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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Engraved street scene of Fulton Street and Market with arched market stalls, a horse cart, pedestrians, and brick buildings.

Fulton Street and Market, New York

William James Bennett, 1834

Hand-colored broadside of Joseph Meeks & Sons furniture showing chairs, tables, beds, and sofas around a central factory buil

Broadside

Joseph Meeks & Sons, 1833

Watercolor elevation of a classical white exchange building with Ionic columns, a central dome, and a cloudy sky.

First Merchants' Exchange, New York (elevation of main façade)

Alexander Jackson Davis, probably 1826

Hand-colored panoramic print of New York harbor with a paddle steamer, sailboats, rowboats and a city skyline under a pale sk

Panoramic View of New York Taken from the North River

Robert Havell Jr., 1844

Hand-colored aquatint of a busy 1836 Broadway street in New York with carriages, pedestrians and shop signs.

Broadway, New-York. Shewing [sic] Each Building from the Hygeian Depot Corner of Canal Street to beyond Niblo's Garden

Thomas Hornor, 1836

Lithograph of a crowded iron and glass exhibition hall with galleries, exhibits, a statue, and visitors in 19th-century dress

An Interior View of the New York Crystal Palace

Charles Parsons, 1853

Hand-colored 1829 print of New York Harbor with tall ships and well-dressed people strolling along a stone waterfront quay.

New York Harbor from the Battery

Thomas Thompson, 1829

Hand-colored print of crowded skaters in period dress on a frozen pond in Central Park, with a stone bridge behind them.

Central Park, Winter - The Skating Pond

Charles Parsons, 1862

Pen and wash drawing of a robed bearded man gesturing among kneeling and reclining figures on a hillside with mountains.

Figure Studies

Sebastiano Ricci, 1659-1734

Pen and wash drawing of an allegory: a winged figure with an hourglass, two seated women and a skeleton beside a pedestal.

Allegory with Figures of Hope, Time, and Death

Sebastiano Ricci, 1659-1734

Pastel portrait of a woman with curled hair and a pearl necklace, turned to the left against a grey ground.

Portrait of Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de Sévigné

Claude Lefèbvre, 17th century

Drawing of a bearded man in a pleated cap and ruff collar, looking toward the viewer, on tinted paper.

Portrait of a Man

François Clouet

Grey-ground drawing of the Nativity with the Virgin, infant Christ, kneeling and standing figures and angels above.

The Nativity

Louis Licherie de Beurie

Red and black chalk portrait of an elderly bearded man in a white biretta and collar, with faint sketch lines around him.

Portrait of cardinal d'Ossat

Daniel Dumonstier, 1601-46

Pen and grey wash drawing of the Virgin on clouds holding a scapular, with two cherubs above holding a star wreath.

Virgin Standing on Clouds Holding a Scapular in Her Left Hand

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, 1675-1741

Pastoral landscape drawing with cattle and sheep, a shepherd, tall trees, a river, a ruined tower, and a distant town under b

Extensive Pastoral Landscape

Marco Ricci, 1676-1730

Watercolor capriccio of Roman ruins with a triumphal arch, stone lion, and figures among fallen architectural fragments.

Capriccio with Roman Ruins

Marco Ricci, 1676-1730

Brown ink drawing of a clearing framed by a fir tree on the left and a gnarled tree with budding branches on the right.

Clearing in a Wooded Landscape

Marco Ricci, 1676-1730

Pen and ink sketch of a seated older woman with a child on her lap and a standing woman behind them.

Studies for an Education of the Virgin: Saint Anne Teaching the Virgin to Read

Sebastiano Ricci, 1659-1734

Ink and white chalk drawing on grey paper of three standing male figures in draped robes, studied from different angles.

Three Standing Figures

Francesco Primaticcio, 16th century

Grey wash design for a ceiling with allegorical figures, putti and draped forms framing an open central sky.

Design for a Ceiling: Allegories of the Four Continents

Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini, 1725

Pencil drawing of a seated pope receiving a kneeling man on a stepped dais, with two standing clergy under an arch.

Angelo Maria Querini Created Cardinal by Benedict XIII

Francesco Zugno, 1709-87

Pencil drawing of the Adoration of the Magi showing the Virgin and Child, kneeling kings, and an arched architectural backgro

The Adoration of the Magi

Francesco Zugno, 1709-87

Circular sketch of a crowned seated woman, a bishop, a mother with infant, and putti on steps.

Nobility Presenting an Infant to Venice

Francesco Zugno, 1709-87

Pencil drawing of two seated allegorical women flanking a blank oval cartouche, one holding a cross and one wearing a mitre.

