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Grey wash drawing of the Virgin Mary ascending on clouds with cherubs, while robed figures gather around a tomb below.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Francesco Narice, 1751-79

Gray wash drawing of the Virgin rising on clouds above apostles at an open tomb, with angels and putti in light.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Francesco de Mura, 1751

Grey wash drawing of a haloed saint on steps before a crowd, with angels and cherubs in clouds above and a colonnade at right

The Vision of Saint Benedict

Francesco de Mura, 1740

Two Figures in an Architectural Setting: A Female Nude Seated in a Profile View and a Seated Male Nude in a Three-Qua…

Rosso Fiorentino

Brown ink and wash drawing of a dense woodland with gnarled trees and rocky ground, with faint sketched figures at lower left

Woodland Scene with Light Sketch of a Madonna and Child

Girolamo Muziano, 1528-92

Gray wash drawing in a circle: a kneeling man beside a bed, a crowned woman reclining, a bearded king and attendant at right.

Haman begs Esther for his Life

Pseudo-Aert Ortkens, 16th-mid 16th century ?

Graphite drawing of the crucified Christ with arms outstretched and a loincloth, on aged paper with faint ruling lines.

Christ on the Cross

Girolamo Muziano, 1590-1600

Brown wash drawing of a haloed Christ seated under a canopy, preaching to kneeling figures in a columned architectural hall.

Christ Preaching

Federico Zuccaro, 16th century

Red chalk drawing of a muscular male nude twisting upward with a raised arm, with a kneeling figure below.

Samson Slaying the Philistine, after Michelangelo (recto); Figure of Fury, after Rosso Fiorentino (verso)

Giovanni Battista Naldini, 1537-91

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of the dead Christ supported by three figures in a pietà composition.

The Dead Christ Supported by Three Figures

Giovanni Battista Naldini, 1537-91

Red chalk drawing of a kneeling bearded man in draped robes, arms outstretched and face turned upward, on aged paper.

Kneeling Male Figure with Outstretched Arms (recto); Semi-Nude Seated Male Figure seen from Behind (verso)

Giovanni Battista Naldini, 1537-91

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of an old bearded man with a staff and a young woman with a bundle before a classica

The Dismissal of Hagar

Giuseppe Nicola Nasini, 1657-1736

Ink and wash drawing of a rocky ravine path leading to a columned classical building carved into a cliff.

Design for a Stage Set (recto); Architectural Design (verso)

Francesco Navone, 1780-1804

Chalk drawing of a man in a dark monastic habit, gesturing with one hand, inside an oval frame with a blank scroll below.

Portrait of a Man in a Monastic Habit

Bartolommeo Nazari, 1699-1758

Grey chalk drawing of a man in a wig and jacket, shown in an oval cartouche with rococo scrollwork.

Portrait of a Man Wearing a Wig

Bartolommeo Nazari, 1699-1758

Black and white chalk drawing of a man in a dark cap and buttoned jacket, arms folded, within an oval vignette on grey paper.

Portrait of a Man in a Cap

Bartolommeo Nazari, 1699-1758

Pen and brown wash drawing of a crowned standing king in a draped cloak, framed by a decorative double border.

Standing Figure of a Warrior King

Cesare Nebbia, 1536-1614

Pen and ink sketch of a banquet with a seated warrior attended by servants carrying goblets and trays.

Banquet Scene: A Seated Warrior Attended by a Number of Servants (recto); Back View of a Standing Man in a Long Cloak…

Cesare Nebbia, 1536-1614

Watercolor of a three-masted sailing ship cresting grey waves under a cloudy sky.

Ship at Sea

Albert Ernest Markes, late 19th century

Watercolor of a standing officer in armor holding a pink banner, with a bow and arrows on his back.

An Officer of the Corps of Bowmen

William Alexander, 1797-1805

Brown ink and wash drawing of a large gnarled tree with a hollow trunk in a wooded park landscape.

In the Park at Packington

Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford, 1770-1812

Brown wash drawing of trees beside a river, with a ruined tower on the left and distant hills under a pale sky.

Landscape

Heneage Finch, 4th Earl of Aylesford, 1770-1812

Pen drawing of a seated woman in a patterned gown beside a table with flowers, with a dark stylized border below.

Madame Réjane

Aubrey Beardsley, 1894

Ink drawing of a young woman in a pale gown among briars, flame-like lightning, and roses on a black ground.

Young Woman Surrounded by Briars, Lightning and Roses (Chapter Heading, "Le Morte d'Arthur," J. M. Dent 1893-94, Part…

Aubrey Beardsley, by May 30, 1893

Black and white border design with praying winged angels, poppies and tulips around a blank central panel.

