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Pen and wash drawing of the crowned Madonna and Child in glory above saints, including an arrow-pierced figure and a kneeling

The Crowned Madonna and Child in Glory, with Saints Sebastian, Roch, Jerome, and John Nepomuk

Gaspare Diziani, about 1718

Pencil drawing of a woman in period dress playing a Gothic organ beside tracery windows and an arched landscape view.

Saint Cecilia

Joseph Anton Draeger, 1822

Drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds, with angels bearing Passion symbols and kneeling figures before an altar.

Madonna and Child with Angels Bearing Symbols of the Passion

Friedrich Sustris, about 1583

Red chalk drawing of a winged angel seen from behind, arm raised, carrying a cross, with draped cloth.

An Angel, Seen from Behind, Carrying the Cross

Charles de La Fosse, about 1700-1702

Pen and brown ink sketch of a curly-haired child holding a lamb, with a shepherd's staff behind him.

The Christ Child as the Good Shepherd

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, about 1675-1680

Arched chalk drawing of the Madonna and Child enthroned among saints and angels in clouds above.

Madonna and Child with Saints

Fra Bartolommeo, 1510-1513

Pen and brown ink study of a crowd of seated and standing figures around architectural steps and blocks.

Christ Preaching in the Temple

Paolo Veronese, 1560s

Brown wash drawing of the Nativity with Mary and Joseph kneeling before the glowing infant Christ, an angel and cherubs above

The Nativity

Francesco Vanni, about 1600

Pen and ink sheet with several sketched studies of the Virgin and Child, seated and standing, plus cherub heads.

Studies of the Virgin and Child (recto); Virgin and Child Enthroned (verso)

Desiderio da Settignano, 1460s

Pen and brown ink drawing of a young saint seated on rocks with a cross-topped staff beside a lamb.

The Youthful Saint John the Baptist Seated in a Landscape (recto); Unidentified Figure Composition (Dido and Aeneas?)…

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, about 1655

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ in clouds above four saints in an arched composition.

Christ the Saviour above Saints John the Baptist, Jerome, Catherine and Thomas

Giuseppe Porta, about 1550-1559

Pen and ink sketches of a child reclining with a lamb, with mirrored handwritten notes along the top edge.

Studies for the Christ Child with a Lamb (recto); Head of an Old Man, and Studies of Machinery (verso)

Leonardo da Vinci, about 1503-1506

Pen and ink drawing with white heightening of a winged angel in robes with a scroll, on a gray arched sheet.

Study of an Angel

Mair von Landshut, 1498

Pen and wash drawing of winged angels on clouds carrying a tall column, with small putti assisting below.

Angels Bearing the Column of the Passion

Friedrich Sustris, about 1580-1590

Red and black chalk drawing of a mystic marriage scene with a seated woman, infant, saint and figures in a wooded landscape.

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine (after Correggio)

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Head of an Angel (recto); Head of a Woman (verso)

Francesco Paolo Michetti, about 1890

Pen drawing of a rider on horseback looking up at rays of light and a descending figure, with a tree and castle in the landsc

The Conversion of Saint Paul

Wolf Huber, 1531

Black chalk drawing of a figure with raised arms, bare chest and flowing drapery seated on clouds, by Raphael.

Christ in Glory

Raphael, about 1519-1520

Drawing of a standing draped figure seen from behind, with heavy folds of cloth and a red chalk grid behind it.

Study of an Apostle

Bernardino Gatti, about 1560-1570

Red chalk drawing of a bearded elderly man in draped robes, seated, gazing upward with one hand raised.

Saint Paul

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, about 1720-1730

Red chalk drawing with white highlights showing studies of arms, hands and a bearded figure's head on a tan ground.

Study of God the Father with Angels

Francesco Primaticcio, about 1555-1560

Pen and brown ink drawing of a boy and older men in turbans and caps, with feathered wing forms rising behind them.

Boy in a Turban, Winged Angel and Three Companions

Jacques de Gheyn II, about 1600

Cartoon for the Head of Saint James

Sebastiano del Piombo, about 1520

Brown wash drawing of Christ before Pilate with soldiers, onlookers, and a barred window in a stone architectural setting.

