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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Graphite drawing of robed figures, including kneeling women with a pitcher and a standing man in a mantle, study for a martyr

Portion of the Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia

Domenichino, 1581-1641

Black chalk drawing of a bearded man looking upward on blue-gray paper, with white highlights on hair and beard.

Head of a Bearded Man

Domenichino, 1620-30

Grey wash drawing with white highlights of a nude youth leaning on a long staff against a blue-grey background.

Standing Youth Leaning on a Long Staff (recto); Seated Man (verso)

Domenico Veneziano, 1440-60

Grey wash drawing with white highlights of a nude standing youth holding a club, on blue-tinted paper.

Standing Youth Holding a Club (recto); Temptation of Adam and Eve (verso)

Domenico Veneziano, 1440-60

Pen and wash drawing of a dead quail seen from below, wings spread and legs extended, with pink highlights on beak and feet.

A Dead Bird (Quail?) Seen from Below

Count Giorgio Durante, 1685-1755

Long-Tailed Bird Seen in Profile

Count Giorgio Durante, early 18th-mid 18th century

Grey wash drawing of a dead duck lying horizontally, head extended left, wings and feathers shaded in soft tones.

Dead Duck

Count Giorgio Durante, 1685-1755

Watercolor drawing of two hanging dead birds, a grey quail and a long-beaked barred bird, against a pale background.

Two Dead Birds (A Quail and a Long-Beaked Bird)

Count Giorgio Durante, 1705-55

Watercolor and ink drawing of two overlapping dead ducks, one with a green head and brown chest, on a cream ground.

Two Dead Ducks

Count Giorgio Durante, 1705-55

Ink and watercolor drawing of two dead birds with barred plumage and long bills lying overlapping on a pale ground.

Dead Birds

Count Giorgio Durante, 1685-1755

A Rat Seen in Profile

Count Giorgio Durante, 1685-1755

Bird, Perhaps an Egret, Seen in Profile with One Wing Lifted

Count Giorgio Durante, 1685-1755

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin and Child among angels above Saints Peter and Paul holding a key and a book.

Virgin and Child Appearing in a Glory of Angels to Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Jacopo da Empoli, 1551-1640

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling haloed saint gazing up at Christ and the Virgin among clouds and angels.

Christ and the Virgin Appearing to Saint Francis

Pietro Faccini, 1562-1602

Brown wash drawing of a seated woman in draped robes extending one arm, signed Faccini in the lower right.

Seated Female Figure

Pietro Faccini, 1562-1602

Red chalk drawing of a muscular male nude with raised arm, with a separate study of his head at upper right.

Male Nude with Left Arm Upraised, and a Further Study of His Head

Aniello Falcone, 1607-56

Red chalk drawing of harvest figures in an oval frame, with a draped woman and a shirtless man among wheat stalks.

Ruth and Boaz

Aniello Falcone, 1607-56

Pen and brown ink drawing of weathered Roman ruins with arched openings and a dirt path in the foreground.

Ruins of the Roman Arena at Pozzuoli

Aniello Falcone, 1607-56

Circular drawing of an imaginary landscape with classical ruins, a draped statue beside a fountain, and trees.

Imaginary Landscape with Classical Ruins; Fountain in Foreground

Carlo Fantaccini, 1700-50

Grey wash drawing of overgrown classical ruins with receding arches and a large tree, set in a circular vignette.

Imaginary Landscape with Classical Ruins

Carlo Fantaccini, 1700-50

Brown wash drawing on blue paper of a draped female figure holding a tablet and crown, with handwritten notes below.

Project for the Decoration of a Spandrel: Winged Female Figure Holding a Tablet and a Crown

Paolo Farinati, 1524-1606

Brown ink and wash drawing on blue paper of the Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Paul beneath a palm.

Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Paul

Paolo Farinati, 1524-1606

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded old man in a turban and robe, seated on a ledge holding a scroll.

Seated, Bearded Man Holding a Banderole

Paolo Farinati, 1524-1606

Pencil drawing of four haloed saints in flowing robes, one holding a book, before a faint architectural background.

Saints John the Evangelist, Paul, Peter, and Stephen

Ferraù Fenzoni, ca. 1590

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of a winged angel in flowing drapery, head tilted, one arm raised.

Standing Angel Brandishing a Sword

Ferraù Fenzoni, ca. 1590

Ink sketch on blue paper of mourners lowering the dead Christ onto a stone slab, with studies of heads and drapery.

