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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

Giovanni Battista Salvi da 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

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

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

Neoclassical drawing of two embracing draped women, a bearded man with staff, and a statue of Apollo in a niche.

The Father of Psyche Consulting the Oracle of Apollo

Baron François-Pascal-Simon Gérard, about 1796

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

Pencil sketch of a centaur drawing a bow with a young rider seated on its back, on tan paper.

The Education of Achilles

Eugène Delacroix, about 1844

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

Black chalk and white heightened drawing of Cupid overpowering the goat-legged Pan on blue paper.

Cupid Overpowering Pan (recto); Head of a Monk; Caricature of a Man in Profile (verso)

Agostino Carracci, about 1590

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

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a muscular nude man seated, one arm raised holding a cup, the other arm extended outward.

Study of a Nude Man Posed as Bacchus

Antoine Coypel, about 1685

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

Assumption of the Virgin

Baldassare Franceschini, about 1664-1670

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

Le Crucifix

Bisson Frères, 1861

Brown ink wash drawing of a woodland scene with nymphs and satyrs gathered by a pond beneath tall trees.

Woodland Landscape with Nymphs and Satyrs

Herman van Swanevelt, 1636

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

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

Red chalk drawing of Hercules clubbing centaurs on a rocky ledge under a stormy sky.

Hercules Subduing the Centaurs

Edmé Bouchardon, about 1735-1740

Pen and brown ink drawing of two draped standing figures in classical robes, sketched on aged paper.

Two Studies of an Ancient Statue (recto); Scylla and a Centaur (verso)

Nicolas Poussin, about 1632-1635

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

A Muse

Rosalba Carriera, mid-1720s

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 red chalk sketch of a muscular male nude, a satyr, a reclining camel, and two female nudes on aged paper.

Studies of male and female nudes, a satyr, and a camel (recto); Statue of Marcus Aurelius (verso)

Cherubino Alberti, about 1590

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

Engraved print of a satyr with fruit basket beside a reclining nude woman and a putto, mounted on cream paper.

Caracci's Bacchante, Uffizi Gallery

Fratelli Alinari, about 1856-1872

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Black chalk drawing on blue paper of the Holy Family with infant John the Baptist, columns, and a kneeling figure at right.

Holy Family with Saint John the Baptist Adored by an Unidentified Figure

Bartolomeo Cesi, about 1590s

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

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a bearded barefoot man in a draped robe, holding a book and gazing upward.

Study for Saint Peter

Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo, about 1533

Red chalk drawing on blue paper with studies of a Madonna's head, a bearded man, a nude child, and hands.

Studies of the Madonna and Child and of Heads (recto); Madonna and Child with Saint John Seated in a Landscape (verso)

Michel Corneille the Younger, about 1670-1690

Black and red chalk drawing of a bearded man's head tilted downward, with a faint study of legs below.

Study for the Head of Saint Joseph (recto); Two Studies of Legs (verso)

Andrea del Sarto, about 1526-1527

Pen and brown wash drawing of Orpheus playing a harp surrounded by lions, deer, dogs, rabbits and birds in a tree.

Orpheus Charming the Animals

Josias Murer II, about 1600

Pen and ink drawing of a muscular man carrying a child on his shoulder, seen from behind, with hatched drapery.

Saint Christopher

Domenico Campagnola, about 1520-1525

Pen and brown ink drawing of a robed male saint with open arms standing on clouds, surrounded by angels and cherubs.

A Male Saint in Glory

Pedro Atanasio Bocanegra, about 1660-1689

Brown wash drawing of a ceiling design with the Virgin and Christ in glory, framed by architecture and putti.

Study for a Ceiling with the Virgin and Christ in Glory

Francisco Rizi, about 1678

Pen and brown ink sketch of groups of bearded apostle figures with studies of heads, hands and draped robes.

Three Groups of Apostles in a Last Supper (recto); Three Sketches for Medea and Her Children (verso)

Peter Paul Rubens, about 1601-1602

Red chalk drawing of a robed prophet, a kneeling woman, onlookers and a horse beneath dense trees.

The Prophet Elisha and the Shunammite Woman

Claes Moeyaert, about 1630

Brown wash drawing of a waterfall framed by rocks, with a shepherd and two seated women playing a harp below.

A Shepherd and Muses by a Waterfall

Christoph Henrich Kniep, 1798

Red chalk drawing of robed figures gesturing in an arched interior, with onlookers at left beneath a lattice window.

The Archangel Raphael Refusing Tobias’s Gift

Giovanni Biliverti, 1612

Chalk drawing on blue paper of Saint John the Baptist, a bearded man in draped cloth leaning on a tall staff.

Saint John the Baptist

Juan Conchillos Falcó, about 1740