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Painting of clergy in gold vestments kneeling at an altar as a half-naked Christ appears above with Passion instruments.

The Mass of Saint Gregory the Great

Adriaen Ysenbrandt, about 1510-1550

Painting of a river with sailing boats, a brick castle with turrets, a ferry with a carriage, and a cloudy sky.

View of Duurstede Castle at Wijk bij Duurstede

Jan van Goyen, 1649

Painting of a woman with a dagger at her chest, gazing upward, pearls in her hair, against a dark background.

Lucretia

Artemisia Gentileschi, about 1627

Painting of figures playing a ball game on a road before a Gothic palace with a fountain, horses, dogs, and trees.

A Ball Game Before a Country Palace

Adriaen van de Venne, 1614

Painting of Venus and Adonis in a forest with two cupids overhead, a hunting dog, and white doves on a stone ledge.

Venus and Adonis

Simon Vouet, about 1642

Painting of a woman in white reaching toward a kneeling figure beside an altar, with armored warriors and classical columns.

The Sacrifice of Polyxena

Giovanni Battista Pittoni, about 1733-1734

Painting of sea gods, Neptune in a shell chariot, tritons, putti and a flying Cupid over turbulent sea.

Marine Gods Paying Homage to Love

Eustache Le Sueur, about 1636-1638

Painting of a nude young man in red drapery and a seated nude woman holding a cornucopia of fruit, with gold cloth behind.

Allegory of Fortune

Dosso Dossi, about 1530

Painting of a festive regatta on a canal lined with palazzi, with ornate barges, rowers in red and gold, and crowds on balcon

Regatta on the Grand Canal in Honor of Frederick IV, King of Denmark

Luca Carlevarijs, 1711

Painting of a storm over a rocky coast with a lighthouse, a tilted sailing ship, and figures rescuing people from a capsized

A Storm on a Mediterranean Coast

Joseph Vernet, 1767

Painted procession of women and men with a unicorn, a red temple and mountains, framed by gilded side panels with birds.

Triumph of Chastity

Francesco di Giorgio, mid-1460s

Painting of a levitating bearded saint above a crowd of onlookers and sick people beneath classical columns.

The Miracles of Saint Francis of Paola

Peter Paul Rubens, about 1627-1628

Painting of a sunlit coast with ships, a stone tower, grazing cattle, and women gathered around a white bull by the sea.

Coast View with the Abduction of Europa

Claude Lorrain, about 1645

Painting of the Holy Family with Joseph, Mary, two infants, a standing woman and a book, before a ruined wall and landscape.

The Holy Family

Giulio Romano, about 1518-1520

Painting of a ruined classical colonnade with a procession around a chariot bearing a seated Venus among satyrs and cupids.

The Triumph of Venus

Alessandro Magnasco, about 1720-1730

Still life of lemons, oranges and pomegranates in a blue and white bowl, with citrus blossoms and leaves on a table.

Still Life with Lemons, Oranges, and a Pomegranate

Jacob van Hulsdonck, about 1620-1630

Saint Augustine in gold vestments writes at a desk, gazing up, as figures sprawl beneath him in a dim study.

Saint Augustine in his Study Trampling the Heretics

Philippe de Champaigne, about 1642

Two lunette drawings: a bearded man pours wine beside a table of vessels, and a youth runs past onlookers near a column.

"Bearded Man Filling a Glass" and "Youth Running"

Giorgio Vasari, about 1544-1545

Studies of lion, compositional group figure study, two caricature head studies

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Opera Fan and Ernest Reyer

Edgar Degas, about 1877

Collage of engravings, painted flowers, gold leaf rays, handwritten verse, angels, a serpent and skulls on a tan ground.

Collage

John Bingley Garland, 1850s-1860s

Botanical watercolor of a Spiraea stem with white flower spikes and serrated green leaves, with Latin caption below.

Spiraea

Georg Dionysius Ehret, 1743

Pen and brown ink drawing of a kneeling veiled woman reading a book at a garlanded pedestal within an arched frame.

