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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

3,907 works

Blue-toned wash drawing of an angel appearing to shepherds at night beside sheep, a cow, a donkey, and a cottage.

Annunciation to the Shepherds

Jean Jacques Lagrenée, 1775

Brown ink and wash drawing of an angel with a lily approaching the Virgin beside classical columns.

The Annunciation

Francesco Curia, 1565-1608

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin in clouds above seven robed men kneeling and gesturing toward her under a tree.

The Virgin Bringing the Habit to the Seven Founding Fathers of the Servite Order

Donato Creti, 1671-1749

Pen and ink sketch sheet with a seated Madonna and child, dancing children, nude figures and drapery studies.

Figure Studies: The Holy Family, a Running or Dancing Child, Drapery Studies

Francesco Curia, 1565-1608

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin and Child in an oval with angels and clouds, attributed to Francesco Guardi.

The Virgin and Child Holding Scapulars

Francesco Guardi, 1712-93

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a female figure with arms outstretched and face raised, draped in flowing cloth on gray p

St. Louis in Glory

Simon Vouet, ca. 1640-41

Pen and wash drawing of a dove at centre surrounded by a flower garland held up by winged infant angels.

The Holy Spirit Surrounded by a Wreath of Flowers Held up by Infant Angels

Giovanni Battista Merano, 1632-98

Red chalk drawing of the Annunciation: an angel and draped Virgin with a dove and clouds above.

The Annunciation

Camillo Procaccini, 1616-18

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin mourning the dead Christ across her lap, with a cross and ladder behind them.

The Virgin Lamenting over the Dead Christ

Pietro Testa, 1612-50

Pen and watercolor drawing of a seated woman nursing an infant, a praying man in a hat, a palm tree, and a donkey at sunset.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt (The Repose of the Holy Family in Egypt)

William Blake, 1806

Brown ink and wash drawing in an oval of a bearded man with curly hair looking upward, hands on a cross, rays behind.

Christ with the Cross

Joachim Wtewael, ca. 1605-15 (?)

Watercolor elevation of All Saints Church, Worcester, showing a tall tower with clock beside timber-framed houses and a wall.

All Saints Church, Worcester

Richard Varden, 1836

Pen and brown ink drawing of the Holy Family, Saint Elizabeth and infant John the Baptist beneath a tree, with a hilltop town

The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the Infant John the Baptist

Polidoro da Caravaggio, 1520-25

Arched grey-wash drawing of the Holy Trinity with angels, clouds, kneeling bishops and saints around an altar.

The Adoration of the Holy Trinity in the New Covenant

Friedrich Sustris, 1588 or before

Grey wash drawing of the Virgin Mary ascending to heaven over apostles gathered around a stone tomb.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Johann Christoph Storer, 1641

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowd of robed figures around a man carried on another's shoulders.

Christ Healing the Paralytic

Jacob Jordaens, ca. 1616-20

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling robed figure in ecstasy beside a column, crown and skull, with light rays above.

The Blessed Aloysius Gonzaga in Ecstasy

Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1629

Circular drawing of Christ preaching in an arcaded synagogue, with a crowd and figures bringing forward a woman at right.

Christ Preaching in the Synagogue, with the Pharisees Bringing the Woman Taken in Adultery

Dirck Vellert, 1523 (?)

Etching of a haloed saint surrounded by monks, kneeling figures and angels in clouds, under an arched frame.

The Death of St. Benedict, plate 13 from "Les Eglises Jubilaires" (The Paintings of Rome, The Churches Jubilee)

Jacques Callot, 1607-11

Etching of two women kneeling in tall grass beside a flying bird, with robed figures in the distance under a rayed sky.

S. Aigri, évêque de Verdun (St. Agericus, Bishop of Verdun), December 1st, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Sa…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of St. Thomas the Apostle with halo and staff, a boat and a figure on water behind him, in an oval frame.

S. Thomas, apôtre (St. Thomas, Apostle), December 21st, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" (…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of St. Sabbas kneeling and reading by a rocky cave, with a lion and ruins in the background.

S. Sabas, abbe (St. Sabas, Abbot), December 5th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" (Images…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of soldiers escorting a haloed figure carrying a cross past a ruined tower and city walls, with a banner on the right

Le Portement de Croix (Jesus Carrying the Cross), from "La Petite Passion" (The Little Passion)

Jacques Callot, 1624-25

Etching of a headless armored martyr holding his severed head, with a halo, in an oval frame with a landscape.

St. Livier, Martyr, November 28th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" (Images of All of the…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of Saint Andrew bound to an X-shaped cross, with a boat on the sea and a haloed figure at right.

S. André, apotre et martyr (St. Andrew, Apostle and Martyr), November 30th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et S…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of Saint Barbara holding a tower and palm frond, with a sword-wielding figure and a stone tower in the background.

S. Barbe, vierge et martyre (St. Barbara, Virgin and Martyr), December 4th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et S…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of Christ radiant above a hill between two robed figures, with three apostles gesturing below, in an oval frame.

La Transfiguration de Notre-Seigneur (The Transfiguration of Christ), August 6th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Sainct…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of St. Memmius, a bishop with halo and mitre reading a book, with townspeople and buildings behind him.

S. Memmie, évêque (St. Memmius, Bishop), August 5th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Saincts et Saintes de L'Année" (Ima…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of Saint John the Apostle and Evangelist kneeling with an open book, an eagle beside him, rays of light above, in an

S. Jean, apôtre et évangéliste (St. John, Apostle and Evangelist), December 27th, from "Les Images De Tous Les Sainct…

Jacques Callot, 1636

Etching of two haloed apostles with staffs in an oval frame, with a small crucifixion scene and city in the background corner

S. Philippe et S. Jacques, apôtres (St. Phillip and St. James, Apostles), May 1st, from "Les Images De Tous Les Sainc…

Jacques Callot, 1636