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Oil painting of the Holy Family resting, with an angel playing violin, in an oval landscape by Guercino, 1624.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

1624

Painting of a nude man seized by armored soldiers as a woman cuts his hair, with startled onlookers and a stormy sky.

Samson Captured by the Philistines

1619

Painting of an angel with a crucifix gesturing to a young man in white robes, with musical angels above.

The Vocation of Saint Aloysius (Luigi) Gonzaga

ca. 1650

Seated man in red papal robes and skullcap with hands on an open book at a green draped table.

Pope Gregory XV

about 1622-1623

Saint Paul

Painting of an elderly bearded man reaching toward two boys as a kneeling young man gestures beside him, against a dark setti

Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph

1666

Painting of the Circumcision of Christ with the infant on an altar, a robed priest, the Virgin, Joseph, and attendants under

Circumcision of Christ

1646

Painting of an angel pointing upward as an elderly chained man rises while a guard sleeps in a dim prison.

Saint Peter freed by an Angel

1622

Painting of the Virgin Mary ascending on clouds with cherubs while apostles look up beside an empty tomb with roses.

Assumption of Mary

1623

Painting of a bare-backed young man being dressed by a bearded older man while a youth in a feathered cap assists.

The Return of the Prodigal Son

1619

Half-length self-portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and white collar, holding a palette and brushes.

Self-portrait with a Palette

1645

Painting of an old bearded man drinking wine as a nude woman pours, with a seated woman at left and a burning city behind.

Lot and his daughters

1651

Painting of two nude women bathing in a pool beneath a large tree, with a rolling landscape and dogs on the right.

Landscape with Bathing Women

1621

Dark landscape with a stormy sky, a bare tree, a carriage on a road, a castle tower and a boat at left.

Moonlight Landscape

Painting of a woman in red and gray drapery gazing upward, holding a Latin inscribed scroll against a dark background.

The Cimmerian Sibyl

Reclining nude woman with closed eyes and a serpent on her arm, on a white bed under crimson silk curtains.

The Death of Cleopatra

1648

Arched painting of a saint's burial below, with Christ, angels and a kneeling woman in the clouds above.

Burial of Saint Petronilla

1623

Winged cupid child shaking out a purse of gold coins beside a bow, arrow, and red drapery, with a distant tower.

Cupid spurning riches

1654

Painting of mourners lowering the dead Christ into a stone tomb, with three crosses on a hill behind.

The Entombment

1656

Seated cardinal in red robes and biretta holding a small book, against a dark velvet curtain, painted by Guercino.

Cardinal Francesco Cennini

1625

Painting of a reclining nude woman grasping a blue cloth while a young man in an orange tunic pulls away on a bed.

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife

1649

Painted self-portrait of a man with a palette beside an easel showing a cupid with a bow and a hound.

Self-Portrait before a Painting of "Amor Fedele"

1655

Seated man in red papal vestments with an open book on a green draped table, painted against a dark patterned backdrop.

Portrait of Pope Gregory XV

1622

Painting of Saint Sebastian bound to a tree, pierced by arrows, gazing upward against a cloudy landscape.

Saint Sebastian

Pen and brown wash drawing of Venus in a chariot with a winged Cupid beside her, set among clouds.

Venus and Cupid in a Chariot

1615-17

Pen and brown ink landscape with windswept trees, a small building, a man leaning on a bale and two barrels.

Landscape with a Man Leaning on a Bale

c. 1640

Brown ink drawing of a bearded man seated beside a winged angel leaning over his shoulder.

Saint Matthew and the Angel

n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of a man with a sword over a kneeling figure, with trees and a distant city in a landscape.

Sacrifice of Isaac (recto); Jacob's Dream (verso)

1613/20

Pen and brown wash drawing of an elderly bearded man seated between a kneeling figure and a child, with loose drapery.

Study for Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (recto); Sketches: Saint Christopher; Two Figures in Conversation over Mo…

c. 1620

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing with a tall tree at right, distant buildings at left, and small figures by a river.

Landscape with Small Group of Buildings

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ preaching to seated listeners in a columned temple interior beneath a draped canopy.

Christ Preaching in the Temple

about 1625-1627

Brown ink and wash drawing of spectators peering over a wooden barricade, with a cloaked figure walking past on the right.

