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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