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Pen and brown ink drawing of a frowning man with shoulder-length hair and a loose shirt, in half-length within a ruled border

Portrait of Morose Man in Half-Length

Guercino, 1591-1666

Pen and brown ink sketch of grotesque demons, a terrified figure and a scaly beast above swirling flames.

A Diablerie

Guercino, 1591-1666

Pen and ink sketch of four nude putti on clouds, one holding a bow, above a faint landscape with a tower.

Four Putti with Bow and Arrows on Clouds above a Landscape with a Tower

Guercino, 1610-66

Pen and ink sketch of a muscular male torso with a raised arm and hand, with faint grid lines and studies of limbs.

Man Stabbing Himself

Guercino, 1591-1666

Pen and ink landscape drawing of a farmhouse, large trees, small figures on a path and seated figures in the foreground.

Landscape with Figures and a Farm House

Pen and brown ink landscape with figures, round fortified towers, a dog, and hills beyond a pond.

Landscape with Figures and Fortifications

Pen and ink landscape drawing of a windswept tree, two figures, and a two-arched bridge over a river.

Landscape with Figures and a Two-Arched Bridge

Guercino, 1591-1666

Portrait of a Scholar

Guercino, 1591-1666

Hand-colored drawing of three women in period dress with a drum, sword, shield, helmet and flag beneath a tree.

The Iron Age (L'Age de fer)

Nicolas Arnoult, n.d.

Pen and brown ink drawing of an elderly bearded man writing at a desk beside open books and a leafy branch.

Saint Jerome Writing

Guercino, 1591-1666

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling praying figure surrounded by robed men beneath trees, with a domed building at right

Saint Paul Surrounded by Disciples after His Lapidation at Lystra (Acts 14:20)

Giovanni Guerra, 1590-1618

Brown ink drawing of an ornamental wall design with allegorical women, a striped heraldic shield, and scrolled frames above a

Design for a Wall Decoration over an Arched Doorway with Grimani Arms

Bernardino India, 1528-90

Watercolor of an Italian courtyard with women working at a wooden sieve beneath a stone archway, a child seated nearby.

Italian Courtyard and Figures

Cavaliere Pio Joris, 1843-1921

Pen and ink drawing of Abraham receiving three winged angels at a table in an arched interior, with a kneeling figure in fron

Abraham Entertaining the Three Angels (Genesis 18:1-15) (recto); A Couple Embracing, and Other (verso)

Francesco Lamarra, 1710-80

Brown wash drawing of God the Father above clouds with allegorical female figures and a nude youth below.

Allegory of Religion (God the Father above, Faith, Hope, and Charity below)

Ludovico Lana, 1597-1646

Pen and wash study of winged angels holding a blank cartouche, with a veiled Madonna and cherubs above and kneeling figures b

Study for Ex-voto Picture

Ludovico Lana, 1597-1646

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded man in flowing drapery, head raised, one arm across his chest, legs in motion.

Male Figure Running

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1582-1647

Pen and wash drawing of a crowded martyrdom scene with a nude central figure and gesturing onlookers.

The Martyrdom of the Apostle Thomas

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1638-46

Red chalk drawing of two seated robed figures and playful putti on clouds within a triangular outline.

Seated Apostles and Putti

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1637-38

Grey-wash drawing of a wall decoration design with figures, putti, ornamental cartouches and two landscape scenes.

Design for a Wall Decoration with the Sacrifice of Abraham and the Flight into Egypt

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1582-1647

Harper's Magazine Christmas 1898 cover: a bright star with rays over three robed figures on a dark plain.

Harper's Magazine, Christmas

Harvey Ellis, 1898

Red chalk drawing of playful nude putti and a young satyr among sketched clouds and foliage on a pale sheet.

Putti and a Young Satyr at Play

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1582-1647

Pen and ink sketch of a priest at an altar beneath a ball of fire, with kneeling worshippers looking up in a church.

The Miraculous Mass of Saint Martin of Tours with the Apparition of a Ball of Fire above His Head

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1602-47

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated bearded man in draped robes, one hand raised, on grey paper.

Seated Draped Male Figure (recto); Rough Studies of Putti (verso)

Giovanni Lanfranco, 1582-1647

Drawing of the Virgin and Child with a pilgrim saint and two other male saints, brown ink with white highlights.

