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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

362 works

Pencil drawing of the Madonna holding the Christ child with a rosary, surrounded by cherubs on clouds.

Sheet 15 of a Drawing Book, Group of the Madonna of the Rosary

Carlo Maria Giudici, 1800

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

Daniel Huntington, 1870

Ink and wash sketch of three classical scenes with seated and standing figures, with handwritten Italian captions.

Cornelia, Mother of Gracchi; Socrates, Alcibiades and Aspasia; Zeus and the Maidens of Crotone

Grey wash drawing of a vertical ceiling design with Apollo, putti, clouds and a reclining draped figure.

Ceiling Design with Apollo

Domenico Antonio Vaccaro, 1770

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures and a crowd beneath arched colonnades in an interior scene.

Christ Healing Paralytics near the Pool of Bethesda

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Madonna seated on clouds in an arched niche, holding the Christ child.

Madonna and child

Felice Giani, 1800

Red chalk and white highlight study on blue paper of a draped figure with outstretched arms and detailed drapery folds.

Studies for the Entombment of Christ

Giuseppe Passeri

Drawing of a pendant with a satyr's head, scrolls, pearl drops and a shield cartouche in brown and blue wash.

Design for pendant with satyr's head

Medici Family, 1500

Brown ink and wash drawing of the crucified Christ with soldiers, a skull, and a distant city.

Crucifixion

Felice Giani, 1810

Pencil and white chalk sketch of the Holy Family with the Virgin, Christ child, young John the Baptist, angels and a lamb.

The Holy Family

Mariano Rossi, 1800

Grey wash drawing of a female nude seen from behind beside a pedestal, sketched after classical sculpture.

Sketch of Classical Sculpture of the Venus Pudica Type

Benozzo Gozzoli

Pencil sketch of two classical women: one plays a lyre, the other dances with arm raised, with Italian annotations.

Terpsichore, Muse of Dance and Erato, Muse of Love Poetry

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

Grey wash drawing of an oval ceiling design with a radiant sun god holding a torch, reclining figures, and cherubs among clou

Study for an Oval Ceiling Design, Apollo, Strength, and Love

Fedele Fischetti, 1780

Pen and ink drawing on blue paper of Hercules rising to Olympus among enthroned gods, winged figures and garlanded cherubs.

The Apothesis of Hercules, Palazzo Gessi, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1810

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 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

Ink and wash drawing of two octagonal mythological scenes with figures, vine arches and a mask, captioned in Italian.

Birth of Bacchus; Banquet of Bacchus and Ariadne

Felice Giani, 1800

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

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of turbaned, robed men in discussion around a celestial globe beneath draped curtains.

Magi Conversing about Heavenly Bodies, after Perino del Vaga

Felice Giani, 1820

Charcoal and white chalk study of a nude woman with raised arms, hands in her hair, on tan paper.

Study for "Venus"

Elihu Vedder, 1890

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 swooning woman held by two winged angels, with a man and a cherub beside her.

Ecstasy of Saint Teresa

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

Pen and wash study of an ornamental ceiling with coffered panels, a column detail, and a temple facade sketch.

Study for the Sala di Apollo, Palazzo Milzetti, Faenza

Felice Giani, 1800

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

Graphite drawing of a draped woman seen from behind holding a celestial sphere, identified as Urania, Muse of Astronomy.

Urania, Muse of Astronomy

Felice Giani, 1800