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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

10,707 works

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

Brown ink and wash drawing of Judith beheading Holofernes on a bed, with a maidservant and a winged figure beside them.

Judith Decapitating Holofernes

Giorgio Vasari, 1511-74

Brown ink and wash drawing of an eagle carrying a winged youth above men in ancient dress gazing upward.

The Abduction of Ganymede

Giorgio Vasari, 1511-74

Pen and ink drawing of a bearded standing saint holding a book and keys, gesturing with one arm, in a flowing robe.

Standing Figure of Saint Peter Holding Book and Keys

Giovanni de' Vecchi, 1536/7-1615

Pen and brown wash drawing of a biblical court scene with figures before a king in an arched hall.

Esther and Mordecai before King Ahasuerus (Esther 8:1- 12)

Giovanni de' Vecchi, 1536/7-1615

Pen and ink drawing with grey wash of a bearded saint with an eagle and open book, seated on clouds, in an octagonal frame.

Saint John the Evangelist

Giovanni de' Vecchi, 1598-99

Pen and red chalk design for a wall decoration with niches, saints, a chariot with horses, and clouds.

Design for a Wall Decoration: Representations of the Ascension and of the Conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch

Giovanni de' Vecchi, ca. 1600

Pen and grey wash drawing of a man in a long coat and wig walking forward, holding a hat at his side.

Figure of a Man, the Lawyer

Henry William Bunbury, ca. 1790

Pencil sketch of an arched wayside shrine with a cross, a covered cart and figures on a road, near Seville, 1886.

Wayside Temple Near Seville

John Bagnold Burgess, 1886

Drawing of a nude woman bathing in a round pool while two draped figures hold a cloth screen among trees.

Bath of Venus

Edward Burne-Jones, 1890s

Pencil drawing of a draped woman with blossom beside a flowering tree, a ram, and crocuses at her feet.

The Month of March

Edward Burne-Jones, ca. 1866

Charcoal and white chalk sketch of several armed men holding large shields and spears, standing close together on brown paper

Armed Men

Edward Burne-Jones, 1855-98

Muted drawing of a pale nude body being mourned by two hooded draped figures against a swirling dark background.

The Entombment

Edward Burne-Jones, 1879

Study for stained glass showing a blue-robed Christ rising above haloed angels, with apostles in brown robes gazing upward.

Ascension of Christ (Acts I, 1-9): study for stained-glass window

Edward Burne-Jones, ca. 1875-84

Pencil sketch of a seated woman holding a nude child on her lap, with loose drapery and background hatching.

Study of a woman and child

Joshua Reynolds, 1745-92

Black and red chalk drawing on blue paper of a boy's head above sketched figures, including a kneeling attendant and putti.

Study of Boy's Head; the Queen of Sheba Before Solomon

Antonio Vassilacchi, 1580-94

Pen-and-ink drawing of a horse facing left, covered with measurement lines and handwritten numbers on aged paper.

Measured Drawing of a Horse Facing Left (recto)

Andrea del Verrocchio, ca. 1480-88

Sepia drawing of a crowded Italian town square with a church bell tower, a monument, and townspeople.

The Main Square in Andria (Bari)

Achille Vianelli, 1803-94

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a haloed figure striding with a staff while a kneeling man reaches toward him.

Domine, Quo Vadis

Jacopo Vignali, 1592-1664

Youth with Right Arm Raised in a Shoulder-Length Portrayal (preparatory study for St. Sebastian)

Timoteo Viti, ca. 1515