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Brown ink drawing of a crowded courtroom scene with a seated official, a clerk holding a document, and a dog at left.

The Trial

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1790s

Study of Santa Rosalia of Palermo

Ciro Ferri, 1659/64

Etching of a Venetian square with a clock-faced church, classical columns, a statue, arcades and small figures.

Imaginary View of S. Giacomo di Rialto

Canaletto, c. 1735/1746

Ink and wash drawing of bearded St. Jerome seated in a study with a lion at his feet beside architectural elements.

St. Jerome in His Study

Filippino Lippi, c. 1490

Engraving of two women in a ruined arched setting, one spinning, with a donkey and a dog nearby.

Apuleius Changed into a Donkey

Master of the Die, 1530/40

Etching of ruined classical monuments including a tall column, a decorated arch, and a pyramid, with small figures on a hills

Landscape with Ruined Monuments

Canaletto, c. 1735/1746

Brown ink and wash drawing of an angel descending toward a kneeling figure in a draped robe beside a column.

The Annunciation

Luca Cambiaso, c. 1568

Engraving of a crowd honoring a kneeling woman before classical columns, with Venus and Cupid in clouds above and Italian ver

The People Rendering Divine Honors to Psyche

Master of the Die, 1530/40

Etching of carved columns, a draped statue, a tree and Gothic arches with a bell tower at right.

The Bishop's Tomb

Canaletto, c. 1735/1746

Red chalk drawing of a woman in a headscarf, eyes lowered, with one arm bent forward wearing a bracelet.

Half-Length Figure Study of a Woman

Ludovico Cardi Cigoli, 1500s

Engraving of two crowned kings seated on a dais under drapery, with attendants and columns, and Italian verse below.

The Two Sisters of Psyche are Married to Kings; ...Psyche is Presented to a King

Master of the Die, 1530/40

Etching of a small stone monument on a canal edge, with a rowboat, overhanging trees and a distant city skyline of domes.

The Little Monument

Canaletto, c. 1735/1746

Grey wash drawing of a haloed saint giving alms to a crowd of beggars and mothers under arched colonnades.

Copy of Annibale Carracci's St. Roch Giving Alms

Annibale Carracci, 1595 or after

Engraving of a king at a flaming altar with attendants leading a bull and sheep for sacrifice in a classical hall.

Psyche's Father Consulting the Oracle

Agostino Veneziano, 1530/40

Etching of an ox-drawn cart crossing a wooden bridge over a canal, with an arched stone building at left and bathers in the w

The Wagon Passing Over a Bridge

Canaletto, c. 1735/1746

Pen and ink drawing of two decorative hinge designs with cherubs, scrollwork cartouches and a small scene in the upper panel.

Design for Decorative Hinges (recto)

Engraving of a seated woman carried on a litter through a wooded landscape, followed by mourners, musicians and putti, with v

Psyche Taken... to a Deserted Mountain

Master of the Die, 1530/40

Etching of the Virgin appearing in clouds to a kneeling monk beside a tomb with skulls and souls below.

The Madonna del Carmelo Appearing to Saint Simon Stock

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo after Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1759

Brown ink drawing of an ornate crozier with a lamb on top and standing figures in niches on the shaft.

Design for a Crozier

Pencil and brown ink architectural sketch of an arched opening flanked by pilasters with a cornice above.

Architectural Sketches

Canaletto, c. 1720

Engraved title page with Italian lettering in a border of drapery swags, tassels and flower garlands.

Title Page

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, published 1785

Pen and ink sketch of a bull, two ornate ewers, and two heraldic coats of arms with scrollwork and mythical creatures.

Design for Two Vases, Two Coats of Arms, and a Bull (recto) Several Line Borders (verso)

Etching of a riverside town with a bell tower, a bare tree, a footbridge, and figures on the muddy bank.

View of a Town on a River Bank, from Vedute

Canaletto, 1735/44

Etching of a young man and a bearded sage beside a horse, with an owl on a branch and an attendant at left.

Youth, Sage, and Attendant with Horse

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Pen drawing of two ewers, a bull, and two coats of arms with griffin and unicorn crests on acanthus scrollwork.

Design for Two Vases, Two Coats of Arms, and a Bull (recto)

Etching of a canal scene with a covered boat, figures on the bank, and a bell tower rising behind town buildings.

At the Port of Dolo

Canaletto, 1735/43

Etching of a youth leaning on a stone urn among classical ruins, with standing and reclining figures and a shield on the grou

Seated Youth Leaning Against an Urn

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, published 1785

Brown ink drawing of a domed ciborium with a crucifixion relief, standing saints, and dense scrolling ornament.

Design for a Ciborium

Fantoni Family Workshop, 1600s

Etching of a tall stone tower beside low buildings on a lagoon, with small boats and figures in the water.

The Tower of Malghera, from Vedute

Canaletto, 1735/44

Etching of three soldiers and a youth holding a flag, with a reclining figure and a distant landscape with cypress trees.

Three Soldiers and a Youth

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, published 1785

Design for Two Vases and an Ornament (recto); Sketches of Five Arms and a Head (verso)

Etching of a busy canal town with arcaded buildings, moored boats, a carriage, a rider and many pedestrians under a cloudy sk

Mestre, from Vedute

Canaletto, 1735/44