New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome and Firefox. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome Add to Firefox

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

33,907 works

Ink and wash ground plan of an elliptical catafalque with radiating pavilions and a Latin inscription at top.

Ground Plan for a Catafalque for Eleonora Magdalena Theresa (1655-1720)

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1720

Pen drawing of an ornate catafalque with wreathed columns, a stepped dome, two obelisks, and a winged figure on top.

Elevation of a Catafalque: Wreathed Columns Supporting a Stepped Dome Surmounted by two Obelisks with Figure of Satur…

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen and wash drawing of a catafalque showing a ground plan with circular tiers and an elevation with columns, statues and an

Half Elevation and Half Ground Plan for a Catafalque: Columns Supporting a Steeped Dome with two Obelisks Surmounted…

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Architectural ground plan of a catafalque with a central circle, paired columns, curved colonnades and stepped sides, in ink

Ground Plan for Catafalque for Johann Wilhelm, Count Palatine of the Rhine (d. 1716)

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1716

Pen and wash drawing combining a floor plan and an ornate elevation of a tiered catafalque with statues and urns.

Half Elevation and Half Plan for a Catafalque for Maximilian, Elector of Bavaria, probably Maximilian II Emanuel (166…

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Ink and wash drawing of an ornate Baroque catafalque with a crown, skull and crossbones, candelabra and allegorical figures.

Elevation of a Catafalque, Surmounted by a Royal Crown, with Scull and Cross Bones in Wreath-Encircled Cartouche just…

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen and wash drawing of a Baroque catafalque, half plan and half elevation, with statues, urns and ornate scrollwork.

Half Plan and Half Elevation for a Catafalque with Royal Crown Surmounting the Casket

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Ink and wash drawing of a catafalque, split into a ground plan and an ornate elevation with statues and flaming urns.

Half Elevation and Half Ground Plan for a Catafalque

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen and wash drawing of a baroque catafalque, with a half ground plan at left and an ornate elevation with statues and flamin

Half Ground Plan and Half Elevation for a Catafalque with Royal Crown Surmounting Casket

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Ink and wash drawing of a Baroque catafalque showing a ground plan and an ornate elevation with an obelisk and figures.

Half Ground Plan and Half Elevation for a Catafalque for a Prince of Hanover, probably Ernst August (1674-1728)

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Grey wash drawing of an elaborate baroque catafalque with an obelisk, candelabra, flaming urns and standing figures.

Elevation for a Catafalque Surmounted by an Obelisk

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Ink and wash drawing of a catafalque, with a half ground plan on the left and an ornate half elevation with candelabra and fi

Half Ground Plan and Half Elevation for a Catafalque for a Queen of Sardinia

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen and wash elevation drawing of an ornate catafalque topped by an obelisk, with putti and female figures among scrolls.

Elevation for a Catafalque Surmounted by Squat Obelisk, Decorated with Statues of Putti and Female Figures

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen drawing of an ornate catafalque elevation with four obelisks, flaming urns, and allegorical figures in niches.

Elevation of a Catafalque: Four Large Obelisks at the Corners with Large one Surmounting the Top

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1720-40

Pen drawing of a tiered catafalque with central obelisk, flaming urns and candelabra on stepped pedestals, flanked by two tal

Elevation of a Catafalque: Two Pedestals with Candelabra at Sides; with Central Obelisk Surrounded by Candelabra (rec…

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen drawing of an ornate baroque catafalque with corner obelisks, garlands, scrolled ornament and a central urn.

Elevation of a Catafalque: Obelisks at the Corners and One in Center

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1720-40

Pen drawing of a tall tiered catafalque with scrolled ornament, a central cartouche, and standing figures on the base.

Elevation of a Catafalque: the Central Part Comprised of a Series of Steps to Top; with Statues and Central Cartouche…

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate chapel with a domed ceiling, twisted columns, a central altar niche and grisaille statues.

