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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Pen and blue wash drawing of two kneeling and two standing draped figures, one holding a long staff, by Nicola Maria Rossi.

Two Kneeling and Two Standing Figures

Nicola Maria Rossi, 1690-1758

Bust of a Woman with an Elaborate Coiffure

Rosso Fiorentino, 1530-37

Pen and ink drawing with red chalk of an allegorical title page with an enthroned figure, putti, an eagle and an empty cartou

Design for a Title Page

Giovanni Maria Luffoli, 1665-1707

Brown ink drawing of the Holy Family with infant Baptist, Saint Elizabeth, and an angel on a light ground.

The Holy Family with the Infant Baptist, Saint Elizabeth, and an Attendant Angel

Aurelio Luini, 1550-60

Pen and brown wash drawing of Saint Lawrence on a grill, surrounded by executioners, a mounted soldier and a crowd.

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Aurelio Luini, 1580s-early 1590s

Watercolor drawing of a standing young woman in traditional Neapolitan dress with red bodice, green apron and dark headscarf.

Young Woman Standing in Traditional Neapolitan Dress

Giovanni Battista Lusieri, 1755-1821

Engraving of a seated woman grasping a young man's cloak beside a canopied bed with heavy draped curtains.

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife, from "The Story of Joseph"

Heinrich Aldegrever, 1532

Drawing of the Resurrection of Christ in a lunette, with soldiers below and kneeling saints at either side.

Design for a Frescoed Altarpiece of The Resurrection

Maso da San Friano, ca. 1560-71

Watercolor drawing of a barefoot peasant in white clothing riding a grey donkey against a pale background.

Peasant on a Donkey

Giovanni Battista Lusieri, ca. 1783-87

Pen and ink drawing of the Nativity with angels adoring the Christ Child in a manger, cherubs in clouds above.

The Christ Child Adored by Angels

Gottfried de Wedig, late 16th-mid-17th century

Pen drawing of a classical landscape with hunters, a large tree, a round temple on a hill, and a flock of sheep.

Classical Landscape with Hunters in the Foreground

Giovanni Battista Lusieri, 1755-1821

Pencil drawing of herdsmen driving cattle and goats past a river, arched bridge, and large trees.

Classical Landscape with Herdsmen in the Foreground

Giovanni Battista Lusieri, 1755-1821

Grey wash drawing of a kneeling saint before an executioner with a sword, angels and clouds above.

The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara

Martin Johann Schmidt, 18th century

Brown wash drawing of a reclining man on thorns gazing up at winged cherub heads among clouds.

Saint Benedict on a Bed of Thorns

Benedetto Luti, 1666-1724

Watercolor landscape of a sandy path with wooden posts, trees, and cottages under a cloudy sky.

View of Kensington Gardens, London

John Linnell, 1812

Drawing of clergy in red robes and a kneeling figure in a city square with crowds, guards, and classical architecture.

Pius V and the Ambassador of the King of Poland

Benedetto Luti, ca. 1712

Red chalk drawing of a man with a curled wig and open white collar, facing forward with a calm expression.

Portrait of a Man

Benedetto Luti, 1666-1724

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude male figure with one arm raised high and legs crossed, gazing upward.

Seated Nude Male Figure (recto); Seated Figure (verso)

Benedetto Luti, 1666-1724

Pen and gray wash drawing of a robed woman with a stork in a circular landscape with a tree and a building.

An Allegory of Chastity

Hans Ulrich Franck, 1600-75

Pen and ink study of nude figures in a rescue scene, with surrounding figure sketches and onlookers along the bottom edge.

The Rescue of a Drowned Man (recto); Study of a Horse (verso)

Théodore Géricault, ca. 1817-18

Pen and ink design of rococo scrollwork, flower garlands and putti with faint pencil guidelines on laid paper.

Design for a Ceiling Decoration with Putti and Garland Motifs

Donato Giuseppe Frisoni, 1709-20

Brown ink drawing of Saint Lucy beside oxen, with three holy figures in clouds above in an arched composition.

The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy (Her Last Communion before Being Dragged by Oxen)

Giovanni Battista Maganza il Giovane, 1556-1630

Brown ink and wash drawing of a warrior thrusting his hand into a brazier before a seated king, with soldiers watching.

