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24,028 works

Woodblock print of women, children and a porter walking a shore toward a bamboo-covered islet with Mount Fuji in the distance

Visitors to Enoshima

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1801/04

Pen drawing of a nude Venus-like figure with a sword and helmet, a small Cupid supporting the armor on a pedestal.

Sculpture of Venus and Cupid, with Mars' Armor

Possibly after Jean Le Pautre, n.d.

Woodblock print of women in kimono entering a garden past shelves of potted plants, a stone lantern and a bare tree.

A Group of Young Women Entering the Garden of a Horticulturist

Katsushika Hokusai, n.d.

Black chalk and white highlight study of a seated bearded man in draped robes gesturing with one raised hand, on brown paper.

Study for Saint Louis Healing the Sick

Eustache Le Sueur, c. 1654

Pen sketch of a grieving woman raising drapery among women and fallen children, with figures in clouds above.

Niobe's Children, Slain by Apollo and Artemius

Attributed to Michel Dorigny, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a crowd in classical robes around a seated figure in a columned hall, one woman presenting a document.

Scene from Roman History, with Draped Figure Presenting Book to Ruler

Possibly after Eustache Le Sueur, n.d.

Black chalk study on tan paper of a standing robed figure in a close cap, with white highlights on the drapery.

Study for Priest Bearing Crozier

Eustache Le Sueur, n.d.

Pencil study of a woman's head tilted upward, wearing a laurel wreath, drawn on pale toned paper.

Head of a Woman

Eustache Le Sueur, 1646/49

Pen and brown ink drawing of a satyr with pan pipes, a reclining figure, nymphs and putti in a mythological scene.

Scene with Nymphs and Satyr

Attributed to Nicolas Pierre Loir, n.d.

Engraving of the crowned Virgin seated on a grassy bank holding an apple, with the infant Christ on her lap and a distant tow

The Virgin on the Grassy Bank

Jacob Binck, 1520/69

Pen and ink sketch of four classical figures in draped robes, three standing and one kneeling at right.

Four Classical Figures

François Roëttiers, n.d.

Brown ink and wash sketch of two figures seated beside a tree trunk, one with arm raised.

Couple Beside Tree

Raymond de Lafage, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of an outdoor banquet under a canopy, with diners, servants, a mounted horseman, and a dog.

Literary Subject: Banquet Scene

the Younger Jean Cotelle, n.d.

Black chalk drawing of a muscular male figure with curly hair gripping a round shield while drawing a sword at his hip.

Guard Drawing His Sword

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of kabuki actors on a veranda by the sea, with a tea tray, bowls, and fishing boats.

The actors Onoe Kikugoro III, Onoe Matsutake III, and Iwai Kumesaburo II

Utagawa Kunisada I, c. 1825

Brown wash drawing of trees, ruined arches, and a tomb with a reclining figure in a garden setting.

View of Ruined Arches and Tomb in Villa Borghese

Gaspard Dughet, n.d.

Woodblock diptych of armored warriors fighting in falling snow, with pine trees and vertical calligraphy in the sky.

Warriors Fighting in the Snow

Utagawa Kunisada I, 19th century

Brown wash drawing of tall trees on the left and a church tower among buildings on the right under a grey sky.

Roman Landscape with View of Church

Gaspard Dughet, n.d.

Woodblock print of three bearded warriors seated at a banquet table in a circular frame with dragons and clouds.

Guan Yu, Liu Bei, and Zhang Fei

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1825

Red chalk drawing of a harbor with a sailboat, rowing boat, distant town, and trees in the right foreground.

View of Harbor, with Figure and Vegetation in Foreground

Style of Adrien Manglard, c. 1700

Woodblock print of figures in patterned kimono at a banquet in a restaurant interior with food, teapot and hanging scroll.

Second Illustration of Calligraphy and Painting Party on the Upper Floor of the Manpachiro Restaurant (Manpachiro jo…

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1827

Grey wash drawing of a river landscape with large trees, rocks, a stone building on a rise, and a distant mountain.

River Scene

Claude Lorrain, n.d.

Woodblock print of a kabuki samurai crouching on a rooftop in rain while a demon-masked woman floats on clouds above.

Ichikawa Danjūrō VII as Watanabe no Tsuna and Segawa Kikunojō V as the Female Demon, in “Modori Bridge” (Modoribashi)

Utagawa Kunisada, 1833

Gustave Doré drawing of a sleeping figure on a bed as a winged angel with a raised arm appears beside it in light.

The Calling of Samuel

Gustave Doré, 1877

Woodblock print of a flaming Fudo Myoo deity with sword and rope above a kneeling warrior behind falling water.

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Mongaku and Matsumoto Koshiro V as Fudo Myoo

Utagawa Kunisada I, c. 1829/32

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man in a robe holding a book, gazing upward in a sketched landscape.

Standing Bearded Man Holding Book

Attributed to Louis Félix Larue, the younger, n.d.

Pencil drawing of a bearded older man in vestments with a jeweled clasp, gazing upward.

Bust of Bishop Saint, with Slight Figure Sketches

Carlo Dellarocca, 1829

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in armor and bare-chested pose, one wielding a raised sword against an olive background.

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Soga Goro and Bando Mitsugoro III as Kobayashi no Asahina

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1827

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono and green hood beneath cherry blossoms, with a sword.

The actor Onoe Kikugoro III as Nagoya Sanza in the play "Sato no Haru Meibutsu Amigasa," performed at the Kawarazaki…

Utagawa Kunisada I, 1827

Japanese print of three women playing koto, shamisen and flute in a room, with falling cherry blossoms outside.

Ladies Playing Instruments

Utagawa Kuniyasu, early 19th century