The Virgin Annunciate

Lazzaro Bastiani, about 1464-1468

Pen and watercolor street view of a church spire and half-timbered houses with a stone archway, in muted grey and ochre tones

View of the St. Jacob's Church and the Inn, Maastricht

Josua de Grave, 1670

Watercolor drawing of a vaulted cellar with owls, roosters, bats, mice, a monkey in red, and a hooded figure at a curtain.

An Enchanted Cellar with Animals

Cornelis Saftleven, about 1655-1670

Black chalk drawing of a shepherdess beside a tall tree in a pastoral landscape with rocks and distant figures.

Shepherd and Shepherdess in a Bucolic Landscape

Jean Baptiste Huet, 1770

Drawing of a gentleman in armour supporting a young woman beneath a tree, with a walled city and river behind them.

Young Woman Assisted by a Gentleman

Joachim Anthonisz. Wtewael, about 1609-1611

Chalk drawing of a seated woman with curled hair, lace cuffs and crossed hands, drawn on grayish-blue paper.

Portrait of a Woman

Jean-Étienne Liotard, 1758-1762

Grey wash drawing of three sailing warships in battle at sea, with gunsmoke and striped flags, on rough water.

A Battle at Sea

Ludolf Backhuyzen, 1692

Pencil and white chalk drawing of a man in a cloth hat, turned three-quarters, on blue-gray paper.

Self-Portrait Wearing a Cloth Hat

Jonathan Richardson the Elder, about 1730-1735

Brown wash drawing of a tall crumbling ruin with shrubs on a rocky outcrop under a pale sky.

Ruins in a Landscape

Jan Asselijn, about 1646

Grey wash drawing of an arched tavern courtyard with a staircase, column, wooden tables, barrels and seated figures.

Courtyard of an Italian Tavern

Thomas Adriaensz. Wyck, about 1644-1653

Three Studies of Women (recto); Four Studies of Hands and a Counterproof of a Kneeling Young Man (verso)

Abraham Bloemaert, 1620s

Pen and ink drawing of the Lamentation: mourners surround Christ's body beside a crown of thorns and a cross on a rocky hills

The Lamentation

Battista Franco, 1545-1550

Stormy sea with fishing boats and sailing ships near a rocky headland, with figures on the shore battling the wind.

Fishing Boats in a Storm

Marco Ricci, about 1715

Graphite portrait drawing of a woman with center-parted hair, facing forward, on cream paper with sketched outlines.

Madame Moitessier

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1851

Pen and ink drawing of a barefoot bearded figure in draped cloth holding a spade on grassy ground.

Christ as the Gardener

Upper Rhenish Master, about 1470-1490

Brown wash drawing of Christ crucified with the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene and Saint John below, in an arched frame.

Christ on the Cross with the Virgin Mary, Mary Magdalene, and Saint John

Pietro da Cortona, about 1661

Pencil sheet with fourteen numbered vignettes of a tiny boy in scenes with animals, carts, a tower and a tree.

Fourteen Scenes Related to the Tale of Tom Thumb

Oswald Adalbert Sickert, about 1851

Pen and blue wash drawing of a haloed robed figure with outstretched arms among elephants, camels, a peacock and sheep.

Creation of the Animals

Crispijn van den Broeck, 1575

Pen and wash drawing of fashionably dressed figures crowding a lobby with panelled doors and a wall lamp.

Box-Lobby Loungers

Thomas Rowlandson, 1785

Three lion studies

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Brown ink drawing of allegorical figures among clouds: winged Victory with a wreath, bearded Chronos with a scythe, and other

Victory, Janus, Chronos and Gaea

Giulio Romano, about 1532-1534

Brown ink drawing of an old man with a lamp and an old woman smoking a pipe, with a cat and dog, under a crescent moon.

Moralizing Scene with an Old Woman and a Man

Adriaen van de Venne, 1631

Pencil sketch on a sketchbook page showing a bowman in action and a horse with rider, drawn in loose outline.

Three studies of a bowman

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Brown wash drawing of children and women around a table, one frying fritters in a pan while a dog sits nearby.

Making Fritters (Les Beignets)

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, about 1782

Red chalk drawing of a reclining woman with an upturned face and a faint hovering figure above her, with white highlights.

