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Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded monk praying with clasped hands before a rocky cliff, with light rays above.

Saint Francis in Prayer

Jacob Pynas, about 1630

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

Pen and ink drawing of the Holy Family with the Virgin, infant Christ, and an elderly man beside them.

The Holy Family

Baldassare Peruzzi, about 1515

Pen and wash drawing of a goddess in clouds pointing to a bearded smith holding a shield, with a cupid above and armor below.

Venus Receiving from Vulcan the Arms of Aeneas

Francesco Solimena, 1704

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

Pen and ink drawing of Christ turning from a kneeling hooded woman, with a mother and onlookers before a tower and town.

Christ Taking Leave of His Mother

Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, 1510

Graphite and red chalk drawing of a seated woman in draped robes cradling an infant.

Nativity (recto); Turbaned Woman (verso)

Guido Reni, about 1640-1642

Pen and brown wash sketch of multiple figures, horsemen and clouded angels, with Latin inscriptions at upper left.

Sheet of Studies for "The Martyrdom of Saint George" (recto); Studies of a House, Tree, Heads, Artist's Tools, Decora…

Paolo Veronese, 1566

Red chalk drawing of Venus embracing Cupid, who holds an arrow, seated on clouds within a tapered spandrel field.

Venus and Cupid (after Raphael)

Pieter van Lint, 1636

Chalk study of a draped Venus-like woman reaching out while a winged cupid clings to her leg, on tan paper.

Study for the figures of Venus and Cupid (recto); Study of a Male Nude (verso)

Simon Vouet, about 1630-1635

Pen and ink drawing of the Resurrection: a risen Christ rises above sleeping soldiers beside a tomb, with angels in clouds.

The Resurrection

Santi di Tito, about 1568

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 and wash drawing of a nude dancing male figure with a lion-head drape, set within an oval frame.

Dancing Votary of Bacchus

Nicolas Poussin, about 1635

Grey wash drawing of Saint Sebastian with an arrow in his side, tended by hooded figures, one holding a candle, over a grid.

Figures Tending to the Wounded Saint Sebastian

Andrea Lilio, about 1596

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

Bust of an Angel

Hendrick Goltzius, 1609

Red chalk drawing of a seated bearded man with curly hair and drapery, with a smaller curly-haired figure at left.

Saint Matthew

Antonio da Correggio, about 1523

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

Study of a Franciscan Monk (Possibly Saint Francis)

Cerano, about 1600

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

Brown wash drawing of the Descent from the Cross with ladders, mourning women, and kneeling friars in a cloudy landscape.

The Descent from the Cross with Saint Francis and another Friar

Jan de Bisschop, about 1669

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

Charcoal drawing of a sleeping woman with closed eyes and leafy wreath in her hair, by Gustave Courbet, 1847.

Head of a Sleeping Bacchante

Gustave Courbet, 1847

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

Pen and watercolor drawing of a Gothic church interior with tall columns, arches, an organ and small figures on the floor.

The Choir and North Ambulatory of the Church of Saint Bavo, Haarlem

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, November 1634

Brown ink drawing of a bearded saint in draped robes with a winged angel behind him, on tan paper.

Saint John the Evangelist and an Angel

El Greco, about 1600

Pen and watercolor design for a ceiling with an oval sky scene, gilded frame, cherubs, and caryatid figures.

Studies for a Ceiling Decoration with the Apotheosis of Psyche (recto); Studies for a Ceiling Decoration with the Apo…

Charles de La Fosse, about 1680

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

Oval drawing of a reclining nude Venus above the sea with cherubs, dolphins and nymphs, and cherubs with a cloth in the sky.

The Birth and Triumph of Venus

François Boucher, about 1743

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

Red chalk drawing of a haloed saint in armor riding a rearing horse, holding a banner, with a town in the distance.

A Saint on Horseback

Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano, about 1510

Pen and brown wash sketch of the Holy Family with angels beneath an arch, the infant Christ asleep on Mary's lap.

The Holy Family with Angels before an Arch

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, second half of 1750s

Brown ink and wash drawing of two winged angels leading a boy away from a couple on a city street, c. 1595.

Taddeo Leaving Home Escorted by Two Guardian Angels

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Saint John the Baptist

Giovanni Agostino da Lodi, about 1500

Drawing of a kneeling female saint looking up at angels and putti in clouds, with a city and ruins below.

Saint Catherine of Alexandria at the Wheel

Nicolò dell'Abate, 1547-1550

Circular ink and wash drawing of Christ carrying the cross, with soldiers and onlookers and a town on a hill.

Christ Carrying the Cross

Albrecht Altdorfer, about 1513

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin on clouds with a monk and a kneeling female saint in prayer below.

St. Francis (?) Interceding with the Virgin on behalf of a Female Saint

Juan Martín Cabezalero, about 1665-1670

Black chalk drawing with white highlights of a standing female saint holding a palm frond, wearing a draped robe.

Saint Lucy

Fra Paolino, about 1525-1530

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

Pen and brown ink sketch of a seated woman holding a nude infant, with loose hatched drapery around them.

Studies of the Madonna and Child (recto); Studies of the Madonna and Child and of an Architectural Detail (verso)

Parmigianino, about 1535

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

Pen and brown wash drawing of a helmeted man with a spear approaching a town, flanked by companions and nude figures.

Taddeo Returns to Rome Escorted by Drawing and Spirit toward the Three Graces

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Study for the Figure of the Infant Saint John the Baptist

Fra' Bartolomeo, about 1509

Sketch of a robed man led by a winged angel past sleeping guards in a prison interior.

The Liberation of Saint Peter

Laurent de La Hyre, about 1647

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

Brown wash drawing of a banquet hall with columns, a woman kneeling at a seated man's feet, guards with spears, and a dog.

Christ at Supper with Simon the Pharisee, with the Anointment of Christ's Feet by Mary Magdalen

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, about 1785

Drawing of God the Father with a long beard, blessing with one hand and holding a globe topped by a cross, among clouds.

God the Father (recto); Standing Christ (verso)

Vittore Carpaccio, about 1495-1500

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Holy Family with Saint Anne, flanked by angels and cherubs above.

Holy Family with Saint Anne (recto); Figure Sketches (verso)

Pietro Testa, about 1645-1650

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

Drawing of an angel in flowing robes with outstretched arm, beside a separate study of folded drapery, in brown wash.

Study of an Angel and of Drapery

Innocenzo da Imola, about 1520

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

Pen and ink drawing of four robed saints standing on steps, one wearing a bishop's mitre and holding a book.

Study of Four Saints (Peter, Paul, John the Evangelist, and Zeno)

Andrea Mantegna, 1456-1459

Brown wash drawing of Christ and the Canaanite woman with disciples before a large tree and distant landscape in an arched fr

Christ and the Canaanite Woman

Bagnacavallo, about 1530

Red chalk drawing of a bearded haloed saint standing on a pedestal, holding a book under draped robes.

Standing Saint

Francesco Morone, about 1510

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

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

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

Pen and wash drawing of three nude male figures at a forge, the central one raising a hammer beside an anvil.

Vulcan at His Forge

Francesco Primaticcio, about 1550

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