Gaius Mucius Scaevola Thrusting His Right Hand into Fire

Marco Marcola, 1740-93

Drawing of robed men in a ceremonial scene, a kneeling figure before a seated man in a tall headdress, with red chalk accents

The Emperor Frederick Barbarossa Submitting to Pope Alexander III in the Presence of a Doge

Pietro Malombra, 1556-1618

Brown ink wash drawing of a haloed woman holding a nursing infant, with sketched cherub heads in the upper right corner.

Studies for a Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Rutilio di Lorenzo Manetti, 1571-1639

Pen and ink drawing of a horizontal rinceau frieze with scrolling leaves and blossoms, mounted with ruled borders.

Design of Rinceaux

Andrea Mantegna, 1470-1510

Brown ink drawing of a seated curly-haired man in draped cloth holding a long staff, with a standing figure and column beside

Seated Man Holding a Club or Other Implement (recto); Two Heads of Grotesque Men in Profile (verso)

Andrea Mantegna, 1484-1500

Red chalk drawing of a seated nude man on a pedestal, head bowed, one arm across his chest, on blue-grey paper.

Nude Male Figure

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of a woman with raised arm and draped garment, gripping an object in her other hand.

Jael Slaying Sisera

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Pen and ink sketch of Christ enthroned on clouds with two kneeling female saints flanking him, one below each side.

The Virgin and Saint Rosalia Interceding with Christ

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Brown ink and wash drawing on blue paper of two women and a winged figure in an allegorical composition.

Virtue Crowned by Honor

Carlo Maratti, 1670-76

Red chalk drawing of a crowned seated female figure in an architectural niche with putti and radiating light lines.

Seated Allegorical Figure of Divine Wisdom

Carlo Maratti, 1674-77

Pen and ink drawing with red chalk of a woman in drapery beside a severed bearded head within a curved frame.

Judith Holding up the Head of Holofernes

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Red chalk study of the Virgin Immaculate above four male saints, including a bishop in a mitre, with sketched angels.

The Virgin Immaculate and Four Male Saints (Study for The Dispute over the Immaculate Conception)

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Red chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man looking upward to the left on blue-grey paper.

Head of a Bearded Man Looking to Upper Left (Saint Ambrose)

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Pen and red chalk drawing of the Virgin Immaculate above angels, with four Doctors of the Church below in an arched frame.

The Virgin Immaculate with the Four Doctors of the Church, Study for the Dispute over the Immaculate Conception

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Pen and wash drawing of the Virgin in clouds above a female attendant and four male saints, one holding a crozier.

The Virgin with Female Attendant Appearing to Four Male Saints

Carlo Maratti, 1680-95

Pen and ink sketch of four male figures in period dress with gesturing arms and exaggerated expressions.

Studies of Four Englishmen, after James Gillray

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1817-25

Pen and ink figure studies on brown paper: a bearded man, a seated draped woman, and flying putti.

Studies of Figures

Parmigianino, 16th century

Pencil design drawing of two ornamental wall panels with urns and scrolls, and a ceiling decoration with rococo scrollwork.

Design for a Wall and a Ceiling Decoration

Leonardo Marini, 1774-78

Pencil sketch of a symmetrical rococo ceiling or wall design with scrolling cartouches and medallions.

Design for One Half of a Ceiling with Medaillons with Figure Sketches Inside (recto); Design for an Interior Wall Ele…

Leonardo Marini, 18th century

Pencil design for a ceiling quarter with a central medallion, scrolling cartouches, garlands and studies of ornament below.

Design for One Quarter of a Ceiling with a Medallion at the Center (recto); Design for a Quarter of a Ceiling with a…

Leonardo Marini, 18th century

Pencil design drawing of ornamental ceiling decoration with scrolling foliage, a shield medallion, and an urn with flowers.

Design for One Eighth of a Ceiling of a Reception Room at the Royal Palace at Moncalieri

Leonardo Marini, 1774-78

Pen and watercolor elevation design of a palace gallery with pilasters, painted panels, eagles in wreaths, and a coffered cei

Design for the Interior of a Gallery of a Palace

Leonardo Marini, 1760-97

Design for a Ceiling

Leonardo Marini, 1774-78

Pencil drawing of an ornamental ceiling design with rococo scrollwork, floral motifs and framed decorative panels.

One Quarter of a Design for a Ceiling of a Room with Halved Variant Designs

Leonardo Marini, 1774-90

Pen and grey wash drawing of a rococo ceiling design with scrolling ornament and garlands beside a decorated wall elevation.