Truth Illuminating Human Blindness

Volterrano, about 1650

Monochrome drawing of a large oak tree beside a forest path, with a distant tower and village on the left.

Forest Scene

Gillis van Coninxloo, about 1595-1610

Pencil sketch of a bearded man seated in an armchair with one leg crossed over the other, in a loose line style.

Ludovic Lepic at the Theatre

Edgar Degas, about 1877

Watercolor of a sunset river landscape with boats, large trees, dancing figures on the far bank, and grazing cattle.

Sir Guyon with the Palmer Attending, Tempted by Phaedria to Land upon the Enchanted Islands

Samuel Palmer, 1849

Pencil sketch of two standing horses above a base, with a rider on a rearing horse and a kneeling figure below.

Two standing horses, Man riding a rearing horse

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Brothel Scene

Edgar Degas, about 1877

Pen and ink sketch of standing male figures, a nude seen from behind and a bearded man, with robed figures sketched around th

Studies for the Disputa (recto); Studies for the Disputa (verso)

Raphael, 1509-1511

Watercolor of a shackled bearded man in a gray cloak standing in a doorway beneath a barred window.

A Hungarian Prisoner

Eugen Napoleon Neureuther, April 29, 1831

Brown wash drawing of a woman turning from a bearded man in a classical hall while a spear-bearing youth looks on.

Phaedra Rejecting the Embraces of Theseus

Anne-Louis Girodet, about 1800

Grey wash drawing of ragged travelers with donkeys and sacks meeting armed soldiers near tents and a banner in hills.

The Trickery of the Gibeonites

Joachim Beuckelaer, 1565

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded seated man in a cloak and cap, with a bowl beside him and handwritten notes.

Seated Man

Roelant Savery, about 1606-1608/1609

Pen and brown ink drawing of a wild boar at bay surrounded by attacking hunting dogs among tree trunks and grass.

A Wild Boar at Bay

Frans Snijders, 1620-1630

Charcoal study of two men seen from behind, one lifting a long pole overhead, with loose clothing and belts.

Figure Studies

Adolf von Menzel, 1872

Watercolor of a moored sailing ship and gondolas before a Venetian waterfront with a bell tower under clouds.

Riva degli Schiavoni, from near San Biagio, Venice

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1826

Watercolor of a priest elevating the host at an altar as a kneeling boy holds his cloak, with villagers praying in a church i

Fridolin Assists with the Holy Mass

Peter Fendi, 1833

Red chalk sketch of many figure studies including a Madonna and Child, draped women, kneeling figures, and a nude child.

Figure Studies (recto); Figure Studies (verso)

Karel Škréta, about 1660

Head of a Child, an Angel and a Hand (recto); Male Figure (verso)

Fra Bartolommeo, about 1510-1515

Pen and brown ink drawing of a woman in lace collar and headdress, set within an oval, signed D. Bailly 1629.

Portrait of a Woman

David Bailly, 1629

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds above a kneeling saint, with pencil grid lines.

The Apparition of the Virgin and Child to Saint Louis of France

Mariano Salvador Maella, about 1780s

Pen and ink drawing of Napoleon on horseback amid dead soldiers and smoke on a battlefield, with a ruined church behind.

Napoleon at the Battlefield of Eylau

Antoine-Jean Gros, 1807

Black chalk drawing of reclining and embracing nude figures in a landscape with a stone bench and clouds.

Night

Charles Le Brun, about 1635-1642

Study of a Stag (recto); Study of Goats (verso)

Lucas Cranach the Elder, about 1520-1530

Pencil sketch of a seated stag with branching antlers in side view, with faint vertical strokes suggesting trees behind.

Seated Stag

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pen and brown ink drawing of a city street with a woman pointing at a boy carrying a basket, and a child writing in the foreg

Taddeo Sent on an Errand by Calabrese's Wife

Federico Zuccaro, about 1595

Pen and brown wash drawing of villagers dancing at a kermis before thatched cottages, with a cart and oxen at left.

Peasant Kermis

David Vinckboons, 1604

Pencil sketch sheet with several loose studies of a lion, including a head, a crouching body, and a paw.