A Chapel with Figures of Statues en Grisaille of Faith, Hope and Charity and four Putti with Symbols of the Passion

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate palace stage set with columns, statues, balustrades and garlands, by Giuseppe Galli Bibiena.

Design for a Stage Set: Palace Hall with Columns and Statues

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1716-56

Title page of an 1824 French book with ornate flourished lettering naming Victor Adam as lithographer and Paris publishers.

Un an de la vie d'un jeune homme: Histoire véritable en 17 Chapitres, Ecrits par lui-même et Lithographiés par Victor…

Victor Adam, 1824

Pen and wash architectural drawing of a colonnaded theatre interior with statues, arches, and a staircase in section.

Details of Theatre Interior: Interior Elevation of Corridor and Sections

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen and ink ground plan of a horseshoe-shaped theatre auditorium with boxes, orchestra and French annotations.

Ground Plan

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1750

Ink and wash architectural drawing with a section elevation above and a floor plan below, lettered keys at left.

Half Longitudinal Section and Half Plan

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1750

Pen and wash elevation of a theatre proscenium portal beside a lateral section showing tiered boxes and columns.

Elevation of Proscenium and Lateral View

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1750

Pen and wash elevations of four-tier theatre boxes, plain existing version beside an ornate rococo redesign with a royal box.

Elevation of Boxes and Royal Box as Presently Constituted and According to New Design

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1750

Pen and wash drawing of a rococo theatre proscenium with an allegorical scene, beside a side view of tiered boxes with garlan

Elevation of Proscenium According to New Design and Lateral View of Boxes

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1750

Pen drawing of a stage set with a domed central villa, curved colonnades, Corinthian columns, and a grand staircase with stat

Design for Stage Set: Centralized Villa with Cupola ("Villa rotunda" Style) and Colonnaded Wings

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen drawing of two stage set designs: a domed pavilion with fountain above and a spiral-columned arch with military trophies

Designs for Components of Stage Sets: at Bottom: Spiral and Wreathed-Colonnaded Pavillion with Central Arch Surmounte…

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen drawing of a theatrical stage set with ornate pavilions, domed cupolas and a central fountain topped by Neptune.

Designs for Stage Set: Three Pavillions in Background with "Oriental" (Ogival) Cupolas with Two Small Fountains betwe…

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1696-1756

Pen and ink elevation of a catafalque with three candle-lined obelisks, fleur-de-lys, and draped swags.

Elevation of a Catafalque, Three Obelisks with Fleur-de-lys and Candles

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, 1733

Architectural drawing of a funerary catafalque with obelisks, candelabra and draped fabric, plus a ground plan and Latin insc

Design for Half Elevation and Half Ground Plan of a Catafalque for Countess Palatine of the Rhine, Theresia Catharine…

Giuseppe Galli Bibiena, ca. 1742

Pencil sketch on tan paper of three lion studies, one reclining lion and two head studies.

Three Studies of a Lion

Eugène Delacroix, 1815-63

Pen and ink study of a bearded man in a draped robe beside a sketch of a classical head on brown paper.

A Bearded Man, Standing, and a Classical Head

Eugène Delacroix, 1815-63

Graphite study of a left arm and hand on cream paper, with soft shading along the forearm and fingers.

Study of a Left Arm and Hand

Eugène Delacroix, 1815-63

Etching of a rooster standing on a dunghill with hens and chicks, a jewel in the dirt, and a farmyard scene behind.

The Cock and the Precious Stone, from Aesop's Fables

Francis Barlow, ca. 1760

Blue and white design drawing of a decorated wall with a central medallion of two figures, garlands, and standing female figu

Design for a Decorated Wall with Grottesque over Blue Background

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Grey wash and pen drawing of a palace interior with a staircase, statues on pedestals and ornate arched pediments.

Sketch of a Palace's Interior's Foreshortening with Stairs, Statues and Ornaments

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1762-1844

Pen and grey wash drawing of two chained male atlantes supporting a cornice above an eagle, with draped fabric.

