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Brown ink drawing of mourners lowering a body onto a stone tomb inside a rocky cave, with kneeling women and winged figures.

The Entombment

Luca Penni, about 1550

Brown ink and wash drawing of a twisting nude male figure with swirling drapery, shown from behind.

Figure Study

Parmigianino, 1526-1527

Pen and brown wash drawing of a palace facade with scaffolding, winged trumpeters, a horseman and street figures.

Taddeo Decorating the Façade of the Palazzo Mattei

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Pen and brown ink drawing of a wide river landscape with a town, rocky peaks, boats, and a winged figure in the sky.

An Extensive Estuary Landscape with the Story of Mercury and Herse

Tobias Verhaecht, about 1610

Sketches of a Café Singer

Edgar Degas, about 1877

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of a flat river view with a village skyline and small church tower under open sky.

Landscape with the House with the Little Tower

Rembrandt van Rijn, about 1651

Sepia wash drawing of a market scene beneath tall trees, with figures, a draped tent and a woman standing at right.

A Market Scene Under Trees in Katwijk op Rijn

Jan de Bisschop, early 1650s

Pencil drawing of Amalfi with a chapel in the foreground, terraced town below and mountains and sea beyond.

View of Amalfi

Carl Wagner, 1823

Pen and blue wash drawing of a robed bearded figure standing on a globe with arms outstretched beneath sun and moon.

Creation of Light

Crispijn van den Broeck, 1575

Brown wash drawing of a rider with herders, resting cattle and sheep, a large tree, a fence, and sailboats on a river.

Landscape with Cattle, Sheep, and Herders

Jacob van Strij, about 1800-1810

Watercolor of Olympian Zeus temple ruins on a plain at sunset, with the Acropolis on a hill behind and small figures in the f

The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Greece

Edward Lear, about 1870

Pencil sketches of ballet dancers at a barre and in rehearsal, with seated observers at lower right.

Ballet Dancers Rehearsing

Edgar Degas, about 1877

Pen and brown wash drawing of mythological figures, putti and a reclining nude woman, with faint grid lines on the sheet.

Birth of Bacchus

Giulio Romano, about 1533

Red chalk sketch of a crowd of figures on a shore, some with raised arms, under a turbulent sky.

The Crossing of the Red Sea

Nicolas Poussin, about 1626-1628

Red chalk study of several curly-haired and bearded male heads, with a sketched child and draped figure on a pale sheet.

Head and Figure Studies

Giulio Cesare Procaccini, about 1612

Pen and wash drawing of a robed figure raising a reclining man from a bier before a crowd of onlookers and an arch.

Raising of the Son of the Widow of Naim (recto); Madonna and Child with Saints (verso)

Giovanni Battista Naldini, about 1570-1580

Pen and wash drawing of ancient galleys with rams and oars fighting a sea battle under a cloudy sky.

The Roman Fleet Victorious over the Carthaginians at the Battle of Cape Ecnomus

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, about 1763

Brown wash drawing of men carrying a nude corpse past a stone arch, with a bearded elder and sprawled figures.

Tobias Burying the Dead

Jean-Baptiste Deshays, about 1763-1765

Brown wash drawing of rocky mountains and cliffs rising above a lake, with a village on the shore and a small sailboat.

A View of Mountains Across a Lake

Jacques Callot, about 1632

Rider on a brown horse talks to a man beside a brick inn, with sailing boats on a river behind them.

A Horse Rider Talking to a Man at an Inn

Hendrick Avercamp, about 1630

Brown ink and wash drawing of spectators peering over a wooden barricade, with a cloaked figure walking past on the right.

Spectators Hiding behind a Barricade

Guercino, about 1630

Drawing of elegant figures strolling along a tree-lined park avenue beside a fountain, with a stone arch at left.

Park Scene

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1744

Panoramic view of the Bay of Naples with sailing ships, small boats, a harbor wall, and a hilly coastline under clouds.

A View of the Bay of Naples, Looking Southwest from the Pizzofalcone towards Capo di Posilippo

Giovanni Battista Lusieri, 1791

Caricature Sketches

Edgar Degas, 1877

Seated Woman

Roelant Savery, about 1603-1608/1609

Watercolor drawing of two men in hats playing colf on a frozen canal, with skaters, a windmill and boats behind them.

A Winter Scene with Two Gentlemen Playing Colf

Hendrick Avercamp, about 1615-1620

Red and black chalk drawing of the Holy Family with infant John the Baptist, plus faint figure studies on aged paper.

The Holy Family with the Infant Saint John the Baptist (recto); Amorous Putti at Play; Head of a Bird (verso)

Michelangelo, about 1530

Pen and wash drawing of the Crucifixion with Christ at center, mourning women below, and a mounted soldier at right.

The Crucifixion

Hans von Aachen, about 1587

Brown ink and wash drawing of a woman seated on a bed looking toward a small dog on a stool.

Oh! If Only He Were as Faithful to Me

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, about 1770-1775

Brown wash drawing of a harbor town with towers, a church steeple, a harbor wall, and boats on the water.

View of Civitavecchia with the Harbor Wall

Pieter Moninckx, about 1660