Christ Before Pilate

Nikolaus Knüpfer, about 1640-1650

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing allegorical female figure holding a child, with the inscription Amicitia at her feet.

Allegorical Figure of Friendship (recto); Christ on the Cross (verso)

Juan del Castillo, about 1630-1650

Charcoal sketch of two men's heads and hands, one bearded in a wide hat, one resting his cheek on his hand, with loose figure

Four Studies of Heads Drawn over a Copy of Saint John the Evangelist by Correggio (recto); Three Studies of Men (verso)

Annibale Carracci, about 1585

Charcoal drawing of a bearded man with tousled hair gazing upward, sketched on tan paper.

Head of Saint Francis (recto); Studies of the Head of Saint Francis, Head of an Old Man, and Two Right Hands (verso)

Bernardo Strozzi, about 1610-1620

Saint Paul

Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo, 1533

Grey wash drawing of the Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine with angels, saints, a column and a lagoon with sailboats.

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine with Saints and a Doge

Andrea Schiavone, about 1550-1553

Brown wash drawing of the Adoration of the Magi with the Christ Child and turbaned figures bringing offerings.

Adoration of the Magi

Jusepe de Ribera, about 1620

Red chalk drawing of a muscular figure with bowed head, bent arm and clenched hand, with sketched forms above.

An Angel Blowing a Trumpet (recto); The Virgin and Child with Kneeling Saints (verso)

Mattia Preti, about 1652

Pencil and chalk drawing of a bearded older man in a draped robe leaning on a table, with faint grid lines.

Saint Joseph Leaning on a Table

Sassoferrato, about 1650

Brown ink drawing of a large tree beside a river, with a castle and bridge in the distance and a holy family group at right.

Landscape with the Holy Family (Rest on the Flight into Egypt)

Alessandro Algardi, about 1650

Brown wash drawing of the Entombment, with men lowering Christ's body while women mourn beside a rocky landscape.

The Entombment

Federico Barocci, about 1579-1582

Brown wash drawing of the Nativity with the Christ child glowing at center, Mary seated beside him, and shepherds gathered ar

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Peter Paul Rubens, about 1613-1614

Wash drawing of a saint's martyrdom with an executioner, soldiers, and angels in clouds above, by Paolo Veronese.

The Martyrdom of Saint Justina

Paolo Veronese, 1575

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Child with a kneeling saint, angels and a draped curtain behind them.

Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine

Bartolomeo Biscaino, about 1655

Brown wash drawing of a mounted rider dividing his cloak with a kneeling beggar beside a colonnade.

Saint Martin Dividing His Cloak with a Beggar

Lorenzo Lotto, about 1530

Brown ink and wash drawing of men lowering a pale body wrapped in a shroud in a dark setting.

The Entombment (recto); Partial Study of the Entombment (verso)

Anthony van Dyck, 1617-1618

Red chalk drawing of a bearded standing man in a draped cloak, one arm raised, with a radiant burst at his feet.

Study of a Male Figure (Empedocles and/or Saint Roch)

Rosso Fiorentino, about 1538-1540

Red chalk sketch of a bearded man in an elaborate headdress with an outstretched hand, by Giovanni Antonio Guardi.

Half Length Figure of a Magi (verso: A Seated Ruler Half-Length Carrying a Scepter)

Giovanni Antonio Guardi, 1750-1760

Drawing of Christ crowned with thorns, surrounded by mocking soldiers and onlookers beneath a Gothic arch, in brown ink on ta

The Mocking of Christ

Niklaus Manuel Deutsch, about 1513-1514

Sketch of a crowded columned temple interior with robed figures in red, yellow and gray chalk.

Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple

Jacopo Bassano, about 1570

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of two winged angels, one holding a book and one playing a lute, with a third figure

Angel Musicians (recto); Head Studies (verso)

Morazzone, about 1598-1599

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling female saint looking up at a cross surrounded by clouds and angels.

A Female Saint Contemplating a Crucifix

Giovanni Antonio Guardi, about 1745

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling saint embracing the Christ Child, with the Virgin, angels and light rays above.

Vision of Saint Gaetano Thiene

Ubaldo Gandolfi, about 1775

Etching of a kneeling old man in a dark robe beside a skull in a rocky, shadowed setting, dated 1858.