Praying Angels and Poppies (Border Design for Thomas Malory, "Le Morte d'Arthur," J. M. Dent 1893-94, Part III, book…

Aubrey Beardsley, by May 30, 1893

Grey wash drawing of a classical domed tomb among trees beside a winding road, with distant hills under a pale sky.

Italian Landscape with a Tomb

George Howland Beaumont, 1783

Watercolor interior of a woman in a white gown and a kneeling man in blue, with a figure watching from a doorway.

The Proposal (recto); Unfinished drawing of a horse and rider (verso)

Richard Parkes Bonington, after 1820

Watercolor and pencil sketch of three women in traditional red-capped costumes with handwritten notes, by Edward Lear.

Peasant women from Ragusa

Edward Lear, 1866 (?)

Watercolor of a river winding toward a cathedral city, with two seated figures on a hill in the foreground.

Rouen, View from Bon-Secours

Richard Parkes Bonington, 1821-22

Blake watercolor of a robed angel leading Eve to a reclining Adam beneath a grapevine.

Angel of the Divine Presence Bringing Eve to Adam (The Creation of Eve: "And She Shall be Called Woman) (recto); Sket…

William Blake, ca. 1803

Watercolor drawing of a towering nude angel raising one arm before a sunburst, holding an open book, feet in flame above the

Angel of the Revelation (Book of Revelation, chapter 10)

William Blake, ca. 1803-5

Ink and wash drawing of veiled women with lamps, kneeling figures, and a trumpeting angel in a night sky.

The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins

William Blake, ca. 1799-1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Virgin ascending over a sarcophagus, with angels in clouds and robed apostles below.

The Assumption of the Virgin

Cesare Nebbia, 1536-1614

Red chalk drawing of a seated bearded figure writing, with a winged angel above on clouds within a circular frame.

Saint Mathew and the Angel

Cesare Nebbia, 1556-1614

Pen and brown wash drawing of a sibyl pointing to angels above while a seated emperor and soldiers stand among classical colu

Sibyl Announcing the Birth of Christ to the Emperor Augustus

Bartolomeo Neroni, 1505-71

Pen and ink drawing of the Arch of Constantine in Rome with columns, reliefs, roundels and a Latin inscription.

Arch of Constantine, Rome

Bartolomeo Neroni, 1535-71

Pen and ink drawing of a Roman triumphal arch with columns, relief panels, and a Latin inscription across the top.

Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome

Bartolomeo Neroni, 1525-71

Red chalk and ink drawing of a procession of nude and draped male figures carrying long staffs across a horizontal sheet.

Procession of figures

Carlo Urbino, 1510-85

Brown ink and wash drawing of angel musicians playing an organ and lute, with cherubs on clouds above and below.

Group of Angel Musicians

Avanzino Nucci, 1551-1629

Oval drawing in ink and blue wash of the Virgin and Child with Saint Catherine, angels, musicians, and a column.

The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Avanzino Nucci, 1551-1629

Pen and wash drawing of a kneeling saint interceding before Christ and the Virgin, with souls reaching up from below.

Saint Gregory the Great Interceding for Souls in Purgatory

Giovanni Odazzi, 1663-1731

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of a large tree, rolling hills, and a castle on a hill under clouds.

Landscape with a Castle on a Hill

Crescenzio Onofri, 1632-1712

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated muscular figure with one knee raised, on blue-grey paper.

Reclining Female Nude Figure

Domenico Tintoretto, 1560-1635

Brown and grey wash drawing with a grid, showing a seated nude figure surrounded by a crowd of mocking figures.

The Mocking of Christ

Domenico Tintoretto, 1580-1635

Watercolor of a cobbled street leading to a Gothic cathedral with twin spires, flanked by old houses and pedestrians.

View of Bayeux

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1832

Watercolor of a village street with a Gothic church spire, a woman in a bonnet walking, and old houses under a cloudy sky.

View of Issy (A Street in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Seine)

Thomas Shotter Boys, 1820-74

Charcoal and watercolor sketch of a narrow street with old buildings, a dark boat in the foreground, and a small figure.

Venetian Street Scene

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon, 19th century

Loose watercolor of a Venetian-style canal with pale buildings, dark boats on the water, and an obelisk under a blue sky.

Scene on the Grand Canal, Venice

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon, 19th century

Loose watercolor of tall Venetian palaces along a canal with dark gondolas and figures at the water's edge under blue sky.