Design for a Decorated Console with Two Slaves on Top of an Eagle

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1782-1844

Pen drawing of figures hauling a boat ashore in a gale, with a wind-bent tree and a stone tower on the coast.

Beaching a Fishing Boat in a Gale

John Hamilton Mortimer, 1770-79

Pen and gray wash drawing of six ornamental designs with urns, garlands, a nude figure in a medallion, and draped figures.

Six Designs for the Decoration of Rectangular and Horizontal reliefs

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1782-1844

Pen and ink drawing of a helmeted warrior stripping armor from a fallen soldier among rocks, with a sword and shield nearby.

Stripping the Slain

John Hamilton Mortimer, ca. 1773

Black and white woodcut by Paul Gauguin titled Le Sourire, showing a seated woman, a bird, and stylized faces with carved let

Le Sourire

Paul Gauguin, 1899

Pen and grey wash drawing of six ornamental designs with urns, scrolls, garlands and a laurel wreath in rectangular panels.

Six Designs for the Decoration of Rectangular Reliefs

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison, 1782-1844

Ink and wash drawing of an ornate rococo frame enclosing a scene of a seated woman, a standing man, and a cherub above.

Design for a Sculptured Frame with Garlands and Statues and a Painting of Two Human Figures with Puttis inside the Frame

Carlo Borrelli, 1776

Pen drawing of a Gothic cathedral interior with tall columns, pointed vaults, kneeling figures and a processional cross.

Perspective of a Church's Interior

Pietro Bosio, 18th century

Pen and wash design of a Roman interior wall with columns, niche statues, painted landscape panels and an inscription below.

Design for a Painted Wall Decoration for Palazzo Massimo all'Aracoeli (Rome)

Basilio Briccio, 1683

Oval brown ink drawing of a stage set with an arched bridge, fountain, statues, columns and small figures.

Architectural Perspective for a Stage Set with a Bridge, Statues and a Fountain in the Background and Human Figures i…

Carlo Antonio Buffagnotti, 1660-1710

Ink and wash drawing of a tiered church facade with statues in niches, columns, a pediment, and a central coat of arms.

Drawing for Buontalenti's Model for the Facade of S. Maria del Fiore of Florence

Cigoli, 1589

Brown ink and white heightened drawing of an armorial trophy with a plumed helmet, spears, shield and lion head.

Armorial Trophy

Polidoro da Caravaggio

Brown ink drawing of a central cuirass and helmet flanked by two ornate classical vases with relief figures.

Trophy with Two Vases and a Cuirass

Polidoro da Caravaggio

Pen and brown wash drawing of a draped central figure flanked by two ornate classical ewers with putti and a griffin.

Trophy with Two Ewers

Polidoro da Caravaggio

Brown ink drawing of two ornate vases flanking a draped trophy with a helmet, one with dancing figures in relief.

Trophy with Two Vases

Polidoro da Caravaggio

Pen and brown ink drawing of two ornate ewers with figural reliefs, scrolling handles and pedestal bases.

Two Designs for Ewers

Polidoro da Caravaggio

Pen and brown wash drawing of two ornate urns with serpent handles, garlands, putti and relief figures.

Two Urns Decorated with Human Figures, Animals and Garlands

Polidoro da Caravaggio, n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of a bearded man with raised arm standing over a fallen figure on the ground.

Study of Two Male Figures Fighting

Luca Cambiaso, mid-16th century

Brown and white drawing of a symmetrical ornamental panel with scrolls, satyrs, putti, monsters and a central human head.

Design for an Ornamental Panel with Rinceaux, Satyrs, Putti, Monsters and a Human Head

Giulio Campi, 1535-45

Gray wash drawing of a recumbent lion with a curled mane resting its head over a rectangular stone pedestal.

Drawing after a Lithograph of a Recumbent Lion

Antonio Canova, n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketches of grotesque wall ornaments with a central male figure, horses, masks and candelabra designs.

Sketches for Grotesque Wall Decorations

Girolamo da Carpi, 1501-56

Pen and ink sheet with studies of muscular nude figures and several bearded male heads in different profiles.

