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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,446 works

Pen and brown ink drawing of a standing man holding a staff and plumed cap, with a sword at his side and faint grid lines.

A Swiss Guard

Federico Zuccaro, late 16th-early 17th century

A Young Woman Seated in a Chair

Central Italy, 17th century

A Seated Young Woman Looking Over Her Shoulder

Guercino, early-mid-17th century

A Falconer in Profile to the Right

Follower of Guercino, ca. 1640

Brown ink sketch of a muscular male nude seen from behind, arm outstretched, with faint grey underdrawing on aged paper.

Male Figure Seen from Behind

Alessandro Maganza, ca. 1603-10

Pen and wash drawing of a caricatured painter in a tall hat holding a brush at an easel beside a table.

Caricature of a Dwarf Painter at His Easel

Tuscany, early 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded seated figure in robes surrounded by cherubs, with putti study sketches below.

The Almighty with Angels

Luca Giordano, ca. 1650-69

Pen and ink sketch of the Madonna and Christ Child with a young John the Baptist holding a staff, on aged paper.

Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist

In the manner of Raphael Italy, late 18th-early 19th century (?)

Engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark military uniform with three-star shoulder straps, signed U. S. Grant.

Portrait of U. S. Grant

John Chester Buttre, late 19th century

Drawing of two women carrying heavy bundles of faggots on their backs against a dark wooded background.

Women Carrying Faggots

Jean-François Millet, ca. 1858

Chalk portrait of a young woman with pearls in her hair, wearing a pale loose gown against a warm tan background.

Portrait of a Lady

Jacopo Amigoni, 1729-39

Pen and brown ink drawing of a cannon firing at a stone fortress tower, with soldiers, smoke and flying cannonballs.

The Siege of a Fortress

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, ca. 1680-1715

Pen and ink drawing of a basilica interior with arches, a dome, a cross, and figures along a choir screen.

Interior of the Basilica of San Marco, Showing the Crossing and the Choir

Canaletto, ca. 1763-68

Brown ink and wash drawing of a monk in a habit leaning over a pulpit and pointing upward, with skulls at lower right.

A Monk Preaching

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, late 17th-mid-18th century

Pen and ink sketch of the Virgin and Child on clouds with a haloed saint, angels, and several male saints below.

The Virgin and Child Enthroned on a Cloud, with Saints Dominic, John Nepomuk, Sebastian, Mark, and Anthony Abbot

Giuseppe Diziani, ca. 1746-71

Pen and gray wash drawing of a rococo paneled interior with a seated man reading beside a fireplace and mirror.

A Venetian Interior, with a Young Man Seated by the Fire

Canaletto, after 1717

A Sheet of Heads

Mauro Gandolfi, late 18th-mid-19th century

Caricature of a Polish Count

Pier Leone Ghezzi, ca. 1694-1755

Brown ink and wash drawing of classical ruins with arches, columns and figures walking across a paved plaza.

An Architectural Capriccio, with Classical Ruins

Francesco Guardi, ca. 1780-85

Brown ink and wash drawing of an arcaded courtyard seen through a large arch, with a staircase and small figures.

The Courtyard of the Doges' Palace

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1784-1835

Pen and ink drawing of a hooded monk holding a carrot and pointing at a smiling woman holding a chamber pot.

A Monk with a Carrot and a Woman with a Chamber Pot

Pier Leone Ghezzi, late 17th-mid-18th century

Pen and wash drawing of an arched colonnade with Corinthian columns, figures on a sunlit pavement, and a stormy sky.

A Colonnade, Partly Ruined, with Figures

Francesco Guardi, ca. 1780-90

Pen and gray wash drawing of a warrior statue on a pedestal beside a ruined tower and figures on a lagoon shore.

Capriccio with a Statue of a Warrior and a Ruined Castle on the Shore of the Lagoon

Giacomo Guardi, ca. 1780-90

Red chalk drawing of a standing figure in flowing cloak and drapery, holding a rolled document, on cream paper.

A Dignitary Holding a Document

Pietro Longhi, ca. 1722-42

Brown ink and wash drawing of a young man in a powdered wig and embroidered waistcoat, shown half-length.

Half-Length Study for a Portrait of a Young Man

Pietro Antonio Novelli, mid-18th-early 19th century

Brown wash drawing of a Last Supper banquet with seated figures at a long table, columns, drapery, and a servant on steps.

The Last Supper

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, ca. 1705

Pen and brown wash study of six male heads, several wearing turbans or hoods, arranged across a sheet.

Seven Male Heads

Sebastiano Ricci, late 17th-mid-18th century

Pen and ink drawing of a robed figure with curly hair holding a book and raised pen, standing on a stone pedestal.

Saint John the Evangelist (?)

Pietro Antonio Novelli, before 1755

Brown wash drawing of soldiers with helmets and halberds around a monument, a skull, and a shield with a mask.

Soldiers Around a Monument

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1743-45

Man with an Elaborate Headdress, Facing Left

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, ca. 1755-60