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National Gallery of Art

14,495 works

Engraving of a standing woman in drapery holding a sword and a severed bearded head, with a small emblem at lower right.

Judith Holding the Head of Holofernes

Jacopo de' Barbari, c. 1501/1503

Engraving of a long-haired woman in flowing robes playing a long pipe beside a fountain and rocks, within a rope border.

Caliope (Calliope)

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Engraved tarot card of Jupiter: a crowned king with a sceptre and eagle in an oval frame, fallen figures below.

Iupiter (Jupiter)

Master of the S-Series Tarocchi, probably c. 1470

Engraving of a winged youth holding a dragon, standing before stylized trees within a rope-patterned border.

Chronico (Genius of Time)

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Hand-colored woodcut of two mitred clerics and a young man in red in a curtained interior with a checkered floor.

Council of High Priests

Unknown artist, c. 1490

Hand-colored woodcut of a blindfolded, haloed man seated while figures around him mock and strike him.

Mocking of Christ

Unknown artist, c. 1490

Engraving of a crowned woman with a sword and column, a lion at her feet, labeled Forteza XXXVI.

Forteza (Fortitude)

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Engraving of a winged figure in a tunic holding a sun disk with a face, inscribed ILIACO XXXI at the bottom.

Iliaco (Genius of the Sun)

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Engraving of a woman with long hair blowing a horn in a hilly landscape, labeled Melpomene XVII on a tarot-style card.

Melpomene

Master of the S-Series Tarocchi, probably c. 1470

Engraved tarot card of a standing woman personifying Justice with a sword, scales, and a crane, numbered 37.

Justicia (Justice)

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Engraving of a winged angel holding a star-filled celestial sphere, with the Latin label OCTAVA SPERA beneath.

Octava Spera (Eighth Sphere)

Master of the S-Series Tarocchi, probably c. 1470

Engraving of the allegorical figure Prudence, two-faced, holding a mirror with a winged cherub, with a dragon at its feet.

Prudencia (Prudence)

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Engraving of Saturn, a bearded crowned figure with a dragon-topped staff, a child aloft, and four seated children below.

Saturno (Saturn)

Master of the S-Series Tarocchi, probably c. 1470

Engraving of a standing female figure representing Temperance with an ermine at her feet, inside a decorative border.

Temperancia (Temperance)

Master of the E-Series Tarocchi, c. 1465

Pen and ink drawing of an old man in a wide-brimmed hat beside a tree, carrying a basket, with a jug at his feet.

Old Man Standing under Tree

Sebald Beham, 1520

Engraving of Saint Sebald with halo and staff seated beneath a tree, holding a small church, with a castle in the distance.

Saint Sebald

Sebald Beham, 1521

Engraving of the Judgment of Paris: three nude women stand before a seated man as Cupid aims a bow above.

The Judgment of Paris

Sebald Beham after Barthel Beham, 1546

Engraving of nude winged Venus standing beside a blindfolded Cupid with a quiver, with a Latin inscription below.

Venus and Cupid

Sebald Beham, c. 1526/1530

Engraving of a nude Venus with a spear and wreath, beside a crouching Cupid with a bow, against a radiating halo.

Venus and Cupid

Sebald Beham, c. 1535/1540

Engraving of a horned satyr blowing a horn, with two small companions, grapevines and tall grasses in the background.

Satyr Sounding a Horn

Sebald Beham, c. 1530/1539

Engraving of a winged female allegory holding a heart and key, with a sun face above and a serpent at her feet.

Allegory of Christianity

Sebald Beham, c. 1540/1549

Engraving of a winged woman nursing an infant while children gather around her beside a column, labeled Charitas.

Charitas (Charity)

Sebald Beham, 1539

Engraving of a winged woman holding a lamb as a clawed monster approaches, with two cherubs holding laurel above, dated 1540.

Pacientia (Patience)

Sebald Beham, 1540

Engraving of winged Fortuna turning a wheel with a small man, a sphere at her feet, a ship and town behind.

Fortuna (Fortune)

Sebald Beham, 1541

Engraving of a winged female figure pointing at a crab while a small horned demon clings to her skirt.

Infortunium (Misfortune)

Sebald Beham, 1541

Engraving of a muscular bearded man straining to bend a tree trunk, with the word IMPOSSIBILE written beside him.

The Impossible

Sebald Beham, 1549

Engraving of a woman embraced by a skeleton holding an hourglass, with a flowering plant and a Latin inscription above.

The Lady and Death

Sebald Beham, 1541

Engraving of a nude woman embraced from behind by a winged skeleton, with an hourglass and a Latin inscription on a stone blo

Death and the Maiden

Sebald Beham, 1547

Engraving of three nude women with a skeletal Death figure and a skull at their feet.

Death and Three Nude Women

Sebald Beham and Barthel Beham

Engraving of a standard bearer with a flag and a drummer with a drum, both in period armor and caps, by Sebald Beham, 1544.

Standard Bearer and Drummer

Sebald Beham, 1544