Lamentation over the Dead Christ at the Foot of the Cross (recto); Studies for the Burial of Christ (verso)

Ferraù Fenzoni, 1620-30

Brown and white wash drawing of the Virgin standing and holding the Christ Child on a blue-grey ground.

Standing Virgin Holding the Christ Child

Gaudenzio Ferrari, 1475-1546

Pen and ink drawing with white highlights of draped figures gathered around a table, one wearing a plumed helmet and holding

Achilles and the Daughters of Lycomedes

Gregorio de' Ferrari, 1647-1726

Pen and brown wash drawing of an ornamental overdoor design with putti, a central mask, scrolls and a lion-mask vase.

Design for an Overdoor Decoration (recto); Rinceaux (verso)

Gregorio de' Ferrari, ca. 1670-90

Graphite sketch of the Virgin ascending on clouds, surrounded by angels and putti in an oval composition.

The Assumption of the Virgin (recto); Architectural Notations (verso)

Lorenzo de' Ferrari, 1680-1744

Pen and wash drawing of peasants loading hay onto a horse-drawn cart in an open field with haystacks.

Peasants Loading Hay

Hendrick Avercamp, 17th century

Sepia print of Saint Mary Magdalen with long wavy hair, draped in cloth, hands clasped and gazing upward in an oval frame.

Saint Mary Magdalen

Angelo Albanesi, January 15, 1779

Mezzotint of a barefoot girl resting her head on her hand beside two pigs drinking from a bowl, with trees in the background.

Girl and Pigs

Richard Earlom, 1783

Brown wash drawing of the Annunciation: an angel with lilies speaks to a seated Virgin at a lectern beneath a dove and cherub

The Annunciation

Pietro Melchiorre Ferrari, 1735-87

Ink and wash study of armored warriors, a dancing satyr and winged figures among clouds, for ceiling decoration.

Study for ceiling decoration with Mars, Minerva, and a dancing satyr, for the Villa Puccini di Scornio, Pistoia, Italy

Giovanni Domenico Ferretti, 1724-25

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin ascending on clouds in radiant light, with cherubs, saints and a dragon below.

The Ascension of the Virgin

Gregorio de' Ferrari, 1667-1726

Gray wash drawing of a mountain under clouds with sunbeams, trees and a wooden fence in the foreground.

Landscape with Mountains in the Distance

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Brown wash drawing of the Circumcision with a priest, the Virgin, attendants and cherubs around an altar.

The Circumcision, Study for an Engraving

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Graphite sketch on squared paper of the Virgin in clouds above four saints in an oval composition.

The Virgin Immaculate Appearing to Four Saints

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Chalk head study of a bearded man turned to the upper left, with white highlights on blue-grey paper.

Head of a Bearded Man Looking to Upper Left

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Engraving of two ornate knife designs with sculpted handles, one topped by an eagle and one by a nude figure.

Design for Two Knife Handles

Cherubino Alberti, 1553-1615

Black chalk sketch of a bearded man's head turned to the upper right, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Head of a Bearded Man Looking to Upper Right

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Drawing of the Last Supper with apostles around a table under an arch, framed by ornamental architectural borders.

The Last Supper

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Pen and wash drawing of an altar with two kneeling winged angels supporting a crucifix, flanked by two small putti.

Design for an Altar with Kneeling Angels Supporting a Crucifix

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Graphite drawing of a reclining saint attended by kneeling figures, with angels in clouds above under an arched frame.

The Death of Saint Francis Xavier

Ciro Ferri, 1674-79

Red chalk drawing of a winged putto flying diagonally, one arm extended, with Ciro Ferri's inscription at lower right.

Flying Putto

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Etching of a lake framed by dense forest trees, with distant spires and birds flying across the sky.

La Lac au Milieu de la Forêt (The Lake in the Middle of the Forest)

Rodolphe Bresdin, 1849

Black chalk drawing of a woman's head turned left, with a headscarf and loose curls, on pale blue paper.

Head of a Woman (recto); Head of a Child, Study of Children's Forearms (verso)

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Brown wash drawing of the Circumcision with an infant, priest, attendants and angels within an ornate architectural frame.

The Circumcision

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Watercolor elevation of a Gothic Revival library and chapel with twin towers and a large traceried window.

Library and Chapel, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (front elevation)

Alexander Jackson Davis, 1838-39

Engraving of harvesters reaping wheat under a bright sun, with a village and church tower on a hill behind them.

Summer (Aestas), from "The Seasons"

Pieter van der Heyden, 1570

Engraving of many people skating on a frozen moat before a classical city gate, with a bridge, cart and bare tree.