The Virgin and Child with Saint Roch and Two Other Male Saints

Bernardino Lanino, 1512-83

Brown ink drawing of Saint Catherine kneeling in a city square among crowds, with an arch, obelisk, and angels above.

Martyrdom of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Bernardino Lanino, 1512-83

Grey wash drawing of the Adoration of the Magi with kneeling king, Virgin and Child, horses and attendants.

The Adoration of the Magi

Bernardino Lanino, 1553

Pen and wash drawing of a draped bearded man standing in a niche beside an urn, framed by ornamental scrollwork borders.

Draped Male Figure Standing in a Niche

Gregorio Lazzarini, 1655-1730

Head of a Man in Profile Facing to the Left

Leonardo da Vinci, 1490-94

Brown ink drawing of a lavish interior with crowned figures, a banquet table of coins and gold vessels, and a woman with a mi

Allegory of Wealth, Lust and Stupidity

Joos van Winghe, late 16th century

Brown wash drawing of Christ handing keys to a kneeling bearded man before a group of onlookers, with angels above.

The Delivery of the Keys to Saint Peter

Jan Boeckhorst, ca. 1660

Pen drawing of a panoramic mountain landscape with village, estuary, windmills and Christ with figures in the foreground.

Panoramic Mountainous Estuary Landscape, with Christ and the Woman of Canaan

Lucas Gassel, mid-16th century

Pencil sketch of a lakeside villa with cypresses above and a colonnaded temple ruin in a field below.

Studies of the Villa Cicerone at the Lago Lucrino near Naples and of the Temple at Paestum (Italy)

Pierre Louis Dubourcq, mid-19th century

Italian Farmer

Pierre Louis Dubourcq, mid-19th century

Red chalk study of a standing woman in a hooded cloak with an extended arm, on cream paper.

Study for "M. de Pourceaugnac"

Jean-Baptiste Pater, early 18th century

Pencil and watercolor study sheet showing a boat, figures in Dutch dress, and a stone gateway with trees and a church spire.

Study Sheet with Figures and Landscapes at Arnemuiden (near Middelburg, The Netherlands)

Pierre Louis Dubourcq, mid-19th century

Grey watercolor of fishing boats with masts on a winter beach, a woman and child walking in front, and a horse cart nearby.

Fishing Boats on the Beach in Winter

Anton Mauve, mid to late 19th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Gros Horloge clock in Rouen, with market women and townspeople in a cobbled street.

Rue du Gros Horloge, Rouen

Wijnand Jan Joseph Nuijen, early 19th century

Pen and wash drawing of tangled galloping horses and riders at the start of a race in Rome, 1860.

Start of the Race of the Barberi Horses, Rome

Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, 1860

Watercolor of a coastal village with cottages on a cliff, sailing boats on the water, and figures on the shore.

View on the coast at Deal

Charles Bentley, ca. 1846

Charcoal drawing of a seated bearded man in a robe reading an open book, with a sketched head beside him.

Seated Male Figure with the Head of an Onlooker (recto); Standing Male Figure in a Monk's Habit (verso)

Bernardino Poccetti, 1548-1612

Interior of a rustic cottage with an old man eating beside a brick fireplace, bundled sticks and baskets nearby.

The Woodcutter's Breakfast (The Faggot Gatherer's Meal)

William Henry Hunt, ca. 1832-34 (?)

Drawing of a seated woman nursing a baby while a man in an animal skin leans on a staff beside a rock, with a landscape behin

The Family of Cain

Peter Oliver, ca. 1638-47

Pen drawing of seated goddess Cybele flanked by three attendants with garlands, wheat sheaves and an altar in a lunette.

Cybele and Three Attendants

Antoine Léonard Du Pasquier, 1801 or 1802

Red chalk drawing of figures around a table in a kitchen interior, with a woman leaning over and a seated man beside her.

Paté d'Anguille

Nicolas Lancret, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of a woman and child on stairs beside a birdcage, a dog, and a hooded figure under a porch.

Woman and Child on Stairs

Pierre Lélu, n.d.

