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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Etching of Veronica kneeling to wipe the face of Christ carrying the cross, with a soldier and onlookers beside a city skylin

Via crucis - Station VI, Saint Veronica Wipes His Face

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1730

Etching of a banquet scene with robed figures seated at a long table, a kneeling woman in the foreground, and curtained windo

Christ at the House of the Pharisee

Carlo Saraceni, 1610

Etching of a winged Cupid resting on a cushion with a quiver of arrows on his back, draped fabric behind him.

Cupid Resting, after a painting formerly attributed to Rembrandt

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1650

Hand-colored print of nymphs and a satyr with goats beside a bearded herm sculpture in a wooded garden.

Nymphs and Satyrs Before a Herm

Jean François Janinet, 1780

Engraving of the Holy Family under a palm tree with cherubs carrying palm fronds and a scroll.

Holy Family with Attending Cherubs

Ferdinando Gregori, 1750

Etching of tall trees in a woodland landscape with Venus, Adonis, Cupid and hunting dogs in the lower right.

Venus and Adonis with Cupid in a Landscape

Anthonie Waterloo, 1650

Etching of the martyrdom of Saint Stephen, with a kneeling saint below a heavenly vision of angels and a dove.

Martyrdom of Saint Stephen

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1780

Engraving of Prometheus chained to rocks while an eagle attacks him, with a serpent and clouds in the background.

Prometheus Chained to the Rocks of Caucasus

Cornelis Cort, 1560

Etching of two magi and two boys seated among ruins with a sheep and a sleeping figure in the foreground.

Two Magi and Two Boys, plate 14 from the from Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Engraving of an ornate triumphal float drawn by oxen, with a domed shrine, unicorn rider, and eagle, under a banner.

A parade float in Reggio, Italy: "Carro trionfale della Confraternità del S.to Sacrame.to di S. Stefano" (The Triumph…

Giovanni Luigi Valesio, 1610

Engraving of the Apollo Pythius statue, a nude standing figure with a draped cloak and serpent, with a seated observer at low

Apollo Belvedere (Apollo Pythius)

Netherlandish Hendrik Goltzius, 1590

Etching of satyrs, a nymph and a goat in a rustic landscape, with an owl perched on a pole at right.

The Happy Satyr with His Family, plate 10 from the Scherzi di Fantasia

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750

Etching of the crucifixion of Christ with grieving women kneeling below and soldiers to the left under a cloudy sky.

Via crucis - Station XII, The Crucifixion

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1730

Engraved grotesque ornament plate with a central classical figure, winged creatures, drapery and a Latin caption below.

Grotesque with Deities. Plate 04 “Juno,” 2nd state

René Boyvin, 1540

Engraving of the Holy Family with a lamb beneath a tree, with haloed figures and a dedication inscription below.

Holy Family with St. John

Engraving of the risen Christ with a staff above startled soldiers, with radiant light and cherubs in the sky.

The Resurrection

Gaspar Huberti, 1690

Engraving of a turbaned rider on a rearing horse recoiling from an angel above a battlefield of fallen soldiers.

The Angel Appearing to Sennacherib's Army In Battle

Pieter Soutman, 1630

Etching of Christ speaking with a woman at a stone well, with a town and travelers in the background.

Christ and the Woman of Samaria

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1650

Woodcut of Saint Christopher wading a river with the Christ child on his shoulders, a tree and hermit beside him.

Saint Christopher

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Engraving of the Virgin and Child with Saint Jerome, a lion, Mary Magdalene, an angel and a putto under a draped curtain.

The Virgin and Child Adored by Saints Jerome and Mary Magdalene

Agostino Carracci, 1580

Engraving of a seated woman and a standing man beside a dog under a tree, with a river landscape and boat in the background.

Daphne Encountered by Apollo

Giovanni Volpato, 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna rising on clouds under a radiant dove, with kneeling saints gazing upward.

Madonna and Saints

Sebastiano Conca, 1720

Pen and ink sketch of a winged Cupid in flight with a bow, above loose architectural lines and hatching.

Cupid in Flight

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown ink drawing of the goddess Diana with a crescent moon in her hair, leaning on rocks with a spear beside trees.

The Goddess Diana Leaning on an Outcropping

Francesco Brizzi, 1600

Brown ink drawing split in two: a hunting scene with nude figures above, and a crowd of riders and horses in a storm below.

Diana and Actaeon [above]; Dido and Aeneas Shelter from the Storm [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of a male torso with outstretched arm and sketched head, by Carlo Maratti.

A Torso of the Dead Christ

Carlo Maratti, 1700

Brown ink and wash drawing of a robed woman, a peacock, and a winged figure above a reclining body, by Jan Luyken.

Juno, Mercury, and the Slain Argus

Jan Luyken, 1700

Brown ink and wash sketch of a kneeling woman before standing figures, with architecture and swirling flames above.

The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown ink and wash drawing in an octagonal frame showing Ceres and Jupiter with an eagle, mythological scene.

Ceres asks Jupiter for Return of Proserpina

Felice Giani, 1810

Red chalk study on blue paper of a seated draped man with a turned head and several sketched arms and hands.

Study for an Evangelist

Giuseppe Passeri, 1700

Pen and ink sketch of the Holy Family with a young John the Baptist beside a seated Virgin and infant Christ.

The Holy Family with John the Baptist

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown ink drawing of Madonna holding the Christ child, with St. Joseph standing behind them at left.

Madonna and Child with St. Joseph

Felice Giani, 1810

Study of Seated Woman for "Titian Showing the Entombment to Charles V and Clement VII"

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Ink sketch in two registers: robed figures and animals above, a crowd confronting a satyr among rocks below.