On the Grand Canal, Venice

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon, 19th century

Loose watercolor of San Giorgio Maggiore's bell tower and dome across a grey Venetian lagoon at dusk.

San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon, 1840-1906

Watercolor and graphite seaport with masted ships, hazy buildings on the right, and figures on the quay in the foreground.

Seaport after Claude Lorraine (recto); Indecipherable sketch (verso)

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon, 1840-1906

Pen and wash drawing of a thatched rustic cottage with a seated figure, barrels and baskets in the yard, and trees at left.

Cottage on the Road from Lausanne to Geneva

Joseph Farington, ca. 1800

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded heavenly scene with clouds, angels, and saints arranged in four numbered sections.

Paradise

Jacopo Tintoretto, 1519-94

Brown ink sketch of an angel with a flowering branch approaching a draped woman beside a carved lectern.

The Annunciation

Antonio Gionima, ca. 1731

Black chalk and white highlight study of a muscular reclining male figure with curly hair on blue paper.

Study after Michelangelo's Giorno (recto and verso)

Jacopo Tintoretto, ca. 1550-55

Brown ink drawing of a group of trees with twisting trunks and leafy canopy above a rocky ground.

Group of Trees

Titian, 1485/90-1576

Red chalk drawing on blue paper of a winged putto with turned head, bent arm, and sketched legs.

Winged Putto Holding the Base of a Cross

Titian, 1477-1510

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of a village with rooftops and a tower, with shrubs, tree stumps and a goat in the foregr

Landscape with a Goat

Titian, 1500-11

Brown monochrome drawing of a kneeling robed martyr attacked by a dagger-wielding man, with flying putti above.

Death of Saint Peter Martyr

Felice Torelli, 1667-1748

Red chalk drawing of the Virgin appearing to a bearded Saint Jerome, with angels and sketched heads around him.

The Virgin Appearing to Saint Jerome (recto); Head of a Young Woman with Braided Hair

Flaminio Torre, 1621-61

Pen and ink design drawing of a tall ornate candlestick with nude figures, scrollwork, and a portrait medallion on the base.

Design for a Candlestick

Pietro Torrigiano, 1472-1528

Pen and wash drawing of the Nativity with the Christ Child, Holy Family, ox, donkey, angels and rabbits in a stable.

The Adoration of the Shepherds

Trometta, ca. 1565

Brown ink and wash drawing of the Circumcision of Jesus, with a kneeling Virgin, a priest at an altar and onlookers in a temp

The Circumcision of Jesus

Giovanni Battista Trotti, 1555-1619

Pen and ink drawing of a kneeling woman in draped robes with an outstretched arm, on squared grid paper.

Woman Kneeling Facing Left (recto); Seated Woman Facing Right (verso)

Giovanni Battista Trotti, 1555-1619

Pen and ink drawing of four draped female saints below three angels with palms and crowns among clouds.

Saint Cecilia, Saint Mary Magdalen, Saint Catherine of Alexandria, and Saint Agnes, Angels with Palm Branches and Cro…

Panfilo Nuvolone, ca. 1609

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded man pointing to a monstrance on an altar, with a group of men and a column.

A Male Saint Followed by a Group of Men, Pointing to a Monstrance on an Altar

Giovanni Battista Trotti, 1555-1619

Brown ink drawing of the Virgin Mary on a globe with angels and God the Father above, and Adam and Eve with a serpent below.

Allegory of the Immaculate Conception with the Fall of Man

Alessandro Turchi, 1578-1649

Grey wash drawing of a kneeling female martyr under a raised sword, with soldiers, descending angels and architecture.

Martyrdom of Two Female Saints

Cosimo Ulivelli, 1625-1704

Red chalk drawing of allegorical figures, a winged woman reaching toward a seated woman beside an architectural pedestal.

Truth Removing the Blinders from the Eyes of Ignorance (recto); Designs for Frames (verso)

Cosimo Ulivelli, 1625-1704

Pen and ink drawing of King Solomon in a niche beside the Visitation, with two haloed women embracing before columns.

The Visitation of the Virgin to Saint Elizabeth; King Solomon in a Niche at Left

Carlo Urbino, 1510-85

Pen and ink drawing of four draped female figures on pedestals, arms raised overhead, over a faint grid.

Four Canephori

Carlo Urbino, 1510-85

Red chalk and ink drawing of a crowned king and queen enthroned under a canopy, with courtiers and columns flanking the stage

The Coronation of Esther

Carlo Urbino, 1510-85

Brown wash drawing of Christ crowning a kneeling woman as cherubs and a dove of the Holy Spirit gather in the clouds above.