Spectators Hiding behind a Barricade

about 1630

Charcoal study of a nude seated young man leaning forward, with a reclining figure below, on toned paper.

Study of a Seated Young Man

about 1619

Caricature of Two Men Seen in Profile

about 1635

Pen and brown ink drawing of a round fortified tower, arched harbor walls, figures on a quay, and a sailing ship at right.

Landscape with a View of a Fortified Port

about 1635

A Seated Young Woman Looking Over Her Shoulder

early-mid-17th century

A Falconer in Profile to the Right

ca. 1640

Three red chalk studies of a veiled, mourning woman with bowed head and draped cloth, on a tan sheet.

Madonna Mourning: Studies for the Entombment of Christ

c. 1656

Charcoal drawing of a seated nude boy seen from behind, shaded on brown paper.

Seated Nude Boy Seen from the Back

Charcoal drawing of a bearded man leaning on a grain sack, glancing sideways at the viewer, on brown toned paper.

A Grain Merchant

1620

Pencil sketch of religious figures including a mitred bishop, a kneeling man and a standing youth with a staff, with clouds a

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Holy Family resting with a donkey, an angel, and a distant town.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

1626

The Angel of the Annunciation

1638

Brown wash drawing of shepherds with staffs beside a rock, with figures and a tower on a distant hill.

Shepherds Peering into a Chasm

1620

Red chalk drawing of two seated figures, a woman at left and a bare-chested man at right, with loose drapery lines.

Amnon and Tamar

1649

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of a waterfall, cliffs, a stream, a tree and small figures.

Landscape with a Waterfall

Brown ink drawing of a man with a whip facing a rearing horse beside a tree in an open landscape.

Landscape with the Taming of a Horse

1620

The Madonna and Child with an Escaped Goldfinch

1630

Pen and brown ink drawing of an older bearded man embracing a barefoot younger man beside steps.

The Return of the Prodigal Son

1640

Pen and wash drawing of two muscular nude men raising clubs above serpent heads, Guercino, 1618.

Hercules Slaying the Hydra

1618

Erminia

1648

Brown ink and wash drawing of muscular Hercules standing on a hydra, leaning on a club, with sketches at right.

The Triumphant Hercules with the Vanquished Hydra

c. 1618

Red chalk drawing of a young woman's head turned left, with curly hair and sketched shoulder and drapery.

Kopf einer jungen Frau nach links gewandt

Brown ink landscape drawing of windswept trees, rolling hills, a distant building, and small figures along a path.

Landscape with Six Figures

Pen and brown wash drawing of a winged figure on clouds holding a torch toward a reclining man beside a wall.

Ungedeutete Darstellung: Eine auf Wolken herabschwebende männliche Gestalt versengt mit seiner lodernden Fackel einen…

Red chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man in a robe beside a child holding a flowering staff, with a stair at lower right.

Saint Joseph Seen with his Flowering Staff, which is Held by the Christ Child

1591-1666

Pen and brown ink drawing of a rocky landscape with cliffs and small figures walking along a path.

Rocky Landscape with Eight Figures

Brown ink and wash sketch of a young woman leaning over a youth who points outward, with loose drapery lines.

Youth in a Chariot with Attendant Young Woman

ca. 1621-23

Pen and brown ink drawing of a kneeling youth before a bearded prelate in a mitre, with sketched steps below.

Youth Kneeling before a Prelate (recto); Another Study of a Youth Kneeling before a Prelate (verso)

ca. 1620

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Magi: Mary holds the Christ Child while kneeling and turbaned figures appr

The Adoration of the Magi

1625-30

Pen and brown ink study of a woman in a headscarf gazing upward, holding a scroll with written lines.

A Sibyl Holding a Scroll (Study for the Cimmerian Sibyl)

1638

Pen and ink sketch of two studies of a kneeling male figure in flowing drapery, one facing left and one seen from behind.

Two Studies of a Kneeling Male Figure (recto); Handwritten letter (verso)

ca. 1652

Brown ink and wash drawing of a robed figure pointing upward beside a seated bearded man, with onlookers and radiating light.

The Raising of Lazarus

ca. 1619

Red chalk drawing of a young man seen from behind, bending over a bowl with a draped cloth at his waist.

Standing Youth Seen from Behind Holding a Bowl (Ganymede?)

ca. 1635-45

Pen and brown ink drawing of a nude youth sleeping under a crescent moon, head resting on his arm beside a staff.