Chalk drawing of a barefoot man in draped clothing pulling back a curtain with one arm, on gray paper.

Man Pulling a Curtain Aside

Étienne Parrocel, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of an ornamental frieze with scrolling foliage, grotesque figures, and an empty oval cartouche.

Ornamental Frieze

Lelio Orsi, 1511-87

The Head of a Woman in Profile Facing Left

Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, 1490-1500

Engraving of women and a lute player gathered in a garden with flying cupids overhead and a classical column at right.

The Garden of Love (left block)

Christoffel Jegher, 1630s

Black and white chalk portrait of a man with curly hair and a wide collar, drawn on blue-grey paper.

Portrait of Giovanni Battista Rossa

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1610-30

Chalk drawing of a man with a mustache and fur-trimmed collar, shown in three-quarter bust view on grey paper.

Portrait of Piermarino Bernabò

Ottavio Mario Leoni, 1618

Seated Sibyl and Attendant Genius (recto); Study of the Head of a Horse in Profile (verso)

Pirro Ligorio, ca. 1540

Pen and brown wash drawing of two standing men in ornate costumes before columns, with inscribed names below.

Two Princes of the House of Este: Ernest VI and Francis II

Pirro Ligorio, 1513-83

Pen and brown wash drawing of women handling draped cloth beneath arches and columns, with a dog at lower left.

A Domestic Scene

Pirro Ligorio, 1513-83

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Descent from the Cross, with men on ladders lowering Christ and mourners below.

The Descent from the Cross with Saint Francis and Another Friar

Jacopo Ligozzi, 1619

Brown ink drawing of a huge beech tree with the Madonna and Child in its branches and three friars below.

The Beech Tree of the Madonna at La Verna

Jacopo Ligozzi, 1605-7

Brown wash drawing of a Punchinello-style figure in a pointed hat and ruffled costume holding a round object and a ladle.

Punchinello with Dumpling or Fritter

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Poster of a girl with yellow hair and a large black bow against blue, advertising In Childhood's Country by Louise Chandler M

In Childhood's Country by Louise Chandler Moulton, Pictured by Ethel Reed

Ethel Reed, 1896

Drawing of a standing janissary in pink robe and white hat with a rifle, beside a seated lion.

A Janissary "of War" with a Lion

Jacopo Ligozzi, ca. 1577-80

Sketch of soldiers carrying a general in triumph past trumpeters, spearmen and a draped tent, in grey pencil on paper.

Illustration for a Book: General Carried in Triumph

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Child with saints and infant children, by Jacopo da Pontormo, 1514-22.

Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth, the Infant Baptist, Saint Anthony of Padua, and a Female Martyr

Pontormo, 1514-22

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded saint on a cloud with an ox, pointing upward beside a female figure holding a mirror.

Illustration for a Book: Saint Luke with a Female Allegorical Figure

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil and wash sketch of a seated robed figure with a lion and dog, attendants, and a cloaked man holding a scroll.

Illustration for a Book: Allegory of Venice

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pen and ink sketch of two kneeling monks before two seated rulers under a canopy, with attendants in an arched interior.

Illustration for a Book: Two Monks Kneeling before a Doge and an Emperor (Doge Ziani and Emperor Barbarossa?)

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil sketch of two scenes with crowned figures seated on steps in an arcaded hall, attended by guards and courtiers.

Illustration for a Book: Two Scenes of Coronation

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil sketch of soldiers with banners beside oxen-drawn carts crossing an open landscape.

Illustration for a Book: Soldiers Driving Ox Carts with Banners

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil sketch of a seated general in a columned hall, with two attendants carrying trays and an armored soldier at left.

Illustration for a Book: Soldiers Offering the Decapitated Head of a Man and Keys to a General

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil drawing of robed men embracing before a seated figure beside columns, with armed figures and a kneeling person nearby.

Illustration for a Book: Scene of Peacemaking

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil drawing of a tense interior scene with figures struggling around a candlelit table, one gesturing at right.

Illustration for a Book: Scene of a Murder in an Interior

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil drawing of a procession with riders, horses, banners and a figure holding a tray beside a stone wall.

Illustration for a Book: Keys of a City Offered to a Procession of Cardinals Headed by a Riderless Horse

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil sketch of a cloaked rider and soldiers on a path, with a soldier pointing toward a fortified hilltop.