Skating before the St. George's Gate, Antwerp

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, ca. 1558

Engraving of a seated woman counting coins in a fiery landscape with demons and greedy figures, from The Seven Deadly Sins, 1

Avarice (Avaritia), from "The Seven Deadly Sins"

Pieter van der Heyden, 1558

Engraving of Pride with a woman holding a mirror beside a peacock, amid grotesque creatures and fantastical domed buildings.

Pride (Superbia), from "The Seven Deadly Sins"

Pieter van der Heyden, 1558

Engraving of a reclining figure labeled Desidia surrounded by snails, a donkey, and grotesque creatures in a crowded landscap

Sloth (Desidia), from "The Seven Deadly Sins"

Pieter van der Heyden, 1558

Engraving of a rustic wedding procession in a forest, with a bride carrying a pot, a sword-wielding man, and a house behind t

The Dirty Bride or the Marriage of Mopsus and Nisa

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1570

Engraving of sleeping men in a fantastical landscape with roast pig, pastries, a pie-roofed house and a distant city.

The Land of Cockaigne

Pieter van der Heyden, after 1570?

Engraving of an allegorical scene labeled Invidia, with a seated woman, monsters, a bird, pigs, a canal, and a city.

Envy (Invidia), from "The Seven Deadly Sins"

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1558

Engraving of villagers gardening in spring, planting beds and potted trees, with a farm, grazing sheep and a town behind.

Spring (Ver), from "The Seasons"

Pieter van der Heyden, 1570

Engraving of an armed three-masted ship on rough seas with Daedalus and Icarus flying in the sky above.

Armed Three-master with Daedalus and Icarus in the Sky from The Sailing Vessels

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1561-65

Engraving of a large sailing ship escorted by galleys on rough sea under a sun breaking through clouds.

Fleet of Galleys Escorted by a Caravel from The Sailing Vessels

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1561-65

Engraving of a chaotic room filled with grotesque demons and tumbling creatures, with robed onlookers at a doorway on the rig

The Fall of the Magician

Pieter van der Heyden, 1565

Engraving of a crowded peasant wedding dance with couples dancing, a seated bride at a table, and a bagpiper at left.

The Peasant Wedding Dance

Pieter van der Heyden, after 1570

Engraving of three sailing ships anchored near a fortified island with a round tower, with small rowing boats on calm water.

Four-master and Two Three-masters Anchored near a Fortified Island, from "The Sailing Vessels"

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1561-65

Engraving of three caravels in a stormy sea with a man riding a dolphin in the foreground beneath billowing clouds.

Three Caravels in a Rising Squall with Arion on a Dolphin from "The Sailing Vessels"

Pieter Bruegel the Elder, 1561-65

Brown wash and red chalk study of clouds with angels, cherubs and saints arranged around a glowing heavenly centre.

Study for a Ceiling Decoration: Coronation of the Virgin (recto); Female Head (verso)

Giacinto Brandi, 1680

Red chalk drawing of a male nude torso with raised arms, shaded to show muscles of the chest and abdomen.

Male Nude Torso with Raised Arms

Parmigianino, ca. 1522-24

Red chalk drawing of a seated female figure in drapery with loose hatching, head turned downward, by Parmigianino.

Seated Goddess Diana (recto); Studies of a Nude Male Torso Seen from the Rear, and a leg (verso)

Parmigianino, ca. 1522

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin walking right, carrying the Christ Child, with loose flowing drapery. Parmigianino.

The Virgin Walking to the Right Carrying the Christ Child

Parmigianino, 1503-40

Pen and wash drawing of helmeted warriors embracing and celebrating in a crowded frieze, attributed to Parmigianino.

Roman or Greek Warriors Celebrating after a Victory

Parmigianino, 1503-40

Black-and-white engraved print of symmetrical grotesque ornament panels with scrolls, tassels, birds and figures.

Grotesque Ornament Panel, from "Livre de Grotesques..."

Jacques Androuet, 1566

Chalk drawing on grey paper of a balding, bearded older man with curly hair, turned slightly to the right.

Head of a Bearded Man

Domenico Fetti, 1588/89-1623

Bust of a Youth Looking to Upper Left (recto); Study of Drapery (verso)

Orazio Fidani, 1610-56

Pen and brown ink drawing of a nude demon with a serpent coiled around him, surrounded by anatomical and figure studies.