Endymion Sleeping

1635-50

Brown ink and wash drawing of a veiled woman praying with clasped hands, gazing upward, standing on a crescent.

The Virgin Immaculate

ca. 1656

Half-Figure of a Nude Man Facing Right

1640's

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of a bearded old man with raised right arm, with sketched studies around him.

Seated Old Man with Right Arm Upraised (Tithonus) (recto); Seated Nude Youth (figure of Day) (verso)

1621

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman with curled hair and a small winged child reaching toward her.

Saint Cecilia Playing the Organ

1650s

Pen and wash drawing of a plumed-hat youth in puffed breeches reaching upward, mounted on a pale blue-grey card mat.

Boy Chasing a Butterfly

1591-1666

Pen and ink sketch of a kneeling saint and seated bearded man looking up at a blank panel held by two flying angels.

Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Louis of France Venerating an Image of the Virgin

ca. 1618

Pen and brown ink drawing of a frowning man with shoulder-length hair and a loose shirt, in half-length within a ruled border

Portrait of Morose Man in Half-Length

1591-1666

Pen and brown ink sketch of grotesque demons, a terrified figure and a scaly beast above swirling flames.

A Diablerie

1591-1666

Pen and ink sketch of four nude putti on clouds, one holding a bow, above a faint landscape with a tower.

Four Putti with Bow and Arrows on Clouds above a Landscape with a Tower

1610-66

Pen and ink sketch of a muscular male torso with a raised arm and hand, with faint grid lines and studies of limbs.

Man Stabbing Himself

1591-1666

Pen and ink landscape drawing of a farmhouse, large trees, small figures on a path and seated figures in the foreground.

Landscape with Figures and a Farm House

Pen and brown ink landscape with figures, round fortified towers, a dog, and hills beyond a pond.

Landscape with Figures and Fortifications

Pen and ink landscape drawing of a windswept tree, two figures, and a two-arched bridge over a river.

Landscape with Figures and a Two-Arched Bridge

1591-1666

Portrait of a Scholar

1591-1666

Pen and brown ink drawing of an elderly bearded man writing at a desk beside open books and a leafy branch.

Saint Jerome Writing

1591-1666

Two Men, Depicted Half-Length, in Profile

17th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of caricatured men gathered around a table, one seated figure drawing at the lower center.

Group of Caricatured Figures with an Artist Drawing

1612-66

Etching of a friar holding a lily and an open book, with a hatched sky and small landscape details.

Saint Anthony of Padua

Etching of a reclining man reading a book beside a dog, while a turbaned man with a sword stands at right.

Vechtende man en vrouw

1601

Etched landscape with a windblown tree, two seated figures on a bank, a distant town and travelers on a road.

Man en vrouw in schaduw van een boom

1601

Etched landscape with windblown trees, a rocky outcrop, two small figures at right, and birds flying across the sky.

Landschap met twee figuren

1601

Etching of Saint Anthony of Padua holding a lily branch and an open book, with a landscape and tower behind him.

De heilige Antonius van Padua

1601

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ being whipped by two men beside a column, with onlookers on a balcony above.

Flagellation of Christ

n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of two young women standing close, turned toward each other in conversation.

Two Young Women in Conversation

n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of a seated female nude turning her head left, with curly hair and draped cloth.

Female Nude Turning Towards Left, Clasping Knee

n.d.

Etching of Saint Anthony of Padua holding a lily branch and an open book, with a rosary and distant landscape.

Saint Anthony of Padua

1630s

Charcoal drawing of a seated nude man seen from behind, head bowed, on brown paper.

Seated Nude Boy Seen from the Back

1621

Black chalk drawing on tan paper of a man with tousled hair glancing sideways while holding a large sack.

A Grain Merchant

c. 1620

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a seated nude young man with drapery behind him, resting his arm on a stone block.

Seated Nude Young Man in Nearly Frontal View

ca. 1618

Red chalk drawing of a woman dipping a cloth into a bowl held by a girl, set before a stone architectural background.

Woman Soaking a Cloth in a Bowl Held by a Girl (copy from Guercino's Saint Sebastian Tended by Irene)

1591-1666

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded man in a cloak writing in a book at a table beside an inkwell.

Saint Paul

1591-1666