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Red chalk drawing on blue paper of a woman with raised arm and draped garment, gripping an object in her other hand.

Jael Slaying Sisera

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Brown monochrome drawing of a kneeling robed martyr attacked by a dagger-wielding man, with flying putti above.

Death of Saint Peter Martyr

Felice Torelli, 1667-1748

Pen and wash drawing of a fountain design with reclining river gods, nymphs and a tiered stone pedestal.

Design for a Fountain with Rivergods and Nymphs

Giorgio Vasari, 1511-74

Drawing of a nude woman bathing in a round pool while two draped figures hold a cloth screen among trees.

Bath of Venus

Edward Burne-Jones, 1890s

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of the Virgin and Christ Child with Saint Joseph and angels among clouds.

Holy Family

Andrea Sacchi, 1599-1661

Drawing of a smiling bearded man with long wavy hair and a draped garment, in black chalk with red tints on toned paper.

Bust of a Bearded Figure

Andrea Solario, 1515-24

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ on the cross with the Virgin, Mary Magdalen and Saint John grieving below.

Christ Crucified, Attended by the Virgin, Saint Mary Magdalen, and Saint John the Evangelist

Lazzaro Tavarone, 1556-1641

Pen and ink drawing of a crowned, armored seated king holding a scepter, with winged figures above.

A Seated King in Armor (King David?)

Orazio Samacchini, 16th century

Brown wash drawing of men raising a crucified figure on a cross, with a ladder at left and kneeling workers below.

Elevation of the Cross

Alessandro Tiarini, 1577-1668

Soft green wash landscape of a thatched cottage, grazing cows and sheep, and windswept trees under dramatic clouds.

Wooded Landscape with Cottage, Cows and Sheep

Thomas Gainsborough, ca. 1770

Red chalk and ink drawing of Saint John the Baptist before Herod and Herodias, with soldiers and an arched doorway behind.

Saint John the Baptist before Herod and Herodias

Morazzone, 16th century

Brown wash drawing with white highlights showing a sword-bearing figure among robed onlookers in an architectural setting.

Left Third of a Martyrdom of Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Antonio da Trento, 1508-ca. 1550

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a shaggy dog turning its head, with a sketched hand and fabric at the right edge.

Study of a dog

Edwin Landseer, 1820-73

Watercolor drawing of a preacher in a pulpit addressing a seated congregation of men and women in a church interior.

A Sermon in a Village Church

Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1630

Brown ink and wash drawing of a classical colonnade, reclining muses, a harp player, a lion and a flying figure in clouds.

Temple of the Muses

Charles Monnet, ca. 1777

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling bearded man being crowned with garlands by a woman, with a winged figure, cherubs and a sc

Time Banished by Truth

Jean Jacques de Boissieu, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling woman with a child before an armored figure on a pedestal, within a classical colonnaded h

Amya Petitioning Faustus for the Custody of Saint Mamas

Jean Cousin the Elder, ca. 1543

Pen and ink drawing of Saint Catherine, crowned and haloed, leaning on a sword with draped robes.

Saint Catherine Leaning on a Sword

Hans Baldung Grien, ca. 1503-4

Brown and green wash drawing of a military trophy with draped figure, ornate shields, helmet, urn and goblet.

Design for a Military Trophy

Jean Jacques Lagrenée, 1752-1821

Pen and wash drawing of allegorical figures in ornate frames with a hilltop town in the distance, by Jacopo Zucchi, 1563.

Study for the Allegory of San Gimignano and Colle Val d'Elsa

Jacopo Zucchi, 1563

Pen and ink study of a bearded man in a draped robe beside a sketch of a classical head on brown paper.

A Bearded Man, Standing, and a Classical Head

Eugène Delacroix, 1815-63

Painted design for a gallery ceiling with pink and tan scrollwork, a central ornamental panel, and floral garlands on green.

Design for Gallery Ceiling, Hôtel Cottier

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise, ca. 1879

Vertical pilaster drawing with winged putti, a torch, a small temple model and reeds on a tan ground.

Two Pilaster with White Putti on Tan Ground

Giovanni Mauro della Rovere, 1595-1640

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin with the Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist, on a pinkish tan ground.

Virgin Adoring the Christ Child with Saint John the Baptist (recto); The Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist (verso)

Agnolo del Mazziere, ca. 1500-1515

Pen and brown ink drawing of a canal with moored boats, wooden buildings, and trees reflected in the water.

Landscape with a Canal in the Foreground

Johannes Leupenius, 17th century

Brown ink drawing of a shepherd with sheep beside willow trees, with a small church on a distant hill.

Landscape with a Shepherd and His Flock

Jan Lievens, 1622-74

Grey wash drawing of a feathered warrior with a parrot, crocodile and sugarcane, above a panel with a smoking cherub.

Allegory of America, from the Four Continents

Godfried Maes, 17th century

Pen and grey wash drawing of a woman with a camel, pagoda and ornate scrollwork, labelled ASIA.

Allegory of Asia, from the Four Continents

Godfried Maes, 17th century

Grey wash drawing of mounted horsemen in a field with a distant city skyline of church towers under a cloudy sky.

Louis XIV at the Siege of Tournai, Seen from the North-East (June 21-25, 1667)

Adam Frans van der Meulen, n.d.

Grey wash drawing of a crowned woman seated beside a lion with a palm tree, obelisk, and ornamental panel below.

Allegory of Africa, from the Four Continents

Godfried Maes, 17th century

Charcoal drawing of a large face and a small face in a misty sky above faint grasses on tan paper.

Hallucinations

Odilon Redon, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a helmeted warrior from behind, surrounded by rearing horses, soldiers, and raised spears in a battle.

Battle Scene

Peter Paul Rubens, n.d.