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J. Paul Getty Museum

101 works

Brown ink and wash drawing of a rearing horse, a fallen man, attendants and a striding nude figure on a grey ground.

The Conversion of Saint Paul

Taddeo Zuccari, 1558/1559-1566

Forest landscape with hunters, dogs, and a river, framed by an ornate border; Venus and Adonis scene at lower left.

Landscape with the Story of Venus and Adonis

Brown ink drawing of an academy lecture hall with tiered benches, a nude model on a platform, students and a dog.

The "Accademia Clementina" Bologna, with a Nude Being Positioned by the Drawing Master, the "Farnese Hercules" beyond

Giampietro Zanotti, 1739

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Holy Family with an angel and sketched head studies, by Guido Reni.

Holy Family with an Angel

Guido Reni, mid-late 1590s

Pen and wash drawing of a man gesturing to a group of women in classical dress beside columns, in an oval frame.

Odysseus and the Daughters of Lycomedes

Baldassare Peruzzi, about 1520

Brown ink and wash drawing of Apollo and the Muses in a wooded landscape with flying putti and seated figures.

Apollo and the Muses on Mount Parnassus

Nicolas Poussin, about 1626-1628

Watercolor view of Venice's Saint Mark's Basin with domed church, Doge's Palace, campanile and boats on turquoise water.

The Saint Mark's Basin, Venice

James Holland, about 1860

Red chalk drawing of a centaur carrying a draped woman, with a bearded figure above and a standing woman at left.

Centaur and Lapith

Francesco Primaticcio, about 1540

Red chalk drawing of the Crucifixion with three crosses, mourners, mounted soldiers and a crowd on rocky ground.

The Crucifixion

Antoine Coypel, 1692

Brown wash drawing of a landscape with a large tree, three robed figures on a path, a classical doorway, and sheep near a wel

Landscape with Abraham and the Three Angels in the Valley of Mambre

Joseph Anton Koch, 1797

Brown wash drawing of haloed Christ with a soldier gripping his arm and veiled women watching behind him.

Christ Carrying the Cross (recto); The Resurrection (verso)

Il Sodoma, about 1535

Red chalk drawing of Saint Peter's dome above Roman palazzo facades, with steps and small figures in the foreground.

View of Saint Peter's (recto); Study of a Young Man (verso)

Federico Zuccaro, 1603

Brown ink and wash drawing of a centaur and a female faun reclining in a rocky landscape with cypress trees.

A Centaur and a Female Faun in a Landscape

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, about 1775

Brown wash drawing of monks mourning around a draped body on a bier, with two angels hovering in a vaulted hall.

The Deaths of the Blessed Ugoccione and Sostegno (recto); A Study of the Farnese Hercules (verso)

Bernardino Poccetti, about 1604-1612

Red chalk drawing of a muscular man with raised arm beside a lion and sketched heads, on a pale sheet.

Studies of Saints John the Baptist and Jerome, a Crucifix, and Various Heads (recto); Studies of the Christ Child, a…

Parmigianino, about 1525-1527

Pen and brown ink drawing of reclining river gods and figures pursuing near a tree, by Abraham Bloemaert, about 1592.

River Gods Watching Apollo Pursuing Daphne (recto); Virgin and Child and Two Partial Studies of Hands and Drapery (ve…

Abraham Bloemaert, about 1592

Red chalk drawing of a swooning Virgin held by three women, with standing draped men and a nude study at right.

The Swooning Virgin Supported by Three Holy Women and Three Studies of Men (recto); Saint George and the Dragon (verso)

Cesare da Sesto, about 1510

Brown wash drawing of Apollo and Diana on clouds shooting arrows at fallen figures before a classical building.

The Sons of Niobe Being Slain by Apollo and Diana

Jan de Bisschop, about 1660-1670

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

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 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

Centaur galloping with a bow while a young archer shoots beside him across a green landscape under a stormy sky.

The Education of Achilles

Eugène Delacroix, 1862

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

Jacob de Gheyn II, about 1600

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

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

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

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

Drawing of Venus in a sea chariot nursing Cupid, with tritons, sea creatures and a putto among clouds and waves.

Venus Seated in Her Sea Chariot Suckling Cupid

Alessandro Algardi, about 1645

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