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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' Bartolomeo, 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

Gouache study of a helmeted armored man seen from behind, one arm raised, against a blue wash on brown paper.

Study for Perseus

Edward Burne-Jones, about 1882

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 drawing of seated nude Hercules with a club, surrounded by severed serpent heads and a tree.

Hercules Resting after Killing the Hydra

Giulio Romano, about 1535

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

Drawing of a muscular male nude with billowing drapery standing on a sea creature beside a pillar, in brown ink.

Neptune

Giulio Campi, 1541

Watercolor drawing of Apollo and Daphne, two nude figures in a windy landscape, Daphne turning into laurel branches.

Apollo and Daphne

Jan Boeckhorst, about 1668

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

Brown ink drawing of helmeted Pallas Athena pointing to a landscape with ruins while a boy raises his hand beside her.

Pallas Athena Shows Taddeo the Prospect of Rome

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

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

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

Jacob 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

Red and black chalk drawing of a nude woman adjusting her hair beside a cupid holding a bow and quiver.

The Toilette of Venus

Joseph Heintz the Elder, 1594

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

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