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National Gallery of Art

5,752 works

Pen and ink figure studies on paper with red chalk sketches of seated and standing men, one a small nude.

Figures from the Farnese Palace and from Life

Gaspar van Wittel, 1710

Brown wash drawing of the Madonna and Child enthroned, with a kneeling saint, a bishop, and cherubs on clouds.

The Madonna and Child Enthroned, Adored by Two Saints

Giuseppe Nicola Nasini, 1709

Brown ink drawing of a bacchanal with reclining revelers, putti, a satyr and goat beneath windblown pine trees.

A Bacchanal

Giuseppe Nicola Nasini, 1700

Brown ink drawing of a bird with spread wings perched on a curved branch with fruit, by Andrea Mantegna.

A Bird Perched on a Branch with Fruit

Andrea Mantegna, 1460s (?)

Red chalk sketch of a standing man in a turban and loose coat holding a cane, with small study fragments on the right.

A Comic Actor Dressed as a Gentleman [recto]

Jean-Baptiste Pater, 1729

Pen and ink drawing of a monstrance held by two angels, with radiating rays, cherub heads and an ornate scrolled base.

A Monstrance with Two Angels Supporting a Chalice

Giovanni Battista Foggini

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate reliquary with a radiant saint in an arched niche and kneeling figures below.

A Reliquary of Saint Sigismondo

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1719

Grey wash drawing of an imagined classical town with arched gateways, domed buildings, a tower, and winding roads.

Imaginary Classical Landscape

Louis Chéron, 1690

Watercolor of a ferry with cattle and travelers crossing a river past a ruined tower and arched stone structure.

River Landscape with a Ferry Boat

Wigerus Vitringa

Charcoal drawing of an elderly woman's head with upturned eyes and a draped headscarf, signed A. Castillo.

Head of an Elderly Woman with Upturned Eyes

Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra

Red chalk oval portrait drawing of a man with long wavy hair and mustache, wearing armor and holding a baton.

Portrait of a French General

Balthazar Moncornet

Pen and brown ink sketch of a crucifixion above a crowd of nude figures and angels, with studies of heads and bodies.

The Last Judgment

Pen and brown ink drawing of an armored rider among soldiers and figures, with classical buildings and boats near a shore.

The Embarkation of Aeneas from the Ceraunian Headland

Brown and green wash drawing of the risen Christ beside a cross, surrounded by kneeling saints and an angel above.

The Risen Christ Surrounded by Saints

Jan Boeckhorst, 1660

Portrait of a Boy in Profile

Giovanni Badile, 1440

Pen and brown ink drawing of trees over a brook, with a small kneeling figure at the water's edge.

Trees Reflected in a Brook

Standing woman in black silk mantle, gold brocade bodice and blue sleeve ribbons, turned to the left against a tan wall.

An Elegant Young Woman in Maltese Costume

Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1744

Black chalk drawing of a spread-winged eagle perched on a globe, head turned upward, on aged tan paper.

The Capitoline Eagle

Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1601/1602

Head of an Apostle

Hendrick Goltzius

Pen and wash drawing of a wooded landscape with tall trees, small figures on a path, and a distant building.

Landscape with Elisha Mocked

David Vinckboons, c. 1610

Pen and ink sketch of a rocky landscape with cliffs, trees, and a pool of water.

Landscape

Rodolphe Bresdin, probably c. 1858

Pen and wash drawing of the Man of Sorrows with Mary, John, angels and cherubs in a landscape.

Mary and John before the Man of Sorrows

Hans von Kulmbach, 1514

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded standing apostle holding a book, with draped robes and bare feet on reddish paper.

A Standing Apostle Holding a Book

Hans von Kulmbach, 1510

Pen and ink sketches of a hooded figure, a standing nude, a reclining draped figure, and faint pencil head studies on tan pap

Studies for Christopher Columbus

Eugène Delacroix

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a standing man in a long wig and fur-trimmed robe, leaning on a ledge.

A Venetian Procurator of San Marco [recto]

Alessandro Longhi or Pietro Longhi

Brown wash drawing of mounted hunters with spears chasing a lion beside a large tree, with faint grid lines.

The Lion Hunt

Vicencio Carducho

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded tempter offering a stone to a seated long-haired figure beneath a rocky cave.

The Temptation of Christ in the Desert

Felipe Gomez de Valencia, probably 1676

Wash drawing of a rocky cove with tree-topped cliff, rowing boats with figures, and sailing ships on calm water.

Figures in Rowing Boats in a Rocky Cove, Sailing Ships Beyond

Allart van Everdingen

Graphite sketch of a bishop, kneeling figure, standing youth and angels with loose clouds on pale paper.

Madonna and Child with Saints Gimignano, John the Baptist, George and Peter Martyr

Pen and wash drawing of a haloed figure gesturing to kneeling men before classical columns and a landscape.

Joseph Revealing Himself to His Brothers in Egypt

Studio of Pier Francesco Mola, c. 1655