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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

1,431 works

Grey-toned drawing of a spray of Canterbury bells with bell-shaped flowers and buds on a dark olive background.

Spray of Canterbury Bells

Antoine Berjon, n.d.

Pen and gray wash drawing in a circle: a woman in a robe by a canopy bed, a young man at a doorway, classical architecture.

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife

Georg Pencz, 1510-50

Grey wash drawing of Saint Ignatius of Loyola kneeling among angels and allegorical figures beneath a radiant dove in an oval

Saint Ignatius of Loyola and Allegories of the Four Continents

Felix Anton Scheffler, 1715-60

Brown ink drawing of a crowned king on steps before arches, with robed figures gathered below and a tree at right.

King Herod Receiving the Three Magi

Martin Schongauer, second half 15th century

Pen and wash drawing in a circle of bearded men in a wooded landscape, two standing and two reclining in the foreground.

The Drunkenness of Noah

Friedrich Sustris, 1550-1600

Watercolor of a pale armored warrior on a rearing horse beside nymphs in glowing water and a hooded figure.

Hagen and the Nymphs of the Danube

Henry Fuseli, 1802

Pen and ink wash drawing of shepherds adoring the infant Christ with Mary, a donkey and an ox in the background.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Joachim Beuckelaer, 1560

Pen and wash drawing of armed warriors with shields and a fallen woman with long hair in a battle scene.

The Death of Camilla

Jacques-Louis David, ca. 1781

Pen and brown ink drawing of sailing and rowing boats on water beside a village of gabled houses and trees.

Boats and Houses

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 16th century

Pen and ink drawing of a temple interior with a priest, a lamb on an altar, and a crowd of robed men.

Joachim's Offering Refused

Jan Wellens de Cock, early 16th century

Pen and ink drawing of a knight on horseback beside a helmeted landsknecht with a pole, with a dog in the foreground.

Knight on Horseback and Landsknecht

Albrecht Dürer, 1485-1528

Pen drawing of an ornamental border with cymbals, tambourines, vines and leaves framing a panel of script.

Design for a border with Cymbals and Tambourines

Carl Alexander von Heideloff, 1809-65

Pen and brown ink sketch of a plumed-hat rider on a rearing horse, with a cloaked standing figure at left.

Study for an Equestrian Portrait, Possibly that of Albert de Ligne, Count of Arenberg; verso: Various Studies of Stat…

Anthony van Dyck, ca. 1628-32

Pencil sketch of a seated man at a tavern table with a jug, surrounded by loosely drawn background figures.

Peasants in a Tavern

Egbert Jasperszoon van Heemskerck I, mid-17th-early 18th century

Brown ink and wash drawing of a young girl climbing temple steps toward a robed priest, with onlookers and vaulted architectu

Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple

Valerio Castello, 1624-59

Brown wash drawing of a turbaned rider on a horse led by a cloaked man through a walled city street with onlookers.

Triumph of Mordecai

Hans Ulrich Fisch vom Stein I, early to mid-17th century

Circular ceiling design in blue watercolor with winged dancing figures around a central chariot scene with horses.

Design for Ceiling: Apollo and the Hours

Angelica Kauffmann, 1760-1807

Pen and grey wash design of a rococo cartouche with putti and monkeys perched on scrolling ornament and a central mask.

Design for a Rococo Cartouche with Putti and Monkeys

Clément Pierre Marillier

Pen and gray wash drawing of two figures in a vine-covered garden pavilion with a tiled roof and feathery plants.

Chinoiserie

Jean-Baptiste Pillement

Red chalk drawing in a circle of the Holy Family: kneeling Mary, seated Joseph, and the infant Christ on a cloth.

Holy Family in the Stable

Govert Flinck, mid-17th century

Charcoal sketch of three male figures, one standing, one bent forward, one lying on the ground, on cream paper.

Vendéan Fusillé

Clément-Auguste Andrieux, 1849-80

Oval drawing of a reclining woman and standing male figures in a martyrdom scene, with grid lines and soft shading.

The Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia (Cartoon for a Fresco)

Domenichino, 1612-14

Black and white engraving of the Virgin and Christ Child with haloes, a crown above, an open book, and flowers in the foregro

Virgin with a Bird on a Grassy Bank

Master ES, mid-15th century

Grey wash drawing of the Colosseum cross-section with tiered seats and arches, topped by a laurel-crowned bust on a plinth.

A Reconstruction of the Colosseum in Cross-Section

Jan Goeree, before 1704

Sketch of a ceiling design with a chariot and horses in clouds, winged figures, and allegorical figures in brown wash.

Design for a Ceiling

Mariano Salvador Maella, 1739-1819

Engraving of a wild man with a leafy crown holding a club, resting on a shield with a leaping greyhound.

Shield with Greyhound Held by Wild Man

Martin Schongauer, 1470-1491

Circular engraving of bound Christ brought before the seated Annas, with soldiers and ornate foliate border.

Christ before Annas, from the Circular Passion

Lucas van Leyden, 1509

Watercolor still life of a bouquet of chrysanthemums in a dark vase on a wooden table against a grey wall.

Bouquet of Small Chrysanthemums

Léon Bonvin, 1862

Circular drawing of a reclining river god holding a cornucopia, with a crocodile and the words Trésor Royal 1748.

Design for a Token: Trésor Royal 1748

Edmé Bouchardon, 1748

Charcoal sketch of several nude figures intertwined in a circle, with soft gray shading against a dark background.

Sketch for "Jesus the Son of Man"

Kahlil Gibran, 1923