Nude Demon Encircled by a Serpent, after Michelangelo's Last Judgment; and Other Figure Studies (recto); Figure Studi…

Giovanni Ambrogio Figino, 1548-1608

Pen and ink drawing of crumbling brick ruins with a large arch, broken walls and window openings under a pale sky.

Study of Ruins

Filippo Napoletano, 1548-1608

Grey wash drawing of Manius Curius Dentatus refusing gifts from Samnite ambassadors, with figures, a cooking pot and vegetabl

Manius Curius Dentatus Refusing the Presents of the Samnite Ambassadors

Fedele Fischetti, 1732-92

Pen and wash design for a ceiling with an oval mythological scene, garlands, and ornamental framing panels.

Design for a Ceiling: Jason and the Golden Fleece

Fedele Fischetti, 1732-92

Brown ink and wash drawing of armored warriors fighting on horseback while women plead among them, with classical buildings a

The Sabine Women Pleading for Peace

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and wash drawing of nude Apollo aiming a bow at a startled Coronis in a wooded landscape, with a bird overhead.

Apollo and Coronis

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and ink study sheet with architectural facades, rococo ornaments, putti, and two embracing draped figures.

A Sheet of Studies with Architectural Motifs and Two Sketches for a Visitation (recto); Sketch for a Funerary Monumen…

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and wash drawing of a curly-haired man in a cloak riding a rearing horse, with red chalk curls at upper right.

Man on Horseback, Study of a Man's Head (recto); Head of a Young Woman (verso)

Marcello Fogolino, 1483-1548

Pen and wash drawing of an allegory: a seated woman with a compass, God on clouds above, and a demon reaching upward.

An Allegory: Female Figure with a Compass, God the Father Seated on Clouds, and a Demon

Prospero Fontana, 1532-97

Brown ink and wash drawing of a nude man restraining a rearing horse in a stable, with horses and a stone wall beyond an arch

An Allegory: Male Nude in a Stable with Four Wild Horses

Prospero Fontana, ca. 1532-after 1593

Pen and gray wash drawing of two standing men in fur and armor beside a seated woman holding a child.

Two Standing Male Figures and Seated Woman with a Child

Francesco Fontebasso, 1760s

Etching of an imaginary Roman harbor with monumental arches, staircases, columns, small boats, and smoke rising from an urn.

Parte di ampio magnifico Porto all'uso degli antichi Romani, ove si scuopre l'interno della gran Piazza pel Comercio.…

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1749-50

Engraving of Christ being baptized by John the Baptist in a river, with an angel holding robes and God and dove above.

Baptism of Christ

Martin Schongauer, ca. 1470-74

Engraving of Christ with a staff and Mary Magdalene kneeling before him in a landscape with a bare tree and fence.

Noli me Tangere

Martin Schongauer, ca. 1470-74

Engraving of Saint Lawrence standing beside a gridiron and holding a palm frond, in a fur-trimmed robe.

Saint Lawrence

Martin Schongauer, 1470-91

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man raising a knife over a boy as a winged angel descends above.

Abraham about to Sacrifice Isaac

Francesco Fracanzano, 1612-56

Red chalk sketch of a seated muscular figure beneath a tree with tangled branches, Hercules in the Hesperides garden.

Hercules in the Garden of the Hesperides

Baldassare Franceschini, 1612-56

Red chalk sketch of an angel's half-figure looking upward, with draped robes and wing-like forms on grey paper.

Half-Figure of an Angel Looking Upward (recto); Bust of a Man in Left Profile (verso)

Baldassare Franceschini, 1611-89

Pen and red chalk sheet with architectural moldings, scrollwork, and sketched figures of the Virgin, child, and angels.

Studies of Architectural Moldings, of the Virgin and Child with a Kneeling Saint, and of Two Angels Supporting Frames…

Baldassare Franceschini, 1611-89

Red chalk drawing of a draped woman with a unicorn, white highlights on grey paper, by Volterrano.

Allegorical Figure of Purity with a Unicorn (recto); Study for Drapery (verso)

Baldassare Franceschini, 1650

Pen drawing of a cloaked woman facing a stooped bearded man with a staff on a coastal path, with a dog and sea behind.

Hester and the Physician, from Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"

Felix Octavius Carr Darley, ca. 1879

Pen drawing of a cloaked woman walking with children past a large tree, with a village of half-timbered houses behind.

Pearl, from Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"

Felix Octavius Carr Darley, ca. 1879

Pen and ink drawing of a village procession with a woman in a plain cloak, townspeople, children, and a church with clock tow

The Procession, from Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"

Felix Octavius Carr Darley, ca. 1879