Saint Jérôme (Le Grand)

Bisson Frères, 1858

Brown ink and wash sketch of a standing draped figure with several overlapping study lines on pale paper.

Santa Teresa de Jesus

Nicolaas Henneman, 1845-1846

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin Mary ascending among clouds and angels while apostles look up from below.

Assumption of the Virgin

Volterrano, about 1664-1670

Print of a hooded kneeling figure beside a cross on a pole, with a castle and fortified town on a hill behind.

Saint Antoine

Bisson Frères, 1861

Arched pen and wash drawing of Ecce Homo, a kneeling king, the Virgin and Child, angels and two heraldic shields, dated 1592.

Ecce Homo, the king Caspar, the Virgin and Child and the Arms of the Families Kündig and Pfyffer

Christoph Murer, 1592

Black chalk drawing of a bearded nude man in a loincloth, arms crossed over his chest, standing on rocky ground.

Christ Baptized

Juan Carreño de Miranda, about 1682

Small circular engraving of the Crucifixion with figures at the sides, centered on a large cream sheet.

Le Crucifix

Bisson Frères, 1861

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of a nude winged angel standing on a cloud, holding a book and looking upward.

An Angel Holding a Book (recto); Three Studies of a Falling Male Figure (verso)

Cristoforo Roncalli, about 1583-1586

Drawing of the Virgin ascending to heaven among angels while figures below gaze up beside an open tomb.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Peter Paul Rubens, about 1624

Red chalk drawing of the Adoration of the Magi with Mary and the Christ Child, kneeling figures, and angels on a cloud.

The Adoration of the Magi

Guillaume Courtois, about 1665

Painted study of a bearded man's head tilted downward, with grey curly hair and warm rose tones on a pale ground.

Head of Saint Joseph

Federico Barocci, about 1586

Pen and brown ink drawing of Christ carrying the cross surrounded by soldiers and onlookers, with a veiled woman at left.

Christ Carrying the Cross

Juan de Juanes, about 1560

Pen and ink drawing of a crowned standing female saint with long curly hair and a heavily draped robe.

Standing Female Saint

Martin Schongauer, 1490

Small engraved scene of Christ crowned with thorns surrounded by soldiers and a crowd, mounted on a cream page.

La Passion de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ

Bisson Frères, 1861

Pen and ink sketch of a winged angel in flowing robes with trailing ribbons, standing barefoot on a pale parchment ground.

[Drawing of an Angel Playing a Viol by Pietro Vannucci, Called Perugino]

Roger Fenton, 1857

Reproduction of a painting showing winged angels in a blue sky above armored men and a woman held by a sword-wielding man.

[Painting of scene with angels]

Charles Cros, 1869

Kneeling hunter before a stag with a crucifix, beside a white horse and hunting dogs in a forest with a castle on a hill.

Saint Eustache

Bisson Frères, 1861

Sepia oval print of the Virgin praying beside the sleeping infant Christ on a draped cloth, after Guido Reni.

Christ and the Virgin, by Guido Reni

Caldesi & Montecchi, 1858

Engraved view of St Paul's Cathedral across the Thames, with sailing boats, an arched bridge and city rooftops in the foregro

Saint Paul à Londres

Friedrich Salathé, 1842

Print of a bearded kneeling saint beside a lion in a rocky landscape with pine trees and a distant town.

Saint Jérôme en pénitence

Bisson Frères, 1861

Engraving of the Holy Family with an older bearded man, a woman holding a rose, and a child beside a bowl of fruit.

The Holy Family with St. Joseph Holding a Rose

Pieter de Jode, about 1595

Sepia engraving of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ beside young Saint John the Baptist, within an oval frame.

Madonna della Seggolia

Pierre-Antoine Pelee, 1874

Pen and ink crowd scene of robed figures and guards on a columned balcony, with onlookers filling the street below and in win

Jésus-Christ Présenté au Peuple

Bisson Frères, 1858

Engraved print of a bearded man in a draped robe holding a blade beside a tree, on a cream mount.

Les cinq disciples de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ

Bisson Frères, 1861

Small circular engraving of Saint Jerome kneeling with a lion, skull and crucifix, centered on a foxed cream sheet.

Saint Jérôme

Bisson Frères, 1861