Allegorical Figures of Religion and Venice Flanking an Empty Cartouche

Francesco Zugno, 1709-87

Brown wash drawing of a landscape with a large tree, a hilltop town, an arched bridge, and travelers on a path.

Landscape with a Town in the Distance

Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder, 1680-1767

Brown wash drawing of a river town with a bell tower, a stone bridge, riders on a road and a large tree in the foreground.

Landscape with a Town by a River

Anton Maria Zanetti the Elder, 1680-1767

Pen and ink drawing of Christ healing at the Pool of Bethesda, with crowds, a circular pool, classical buildings and a descen

Christ Healing at the Pool of Bethesda

Lambert Lombard, 16th century

Engraving of nude male warriors fighting with swords and bows among trees, with fallen figures in the foreground.

Battle of the Nude Men

Antonio del Pollaiuolo, ca. 1470-90

Red chalk drawing of four studies of heads in varied poses, including a hooded figure and profiles, on pale paper.

Studies of Four Heads

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of the Madonna of Mercy with a cloak sheltering kneeling figures and angels above.

Madonna of Mercy

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk and brown wash sketch of angels carrying a saint upward through clouds.

Angels Carrying a Saint

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of robed figures and a mitred bishop joining hands beneath a curved arch, a religious marriage scene.

The Marriage of the Virgin (Lunette)

the Younger Giorgio Picchi, 1580-1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of a standing haloed female saint in flowing drapery holding a palm frond.

Saint Apollonia of Alexandria

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk sketch of two veiled female saints among clouds, with a lamb and small cherub heads below.

Saint Agnes and a Female Saint

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of bearded Vulcan raising a hammer at an anvil in a brick workshop with armour on the floor.

Vulcan

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk sketch of two women embracing in the Visitation, with draped robes and faint figures and architecture behind.

The Visitation

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Head of a Woman

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and ink study on toned paper of a standing draped figure holding a candlestand, with a woman's head and other figure sket

Studies: Figure Holding a Candlestand, Woman with Left Arm Extended, Head Looking Down towards the Right, Kneeling Woman

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a veiled woman seated holding a reclining body across her lap, a Pietà composition.

Pietà (recto); Sketches of Kneeling Figures, Putto (verso)

Domenico Mondo, 1760-1806

Pen and brown wash sketch of three figures walking, one leading a horse, with flowing drapery at left.

Three Figures (recto); Sketches of Kneeling Figures and Putti (verso)

Domenico Mondo, 1760-1806

Brown ink and wash drawing of a herdsman with cattle on a road below a fortified hilltop town and a large tree.

Landscape with Herdsman

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk sketch of a bull head, sheep heads, and two human figures on a pale sheet.

Studies of Animal Heads and Figures

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a reclining river god with draped figures and trees in a landscape setting.

Figures and a River God

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of the Madonna and Child on clouds with angels, kneeling saints and a child below.

Madonna and Child with Saints

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk sketch of a nude youth kneeling on the left and a draped standing man on the right, with an inscription above.

Two Figures: Nude Youth on One Knee, Man Standing with Left Foot Raised

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude man holding a mirror, with two winged putti beside him.

Nude Male with Two Putti

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Black chalk drawing of a nude cherub seen from behind, rising upward, with a sketched head beneath it.

Cherubs

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a cloaked man tending a wounded nude figure beside a horse under trees.

The Good Samaritan

Gaspare Diziani, 1689-1767

Pen and wash sketch of a martyrdom scene with figures around a grill, an angel above, and a column at right.

Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a reclining saint supported by an angel, with a head study and putti sketches above.

Saint in Ecstasy; Study of Saint's Head (recto); Sketches of Putti (verso)

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of a mythological chariot with winged horses, a flying cupid, and a reclining figure on clouds.

Aurora and Cephalus: Engraver's study after decoration in the Galleria Farnese, Rome

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and ink drawing of a standing male nude with one arm raised overhead, wrapped in loose drapery at the waist.

Nude Figure (Saint Sebastian?)

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of winged angels and cherubs among clouds around a flaming heart in an oval ceiling design.

Adoration of the Burning Heart: Ceiling Design

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a standing female allegorical figure holding a wreath, with flowing drapery.

Allegorical Figure with Wreath

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown ink drawing of a figure pointing to the sky as birds fly and putti hover near a sun, with soldiers below.

Romulus Receiving the Augury

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk sketch of figures supporting a woman, with a turbaned man behind and a seated figure at lower left.

Figures Carrying a Fainting (or Dead) Woman

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of wind-bent trees, a hillside with small figures, a distant town, and a sailboat.

Landscape with Figures

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of the Madonna bending over the infant Christ, with draped cloth below, on toned paper.

Madonna and Child

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown ink and wash sketch of winged figures and putti among clouds, with a figure riding a large bird.

