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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

14,994 works

Grey wash drawing of sailing ships struggling in rough seas under heavy clouds, with flags flying from the masts.

Ships in a Stormy Sea

Ludolf Bakhuysen, mid-17th-early 18th century

Brown ink drawing of two pilgrims walking a road past trees, a shepherd with sheep, a river and a rising sun.

Landscape with Two Pilgrims Walking Along a Road

Pieter Baltens, 16th century

Watercolor of a peasant leading a white horse past large oak trees, with a dog and thatched cottage in the distance.

A Peasant Leading his Horse on the Outskirts of a Wood

Pieter Barbiers II, 1761-1842

Brown wash drawing of large leafy trees framing a road, with buildings at left and small figures walking in the distance.

View of Buildings and Linden Trees in Rijswijk

Jan de Bisschop, mid 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a village with a church steeple, trees and a gabled farmhouse across a flat landscape.

View of a Village ("Wasschout"?)

Jan de Bisschop, mid 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ among disciples, with a kneeling woman reaching toward him beneath a large tree.

Christ and the Canaanite Women

Abraham Bloemaert, late 16th-mid-17th century

Pen and ink drawing with green wash of two gnarled pollard willow trees with bare branches on grassy ground.

Studies of Two Pollard Willows; Verso: Wide Landscape Prospect

Abraham Bloemaert, late 16th-mid-17th century

Brown wash drawing of a satyr listening to a youth playing a pipe among trees, with putti nearby.

Youth Playing a Pipe for a Satyr

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman in a sash-belted gown, with five studies of hands around her on cream paper.

Study of a Seated Woman and Five Studies of Hands; Verso: Landscape with a Road and a Tree to the Right

Abraham Bloemaert, late 16th-mid-17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of figures in a wilderness, one gesturing with an outstretched arm, others draped in cloa

Saint John Preaching in the Wilderness

Abraham Bloemaert, late 16th-mid-17th century

Wash drawing of a hilly river landscape with a farmhouse, a tree, small figures, and a distant town under a pale sky.

Landscape

Jan Frans van Bloemen, late 17th-mid 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a domed round temple and a smaller columned temple among trees, with small figures and rocky hills.

Landscape with Two Classical Temples and Figures

Jan Frans van Bloemen, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of a domed classical building, arched ruins, a river with figures on a bridge, and a stormy sky.

Fantastic Landscape with Figures Crossing a Bridge

Lancelot Blondeel, 16th century

Drawing of a red-roofed cottage and bare trees under a cloudy sky, with a small figure in blue in the foreground.

Landscape with a Cottage

Théophile de Bock, n.d.

Brown wash drawing of satyrs pulling a chariot through a forest, with a flute player and a statue among trees.

The Stalled Procession

Pen and wash drawing of a feast under an arcade with musicians in the foreground and a village landscape beyond.

The Prodigal Son

Pen and brown ink sketch of two birds fighting in a barnyard, with a dog, trees, and smaller birds around them.

Barnyard Scene: two birds fighting (recto) Studies of Birds(verso)

Anthonie van Borssom, mid-17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a stone bridge with wooden railings over a river, with a distant town and green hills.

Landscape with Bridge

Anthonie van Borssom, 17th century

Drawing of a circumcision scene under arched colonnades, with a seated man holding an infant and figures in red and blue robe

The Circumcision

Leonaert Bramer, 1611-74

Pencil drawing of a standing woman beside seated women and onlookers before classical columns and a statue.

Preparation for Sacrifice

Leonaert Bramer, early to mid-17th century

Brown wash drawing of a waterfall cascading past rocky cliffs and stone houses on a hilltop town.

View of Tivoli

Bartholomeus Breenbergh, early 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of a city view with a church, obelisk and a road with figures leading to a gateway.

View of St. John Lateran, Rome

Gillis van Coninxloo, after 1589

Pen and wash landscape with a winding river, trees, a hilltop castle, distant mountains and a town on a rocky slope.

Landscape

Gillis van Coninxloo, late 16th, early 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of sailing boats and figures on calm water with distant trees on the shore.

River Scene

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 16th century

Pen and wash drawing of a Dutch landscape with windmills, horse carts, pigs and travelers on a road.

Dutch Landscape with Windmills

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 17th century

Ink and wash drawing of a hay wagon pulled by two horses with peasants, women with rakes, and a dog on a country road.

Peasants and Hay Wagon on a Country Road

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 1580-1625

Pen and brown ink drawing of a village street with thatched cottages, gabled houses, trees, and a small walking figure.

Village View

The Master of the Small Landscapes, 1555-60

Pen and ink sheet with studies of several heads, bearded faces, and a standing figure in a ruffled robe.

Studies of Heads

Francesco Algarotti, ca. 1744

Grey wash drawing of a snowy winter landscape with peasants chopping wood beside a donkey, a stone bridge and buildings at le

Winter Landscape with Peasants Gathering and Chopping Wood

Jacob Cats, 1784

Grey wash drawing of a stormy shore with figures unloading boats beside a large tree and a house by the water.

A Stormy Scene with Figures Unloading Boats Near a House on the Water's Edge

Jacob Cats, 1785