Lion studies

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Brown ink and wash drawing of a woman carrying jugs, with a Spanish inscription beneath, by Goya, about 1808-1814.

It's a pity you don't have something else to do

Francisco Goya, about 1808-1814

Pen and wash drawing of a soldier in a plumed hat blowing on his match cord while holding a musket with a rest pole.

A Soldier on Guard Blowing the Match

Jacques de Gheyn II, about 1597

Red chalk drawing of a muscular male nude with raised arms and studies of a foot and arm on pieced paper.

Study of a Man with Various Sketches (recto); Study of a Man's Draped Leg (verso)

Polidoro da Caravaggio, about 1535

Pencil sketch of a pig with its snout resting over the rim of a wooden trough, showing its eye and ear.

[Pig]

Charlotte Mary Heriot Maitland, 1840s-1850s

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of a seated Madonna and child with winged figures above, in a gold mat.

Two Studies for a Holy Family

Parmigianino, 1526

Sepia drawing of a salon with a man gesturing beside chair and three elegantly dressed women near a sofa and table.

"Have No Fear, My Good Friend"

Jean-Michel Moreau le jeune, 1775

Pen and brown wash landscape of shepherds by a river, with a hilltop town and ruined buildings beyond.

Landscape with Shepherds by a River and a Town Beyond (recto); Figure Studies and Roman Ruins (verso)

Jan van Scorel, about 1525-1530

Pen and brown ink drawing of a dense battle scene with mounted horsemen, rearing horses and foot soldiers.

Battle Scene

Girolamo Genga, about 1525

Watercolor drawing of a standing ruff bird with a black neck ruff, speckled brown back, and long legs on grassy ground.

Standing Ruff

Gerardus van Veen, 1677

Pen and wash drawing of a farmer couple seated among a horse, cow, dog, cat and farming tools, with an inscribed cartouche.

Farmer Couple Surrounded by their Animals and Farming Tools

Anna Catharina Rugendas, 1714

Black chalk drawing of a man in a hat and cloak seen from behind, holding a violin and bow, on grey paper.

Violin Player

Adriaen van Ostade, about 1653

Watercolor allegory with winged figures, a helmeted Minerva, a lion and a classical temple, inscribed with Canova's name.

Allegory on the Life of Canova

Felice Giani, about 1822-1823

Pencil study of a standing woman in a long dress with crossed hands and a brooch, plus a separate hand study at upper right.

Study for the Dress and the Hands of Madame Moitessier

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1851

Seated lion, head of lioness

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Pen and brown ink drawing of a nude man on a cross, arms raised, head bowed, with fine hatching modeling the body.

Study of the Good Thief

Albrecht Dürer, about 1503-1505

Brown ink drawing of an imposing classical city with arched gateways, columns, balconies and small figures in the street.

An Ancient Port

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1740s

Pencil sketch page with three studies of horses, one rearing at lower left and a head study at right.

Three horse studies

Théodore Géricault, 1812-1814

Sketches of Café Singers

Edgar Degas, about 1877

Ink drawing of a two-armed wall sconce with a flame finial, scrolled arms, and handwritten measurement notes.

Drawing for a Wall Light

Jean-Louis Prieur, about 1775

Panoramic watercolor of a river city with an arched bridge, church dome and spires, with figures and horses on a path.

View of Dresden

Christian Gottlieb Hammer, 1810

Chalk drawing of a man in a turban holding a palette and brushes, inside an oval scrolled cartouche with an inscription below

Self-Portrait

Gaetano Sabbatini, early 1730s

Pencil drawing of a steep valley with rocky cliffs, a rushing river over boulders, and trees in the foreground.

Valley of the Saltina near Brieg at Entrance of the Simplon

Sir John Frederick William Herschel, 1821

Grey wash drawing of a small boat on stormy waves, with a standing figure at the oar and a hooded figure at the stern.

After the Shipwreck - Design for an Illustration of Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Gustave Doré, about 1875

Brown ink and wash drawing of a monk in a hooded habit with a rosary, looking up at rays of light before an open book.

Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

Gerrit Pietersz, 1608