and a brazier, with a kneeling woman and classical architectur

Mucius Scaevola

Heinrich Aldegrever