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White chalk drawing on brown paper of two draped figures seated and embracing beside a stone bench.

A seated couple, embracing

Edward Burne-Jones, ca. 1865

Brown ink drawing of a crowned king on steps before arches, with robed figures gathered below and a tree at right.

King Herod Receiving the Three Magi

Martin Schongauer, second half 15th century

Brown wash drawing of the Crucifixion with soldiers, a mounted rider, a fortified wall and mourners in the foreground.

Crucifixion

Thomas de Keyser, 1665

Brown wash drawing of a ceiling design with a radiating Jesus monogram, clouds, angels and allegorical figures.

Ceiling Design with the Glorification of the Name of Jesus (recto); Aurora and Cephalus (verso)

Lorenzo de' Ferrari, 1680-1744

Pen and wash drawing of a harbor with a large sailing ship, a stone tower, and two seated figures on the quay beneath clouds.

Framed Port scene with two figures

Dominique Barrière

Drawing of the Virgin ascending on clouds with angels, while a kneeling man gazes up beside a stone tomb.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Merry-Joseph Blondel, 1822

Ink and wash drawing of a bearded hermit beside a wooden cross in a rocky landscape, with sketched heads in the corner.

Two Hermits in the Wilderness

Domenico Maria Canuti, 1625-84

Pen and brown wash drawing of satyrs, nymphs and an infant beside a goat in a forest with an altar and urn.

The Nurture of Jupiter

Jean-Baptiste Corneille

Drawing of a kneeling bearded saint embracing an X-shaped cross, with an angel descending above and onlookers around.

The Martyrdom of St. Andrew

Michel Corneille the Younger

Brown wash drawing of two nude male figures struggling together on rocky ground, with a faint landscape behind them.

Two Nude Male Figures Struggling Together

Nicolas de Largillière, 1709-10

Graphite sketch with white highlights of a man in period dress, wig and cloak, holding a hat aloft on gray paper.

Self-Portrait

Jean-Marc Nattier, ca. 1730

Dark golden print with pale hands, a leafy sprig, and a central figure in a red headdress reaching upward.

The Universe Is Created

Paul Gauguin, 1893-94

Brown ink drawing of Venus reclining on a couch with cupids, a mirror, and attendants adjusting a pearl necklace.

Engraver's Copy After The Toilet of Venus

Francesco Albani, 17th century

Oil study of a woman's head in an ochre headscarf, eyes lowered and smiling faintly, painted in soft warm tones.

Head of an Old Woman Looking to Lower Right (Saint Elizabeth)

Federico Barocci, 1584-86

Studies for a Scourging Soldier and the Head of Christ

Jacopo Bassano, ca. 1565

Brown wash drawing of a seated allegorical woman holding a flaming heart, with an infant, cherubs and clouds under a radiatin

Allegorical Figure of Charity

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1688-89

Brown wash drawing of God the Father above clouds with allegorical female figures and a nude youth below.

Allegory of Religion (God the Father above, Faith, Hope, and Charity below)

Ludovico Lana, 1597-1646

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Descent from the Cross, with men on ladders lowering Christ and mourners below.

The Descent from the Cross with Saint Francis and Another Friar

Jacopo Ligozzi, 1619

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a woman in a hooded shawl with draped folds, on grey paper.

Study of a Seated Woman

Pietro Longhi, 1721-85

Pen and brown ink drawing of a mythological chariot with winged horses, a flying cupid, and a reclining figure on clouds.

Aurora and Cephalus: Engraver's study after decoration in the Galleria Farnese, Rome

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a bent, bearded man pulled by soldiers while a crowd of onlookers gathers around him.

Christ Bearing the Cross

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of a dense crowd of struggling men and draped women in a dynamic horizontal composition.

Rape of the Sabines

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1499-1543

Pen and brown wash drawing of a kneeling saint gazing up at angels and putti among clouds under an arch.

Saint in Ecstasy

Mattia Preti, 1613-99

Brown wash drawing of an old bearded man kneeling in a rocky landscape beside a lion, with a town on a hill.

Saint Jerome Praying in a Landscape

Niccolò dell' Abate, 1550-60

Brown ink drawing of a reclining woman in a hammock with a standing navigator, ships, an anteater, and the word America.

Allegory of America

called Stradanus Jan van der Straet, ca. 1587-89

Pen and ink architectural drawing of a barrel-vaulted chapel with Corinthian columns, coffered ceiling and two putti above.

Design for an Elaborate Barrel-Vaulted Chapel

Baldassarre Tommaso Peruzzi, 1481-1536

Red chalk drawing of a man's head on grey paper, face turned slightly toward the viewer, with soft shading.

Man's Head

Jonathan Richardson Sr., 1728-40

Red chalk drawing of a nude figure seen from behind, with studies of a head and limbs on tan paper.

Nude Figure

Alfred George Stevens, 1862-65

Engraved portrait of a standing woman in a satin gown beside a table with a flower vase and drapery.

Mary, Princess of Orange

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1641

Grey paper sketch with grid lines showing two angels with wings and drapery, study for Val de Grâce by Pierre Mignard.

Two Angels, Study for the Val de Grâce

Pierre Mignard I, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of Christ standing and gesturing to a kneeling Mary Magdalen beneath a tree in a landscape.

Christ Appearing to Saint Mary Magdalen ("Noli Me Tangere")

Jacopo Bassano, ca. 1560

Sepia drawing of a wooded lake scene with three robed figures near the water and a weeping willow on the shore.

Arcadian Landscape with Three Figures at a Lake

Johann Christian Reinhart, 1792