Studies of Nudes and Human Heads (recto and on the verso)

Agostino Carracci, 1557-1602

Pen and wash drawing of a pyramidal funeral catafalque with classical columns, pediment, allegorical figures and a winged fig

Drawing of a Catafalque for Philip II of Spain, 1598

Alessandro Casolani della Torre, 1598

Pen and wash design of a church frieze with acanthus scrollwork, a seated putto, a Corinthian column and handwritten Italian

Design for Painted Corner and Frieze of the Choir in the Church of the Servi in Bologna

Giovanni Andrea Castelli, December 11, 1629

Pen and brown ink drawing of an ornamental cartouche shaped as a horned monster head with scrolls and foliage.

Cartouche in the Form of a Horned Monster's Head in Near Profile View

Michelangelo Colonna, 1604-87

Pen and ink drawing of a cartouche design with scrolls, a fluted pilaster, and a small putto on grayish paper.

Two Alternative Designs for a Cartouche Decorated with a Frame, Statues, and Volutes

Michelangelo Colonna, 1624-87

Pen and ink design with scrolling cartouche ornament, a draped pilaster, and two putti on a pedestal.

Right and Part of the Left Half of a Design for a Cartouche

Michelangelo Colonna, 1624-87

Two pencil and watercolor sketches of five-light and four-light candelabras with blue and red accents and handwritten notes.

One of Twenty-Three Sheets of Drawings of Glassware (Mirrors, Chandeliers, Goblets, etc.)

Compagnia di Venezia e Murano, 1850-80

Catalogue sheet with watercolor drawings of white and colored Venetian glassware, numbered and priced in lira.

Specimens of White and Colored Glassware

Compagnia di Venezia e Murano, 1866-1880

Watercolor sheet of numbered Venetian glass goblets, decanters and vases with gold and blue decoration and handwritten prices

Specimens of Tinted Glassware with Decorations in Gold and Blue

Compagnia di Venezia e Murano, 1866-1880

Brown ink drawing of St. Michael flying over chained demons beneath God the Father and Christ among clouds and cherubs.

St. Michael Expurging Heresy

Pietro da Cortona, 1596-1669

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate half frame with cherubs, scrolls, fruit garlands and acanthus leaves.

Design for a Half Frame Decorated with Angels, Volutes and Garlands

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Pencil drawing of grotesque masks, a bird-headed scroll and acanthus ornaments on a pale sheet.

Drawing of a Grotesque after a 16th-century Decorative Relief

Filippo Cretoni, n.d.

Pen and wash drawing of trompe l'oeil architecture with columns, cornices, a parrot, a garland, and sky.

Design for a Trompe L'Oeil Ceiling with a Loggia

Faustino Trebbi, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of shepherds with sheep, goats and a donkey on a road by a fountain under a large tree.

Landscape with Shepherds and their Flock

Adriaen van der Cabel, n.d.

Watercolor drawing of a brambling perched on a twig above grass, with orange breast and black and white wing markings.

Bramling (Fringilla Montifringilla)

Gerardus van Veen, 1679

Pen and brown ink drawing of a dune landscape with a large tree, shrubs, a ruined tower and birds in the sky.

Dune Landscape with Trees

Adriaen Hendriksz. Verboom, 17th century

Drawing of a wooded river landscape with two cattle in shallow water beside rocks, under a dramatic cloudy sky.

A wooded river landscape with cattle

the younger Benjamin Barker, 1826

Pen and brown ink drawing of grotesque ornament with putti, satyrs, vases and architectural niches in tiered rows.

Sketches of Grotesques

Giovanni Antonio Dosio, 1533-1609

Pen and watercolor design of an arched niche with a classical urn, laurel garland, and two putti beside a blank tablet.

Design for a Monument

Pietro Fancelli, 1764-1850

Pen and wash drawing of a two-basin fountain topped by a nude Venus figure flanked by putti.

