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J. Paul Getty Museum

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Brown wash drawing of crumbling ancient arches and broken stone walls with foliage and fallen branches.

Antique Ruins (recto); An Animated Landscape (verso)

Willem Schellinks, about 1650

Pen and ink drawing of a standing woman giving alms to a crowd of poor figures before classical columns and buildings.

Saint Cecilia Giving Alms to the Poor

Pietro da Cortona, about 1635-1640

Drawing of a man in a red cardinal's cap and orange cloak with white collar, holding a paper, on a tan ground.

Portrait of Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu

Simon Vouet, about 1632-1634

Red chalk drawing of a bearded figure in glory on clouds with flowing drapery, framed in an octagonal gilt mount.

Christ in Glory

Antonio da Correggio, 1520-1523

Black chalk drawing of a standing man in a long robe and tall pleated hat, arms folded, with faint boats at left.

Man in Korean Costume

Peter Paul Rubens, about 1617

Watercolor and pencil study of a large rocky outcrop on a grassy slope under a cloudy sky.

Rocky Outcropping (recto); Rocky Forest with Strollers (verso)

Ernst Ferdinand Oehme, about 1825

Black and white chalk figure study on grey paper of a man bending backward with an arm extended across the page.

Figure Studies (recto); Figure Studies (verso)

Federico Barocci, 1603-1607

Pen and brown ink drawing of four studies of male figures in dynamic poses, some standing and one seated, with wash shading.

Four Studies of a Male Figure

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1760-1765

Red and black chalk study of a boy's head and two flute players by Watteau, on a tan sheet.

Two Studies of a Flutist and a Study of the Head of a Boy

Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1718

Graphite drawing of an older man's head turned to the side, with a bald crown, stubbled jaw, and open collar, on tan paper.

Head of a Man

Johann Friedrich Overbeck, about 1820-1825

Brown ink drawing of a sailing boat on wide water, with reeds on the left and distant towers under an open sky.

A Sailing Boat on a Wide Expanse of Water

Rembrandt van Rijn, about 1650

Pen and brown ink drawing of two boys seated at a table with quill, inkwell, books and papers, c. 1720.

Portraits of Serafino and Francesco Falzacappa

Pier Leone Ghezzi, about 1720

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling nude male figure seen from behind, turning his head and resting one hand on a post.

Study of a Kneeling Figure with a Sketch of a Face (recto); Figure Study and Face (verso)

Andrea del Sarto, 1522-1526

Pen and brown ink sketch of two thatched cottages with a small figure at a doorway and grass in the foreground.

Two Thatched Cottages with Figures at a Window

Rembrandt van Rijn, about 1640

Grey wash drawing of a classical interior with lictors carrying bodies, a grieving seated man, and kneeling women beneath col

The Lictors Bringing Brutus the Bodies of His Sons

Jacques-Louis David, 1787

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man pouring wine into a glass held by a young attendant beside a table of vessels.

Bearded Man Filling a Glass

Giorgio Vasari, about 1544-1545

Pastel self-portrait of a man in a grey wig and brown coat, leaning on a drawing board with white chalk sketches.

Self-Portrait

Charles-Antoine Coypel, 1734

Wash drawing of a reclining bearded old man with draped cloth and a raised fabric fold, in grey and brown tones.

Reclining Old Man

Georges Lallemant, about 1625

Drawing sheet with a seated woman reading in black chalk, a nude statue study in brown ink, and red chalk fragments.

Sheet of Studies

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, late 1760-1779

Pencil drawing of a satyr with a stick beside a reclining nude woman, a child, a rooster and an urn in a landscape.

Dawn

Charles Le Brun, about 1635-1642

Brown ink and wash drawing of a half-timbered cottage among trees, with a figure beside a stone wall and a shed at right.

Cottages among Trees

Jacob van Ruisdael, about 1652-1653

Pastel portrait of a woman nursing an infant as a boy leans beside her, with roses in her hair and blue silk drapery.

Portrait of Madame Charles Mitoire with Her Children

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, 1783

Black chalk drawing of a kneeling male nude twisting with one arm raised, highlighted in white on blue-grey paper.

Kneeling Figure (recto); Reclining Figure (verso)

Agostino Carracci, about 1582-1585

Colored pencil study of a woman and cow by a pool beneath glowing alpine peaks at dusk.

Study for "La Vita"

Giovanni Segantini, 1897

Three Studies of the Head of a Youth

Francesco Fontebasso, about 1737

Pen and wash drawing of an amorous couple embracing on a chair while an older veiled woman looks on from the side.

Amorous Couple

Jacob Matham, about 1621

Dusk landscape with a bare tree, a plowman in a field, and a distant village with a church steeple.

Landscape with a Bare Tree and a Plowman

Léon Bonvin, 1864

Pen and brown ink drawing of Mars and Venus embracing under a canopy, with cupids and a lion-masked shield.

Mars and Venus

Abraham Bloemaert, about 1592

Pen and brown ink drawing of a rocky landscape with a large tree, cliffs, shrubs, and a waterfall.

Rocky Landscape with a Waterfall

Girolamo Muziano, about 1570-1575

Portraits of Wilhelm Völcker and Ludwig Dörr

Gerhardt Wilhelm von Reutern, 1825-1828