Apollonius meeting the People and Animals of Ethiopia [above]; Apollonius Quelling the Ghost of a Satyr in Ethiopia […

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of winged goddess Iris pointing beside an old bearded man, with columns and a distant warrior camp

Iris Encourages Priam to Beg the Body of Hector from Achilles

Felice Giani, 1810

Pen and ink sketch of robed religious figures around a central standing figure beneath a small glory motif, within an archite

Glory with Trinity and Saints (recto), architectural plan for the church of Santa Maria d'Itria in Rome

Francesco Manno, 1800

Brown ink drawing of Neptune on a shell chariot drawn by sea creatures amid waves and nude figures.

Triumph of Neptune and Galatea

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Sepia ink and wash drawing of reclining Bacchus with grapevines, a satyr and a panther in an oval frame.

Bacchus, Design for Vaulted Ceiling, Sala dei Legislatori, Palazzo Conti-Sinibaldi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

Pencil sketch of a flying angel with flowing drapery on pale paper, with an inscription naming Placido Costanzi below.

Sketch for a Flying Angel

Placido Costanzi, 1720

Pen and brown wash drawing: left, a palazzo facade with windows and doorways; right, an Annunciation scene with an angel and

Elevation of Palazzo Pazzi dell' Accademia Colombaria [left]; Annunciation [right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of winged angels playing a tambourine, lute and flute among clouds.

Concert of Angels

Felice Giani, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a draped female figure holding a bowl and raising one hand, within a gold and black ruled border.

Minerva Giustiniani

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pen and brown wash drawing of two scenes: Salome dancing at Herod's banquet above, and Salome presenting John the Baptist's h

Salome Dancing during the Banquet of Herod [above]; Salome Offering Saint John's Head to her Parents [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Ink drawing of a reclining hero on a funeral pyre as a kneeling man lights it with a torch, with arrows on the ground.

Philactetes Applies the Torch of Hercules to the Funeral Pyre

Felice Giani, 1800

Red chalk sketch of a robed standing figure holding a long staff, set within a thin gold and black ruled border.

Christ standing

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch on tan paper showing five studies of women in shawls and long skirts, plus a small child.

Religious Figure

Arnold William Brunner, 1880

Pen and brown ink drawing of two roundels: a winged victory driving a horse chariot, and a winged victory crowning seated Min

A Winged Victory Riding a Chariot; A Winged Victory Crowning Minerva; two roundels

Felice Giani, 1800

Red chalk drawing of an angel reaching upward through radiating light rays, with swirling drapery and a cloud below.

Angel in the Church of the Gesù

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pen drawing of a nude woman riding a unicorn beside a satyr and putto, with scrolling foliage and the words Leonard Cox - His

Bookplate for Leonard Cox

Kenyon Cox, 1900

Brown ink and wash drawing of Venus mourning the dying Adonis, with cupids, a boar and a hilly landscape behind.

Death of Adonis

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink sketch of a haloed rider on a donkey with a second donkey at left, set against loose wash clouds.

Christ's Entry into Jerusalem

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Pencil outline drawing of a nude maiden with arms raised, pursued by a horned satyr in a dynamic, angular pose.

Maiden Chased by a Satyr

William Hunt Diederich, 1910

Brown ink and wash drawing of three classical scenes of warriors and women in interiors, with Italian captions.

Agamemnon Refuses to Liberate Chryseis; Minerva Appears to Achilles; The Abduction of Briseis: Galerie d'Iliad, Palaz…

Felice Giani, 1800

Brown toned sheet with a faint sketch of figures around a body and a darker ink group with a haloed figure above.

The Entombment

Giulio Romano, 1600

Grey wash drawing of a haloed Christ rising above a crowd, with a cross-bearing figure and floating angel on clouds.

Christ in Limbo

il giovane Jacopo Palma, 1620

Pen and brown ink sketch of the Adoration of the Shepherds with a kneeling woman, an infant, crowded figures and a standing d

Adoration of the Shepherds; Arcangle St. Michael after Raphael; St. Margarite after Raphael; Aloof de Wignancourt by…

Felice Giani, 1800

Graphite study of two muscular nude men wrestling, one lifting the other above rocky ground.

Study for Hercules and Antaeus

Annibale Carracci

Red chalk drawing of a seated draped man holding a nude child across his lap, set within a gold and ink border.

Josiah with Jechoniah in his arms, ancestors of Christ from the Sistine Chapel ceiling by Michelangelo

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pen and watercolor sketch of Apollo chasing Daphne, who reaches toward a laurel branch, in a hexagonal frame.

Apollo and Daphne

Felice Giani, 1790

Pencil drawing of a seated faun pointing beside a classical stone monument and trees, mounted on grey card.

Faun by a Monument

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830

Brown ink and wash drawing of two muscular men wrestling, one lifting the other, with swirling drapery and a Latin inscriptio

Hercules and Antaeus

Annibale Carracci

Brown ink and wash drawing of bearded Saint Matthew with a book and a winged angel beside a tablet, in classical architecture

Saint Matthew and an Angel

Felice Giani, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a winged angel seated beside scrolled ornament and a large shell-shaped niche.

A Stucco Angel from the Nave Vault, Church of the Gesu, Rome," from the album "Drawings after Ornament and Architecture"

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Pencil sketch of bearded gods and a winged figure on a cloud bank, with a lion-like creature below, mounted in a grey border.

Gods on a Cloud-bank

Giuseppe Longhi, 1830