Design for a Fountain with Two Basins One on Top of the Other and Statues of Venus and Putti on the Top

Francesco Fanelli, 1608-65

Pen and ink drawing with wash of an ornate wall design with a door, flower urn, blue ribbons, scrollwork and a figure.

Left Half of a Wall Decoration for a Chapel

Francesco Ferrari, ca. 1690

Grey-toned ornamental design drawing with white highlights showing a wall monument, balustrade, angels holding garlands and s

Ornamental Design for a Wall Monument Surmounted by a Balustrade with Human Figures, Angels Holding Garlands and Drap…

Gregorio de' Ferrari, 1647-1726

Pen and brown ink drawing of a garden fountain with nude statues, a colonnade and seated figures in the foreground.

Susanna and the Elders

Gregorio de' Ferrari, 1647-1726

Grey wash drawing of a vaulted stone crypt with arches, columns, a staircase, and a hanging lantern.

Design for a Stage Set of a Crypt (for the Opera 'La Morosina' ?)

Carlo Ferrario, 1833-1907

Pen and brown ink drawing of three arched ceiling panels with robed figures, clouds and landscape scenes.

Drawing for Ceiling Decoration Consisting of Three Panels Each Showing a Different Scene with Figures

Ciro Ferri, 1634-89

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed mourners around a figure on a tomb in a vaulted church interior.

Raymond Diocrès Speaking During His Funeral (from the Life of Saint Bruno of Cologne)

Daniele Crespi, 1628-29

Pen and wash drawing of seated allegorical female figures on an ornate sculptural architectural design with columns and arche

Studies for a Sculpture with Figures of Prudence, Industry and Economy Supported by Slaves and an Oval Plaque with Ca…

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and wash drawing of two stacked designs for a bed alcove with swagged drapery and ornate scrolled pediments.

Designs for Bed Alcoves (recto); Studies for a figure of St. John the Baptist and a Bed Alcove (verso)

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1652-1725

Pen and wash drawing with two kneeling draped figures above and two ornamental altar front designs below.

Studies for a Kneeling Figure of Christ and Altar Fronts

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1652-1725

Pen and wash drawing of a sarcophagus design supported by two putti on plinths, with scrolled ornament and garlands.

Design for a Sarcophagus Supported by Putti for the Church of S. Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi, Florence

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1652-1725

Pen and ink drawing of a female face framed by ornate scrolls, acanthus leaves and curling tendrils in a decorative cartouche

Female Mask Surrounded by Tendrils

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Pen and wash drawing of a female face in a scrolled helmet topped by a winged dragon, on aged paper.

Design for a Helmet with a Dragon Presented in Frontal View

Giovanni Battista Foggini, 1672-1725

Watercolor stage design for the ballet Don Parasol showing an ornate proscenium, draped curtains, gilded dome and garden back

Stage Set Design for a Ballet: Don Parasol

Carlo Ferrario, 1869

Ink and wash drawing of a stage set with high vaulted arches, stone columns, and a staircase rising at right.

Design for a Stage Set: A Dungeon with High Vaults and a Staircase at Right

Domenico Fossati, 1743-84

Pen drawing of an arched lunette design with putti, grotesque masks and scrolls framing a blank central cartouche.

Design for the Decoration of a Lunette with a Large Central Cartouche

Battista Franco Veneziano

Pen drawing of a fountain with an oval basin, tritons, dolphins, grotesque heads and a figure of Neptune above.

Design for a Fountain with Sea Horses and Triton Base, Basin, Dolphins and Tritons, Three Grotesque heads and Neptune

Battista Franco Veneziano, ca. 1550

Pen and ink drawing of an ornate cartouche flanked by a bearded man, a laurel-crowned youth in armor, and four putti.

Drawing of Cartouche with Bearded Man Left, Young man crowned with Laurels Right, and Four Putti

Battista Franco Veneziano

Brown ink and wash drawing of The Last Supper with a haloed Christ at a long table surrounded by gesturing apostles.

The Last Supper

Philips Koninck, late 1650s