Clean Copy Presentation Draft: One Quarter of a Design for a Ceiling of a Room (recto); Scales and Construction Lines…

Leonardo Marini, 1774-90

Pen and ink design of a decorated interior wall elevation with a doorway, garlands, urns and a rococo fireplace.

Design for a Wall Elevation with Halved Alternate Designs for the Doorway (recto); Designs for a Quarter of a Ceiling…

Leonardo Marini, 1774-90

Watercolor stage design of a classical courtyard with colonnade, central statue of Minerva, staircase and figures under a str

Design for a Stage Set: A Classical Courtyard and Colonnade with a Statue of Minerva

Leonardo Marini, 1780-90

Pen and ink study of two nude male figures supporting a frame, beside an architectural plan of a ceiling panel.

Study for Nude Male Figures Supporting a Frame and Plan of the Ceiling Decoration of Palazzo Altieri, Rome

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Pen and wash drawing of an allegorical figure with a laurel branch, a winged putto, and a reclining nude in a spandrel.

Allegorical Figure of Peace

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Red chalk drawing of robed figures, an angel with a tablet, and a chalice in an allegorical scene.

Allegory of the Old and New Dispensations

Carlo Maratti, 1700-8

Brown wash drawing of allegorical figures, a river god and Rome, presenting a portrait medallion held aloft by angels amid cl

Rome and the Tiber Paying Homage to a Pope (Clement XI ?)

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Black chalk and white highlight study of a seated robed prelate looking upward on grey paper.

Study for a Seated Prelate (Saint Gregory the Great)

Carlo Maratti, 1685-86

Drawing of a robed saint on a cloud above plague victims, with an angel and cherubs in the sky within an ornate frame.

Saint Rosalia Interceding for Victims of the Plague in Palestrina

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Study for a Head of a Man

Carlo Maratti, 1625-1713

Studies of Two Helmets and of Two Soldiers Wearing Helmets

Marco Marchetti, 1553-88

Hand-colored drawing of labeled classical figures including Agamemnon, Helen, Paris, Hector and Jason, arranged in rows on ag

Famous Men and Women from Classical and Biblical Antiquity

Barthélémy d' Eyck, 1450s

Red chalk sketch of a flying figure reaching toward a seated figure amid clouds, with loose studies of drapery.

Flying Figure Appearing before an Enthroned Figure

Paolo de Matteis, 1662-1728

Red chalk drawing of a robed figure reaching from clouds toward figures in a boat tossed by waves and rigging.

Christ Stilling the Tempest ?

Paolo de Matteis, 1662-1728

Pen and brown wash drawing of an angel with wings leading a young boy by the hand across rocky ground.

Tobias and the Angel

Paolo de Matteis, 1662-1728

Pen and ink design drawing of an ornate festival gondola with a dolphin prow, cherubs, weapons and a plumed figure over water

Design for a Festival Gondola

Alessandro Mauro, ? - 1737

Brown ink drawing of the Virgin and Child on a cloud giving rosaries to kneeling Saint Dominic and Saint Catherine.

The Virgin and Child with Chaplets Appearing to Saint Dominic and Saint Catherine of Siena

Pietro Mera, 1570-1639

Brown ink drawing of a crowded Last Judgment scene with nude figures swirling around a central standing figure.

The Last Judgment

Michelangelo, 1570-90

Pen and ink anatomical study of a muscular leg with red chalk underdrawing on a tan sheet.

Anatomical Studies of a Leg (recto); Study of a Leg (verso)

Michelangelo, 1475-1564

Pen and ink sketch of architectural ornaments, a column and entablature, and a seated male figure on pale paper.

A Figure and Some Architectural Details

Michelangelo, 1475-1564

Pen and brown ink anatomical study of a bent knee and leg on toned paper.

Anatomical Study of a Knee

Michelangelo, 1475-1564

Pen and wash drawing of Christ gesturing at a column as men carry a struggling figure through a crowded classical street.

Christ Healing a Possessed Man

Aureliano Milani, 1675-1749

Red chalk drawing of a hilly landscape with windblown trees, a village, a hilltop building and three small figures.

Hilly Landscape with Three Figures

Aureliano Milani, 1675-1749

Drawing of an old man on his deathbed tempted by demons, with an angel reaching toward him from above.

