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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Red chalk drawing of a standing draped figure with turned head and flowing robes, study for an Annunciation angel.

Drapery Study for the Angel of the Annunciation

Battista Franco, 1550

Watercolor of a Gothic church tower with a spire and adjoining rooftops under a cloudy sky.

Saint Germain-des-Prés, Paris

Whitney Warren Jr, 1880

Watercolor of a standing winged angel in a pink robe holding a sprig of leaves, with a muted brown background.

Angel

Louise Cox, 1910

Brown ink and wash drawing of the dead Christ held by mourning figures in a shadowed interior.

Lamentation over the Dead Christ

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Red chalk sketch of a muscular bearded male figure raising one arm beside a draped female figure, on cream paper.

Christ and Mary from Last Judgment

Jean-Robert Ango, 1770

Watercolor design of a Gothic church chancel with a gilded altar, blue vaulted ceiling, and a painted Virgin figure in a nich

Church of St. Paul the Apostle, New York City, Chancel Decoration

John La Farge, 1890

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ and the Virgin above clouds and putti, with saints and a bishop gazing up below.

Christ and the Virgin with Patron Saints of Pistoia

Giacinto Gimignani, 1630

Red chalk study of a muscular nude man with raised arm, beside graphite sketches of figures in an architectural setting.

Studies for the Flagellation of Christ

Guiseppe Cesari, 1640

Project: A pulpit shown in profile

Carlo Fontana, 1700

Pen and brown ink sketch of the Virgin and Child with a saint, an ox, and a faint angel among clouds.

Sketches of the Virgin with the Child and a Saint

Fortunato Duranti, 1830

Red chalk drawing of the Adoration of the Shepherds in an arched frame, with figures around a woman and infant.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Antonio de' Dominici, 1720

Sepia ink and wash drawing of a seated putto leaning on a stone tomb beneath feathery trees and plants.

Angel with Tomb

Minardi Tommaso, 1800

Pencil sketches on paper: a certificate design with papal arms, a standing figure, and studies of cherubs and sheep.

Design for a Printed Certifiate of a Religious Ceremony for Children

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Brown ink wash drawing of the Virgin rising on clouds with angels, while a crowd gazes upward below.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Felice Giani, 1810

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Trinity above apostles Peter and Paul, with angels, a cross, and clouds.

The Trinity and the Apostles, St. Peter and St. Paul

Gaetano Gandolfi, 1770

Pencil study of the Virgin and Child with a winged angel standing at left, drawn in loose sketched lines on pale paper.

The Virgin and Child with an Angel

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Brown ink drawing of a seated robed figure reading a book on clouds, with two winged angels holding palm fronds.

St. Paul in the Clouds with Angels and Palms

Felice Giani, 1810

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling veiled woman in draped robes, with a study of folded cloth below on toned paper.

Studies of the Virgin Mary and a Standing Man

Gugliemo Cortese, 1640

Pen and brown wash drawing of the dead Christ mourned by the Virgin Mary, with angels and cherubs above.

Lamentation over Christ

Francesco Saverio Mergolo, 1810

Graphite and white chalk drapery study on blue paper of a standing figure in a belted gown.

Drapery Study for Angel in "Mercy's Dream"

Daniel Huntington, 1850

Pen and ink sketch sheet with multiple scenes: a knight fighting a dragon, a battle, and classical figures.

St.George and the Dragon by Raphael; Biblical Scene; Disposition by Caravaggio; Ero e Leandro; Love by Lambert Sustri…

Grey wash drawing of the Virgin and Child giving rosaries to Saint Dominic and Saint Catherine, with cherubs in clouds above.

Design for an Altar Painting, Saint Dominic and Saint Catherine of Siena Receiving the Rosary from the Virgin and Child

Fedele Fischetti, 1780

Black chalk and white heightened study of a seated bearded man in draped robes gesturing with outstretched hands on blue pape

Studies: Two sitting men

Carlo Maratti, 1650

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

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

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 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

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

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 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

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

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

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

The Holy Family

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

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

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

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

Pen and wash sketch of a robed officer raising a crucifix on an altar beside columns, with a crowd and kneeling figure.

