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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Pencil sketch of a nude male figure with curly hair standing before classical arches and architecture, with small figures in

Saint Sebastian

Felice Giani, 1810

Red chalk sketch of a martyrdom scene with soldiers, a central figure, flying angels, and a distant city.

Martyrdom of a Saint

Andrea Sacchi, 1700

Pen and brown ink sketch of a crowd of figures and horses gathered around a seated central figure beneath a canopy.

Adoration of the Magi

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Pencil sketch of a winged angel lifting a radiant monstrance upward, with soft shading on pale paper.

Angel Carrying a Monstrance

Francesco Solimena, 1700

Pencil and white chalk study of a nude male figure with raised arms and drapery sketches on grey paper.

Nude Angel, Angel's Arm, and Drapery Studies, Study for "Mercy's Dream"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowd of robed men standing together in an interior beside a bench.

Apostles after Raphael's "Death of Ananias"

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown wash drawing of robed monks and nuns with halos meeting before a vaulted arcade, with a glowing light in the background

Meeting of Saints Francis and Clara

Belisario Corenzio, 1640

Pen and brown wash sketch of Christ reaching to save Saint Peter from drowning beside a sailing boat in rough seas.

Christ Saving Peter from Drowning

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated veiled woman surrounded by angels and musicians on clouds under a radiant arch.

Virgin Ascending with Concert of Angels

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child with saints, angels and putti gathered around a draped altar niche.

Virgin and Child with Saints

Charles Mellin, 1640

Pencil sketch of the Virgin holding the infant Christ, with a distant landscape and buildings at the left.

The Virgin and Child

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child with saints, a lion, angels and classical temples in a landscape.

Madonna and the Infant, St. Jerome, Mary Magdalene and Angels, after Correggio

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and brown wash drawing of two religious interior scenes with crowds of figures beneath arches and beside a column.

The Mocking of Christ [left]; Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples [right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1580

Grey wash drawing of the Virgin and Child in an arched classical niche, with kneeling and standing worshippers below.

The Virgin and Child with Worshippers in Classical Interior

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Watercolor and ink elevation of an altar design with painted marble panels, a central oval medallion, and classical pilasters

Project for an altar: intended to be executed in colored marbles

Mario Asprucci The Younger, 1750

Brown wash drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds with the infant Christ, shepherds, animals, and angels holding a Latin b

Adoration of the Shepherds

Francesco Saverio Mergolo, 1790

Soft pencil sketch on tan paper of a young woman with a draped head covering and lowered eyes.

Madonna

Carroll Beckwith, 1900

Brown-ground drawing of Christ in glory surrounded by angels, clouds and nude figures, heightened with white and blue.

Christ in Glory with Angels

Belisario Corenzio, 1640

Red chalk sketch of angels with a diagonal cross and draped shroud, showing overlapping figure studies on a pale sheet.

Angels Carrying the Holy Cross and Shroud

Mattia Preti, 1660

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude figure bound to a column while two men raise whips in a colonnaded hall.

Sketchbook Page: Flagellation of Christ

Felice Giani, 1810

Blue-grey wash drawing of a female saint rising through clouds among angels and putti, with a crowned figure above.

Apotheosis of a Female Saint

Giacomo Farelli, 1700

Brown ink and wash drawing of a helmeted soldier with spear and shield, with two head studies in the lower left.

Soldier Running :Study for Figure in Left Foreground, "Betrayal of Christ," Rome, S. Maria della Consolazione, Mattte…

Taddeo Zuccaro, 1520

Pen and wash drawing of the Madonna and Child in glory with angels above, and a winged warrior driving a falling demon below.

Madonna and Child in Glory, Study after Mastelletta; Angel Gabriel Driving Lucifer from Heaven, Study after Marcanton…

Felice Giani, 1820

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child on clouds with saints, a banner, and cherubs above and below.

The Virgin and Child Surrounded by Saints

Antonio de' Dominici, 1740

Sepia wash drawing of the Holy Family, a seated woman with an infant among arched architectural forms.

The Holy Family

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Brown ink drawing of the Madonna and Child enthroned between two bishops, with a young saint and putti pulling back curtains.

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Two Bishops with St. John

Felice Giani, 1810

Red chalk sketch of a flying angel with a raised arm, draped figure, cherubs and studies of limbs on paper.

Flying Angel and Other Figures

Mattia Preti, 1660

Pencil sketch of the Virgin Mary ascending on clouds with angels, while kneeling figures gather beside a tomb below.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Brown ink drawing of the winged Archangel Michael in armor standing over a fallen demon, with clouds and a distant town.

Archangel Michael

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink drawing with wash of two mitred bishops with crosiers standing among robed saints under a scrolled border.

Augustine, Ambrose, and Other Saints

Belisario Corenzio, 1590