Studies of Figures on Clouds

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk sketch of a bearded man embracing a young boy, with another small figure and sketched hands.

Man and Boys

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a bearded reclining river god seen from behind, with two smaller head studies on the sheet.

Study from a Statue of a River God

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Black chalk drawing with red accents of a reclining child asleep on a ledge, one arm raised overhead, draped cloth at the hip

Reclining Figure

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Circular brown ink and wash drawing of a reclining draped figure with a flying putto above, on grey paper.

Design for a Ceiling

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and ink landscape drawing of figures crossing a stone arch bridge, with a sailboat, trees and distant hills.

Landscape With Figures Crossing a Bridge

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen drawing of a kneeling man and woman sheltered by a shield against flaming arrows, with a demon on a globe above.

Man Protected by the Shield of Faith

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1559

Sketched Caricature of a Standing Man Facing Left

Pier Leone Ghezzi, 1674-1755

Black and white lithograph of a pale woman in a long gown with floating masks and horn shapes above her.

Haunting

Odilon Redon, 1893-94

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling saint holding the Christ Child, with the Virgin and cherubs in clouds above.

Saint Cajetan of Thiene Holding the Infant Jesus

Gaetano Zompini, 1730-40

Grey wash drawing of a river landscape with a horseback rider, two beggars, a woman, an arched stone bridge and hills.

River Landscape with Two Mendicants and Other Figures

Giuseppe Zaïs, 1709-84

Brown ink landscape drawing with a round tower, figures on a bridge, a tree at left and distant hills.

Landscape with Round Tower and Figures Crossing a Bridge

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of a standing lyre player, a seated woman, and a reclining animal in a landscape.

Scene with Apollo? Orpheus?

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Charcoal and white chalk drawing of a bearded seated man in a wide hat holding a jug between his knees.

Seated Man Holding a Jug

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a wooded valley with a stream, a stone bridge, and a standing figure at right.

Landscape with Figure Standing on a Bridge

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown ink drawing of a landscape with a rocky outcrop, a standing figure, clouds, and a reflective water surface.

Landscape

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of an elderly man with a raised arm over a nude youth, with a winged angel above at upper left.

Sacrifice of Isaac

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of two seated figures resting among cattle, a dog and sleeping sheep.

Figures with Cattle

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a large tree in the foreground with distant hills and a small building on the right.

Distant Landscape with Tree in Foreground

Aureliano Milani, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of gnarled trees and rocky ground in a dense wooded landscape.

Trees and Rocks

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of a ruined arch beside trees and a calm lake under a pale sky.

Landscape with Ruins

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk sketch of draped female figures, a child, and a seated figure among trees, with studies of heads above.

Diana and Attendants?

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a winged angel leaning forward with one arm outstretched, drapery swirling around its legs.

An Angel

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of two standing men, one carrying a lamb over his shoulders, on pale paper.

Two Standing Men, One Carrying a Lamb

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of nine overlapping heads, bearded men and figures in turbans, with handwritten note at lower right.

Nine heads after Paolo Veronese

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and wash drawing of sleeping Endymion with a dog, as Diana floats on a cloud above with a cupid below.

Diana Visiting the Sleeping Endymion

Pietro Antonio Novelli, 1729-1804

Brown wash drawing of a muscular nude man chained to a column, crouched on a stone pedestal against a dark background.

Chained Nude Prisoner, after Pietro Tacca

Pietro Antonio Novelli, 1729-1804

Satirical watercolor of an artist painting an elderly woman's portrait while powdered-wig gentlemen look on.

Satirical drawing: Artist Painting an Old Lady's Portrait

Pietro Antonio Novelli, 1729-1804

Pencil and chalk drawing on blue paper of a woman's bowed head covered by a flowing veil.

Head of a Woman

Giovanni Battista Piva, 1729-50

Brown and blue wash drawing of a seated woman pointing beside a basket with an infant against rocky shadows.

The Finding of Moses

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling figure offering at an altar beside a standing nude, with a bearded figure among clouds above

The Sacrifice of Abel

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and ink sketch of a kneeling female saint being executed, with onlookers, an executioner, angels, and a distant city.

Martyrdom of a Female Saint

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Pen and brown ink landscape of trees, a stream, two figures on the bank, and a cottage on a hill.

Landscape with Figure Reclining and Figure Fishing

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of figures lowering a body into a tomb, with a lantern and haloed mourners.

Entombment of Christ

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk sketch of three female figures and a seated putto, with overlapping studies across a light paper sheet.

Three Female Figures and Seated Putto

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Red chalk drawing of a nude male figure with raised arms, with faint studies of legs at the left edge.

Saint Sebastian

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Portrait

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century