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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Brown ink and wash drawing of a swooning woman held by two winged angels, with a man and a cherub beside her.

Ecstasy of Saint Teresa

Felice Giani, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a winged angel or putto in flight, head turned upward, with sketched arms on a cream sheet.

A Seated Angel

Brown wash drawing of the Nativity: Virgin and Christ child, kneeling figures, and angels in clouds beneath a shaft of light.

Birth of Christ

Antonio Cavallucci, 1800

Pen and brown wash study of a saint in ecstasy on clouds above, and a classical scene with a canopy and winged angel below.

Saint in Ecstacy, After Franceschini; Classicized Version of Vision of St. Catherine of Vigri, Study after Franceschini

Felice Giani, 1820

Pen and ink architectural design of two Corinthian columns with arched pediments and faint putti, by Carlo Fontana.

Design for Altar at Santo Spirito dei Napolitani (Holy Spirit of the Neapolitans), Rome, Italy

Carlo Fontana, 1700

Grey-toned drawing of an executioner with a raised sword beside a kneeling saint, with angels in the clouds above.

Beheading of Saint Paul

Domenico Mondo, 1800

Pen and ink sketch of a funeral catafalque with an obelisk, flanking draped figures, and ornamental reliefs on a tiered base.

Project for a Catafalque for the Funeral Service for Pope Pius VI in Forli

Felice Giani, 1790

Brown ink and wash drawing of armed men kneeling before a crucifix in an arched interior, with a crowd at left.

Saint Giovanni Gualberto and the Miraculous Crucifix

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Graphite study of a raised hand with extended index finger on tan paper, a preparatory study by Daniel Huntington.

Study of Angel's Hand for "Mercy's Dream"

Daniel Huntington, 1840

Brown ink and wash drawing of a seated Madonna with a nude child standing on a cloud beside her under a draped canopy.

Madonna and Child

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink drawing of two nude male figures beside an ornate design with scrollwork, garlands and a pedestal.

Design for the Base of the Silver Crucifix for the High Altar of Saint Peter's, Rome, Italy

Carlo Spagna, 1670

Red chalk drawing of two bearded men in draped robes, one raising his arm and pointing upward.

Two Apostles

Brown ink and wash sketch of Saint John the Baptist in a prison interior with visiting disciples and onlookers.

Saint John the Baptist in Prison, Visited by his Disciples

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Virgin on clouds with angels playing lute and organ, mounted with a study of musician saint

The Assumption of the Virgin

Ventura Salimbeni, 1610

Red-brown watercolor study of a robed standing Christ figure with outstretched arms and a radiating halo.

Study for Christ, Chancel of St. Bartholomew, New York

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Watercolor design for a stained glass window with Adam and Eve, three biblical figures, and scenes of Annunciation, Nativity,

Design for Stained Glass Window, Saint Peter's Episcopal Church, Albany, NY

Edward Burne-Jones, 1880

Red chalk sketch of angels, a kneeling figure and a standing man around a cloud beneath an arched outline.

Study for an Alter Painting with Christ Child

Filippo Marchionni, 1800

Pencil sketch of an angel kneeling in prayer before a radiant cross on an ornamented altar base.

Sketch of Angel Kneeling Before a Cross

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Pen and brown wash drawing of Saints Peter and Paul floating above clouds, with a domed basilica seen beneath an arch.

Saints Peter and Paul over the Vatican

Minardi Tommaso, 1800

Engraving of the Virgin Mary holding the sleeping infant Christ, both with halos, seated before a distant river landscape.

The Virgin and Child in Swaddling Clothes

Albrecht Dürer, 1520

Graphite sketch of a woman's head with downcast eyes and a draped veil, on tan paper.

Study for Head of the Madonna

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Etching of Christ bound before a seated judge under a draped canopy, with soldiers and a crowd around the platform.

Christ Before Pilate: The Large Plate

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1630

Engraving of the Holy Trinity: God the Father holds Christ's body, a dove above, angels and cherubs around.

The Holy Trinity

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Pencil sketch of a head turned to one side with loose hair and sketched shoulders on tan paper.

Sketch for the Head of an Angel

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880

Etching of a robed man gazing up at a stag with a glowing crucifix between its antlers, in a rocky landscape with a horse.

Saint Eustace

Elisabetta Sirani, 1650

Engraved plate of Christ on the cross within an ornate rococo frame, with putti and clouds around the figure.

Christ on the Cross, plate 118, in Oeuvres de Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (Works by Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier)

Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier, 1740

Watercolor design of the Baptism of Christ with a dove descending in light above the river and onlookers on the bank.

Baptism of Christ

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1900

Engraving of the Madonna and Child on clouds above winged angels, one holding scales, with a serpent in the foreground.

The Archangels Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael Adoring the Madonna and Child

Diana Mantuana, 1580

Engraving of St John the Baptist seated on rocks in a wilderness with a lamb, staff, waterfall and rays of light above.

St John the Baptist in the Wilderness

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Pencil sketch of a kneeling winged angel with head bowed and hands clasped in prayer on pale paper.

Study for an Angel in Adoration

Francis Augustus Lathrop, 1880