An Old Man on His Deathbed Tempted by Demons (recto); Back View of a Male Nude (verso)

Aureliano Milani, 1675-1749

Brown ink drawing of the Nativity with the Holy Family in a stable, shepherds, kneeling angels, and God the Father above.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Tommaso Minardi, 1837

Watercolor of a windblown woman in yellow beside a red-cloaked man leaning on a tree with a lyre, distant castle and mountain

Tasso Contemplating Beauty

Tommaso Minardi, 1823

Brown wash drawing of a haloed child seated beside a reclining lamb, with lilies and a reed cross in a landscape.

Seated John the Baptist with a Lamb in a Landscape

Tommaso Minardi, 1787-1871

Sepia drawing in lunette shape of the Virgin and Child with infant John the Baptist, a lamb, and a distant city.

The Virgin and Child with the Infant John the Baptist and a Lamb in a Landscape

Tommaso Minardi, 1787-1871

Red chalk drawing of two allegorical figures flanking an inscribed stone pedestal, one helmeted and one bearded with a staff.

Allegorical Figures of Experience and Time

Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, 1677

Brown ink wash drawing of an exaggerated elderly man in a cap leaning forward to read a small book.

Caricature of a Seated Man Reading

Pier Francesco Mola, 1612-66

Pen and brown wash sketch of artists drawing and painting in a studio, with a crowd of onlookers and a standing nude model.

Artists Drawing and Painting in a Studio

Pier Francesco Mola, 1612-66

Four Caricatured Heads

Pier Francesco Mola, 1612-66

Brown wash drawing of a youth in a turban seated beside a book, pointing with one hand, by Pier Francesco Mola.

Youth Reading

Pier Francesco Mola, 1612-66

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded man in a turban and draped robe, standing and looking toward the viewer.

Figure of a Man

Pier Francesco Mola, 1612-66

Brown ink and wash drawing of a forest landscape with trees, a hunting party at left, and distant hills under a cloudy sky.

Forest Scene, a Halt at the Left, a Hunt at the Center

Pier Francesco Mola, 1612-66

Pen and grey wash drawing of caricatured men gathered around a table, one seated figure drawing at the lower center.

Group of Caricatured Figures with an Artist Drawing

Guercino, 1612-66

Pen and ink drawing with red chalk of a preacher addressing a seated crowd under palms, with a boat on water at right.

Saint John the Baptist Preaching

Pier Francesco Mola, 1612-66

Brown ink wash drawing of a fallen man on the ground with startled soldiers and spears on the right.

Conversion of Saint Paul

Pier Francesco Mola, 1612-66

Brown ink and wash drawing of a leaning tree with two figures at its base, a ruined building at right, and a distant landscap

Landscape with Two Men Under a Tree

Pier Francesco Mola, 1632-66

Pen and ink sketch of mythological figures, a nude central figure and draped women among scribbled clouds.

The Pregnancy of Callisto Discovered by Diana

Antonio Molinari, 1612-66

Pen and brown wash drawing of a kneeling man lifting a beam, with robed figures on each side in an interior setting.

The Discovery of the True Cross

Moncalvo, 1568-1625

Pen and brown ink drawing of ornamental scrollwork, a face mask cartouche, and a herm support for a chimney piece.

Designs for Ornamental Motifs and for a Herm Supporting a Chimney Piece

Moncalvo, 1568-1625

Brown wash drawing of the Virgin Immaculate standing on a crescent amid clouds, with angels and a radiant glory above.

The Virgin Immaculate in Glory (recto); Sketch of a Part of a Leg and a Hand (verso)

Domenico Mondo, 1723-1806

Red chalk drawing of a nude male figure with one arm raised overhead, shown in a twisting standing pose.

Man Sheathing a Sword

Francesco Montelatici, 17th century

Brown wash drawing of a seated winged figure in drapery beside a flaming stone pedestal, in a lunette shape.

Seated Allegorical Female Figure

Morazzone, 1593-1626

Chalk drawing on blue paper of a kneeling friar and a mitred bishop gazing upward, with white highlights on the robes.

Kneeling St. Francis and St. Nicholas of Bari

Moretto da Brescia, 1498-1554

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, kneeling king, nude figure, and horse.

The Adoration of the Magi

Raffaellino da Reggio, 1550-78

Studies for a Costume

Rosso Fiorentino, 1494-1540

Bust Of an Old Woman in Profile to Right

Rosso Fiorentino, 1494-1540

Circular pen and ink drawing of popes, bishops and kings arranged in tiers among clouds, a design for a ceiling.

Kings, Bishops and Popes: design for ceiling

Francesco de Mura, 1696-1782