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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,707 works

Red chalk drawing of a bearded man in robes with a pointing woman and helmeted soldiers behind him.

Peter Denying Christ, engraver's copy after a painting by Lorenzo Pasinelli

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin holding the Christ Child, flanked by two winged angels, on an octagonal sheet.

Virgin and Child Attended by Angels

Filippino Lippi, 1457/58-1504

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated monk in robes gazing upward, holding a book and a staff.

Seated Monk

Denys Calvaert, mid-16th-early 17th century

Circular drawing of classical gods, muses and a helmeted warrior with shield, winged figure above, in brown ink and white hig

Classical Gods, Muses, and Allegorical Figures

Giuseppe Salviati, 1566-67

Views of a Theater (Bayreuth): Profile View of Facade and Half of the Plan

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Ink and wash elevation drawing of an ornate theater facade with a central royal box, balustrades, and draped canopy.

Views of a Theater (Bayreuth): Interior Elevation of the Theater Showing Royal Box

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pencil sketch of gnarled trees leaning over a pond with reflections in the water.

Landscape with Trees near a Pond

Willem Roelofs, 1840-97

Pen and brown wash drawing of a nun on a deathbed with attendants and a dove of the Holy Spirit above, in a circular frame.

A Nun on Her Deathbed, the Holy Spirit Above

Giovanni Battista Lombardelli, 1532-87

Red chalk drawing of robed saints and figures among ruins, with a reclining nude and an angel in clouds above.

Scenes from the Life of Saint Anthony Abbot

Giovanni Battista Lombardelli, 1532-87

Pen and wash drawing of a robed woman with outstretched arms surrounded by cherubs and clouds, with a town below.

Virgin in Glory with Angels

Aurelio Lomi, 1556-1622

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling saint receiving a habit from a monk, with angels and the Virgin and Child above.

Saint Hyacinth Receiving the Dominican Habit

Aurelio Lomi, 1556-1622

Grey wash drawing of two draped nymphs flanking a central mask above a garland and ornamental frieze design.

Design for a Door-Knocker (?) With Two Nymphs

Giacomo Rossi, 18th century

Pen and wash sketch of a bearded saint with a cross, a Madonna and child, angels, and several head studies.

Study for a Nativity, Bearded Male Saint, and Head Studies (recto); Two Head Studies (verso)

Bartholomäus Ignaz Weiss, 1750-1815

Graphite and white chalk drawing of a kneeling woman in a headscarf and apron, seen from behind, on brown paper.

Kneeling Milkmaid

Francesco Londonio, 1723-83

Pen and brown ink drawing of a crowd of bearded men and onlookers in an arched composition, one figure pointing downward.

Raising of Lazarus

Lorenzo Lotto, 1480-1556

Head of a Bearded Man

Lorenzo Lotto, 1516-17

Watercolor pastoral landscape with cattle at a pool, a herdsman at right, classical buildings and a warm sunset sky.

Arcadian landscape

the younger George Barret, 1820-42

Grey wash drawing of the dead Christ reclining on a stone ledge while a mourning figure leans beside him near a cross.

The Dead Christ Mourned by the Magdalen Who Venerates His Side Wound

Fortunato Duranti, 1787-1863

Ink and wash drawing of a baroque altar with a radiant sunburst, angel figures, curtains and candelabra.

Framed Design for an Altar

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1710-20

Watercolor drawing of an Arcadian landscape with a statue of Apollo, classical colonnade, pond, and bathing figures.

Arcadian Landscape with several Figures and a Statue of Apollo

Gerard Melder, 18th century

Pen and ink drawing of Saint Andrew bound to an X-shaped cross with a crowd of onlookers and a dog below.

Martydom of Saint Andrew (recto); Head of a Woman (verso)

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of sea deities with a trident-bearing Neptune, sea horses, nymphs and a putto among clouds.

Sea Deities

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of Bacchus and Ariadne with a reclining woman, a standing man, putti and trees on grey paper.

Bacchus and Ariadne

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen drawing of half a symmetrical ceiling design with strapwork, scrolls, and floral sprigs around a central panel.

One Half Design for a Ceiling with Floral and Strapwork Motifs (recto); Slight Scribbles (verso)

Donato Giuseppe Frisoni, 1709-30

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude warrior raising a weapon amid a battle with a rearing horse and fleeing figures.

Battle Scene (Samson Slaying the Philistines?)

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a nude man seen from behind, standing beside a flowing cloak over rocky ground.

Nude Figure with Cloak, seen from rear

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and ink and red chalk sketch of a standing man, a woman reaching upward, and a crowd of figures in the background.

Scene of Celebration with Dancing and Music-Making (Jephtha and his Daughter?)

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, ca. 1680-1720

Watercolor sheet of women in corsets and underclothing with gilt frames and handwritten French captions, 1882-90.

Etudes sur les femmes

Henri de Montaut, 1882-90

Brown ink and wash studies of male figures holding tablets in oval frames, captioned as studies for the Moses in Parma.

Nine Studies of the Moses in Santa Maria della Steccata, Parma (recto); Nine Studies for the Eve in Santa Maria della…

Parmigianino, 1503-40

Ink and wash drawing of a memorial interior with a central inscribed pyramid, skeletons, flags, crowns, and a skull and cross

Memorial Decoration for the Interior of a Building to Honor the Deceased Ernst Ludwig, 1725

Alessandro Rossini, 1702-36