The Coronation of the Virgin

Francesco Vanni, 1605

Sketch in red chalk and wash of Christ kneeling to wash a disciple's feet while a group of haloed onlookers watches.

Christ Washing the Disciples' Feet

Francesco Vanni, 1583-1610

Red chalk drawing of a crowd of figures in ancient dress around a platform, with banners and spears behind them.

Scene from Ancient History (recto); Leg and Arm of a Nude Male Figure (verso)

Nicola Marcola, 1738-70

Head of a Man Wearing a Helmet, Looking to Upper Left (recto); Two Sketches, Arms and Hands (verso)

Francesco di Maria, 1623-90

Pen and brown wash drawing of the Virgin and Child in clouds with two angels above a bearded man and a kneeling woman.

A Male and a Female Saint (Joseph of Aramathea? and Saint Catherine of Siena? Adoring the Virgin and Child in Glory (…

Francesco di Maria, 1623-90

Pencil portrait of a long-haired man with a white collar in an oval medallion within an ornate grey wash frame.

Self-Portrait

Onorio Marinari, 1627-1715

Pen and brown ink sketches of seated women with infants, arranged as studies for a religious scene on a bordered sheet.

Studies for the Education of the Virgin

Agostino Masucci, 1692-1758

Pen and ink drawing of the Virgin appearing above a priest at an altar, with kneeling figures and angels among clouds.

The Virgin Appearing at Mass

Agostino Masucci, 1692-1758

Pen and ink study of the Virgin with angels, putti, a saint and kneeling woman, plus scrollwork and a city skyline sketch.

The Virgin Protectress of the City of Siena

Francesco Vanni, 1588

Watercolor of a castle with a round crenellated tower above a river, trees, a stone bridge, and a small figure.

Caesar's Tower, Warwick Castle

William Callow, ca. 1850

Standing Woman Looking to Left Background

Francesco Vanni, 1596-98

Pen and ink figure studies of robed clerics, Adam and Eve, and a reclining skeleton on a pale sheet.

Figure Studies: Standing and Kneeling Clerics and Religious, Adam and Eve, and a Reclining Skeleton

Francesco Vanni, ca. 1602

Red and black chalk drawing of a man's head tilted down with closed eyes and a hand at his neck.

Head of a Man with Closed Eyes

Francesco Vanni, 1563-1610

Pen and brown wash drawing of a saint walking on water with angels above and kneeling figures and a city below.

Saint Hyacinth Walking on the Waters

Francesco Vanni, 1599

Brown ink and wash drawing of a kneeling cardinal with rosary among haloed saints and an angel, with a city view behind.

Cardinal Paolo Sfondrato Kneeling Before Saint Cecilia, Accompanied by other Saints

Francesco Vanni, 1563-1610

Red chalk drawing of a half-length male nude, head tilted upward, arms behind his back, on pale paper.

Half-Figure of a Male Nude with Arms behind Back

Ottavio Vannini, 1585-1644

Pen and graphite drawing of a haloed saint seated on a scrolled throne with candlesticks on either side.

Saint Peter Enthroned

Luigi Vanvitelli, 1700-73

Brown and white ink drawing in a circle showing a standing robed man surrounded by seated and nude male figures.

Grand Duke Cosimo I of Tuscany Surrounded by his Artists

Giorgio Vasari, ca. 1556-62

Pen and wash drawing of a fountain design with reclining river gods, nymphs and a tiered stone pedestal.

Design for a Fountain with Rivergods and Nymphs

Giorgio Vasari, 1511-74

Brown ink drawing of a fountain with reclining river god, nymphs and rocks on a columned pedestal within an arched niche.

Design for a Fountain with River Gods and Nymphs

Giorgio Vasari, 1511-74

Brown ink drawing of a pointing bearded man addressing seated figures before a colonnade with statues, framed by Corinthian c

Saint Paul Speaking before King Agrippa (Acts 26)

Giorgio Vasari, 1573

Pen and ink drawing in a circle of a seated figure by a pedestal, with winged figures in clouds above and a lion below.

Allegory of Forgetfulness

Giorgio Vasari, ca. 1570

Circular pen and wash drawing of a woman embracing a sleeping youth, with winged putti above holding tablets, framed by a yel

Allegory of Sleep

Giorgio Vasari, ca. 1570

Pen and brown wash drawing of a bearded god receiving offerings from figures, with a goat, a reclining woman, and a distant c

The First Fruits of the Earth Offered to Saturn

Giorgio Vasari, 1555-56