Illustration for a Book: Cardinal with Troops Facing a Fortification on a Hilltop

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil sketch of robed monks meeting near a stone gate, with a tree and distant landscape at right.

Illustration for a Book: Reception of Monks at a City Gate

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil sketch of figures with bundles leaving a walled city through a stone archway.

Illustration for a Book: Inhabitants Leaving a Conquered City

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil sketch of armored soldiers with spears and shields advancing toward a walled city with round towers.

Illustration for a Book: Soldiers Storming a City

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Sketch of soldiers with bows and shields attacking a walled city, with banners and fallen figures in the foreground.

Illustration for a Book: Siege of a City

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil drawing of a battle on a rocky slope, with a helmeted warrior and horse in front and soldiers with spears above.

Illustration for a Book: Scene of Combat

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil sketch of soldiers and a crowd meeting before a walled town with an arched gate beside a river.

Illustration for a Book: Meeting Between Two Generals (?) before a Fortified Town

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Sketch of kneeling supplicants before a seated emperor on a platform, with onlookers and torch bearer among rocky cliffs.

Illustration for a Book: Supplicants Imploring an Emperor for Peace

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil drawing of bishops and monks greeted by a mitred dignitary on a ship deck, with rigging and sails behind.

Illustration for a Book: Bishops and Monks Being Received at a Ship by a Venerable Dignitary

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil sketch of a crowned rider and soldiers with a kneeling man before them, and a walled city on the right.

Illustration for a Book: Soldiers Surrendering to an Emperor, with a City in the Background

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Sketch of a helmeted soldier holding a severed head on a staff beside a seated commander, with fallen warriors below.

Illustration for a Book: Soldier in front of "General" Holding up a Decapitated Head on a Staff

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Sketch of a mitred bishop on horseback leading armed riders toward a city gate, where robed figures gesture in greeting.

Illustration for a Book: Reception of a Bishop Leading an Army at a City Gate

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil sketch of a ceremonial scene with trumpeters, robed figures, and soldiers in an arched interior.

Illustration for a Book: Allegorical Scene of Coronation

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pen and wash drawing of a street scene with a bishop, a procession of soldiers with pikes, and a seated man and child.

Illustration for a Book: Coronation of an Emperor (?)

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil sketch of men lowering a body over a stone balustrade into a garden beside arches and cypress trees.

Illustration for a Book: Scene of Men Disposing of Corpse in a Garden

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Sketch of three seated dignitaries on a platform receiving booty from kneeling figures, with onlookers in a classical setting

Illustration for a Book: Booty Presented to Three Dignitaries

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil drawing of soldiers attacking a city wall from a siege tower and ladders, with fallen figures in the foreground.

Illustration for a Book: Attacks on the Walls of a City

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pen drawing of a pope handing a banner to a kneeling crusader, with clergy and ships with sails in the background.

Illustration for a Book: Pope Handing a Banner to a Crusader, with Ships in the Background

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pen and wash drawing of a seated queen receiving envoys in a columned hall, with attendants and a banner at left.

Illustration for a Book: Queen of Port City Receiving Envoys

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil drawing of soldiers with banners and shields advancing on horseback toward a stone city gate, with a fallen figure in

Illustration for a Book: Troops Advancing toward a City Gate

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil sketch of soldiers with shields and swords charging up a rocky shore beside a sailing ship on the sea.

Illustration for a Book: Battle by the Sea Coast

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pen drawing of a figure offering keys on a bridge to mounted soldiers before a fortified city wall and tower.

Illustration for a Book: Surrender of the Keys of a City to an Emperor

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pen and wash drawing of figures talking in a garden promenade with an arched gateway and urns, a dog in the foreground.

Illustration for a Book: Figures in Conversation in a Garden

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil sketch of a pope in ermine robes meeting clerics and attendants in a street, with onlookers and buildings behind.

Illustration for a Book: Meeting Between a Pope and Doge

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770

Pencil drawing of a seated allegorical woman gesturing to an oval inscription, with a winged putto at left.

Illustration for a Book: Frontispiece with a Female Allegorical Figure (Religion?) and a Putto

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1696-1770