Sketches for paintings. Obverse: A Roman officer holds a crucifix upon a heathen altar. Reverse: Christ rising

Pasqualino Marini, 1700

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

Pencil sketch of a kneeling haloed saint in a monk's robe gazing up at a cross in the clouds, with a rocky landscape.

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

Fortunato Duranti, 1820

Engraving of an elderly saint carried by two winged angels through an arched hall, with monks watching and Latin text below.

St. Peter Nolasque Carried to Offices by Angels

Claude Mellan, 1620

Brown ink and wash drawing of four haloed bearded figures in paired scenes, including an angel and writing evangelists.

The Four Evangelists, Study after Giambologna

Felice Giani, 1820

Engraving of Saint John the Baptist holding a cross staff and a book with a lamb, standing in a wooded landscape with a halo.

Saint John the Baptist

Francesco Villamena, 1620

Engraving of Saint John seated on an eagle among clouds, writing in a book within a radiating halo of light.

Saint John, writing, seated on an Eagle

Giulio Romano, 1510

Brown ink drawing of two oval Madonna and Child reliefs above a bearded herm and a winged chimera.

Two Drawings of the Madonna and Child in Ovals, Studies after Giambologna and Alfonzo da Ferrero; Herm and Chimera, a…

Felice Giani, 1820

Woodcut of crucified Christ surrounded by saints, angels, and rose garlands, with figures rising from flames below.

The Great Rosary

Erhard Schön, 1510

Engraving of a kneeling Christ reaching toward an angel with a cross while sleeping disciples lie in the foreground.

Agony in the Garden, from The Engraved Passion

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Engraving of the Virgin Mary holding the sleeping Christ child, with two angels above and a caption with a coat of arms below

The Madonna With Sleeping Child

Jean-Baptiste Michel, 1780

Etching of Christ crowned with thorns beside a large cross, surrounded by a crowd, with Italian caption below.

Via crucis - Station X, Jesus Despoiled

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1730

Woodcut of the Virgin Mary ascending on clouds, crowned by two figures, with apostles below beside an open tomb.

The Assumption of the Virgin, from the Life of the Virgin series

Albrecht Dürer, 1510

Engraved print of the Madonna holding the infant Christ with young Saint John beside them in a circular frame.

The Madonna della Sedia

Raphael Morghen, 1800

Engraving of the Annunciation: the Virgin kneels at left, an angel with a lily kneels on a cloud at right, cherubs and a dove

The Annunciation

Bernard Picart, 1700

Black-and-white print of the Nativity in a ruined stable, with the Virgin kneeling by the infant, angels above and a star.

The Nativity, from the Life of the Virgin series

Albrecht Dürer, 1500

Sepia print of a robed woman raising an arm beside an incense burner and pedestal, with a temple on a hill behind her.

Religion

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1780

Engraving of Christ enthroned on clouds with Mary and John the Baptist, and St. Paul and St. Catherine below.

Jesus Christ, the Virgin and St. John the Baptist with Saints Paul and Catherine

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1520

Engraved print of the Coronation of the Virgin, Christ crowning Mary beneath God the Father, with saints, angels and a lion.

Coronation of the Virgin

Master of the Die, 1530

Engraving of the Madonna seated holding a flower sprig while the haloed infant Christ reaches toward it.

The Madonna and Child

Jean Morin, 1630

Engraving of the Deposition: men on ladders lower Christ from a cross while mourners kneel below before a distant town.

The Deposition

Marcantonio Raimondi, 1520

Hand-colored print of Christ's head crowned with thorns, gazing upward with blood on his brow and neck.

Head of Christ

Francesco Bartolozzi, 1800